Washington Capitals Game Notes

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Washington Capitals Game Notes

Wed, Oct 13, 2021 NHL Game #4

Washington Capitals

Team Game: 1 Home Game: 1

0 - 0 - 0

0 - 0 - 0 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

New York Rangers

Team Game: 1 Road Game: 1

0 - 0 - 0

0 - 0 - 0 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%

30 Ilya Samsonov - - - -

41 Vitek Vanecek - - - -

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%

31 Igor Shesterkin - - - -

40 Alexandar Georgiev - - - -

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM

2 D Justin Schultz - - - -

3 D Nick Jensen - - - -

8 L Alex Ovechkin - - - -

9 D Dmitry Orlov - - - -

10 R Daniel Sprong - - - -

20 C Lars Eller - - - -

21 R Garnet Hathaway - - - -

24 C Connor McMichael - - - -

26 C Nic Dowd - - - -

29 C Hendrix Lapierre - - - -

39 R Anthony Mantha - - - -

42 D Martin Fehervary - - - -

43 R Tom Wilson - - - -

47 L Beck Malenstyn - - - -

52 D Matt Irwin - - - -

57 D Trevor van Riemsdyk - - - -

62 L Carl Hagelin - - - -

73 L Conor Sheary - - - -

74 D John Carlson - - - -

77 R T.J. Oshie - - - -

92 C Evgeny Kuznetsov - - - -

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM

5 D Jarred Tinordi - - - -

8 D Jacob Trouba - - - -

10 L Artemi Panarin - - - -

12 D Patrik Nemeth - - - -

13 L Alexis Lafrenière - - - -

15 R Julien Gauthier - - - -

16 C Ryan Strome - - - -

17 C Kevin Rooney - - - -

20 L Chris Kreider - - - -

21 C Barclay Goodrow - - - -

23 D Adam Fox - - - -

24 R Kaapo Kakko - - - -

25 D Libor Hajek - - - -

27 D Nils Lundkvist - - - -

29 L Dryden Hunt - - - -

55 D Ryan Lindgren - - - -

72 C Filip Chytil - - - -

75 R Ryan Reaves - - - -

79 D K'Andre Miller - - - -

91 L Sammy Blais - - - -

93 C Mika Zibanejad - - - -

Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellan

Head Coach Peter Laviolette

Assistant Coaches Scott Arniel, Blaine Forsythe, Kevin McCarthy, Brett Leonhardt (Video)

Goaltending Coach Scott Murray

Video Coordinator Jared Elenberger

President, General Manager, and Alternate Governor

Chris Drury Assistant General Manager and

General Manager, Hartford Wolf Pack Ryan Martin

Head Coach Gerard Gallant

Assistant Coaches Gord Murphy, Mike Kelly, Jim Midgley, Kyle Smith (Head Video Coordinator), Sam Kelley (Video Assistant), Mark Ciaccio (Skills) Head Goaltending Coach & Director of

New York Rangers Goaltending

Benoit Allaire

Tonight's Officials

Referees Chris Rooney (5), Wes McCauley (4) Linesmen Jonny Murray (95), Mark Shewchyk (92)

Supervisor Paul Devorski Video Judge John Sheiry

Ntl. Anthem

Today's Schedule

WPG @ ANA : 7:00 MTL @ TOR : 7:00 NYR @ WSH : 7:30 CHI @ COL : 8:00 VAN @ EDM : 8:00

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Washington Capitals: Roster

Active (23 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birthplace

2 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 188 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN

3 Nick Jensen D 6' 1" 205 Sep 21, 1990 Rogers, MN, USA

8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 238 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS

9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 214 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS

10 Daniel Sprong R 6' 0" 193 Mar 17, 1997 Amsterdam, NLD

20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 205 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK

21 Garnet Hathaway R 6' 3" 208 Nov 23, 1991 Kennebunkport, ME, USA

24 Connor McMichael C 6' 0" 180 Jan 15, 2001 Ajax, ON, CAN

26 Nic Dowd C 6' 1" 193 May 27, 1990 Huntsville, AL, USA

29 Hendrix Lapierre C 6' 0" 180 Feb 9, 2002 Gatineau, QC, CAN

30 Ilya Samsonov G 6' 3" 200 Feb 22, 1997 Magnitogorsk, RUS

39 Anthony Mantha R 6' 5" 234 Sep 16, 1994 Longueuil, QC, CAN

41 Vitek Vanecek G 6' 2" 184 Jan 9, 1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE

42 Martin Fehervary D 6' 2" 199 Oct 6, 1999 Bratislava, SVK

43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 220 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN

47 Beck Malenstyn L 6' 3" 200 Feb 4, 1998 Delta, BC, CAN

52 Matt Irwin D 6' 2" 200 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN

57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D 6' 3" 191 Jul 24, 1991 Middletown, NJ, USA

62 Carl Hagelin L 6' 0" 183 Aug 23, 1988 Sodertalje, SWE

73 Conor Sheary L 5' 9" 179 Jun 8, 1992 Winchester, MA, USA

74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA

77 T.J. Oshie R 6' 0" 187 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA

92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 2" 207 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 200 Age: 28.7

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)

19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 202 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

No active streaks

Point Streaks

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New York Rangers: Roster

Active (23 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birthplace

5 Jarred Tinordi D 6' 6" 232 Feb 20, 1992 Millersville, MD, USA

8 Jacob Trouba D 6' 3" 208 Feb 26, 1994 Rochester, MI, USA

10 Artemi Panarin L 6' 0" 175 Oct 30, 1991 Korkino, RUS

12 Patrik Nemeth D 6' 4" 230 Feb 8, 1992 Stockholm, SWE

13 Alexis Lafrenière L 6' 2" 196 Oct 11, 2001 St-Eustache, QC, CAN

15 Julien Gauthier R 6' 4" 227 Oct 15, 1997 Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC, CAN

16 Ryan Strome C 6' 1" 191 Jul 11, 1993 Mississauga, ON, CAN

17 Kevin Rooney C 6' 2" 201 May 21, 1993 Canton, MA, USA

20 Chris Kreider L 6' 3" 223 Apr 30, 1991 Boxford, MA, USA

21 Barclay Goodrow C 6' 2" 204 Feb 26, 1993 Toronto, ON, CAN

23 Adam Fox D 5' 11" 183 Feb 17, 1998 Jericho, NY, USA

24 Kaapo Kakko R 6' 3" 205 Feb 13, 2001 Turku, FIN

25 Libor Hajek D 6' 3" 206 Feb 4, 1998 Smrcek, CZE

27 Nils Lundkvist D 5' 11" 187 Jul 27, 2000 Pitea, SWE

29 Dryden Hunt L 6' 0" 192 Nov 24, 1995 Cranbrook, BC, CAN

31 Igor Shesterkin G 6' 1" 189 Dec 30, 1995 Moscow, RUS

40 Alexandar Georgiev G 6' 1" 178 Feb 10, 1996 Ruse, BGR

55 Ryan Lindgren D 6' 1" 191 Feb 11, 1998 Burnsville, MN, USA

72 Filip Chytil C 6' 3" 210 Sep 5, 1999 Kromeriz, CZE

75 Ryan Reaves R 6' 2" 225 Jan 20, 1987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN

79 K'Andre Miller D 6' 4" 216 Jan 21, 2000 St. Paul, MN, USA

91 Sammy Blais L 6' 2" 210 Jun 17, 1996 Montmagny, QC, CAN

93 Mika Zibanejad C 6' 2" 200 Apr 18, 1993 Stockholm, SWE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 2" 203 Age: 26.1

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

No active streaks

Point Streaks

No active streaks

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New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

Team Records

New York Rangers Washington Capitals

Last game: - -

Next game: Thursday vs DALLAS Saturday vs TAMPA BAY

Overall record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / None 0 - 0 - 0 / None

Home record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / None 0 - 0 - 0 / None

Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / None 0 - 0 - 0 / None

Last 5 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Last 10 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

1-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

2-Goal Games: 0 - 0 0 - 0

3-Goal Games: 0 - 0 0 - 0

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Opponent scoring first: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

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Leading after 2 periods: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Trailing after 2 periods: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 2 periods: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month Record

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points

Totals: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

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New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

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1 2 3 OT T Avg

New York Rangers: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Washington Capitals: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shots by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

New York Rangers: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Washington Capitals: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Power Play

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Penalty Killing

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Penalties

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank

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Goal Situations

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4 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 4: 0 0 0 0

3 on 5: 0 0 0 0

3 on 6: 0 0 0 0

4 on 5: 0 0 0 0

4 on 6: 0 0 0 0

5 on 6: 0 0 0 0

Empty Net: 0 0 0 0

Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 0 0 0 0

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New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Individual Leaders

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Shootout

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Goaltender Record SV/SA SV% Goaltender Record SV/SA SV%

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New York Rangers (0-0-0) @ Washington Capitals (0-0-0)

Season Series

Washington Capitals Rangers Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Oct 13, 2021 0 0 0 /

New York Capitals Rangers Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Feb 24, 2022 0 0 0 /

Apr 29, 2022 0 0 0 /

Rangers Head-to-Head Stats

Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %

Goaltender GP GS W L OT GAA SV% SA SV GA SO G A P PIM TOI

Capitals Head-to-Head Stats

Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %

Goaltender GP GS W L OT GAA SV% SA SV GA SO G A P PIM TOI

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RECENT TRANSACTIONS

- Recalled Beck Malenstyn and Connor McMichael from AHL Hershey, 10/12

- Assigned Zach Fucale, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Beck Malenstyn, Connor McMichael and Garrett Pilon to AHL Hershey, 10/11

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Peter Laviolette - One win shy of becoming the winningest American-born head coach in NHL history Anthony Mantha - One goal shy of 100 career goals

Alex Ovechkin - Two goals shy of passing Marcel Dionne for fifth on the NHL's all-time goals list, three games shy of 1,200 career games Lars Eller - Two games shy of 800 career games

Garnet Hathaway - Three games shy of 300 career games

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED None

INJURIES/ILLNESSES None

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Oct. 16, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Tampa Bay (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7) Oct. 19, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Colorado (ESPN+/Hulu, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7) Oct. 21, 7 p.m. (ET) at New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7) Oct. 23, 1 p.m. (ET) vs. Calgary (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7) Oct. 25, 7 p.m. (ET) at Ottawa (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

Tonight's Game

The Capitals face the New York Rangers on Wednesday in Washington's season opener, marking the fifth time in franchise history the Capitals have opened their season against the Rangers and the first time at home in franchise history. The Capitals have a 23-21-1-1 record all-time in season openers and are 5-0-2 over the last seven seasons. Washington holds a record of 16-1-2 in their last 19 home openers. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 20 points (11g, 9a) in 16 season-opening games, and his 11 goals in season openers are the most among active players. Only 12 players in NHL history have scored at least 12 career goals in their team’s season-opening games – with Ovechkin only a hat trick away from a share of the all-time lead.

Note of the Night

- With 730 career goals, Alex Ovechkin is two goals shy of passing Marcel Dionne (731g) for fifth on the NHL's all-time goals list

- A 37-goal season would propel Ovechkin to 767 goals, which would pass Dionne, Brett Hull (741) and Jaromir Jagr (766) for third on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

- Ovechkin (269 PPG, 2nd; 116 GWG, 4th) also can move up NHL lists for career power-play goals (Dave Andreychuk: 274 PPG, 1st) and game- winning goals (Phil Esposito: 118 GWG, 3rd).

- Ovechkin needs 165 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky (894g) as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. With Ovechkin signed with the Capitals for the next five seasons, he would need to average 33 goals per season during that span to pass Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader.

- Ovechkin signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract on July 27. The deal will carry Ovechkin through 21 seasons with the Capitals. In Washington, D.C., sports history, only Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson and Washington Football Team cornerback Darrell Green have played at least 20

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

HOME vs. NY RANGERS

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

61-42-9-4 403 358 1 WSH win (3/28/21)

CAPITALS vs. RANGERS ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Ovechkin (66) Ovechkin (39) Backstrom (37) Ovechkin (59)

Backstrom (57) Backstrom (12) Carlson (27) Backstrom (49)

Carlson (44) Oshie (10) Ovechkin (20) Carlson (33)

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seasons with their respective team (Johnson: 21 seasons from 1907 to 1927; Green: 20 seasons from 1983 to 2002).

Top Caps Facts New Wave

- The Capitals 2021-22 season-opening roster includes seven players aged 25 or younger, six of them who were drafted, including four rookies Hendrix Lapierre (19), Connor McMichael (20), Martin Fehervary (22) and Beck Malenstyn (23) (additionally 25 or younger: Daniel Sprong, Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek).

- That marks the first time since 2015-16 that the Capitals have had at least seven players on the opening roster at the age of 25 or younger (2015-16:

John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson, Andre Burakovsky, Michael Latta, Nate Schmidt and Marcus Johansson).

- If Lapierre and McMichael both play, tonight could mark the first time since 2014-15 that multiple rookies play in a Capitals' season opener (2014-15:

Wilson, Latta and Connor Carrick).

- Should Lapierre make his NHL debut tonight, it will mark the fourth time in franchise history a Capitals draft pick made his NHL debut in either the ensuing or following year of his draft in three straight seasons (Fehervary, 2018-19; McMichael: 2019-20) and the first time since 2007-08 to 2010-11 (Nicklas Backstrom, Karl Alzner, John Carlson and Marcus Johansson).

- Lapierre could become the first forward to make his NHL debut for the Capitals at the age of 19 since Burakovsky in the 2014-15 season.

- Lapierre led Washington with five assists and tied with Evgeny Kuznetsov for the team lead in points (5) during the preseason.

- In addition, Caps goaltenders Ilya Samsonov (24) and Vitek Vanecek (25) will begin the season as the youngest goaltending duo in the NHL.

Strong Core

- The Capitals’ core of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, T.J. Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson will enter their seventh season together. Only the Anaheim Ducks, New York Islanders and Winnipeg Jets have at least seven players play together for the last six seasons on their active roster.

- The septet of players have combined for 826 of the Capitals’ 1,463 goals since 2015-16 (56.5%), 1,377 of the 2,487 assists (55.4%) and 2,203 of the 3,950 points (55.8%).

American Leader

- Should the Capitals win tonight against the New York Rangers, head coach Peter Laviolette will record his 674th career win, which would pass John Tortorella (673) for the most wins by an American-born coach in NHL history.

- Last season, Laviolette set a franchise record with a .688 points percentage (36-15-5), the highest points percentage by a first-year head coach in franchise history.

- Laviolette has improved his respective team’s point percentage from the season prior to his arrival at all five franchise’s he’s coached in his career.

- Last season, the Capitals ranked third in the NHL in goals (188) and their 3.36 goals per game average marked the second-highest average by the Capitals in the last 10 seasons.

- Laviolette is 27 wins shy of becoming the 10th coach in NHL history to reach 700 career wins.

Super Carly

- John Carlson has finished in the top-five in points among defensemen in each of the last four seasons, recording 44 points (10g, 34a) in 52 games last season.

- Should Carlson finish in the top-5 this season, he will be the 23rd defenseman in NHL history to finish in the top-five in points in five straight seasons and the first since Brent Burns from 2014-15 to 2018-19.

- Only Burns, Nicklas Lidstrom, Al MacInnis, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Denis Potvin and Bobby Orr have accomplished this feat since 1970, and 18 of 21 defensemen to accomplish this feat and are eligible are in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

- Since 2017-18, Carlson ranks first in the NHL in points among defensemen (53g, 204a, 257p), holding a 33-point lead over the next closest defenseman (Brent Burns: 224 points).

- Carlson is 12 assists shy of passing Michal Pivonka (418a) for the third-most assists in franchise history. Should Carlson pass Pivonka, the Capitals will be one of three teams with their top-three franchise assist leaders on their active roster, joining the Vegas Golden Knights (founded in 2017-18) and the Winnipeg Jets (founded in 1999-00).

Mo Time

- Anthony Mantha, who enters the regular season one goal shy of his 100th career goal, has scored at a pace of at least 20 goals in each of his last five seasons.

- Mantha set a career-high mark of 25 goals in 2018-19 in just 67 games, a 30-goal pace. Mantha followed that season with 16 goals in 43 games in the shortened 2019-20 season, again scoring at a 30-goal pace.

- Since his first full season in the NHL in 2016-17, Mantha’s 6.5 relative shot attempt percentage at five-on-five is the second-highest percentage in the NHL among players with at least 200 games played, trailing only Boston’s Patrice Bergeron (7.2 percent).

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Marty Party

- Martin Fehervary, who recorded 14 points (4g, 10a) in 56 games with the Hershey Bears of the AHL in 2019-20, surpassed his rookie point total in Hershey in 32 fewer games in 2020-21.

- He finished the season with 17 points (3g, 14a) in 24 games, which ranked second among Hershey defensemen.

- Fehervary also ranked third on the team in assists, tied for sixth in points and fifth in plus/minus (10).

- Additionally, Fehervary led AHL defensemen with three shorthanded points (1g, 2a) and his 0.71 points per game was tied for the seventh-highest rate among defensemen with at least 20 games played.

Quick Hits

- With a 57-point season, Evgeny Kuznetsov can pass Kevin Hatcher (426 points), Scott Stevens (429 points), Dennis Maruk (431 points) and Calle Johansson (474 points) to crack the top-10 on the franchise points list.

- Tom Wilson has increased his points per game rate in each of the last four seasons, averaging a career high of 0.70 points last season (33 points in 47 games).

- With 43 points (22g, 21a) in 53 games, T.J. Oshie’s 0.81 points per game average last season was the second-highest average in a season in his career (highest: 0.82 in 2016-17). He was on pace to score 34 goals over an 82-game season, which would have been a career high.

- The Capitals 23-man roster includes 11 players the Capitals selected in the NHL Draft, six players acquired via trade and six players signed as free agents.

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-NHL record as head coach: 673-440-25-128 - Capitals record as head coach: 36-15-5

- Became the 15th head coach in NHL history to reach 650 wins, 3/3 at BOS

- Set a franchise record with a .688 points percentage (36-15-5), the highest points percentage by a first-year head coach in franchise history -Became the 19th head coach in Washington Capitals history on Sept. 15, 2020.

-In his 20th season as a head coach and the second with Washington. He previously coached the New York Islanders (2001-03), the Carolina Hurricanes (2003-08), the Philadelphia Flyers (2009-13) and the Nashville Predators (2014-20).

- Is one of four coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Stanley Cup Final (Carolina: 2006; Philadelphia: 2010; Nashville: 2017), joining Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman and Mike Keenan.

-Coached Nashville to a Presidents' Trophy-winning season in 2017-18.

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios

Head Coach: Peter Laviolette

#30: Ilya Samsonov (G) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Feb 22, 1997 (24 years and 232 days)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 22nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Win: APR 24, 2021 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)

Last SO: APR 22, 2021 @ NY ISLANDERS (2) Career Shootouts: 7/12 (.583), 2-2

GP W L OT GAA SV% SO

Season - - - - -

Career 45 29 10 3 2.61 .908 3

Career vs. Opp 3 1 1 1 4.07 .855 0

Season Highs: Shots Saves

- -

Career as a Capital - 45 GP, 29-10-3, 2.61 GAA, .908 SV%, 3 SO Contract: Signed through 2021-22

2020-21 Highlights

- Had a 13-4-1 record last season

- Stopped all 26 shots faced, at NYI (4/22), earning third career shutout - Stopped 29 of 30 shots, vs. PHI (4/13)

- Stopped 35 of 39 shots, at NJD (4/4)

- Recorded second career shutout, vs. NJD (3/26) - Stopped 21 of 22 shots, vs. NYI (3/16)

- Made 36 saves, at PHI (3/7), the second-most saves he's made in a game in his career

#41: Vitek Vanecek (G) 6' 2", 184 lbs. / Jan 9, 1996 (25 years and 276 days)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft Last Win: MAY 11, 2021 vs BOSTON

Last SO: APR 27, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (5) Career Shootouts: 8/9 (.889), 2-1

GP W L OT GAA SV% SO

Season - - - - -

Career 37 21 10 4 2.69 .908 2

Career vs. Opp 6 3 3 0 2.70 .899 0

Season Highs: Shots Saves

- -

Career as a Capital - 37 GP, 21-10-4, 2.69 GAA, .908 SV%, 2 SO Contract: Signed through 2021-22

- Led rookie goaltenders in wins (21) and ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in wins - Recorded second career shutout, vs. NYI (4/27)

- Recorded first career shutout, stopping all 23 shots, at BUF (3/15)

- Recorded a seven-game point streak (1/15-1/30), becoming the second rookie goaltender in franchise history to earn points in his first seven career games (Jim Carey, seven games in 1994-95)

- Recorded 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 SV%), vs. BUF (1/24), becoming the fifth rookie goaltender in franchise history to record at least 45 saves

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#2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 188 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (31 years and 98 days)

Drafted: Drafted by ANA in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 9, 2020

Last Goal: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (12) Last Assist: AUG 1, 2020 vs MONTREAL (8) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 528 53 188 241 -23 120

Career vs. Opp 25 3 8 11 5 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-

- - - - - - - -

Career as a Capital - 46 GP, 3g-24a-27p, 10 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22

- Tied for fourth among NHL defensemen in primary assists (19) - Surpassed point total from 2019-20 (3g-9a-12p) in 21 fewer games - Ranked third on the Capitals in plus/minus (+12)

- His 59.2 on-ice GF% at even strength (45 goals for, 31 against) leads Caps' defensemen - Recorded three points (1g, 2a), at BUF (4/9), marking his seventh career three-point game - Played 500th career game, at BOS (3/3)

- Recorded three straight multi-point games (1/24-1/28; 2g-4a-6p)

#3: Nick Jensen (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 21, 1990 (31 years and 21 days)

Drafted: DET's 5th choice (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Via trade with a 2019 fifth round pick, from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Madison Bowey and a 2020 second round pick

Last Goal: MAR 13, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (29) Last Assist: MAY 3, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 331 8 62 70 -5 87

Career vs. Opp 19 0 4 4 1 2

- - - - - - - -

- Ranked second among Capitals' defensemen in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:38) - Surpassed point total from 2019-20 (0g-8a-8p) in 44 fewer games

- Skated a season-high 21:00 TOI, vs. PIT (5/1)

- Recorded two assists, at BUF (3/15), marking his eighth career multi-point game - Recorded two points (1g, 1a), at PHI (3/13)

- Played in his 300th career game, vs. NJD (3/9) - Scored his first goal as a Capital, at PHI (3/7)

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 238 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (36 years and 25 days)

oh-VEHCH-kihn

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAY 21, 2021 @ BOSTON (1)

Last Assist: MAY 17, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Career Shootouts: 34/109 (31%), 14 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 1197 730 590 132

0 75 731

Career vs. Opp 66 39 20 59 -12 39

- - - - - - - -

Career as a Capital - 1,197 GP, 730g-590a-1,320p, 731 PIM Contract - Signed through 2025-26

- Passed Brett Hull (265) for the second-most power play goals in NHL history, vs. BOS (4/8) - Passed Phil Esposito (717g) for the sixth-most goals in NHL history, vs. NYI (3/16) - Recorded 16th straight 20 goal season, tied for the seventh-longest streak in NHL history

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#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 214 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (30 years and 81 days)

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Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAY 17, 2018 vs TAMPA BAY (28)

Last Assist: MAY 23, 2021 vs BOSTON Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 567 45 157 202 77 225

Career vs. Opp 36 1 16 17 5 14

- - - - - - - -

- Ranked first on the Capitals in plus/minus (+16) - Led Capitals' defensemen in takeaways (30)

- Recorded three assists, at NYR (5/5), marking his first career three-assist game - Recorded his 200th career point, at NYR (5/5)

- Recorded a five-game point streak (4/11-4/18:2g, 3a) - Skated a season high 27:30, at BOS (4/18)

- Scored his second career overtime goal, at NJD (4/2) - Recorded two-game goal streak (3/7-3/9, 2g)

#10: Daniel Sprong (R) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Mar 17, 1997 (24 years and 209 days)

Drafted: By Pittsburgh in the second round (46th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft Acquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Christian Djoos

Last Goal: MAY 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Last Assist: MAY 15, 2021 vs BOSTON (2) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 139 32 18 50 -10 22

Career vs. Opp 9 1 0 1 -5 0

- - - - - - - -

- Ranked third in the NHL in goals per 60 minutes at 5v5 (1.64) among players with at least 30 games played - Scored six goals in his last seven games, three of which were been game-winning goals

- Scored two goals, at NYI (4/24), marking his third career multi-goal game - His 0.32 goals per game rate was the highest single-season rate of his career - Skated a season high 19:02, vs. PHI (5/7)

- Scored first goal as a Capital, vs. NYI (1/26) - Made his Capitals debut, at PIT (1/17)

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) (*Injured) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (33 years and 323 days)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 20, 2019 vs CAROLINA (12)

Last Assist: MAY 21, 2021 @ BOSTON (1) Career Shootouts: 28/75 (37%), 11 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 1011 258 722 980 119 476

Career vs. Opp 57 12 37 49 0 26

- - - - - - - -

Career as a Capital - 1,011 GP, 258g-722a-980p, 476 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25

- Led the Capitals with 53 points (15g, 38a)

- Played in his 1,000th career game, vs. BUF (4/15), and became the second player in franchise history to play 1,000 games with the Capitals - Became the second active player and and the 23rd player all-time to reach the 1,000-game mark with at least 700 assists, vs. BUF (4/15) - Passed Daniel Alfredsson (713) for the fourth-most assists among Swedish-born players, vs. PHI (4/13)

- Recorded 700th career assist, at BOS (3/5), and became first player in franchise history and 54th player in NHL history to reach the milestone

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#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (32 years and 157 days)

Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2007 NHL Draft

Acquired: From Montreal in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in the 2017 and 2018 NHL Draft, June 24, 2016

Last Goal: APR 11, 2019 vs CAROLINA (15) Last Assist: MAY 17, 2021 vs BOSTON (2) Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 798 140 177 317 -23 481

Career vs. Opp 38 5 9 14 6 37

- - - - - - - -

Career as a Capital - 356 GP, 67g-94a-161p, 180 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23

- His 55.0 SAT% (548 shot attempts for, 448 against) ranked first on the team among skaters with at least 15 GP - Skated a season high 25:49, vs. PHI (5/8)

- Scored two goals, at BOS (4/11), marking his 10th career multi-goal game - Recorded his 300th career point, vs. BUF (2/18)

- Recorded four-game point streak (2/7-2/18; 1g, 3a)

#21: Garnet Hathaway (R) 6' 3", 208 lbs. / Nov 23, 1991 (29 years and 323 days)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019 Last Goal: MAY 17, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Last Assist: MAY 19, 2021 @ BOSTON (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 297 31 43 74 29 364

Career vs. Opp 14 6 4 10 8 18

- - - - - - - -

- Led the Capitals in hits (179) and ranked ninth in the NHL

- Logged 12:19 time on ice per game this season, which is a career high - Recorded two points, at NYR (5/3), marking his ninth career multi-point game - Recorded a shorthanded assist, at NJD (4/4)

- Registered eights hits, vs. NJD (3/25)

- Recorded a three-game point streak (3/11-3/15: 1g, 3a)

#24: Connor McMichael (C) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Jan 15, 2001 (20 years and 270 days)

Last Goal: - Last Assist: -

Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 1 0 0 0 0 2

Career vs. Opp - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- Made his NHL debut on Jan. 24 vs. Buffalo

- Led Hershey in goals (14) and points (27) in his first AHL season, appearing in all 33 of the Bears’ games in 2020-21.

- Ranked tied for second in goals and sixth in points among AHL rookies and ranked first in game-winning goals (8) and tied for fourth in power play goals (6) among all AHL skaters

- Named to the AHL North Division All-Star Team and the AHL All-Rookie Team, becoming the first Capitals prospect to receive the honor since John Carlson (2009-10)

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#26: Nic Dowd (C) 6' 1", 193 lbs. / May 27, 1990 (31 years and 138 days)

Drafted: Kings Seventh Round pick (198th overall) in 2009 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as free agent, July 1, 2018

Last Goal: MAY 19, 2021 @ BOSTON (2) Last Assist: MAY 8, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 307 35 43 78 1 134

Career vs. Opp 15 6 2 8 6 15

- - - - - - - -

- Ranked ninth in the NHL in faceoff win percentage (56.3%) among skaters with at least 700 total faceoffs - His 11 goals last season were a new single-season career high

- Ranked first on the Capitals in takeaways (38)

- Logging 14:22 time on ice per game this season, which is a career high - Skated a career high 21:25 time on ice, at NYR (5/3)

- Won 14 of 17 faceoffs (82%), vs. NYR (3/19)

- Scored the game-winning goal in consecutive games, at PHI (3/11-3/13) - Scored two goals, at PHI (3/11), marking his second career multi-goal game

#29: Hendrix Lapierre (C) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Feb 9, 2002 (19 years and 245 days)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 22nd overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft Last Goal: -

Last Assist: -

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career - - - - - -

Career vs. Opp - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- Ranked eighth in the QMJHL in points per game (1.48) in 2020-21, recording 31 points (8g, 23a) in 21 games with Chicoutimi - Led Chicoutimi in assists and ranked second on the team in points

- Recorded nine multi-point games, including a career high four points (2g, 2a) vs. Shawinigan on Oct. 2 - Recorded 12 points (5g, 7a) in nine playoff games

- Named one of the QMJHL’s Scholastic Players for the month of December 2020

#39: Anthony Mantha (R) 6' 5", 234 lbs. / Sep 16, 1994 (27 years and 26 days)

Drafted: Detroit's 1st choice (20th overall) in 2013 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: APR 18, 2021 @ BOSTON (10)

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 316 99 103 202 -26 196

- - - - - - - -

- Recorded 200th career point, an assist, at NYI (4/24)

- Scored a goal, at BOS (4/18), and became the first player in franchise history to score a goal in each of his first four games with the Capitals - Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in his Capitals debut, vs. PHI (4/13), including his 100th career assist

- Recorded 21 points (11g, 10a) in 42 games with the Red Wings

- Led Detroit with 11 goals and ranked second with 21 points at time of trade - Led Detroit with 19 even strength points (9g, 10a) at time of trade

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#42: Martin Fehervary (D) 6' 2", 199 lbs. / Oct 6, 1999 (22 years and 6 days)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 46th overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft Last Goal: -

Last Assist: FEB 8, 2020 vs PHILADELPHIA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 6 0 1 1 -2 6

- - - - - - - -

- Finished the 2020-21 season with 17 points (3g, 14a) in 24 games, which ranked second among Hershey defensemen - Ranked third on the team in assists, tied for sixth in points and fifth in plus/minus (10)

- Led AHL defensemen with three shorthanded points (1g, 2a) and his 0.71 points per game was tied for the seventh-highest rate among defensemen with at least 20 games played

#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (27 years and 197 days)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAY 15, 2021 vs BOSTON (4)

Last Assist: MAY 15, 2021 vs BOSTON (4) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 569 91 130 221 31 1123

Career vs. Opp 32 6 4 10 -6 87

- - - - - - - -

Career as a Capital - 569 GP, 91g-130a-221p, 1,123 PIM Contract: Signed through 2023-24

- His 0.70 points per game rate last season was the highest rate of his career (2019-20: 0.65) - Ranked first on the Capitals in penalties drawn (24)

- Ranked fourth on the team in hits (105)

- Scored two goals, vs. NYR (3/28), marking his eighth career multi-goal game - Recorded four points (1g, 3a), including his 200th career point, vs. PHI (2/7) - Recorded a six-game point streak (1/15-1/30: 4g, 4a)

#47: Beck Malenstyn (L) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Feb 4, 1998 (23 years and 250 days)

Last Goal: - Last Assist: -

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 3 0 0 0 -1 0

- - - - - - - -

Missed the season with injury

#52: Matt Irwin (D) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Nov 29, 1987 (33 years and 317 days)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, July 28, 2021 Last Goal: DEC 6, 2018 @ VANCOUVER (92) Last Assist: FEB 20, 2021 @ NEW JERSEY (18) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 383 22 62 84 -1 169

- - - - - - - -

- Appeared in 24 games with the Buffalo Sabres

- Ranked fourth among Sabres defensemen with 1:56 penalty kill minutes per game and 56 hits

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#57: Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) 6' 3", 191 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (30 years and 80 days)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020 Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (16) Last Assist: MAY 5, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 384 16 56 72 9 104

Career vs. Opp 18 1 1 2 -5 2

- - - - - - - -

-Skated a season high 21:30 time on ice, vs. PHI (5/7) - Recorded an assist, at NYR (5/5)

- Recorded an assist, at NYI (4/24)

- Scored first goal as a Capital, vs. BOS (1/30) - Made his Capitals debut, vs. BUF (1/24)

#62: Carl Hagelin (L) 6' 0", 183 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (33 years and 50 days)

Drafted: NYR's sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2007 NHL Draft

Acquired: Acquired from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2019 third round pick and a conditional 2020 sixth round pick

Last Goal: APR 22, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (23) Last Assist: MAY 17, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 660 107 175 282 109 273

Career vs. Opp 25 6 9 15 14 15

- - - - - - - -

- Led Capitals' forwards in shorthanded time on ice (144:02) and ranked second in the NHL among forwards - Recorded two assists, at BOS (4/11), marking his 16th career multi-assist game

- Scored a shorthanded goal, at NJD (4/4)

- Played in his 100th game as a Capital, at BOS (3/3) - Scored first goal of the season, at NYR (2/4)

#73: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 9", 179 lbs. / Jun 8, 1992 (29 years and 126 days)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020 Last Goal: MAY 23, 2021 vs BOSTON Last Assist: AUG 3, 2020 vs MONTREAL (7) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 378 86 86 172 1 76

Career vs. Opp 23 8 2 10 -1 0

- - - - - - - -

- Tied for fourth on the Capitals in goals (14)

- Scored his fourth career overtime goal, vs. PHI (5/8)

- Recorded three points (1g, 2a), vs. PHI (4/13), marking his sixth career three-point game - Scored two goals, at BOS (4/11), marking his 13th career multi-goal game

- Reached 10-goal mark for fifth-straight season, at BOS (4/11) - Recorded two points (1g, 1a), vs. NJD (3/26)

- Skated a season-high 19:56, at BOS (3/5)

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#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (31 years and 275 days)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft Last Goal: JUN 4, 2018 vs VEGAS (18)

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 809 115 407 522 87 270

Career vs. Opp 44 6 27 33 -4 8

- - - - - - - -

- Tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in points (10g-34a-44p) - Recorded a career-high four points and four assists, at PHI (4/17)

- Played in his 800th career game and recorded his 400th career assist, vs. PHI (4/13), and became the 27th defenseman in NHL history to record at least 400 assists by their 800th game

- Passed Mike Green and Calle Johansson (113) for the third most goals by a defenseman in franchise history, at NYI (4/1) - Recorded his 500th career point, at PHI (3/11), and became the third-fastest active defenseman to reach the 500-point mark

#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 6' 0", 187 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (34 years and 293 days)

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Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft

Acquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third- round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015

Last Goal: MAY 17, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Last Assist: MAY 23, 2021 vs BOSTON Career Shootouts: 45/92 (49%), 20 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 856 260 350 610 123 420

Career vs. Opp 32 10 10 20 4 13

- - - - - - - -

- Ranked first on the Capitals in PPGs (13) and tied for second in the NHL - Has recorded 23 points (15g, 8a) in his last 22 games

- Recorded his fourth career hat trick, at NYR (5/5)

- Recorded three points (2g, 1a), at BOS (4/11), including his 600th career point - Recorded three points (1g, 2a), vs. NYR (3/28)

#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (29 years and 146 days)

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Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft Acquired:

Last Goal: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (4) Last Assist: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (4) Career Shootouts: 19/45 (42%), 6 GDG

GP G A P +/- PIM

Season - - - - - -

Career 520 129 289 418 68 264

Career vs. Opp 28 8 14 22 0 12

- - - - - - - -

- Recorded three points (1g, 2a), at NYI (4/24), marking his seventh multi-point game of the season - Scored the GWG, at NJD (4/4)

- Scored two goals, vs. NJD (3/25), marking his 16th career multi-goal game - Played in his 500th career game, vs. NYR (3/20)

- Recorded his 400th career point, at BUF (3/15), becoming the 18th player in franchise history to reach the 400-point mark - Recorded six-game point streak (3/9-3/19: 1g, 6a)