Washington Capitals Game Notes

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Washington Capitals

Game Notes

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

NHL Game #67

Washington Capitals

Team Game: 5 Home Game: 1

2 - 0 - 2 (6 pts)

0 - 0 - 0 (Home) 2 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo Sabres

Team Game: 5 Road Game: 3

1 - 3 - 0 (2 pts)

0 - 2 - 0 (Home) 1 - 1 - 0 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Craig Anderson - - - -41 Vitek Vanecek 2 1 0 1 2.97 .902 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 34 Jonas Johansson 1 0 0 0 3.15 .889 35 Linus Ullmark 1 0 1 0 2.07 .905 40 Carter Hutton 3 1 2 0 2.65 .899 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Justin Schultz 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 D Nick Jensen 4 0 1 1 2 2 4 D Brenden Dillon 4 1 0 1 5 9 10 R Daniel Sprong 2 0 1 1 0 0 13 L Jakub Vrana 4 2 1 3 2 0 14 R Richard Panik 4 0 1 1 0 0 19 C Nicklas Backstrom 4 2 2 4 -1 0 20 C Lars Eller 4 1 1 2 -1 2 21 R Garnet Hathaway 4 1 0 1 2 0 26 C Nic Dowd 4 1 0 1 2 4 33 D Zdeno Chara 4 0 0 0 4 2 34 D Jonas Siegenthaler - - - -43 R Tom Wilson 4 3 2 5 1 2

57 D Trevor van Riemsdyk - - -

-62 L Carl Hagelin 4 0 0 0 2 0 73 L Conor Sheary 2 0 1 1 0 2 74 D John Carlson 4 1 2 3 -3 2 77 R T.J. Oshie 4 1 3 4 0 6 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 L Taylor Hall 4 1 5 6 -1 0 9 C Jack Eichel 4 0 6 6 -1 0 10 D Henri Jokiharju 4 1 0 1 -1 0 12 C Eric Staal 4 0 1 1 -2 0 13 L Tobias Rieder 4 1 0 1 0 0 15 C Riley Sheahan 4 0 1 1 0 0 19 D Jake McCabe 4 1 1 2 0 5 20 C Cody Eakin 4 0 0 0 0 0 23 R Sam Reinhart 4 2 1 3 -3 0 24 C Dylan Cozens 4 0 1 1 1 0 26 D Rasmus Dahlin 4 0 0 0 -2 2 27 C Curtis Lazar 4 2 0 2 0 0 33 D Colin Miller 4 0 0 0 -1 2 44 D Matt Irwin - - - -53 L Jeff Skinner 4 0 0 0 0 2 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 4 1 0 1 2 2 62 D Brandon Montour 4 0 1 1 -4 2 68 L Victor Olofsson 4 2 1 3 -3 0 72 R Tage Thompson 3 0 1 1 -1 0

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

Owner/CEO Terry Pegula

Owner/President Kim Pegula

General Manager Kevyn Adams

Head Coach Ralph Krueger

Coaching Staff Mike Bales (Assistant Coach),

Don Granato (Assistant Coach), Steve Smith (Assistant Coach), Myles Fee (Video Coach), Kyle Smith (Video Coordinator)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Ghislain Hebert (22), Dan O'Rourke (9) Linesmen James Tobias (61), Kory Nagy (97)

Supervisor Video Judge John Sheiry

Ntl. Anthem

Today's Schedule

COL @ ANA : 7:00 VGK @ ARI : 7:00 DET @ CHI : 7:00 SJS @ MIN : 7:00 NYR @ PIT : 7:00 EDM @ TOR : 7:00 BUF @ WSH : 7:00 NSH @ DAL : 7:30

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Washington Capitals: Roster

Active (20 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

2 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 186 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN 3 Nick Jensen D 6' 1" 205 Sep 21, 1990 Rogers, MN, USA 4 Brenden Dillon D 6' 4" 220 Nov 13, 1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN 10 Daniel Sprong R 6' 0" 200 Mar 17, 1997 Amsterdam, NLD 13 Jakub Vrana L 6' 0" 197 Feb 28, 1996 Prague, CZE 14 Richard Panik R 6' 2" 203 Feb 7, 1991 Martin, SVK 19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 206 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE 20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 208 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK 21 Garnet Hathaway R 6' 2" 212 Nov 23, 1991 Kennebunkport, ME, USA 26 Nic Dowd C 6' 1" 192 May 27, 1990 Huntsville, AL, USA 31 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 186 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA 33 Zdeno Chara D 6' 9" 250 Mar 18, 1977 Trencin, SVK 34 Jonas Siegenthaler D 6' 3" 211 May 6, 1997 Zurich, CHE 41 Vitek Vanecek G 6' 2" 187 Jan 9, 1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE 43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 220 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D 6' 3" 188 Jul 24, 1991 Middletown, NJ, USA 62 Carl Hagelin L 5' 11" 185 Aug 23, 1988 Sodertalje, SWE 73 Conor Sheary L 5' 9" 178 Jun 8, 1992 Winchester, MA, USA 74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA 77 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 196 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA

20 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 30.5

Injured Reserve List (4 Players)

8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 238 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS 9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 211 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS 30 Ilya Samsonov G 6' 3" 200 Feb 22, 1997 Magnitogorsk, RUS 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 1" 205 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

ALEX OVECHKIN (2 / 2 Games)

Point Streaks

TOM WILSON (3-2-5 / 3 Games) EVGENY KUZNETSOV (1-2-3 / 2 Games) ALEX OVECHKIN (1-2-3 / 2 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: Roster

Active (22 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

4 Taylor Hall L 6' 1" 206 Nov 14, 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN 9 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 213 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 10 Henri Jokiharju D 6' 0" 199 Jun 17, 1999 Oulu, FIN

12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 195 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 13 Tobias Rieder L 5' 11" 189 Jan 10, 1993 Landshut, DEU 15 Riley Sheahan C 6' 2" 216 Dec 7, 1991 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 204 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA 20 Cody Eakin C 6' 0" 196 May 24, 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 24 Dylan Cozens C 6' 3" 188 Feb 9, 2001 Whitehorse, YT, CAN 26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 207 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE 27 Curtis Lazar C 6' 0" 193 Feb 2, 1995 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN 33 Colin Miller D 6' 1" 199 Oct 29, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 34 Jonas Johansson G 6' 5" 220 Sep 19, 1995 Gävle, SWE

35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 215 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE 40 Carter Hutton G 6' 0" 208 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 44 Matt Irwin D 6' 2" 189 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN 53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 197 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 221 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN 62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 194 Apr 11, 1994 Brantford, ON, CAN 68 Victor Olofsson L 5' 11" 182 Jul 18, 1995 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 72 Tage Thompson R 6' 7" 219 Oct 30, 1997 Phoenix, AZ, USA

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 201 Age: 27.1

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)

21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA 28 Zemgus Girgensons L 6' 2" 213 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA

Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

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Washington Capitals: Season Statistics

Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

R 43 Tom Wilson 4 3 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 75.0 18:12 42.85 22 0 L 8 Alex Ovechkin 4 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 19:09 0.00 13 4 C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 4 2 2 4 -1 0 1 0 0 8 25.0 19:23 37.50 1 1 R 77 T.J. Oshie 4 1 3 4 0 6 1 0 0 8 12.5 18:20 53.84 13 3 L 13 Jakub Vrana 4 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 22.2 13:15 0.00 7 0 D 74 John Carlson 4 1 2 3 -3 2 0 0 0 8 12.5 23:32 0.00 7 3 C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 4 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 11 9.1 15:31 41.30 2 3 C 20 Lars Eller 4 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 4 25.0 16:52 58.02 1 1 D 4 Brenden Dillon 4 1 0 1 5 9 0 0 0 2 50.0 18:35 0.00 12 8 R 21 Garnet Hathaway 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 10:24 0.00 15 0 C 26 Nic Dowd 4 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 50.0 11:31 33.33 10 1 D 3 Nick Jensen 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 18:51 0.00 8 4 R 10 Daniel Sprong 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 10:25 0.00 2 1 R 14 Richard Panik 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 13:13 0.00 14 0 L 73 Conor Sheary 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 09:46 0.00 1 0 D 2 Justin Schultz 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 17:54 0.00 3 1 D 9 Dmitry Orlov 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 20:48 0.00 6 6 D 33 Zdeno Chara 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 19:38 0.00 8 4 L 62 Carl Hagelin 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 12:35 0.00 1 2

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM

30 Ilya Samsonov 2 125 3.36 1 0 1 0 7 46 .868 0 0 0

41 Vitek Vanecek 2 121 2.97 1 0 1 0 6 55 .902 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics

Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

L 4 Taylor Hall 4 1 5 6 -1 0 1 0 0 10 10.0 20:01 0.00 6 2 C 9 Jack Eichel 4 0 6 6 -1 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 21:17 47.72 4 3 R 23 Sam Reinhart 4 2 1 3 -3 0 1 0 1 12 16.7 20:07 100.00 1 1 L 68 Victor Olofsson 4 2 1 3 -3 0 1 0 0 9 22.2 17:45 0.00 0 2 C 27 Curtis Lazar 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 33.3 11:41 57.14 7 0 D 19 Jake McCabe 4 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 3 33.3 17:30 0.00 7 4 D 10 Henri Jokiharju 4 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 16:45 0.00 3 4 L 13 Tobias Rieder 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 11.1 12:24 0.00 4 4 D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 8 12.5 20:41 0.00 18 2 C 12 Eric Staal 4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 15:58 50.00 2 2 C 15 Riley Sheahan 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 10:42 73.33 2 1 C 24 Dylan Cozens 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 12:43 40.00 2 0 D 62 Brandon Montour 4 0 1 1 -4 2 0 0 0 11 0.0 20:32 0.00 5 5 R 72 Tage Thompson 3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 16:44 50.00 4 3 C 20 Cody Eakin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:16 52.27 2 0 D 26 Rasmus Dahlin 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 11 0.0 21:05 0.00 4 2 D 33 Colin Miller 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 17:03 0.00 8 3 L 53 Jeff Skinner 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 0.0 14:54 0.00 2 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM

34 Jonas Johansson 1 19 3.15 0 0 0 0 1 8 .889 0 0 0

35 Linus Ullmark 1 58 2.07 0 1 0 0 2 19 .905 0 0 0

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Team Records

Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Last game: Tuesday AT PHILADELPHIA (3-0 L) Tuesday AT PITTSBURGH (5-4 L)

Next game: Sunday AT WASHINGTON Sunday VS BUFFALO

Overall record/streak: 1 - 3 - 0 / Lost 1 2 - 0 - 2 / OTL 2

Home record/streak: 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0

Road record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 2 - 0 - 0 / OTL 2

Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 0 - 2 Last 10 Games: 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 0 - 2 1-Goal Games: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 2 2-Goal Games 0 - 1 1 - 0 3-Goal Games 1 - 1 0 - 0 Scoring first 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 1

Opponent scoring first 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 1

Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 2

Trailing after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

Leading after 2 periods 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0

Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

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

OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 2

OT Record - Franchise: 203 - 205 - 215 214 - 191 - 185

Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 1

Shootout Record - Franchise: 77 - 71 65 - 70

Outshooting opponent: 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 2 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

January: 1-3-0 2 2-0-2 6

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Goals by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 2 4 5 0 11 ( 2.8 avg.)

Opponents: 2 4 6 0 12 ( 3.0 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 7 5 3 0 15 ( 3.8 avg.)

Opponents: 3 6 3 1 13 ( 3.3 avg.)

Shots by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 41 52 41 0 134 (33.5 avg.)

Opponents: 35 36 30 0 101 (25.3 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 43 26 27 2 98 (24.5 avg.)

Opponents: 32 45 32 5 114 (28.5 avg.)

Power Play

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 3 15 20.0 (T-15th NHL) 2 8 25.0 (T-9th NHL)

Home: 1 8 12.0 (18th NHL) 0 0 0.0

Road: 2 7 28.0 (9th NHL) 2 8 25.0 (T-11th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-22nd NHL)

Penalty Killing

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 1 5 80.0 (T-16th NHL) 3 16 81.0 (14th NHL)

Home: 1 2 50.0 (23rd NHL) 0 0 0.0

Road: 0 3 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 3 16 81.0 (12th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL)

Penalties

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

4 15 3.0 (1st NHL) 4 37 9.0 (17th NHL)

Goal Situations

For Against For Against

6 on 5: 1 2 0 0 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 7 9 12 7 5 on 4: 3 0 1 0 5 on 3: 0 0 0 1 4 on 4: 0 0 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 1 0 3 on 3: 0 0 0 1 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 0 0 1 3 on 6: 0 0 0 0 4 on 5: 0 1 0 2 4 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 0 1 1 Empty Net: 0 2 1 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 11 12 15 13

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Individual Leaders

Points: T. HALL (6),J. EICHEL (6),S. REINHART (3) A. OVECHKIN (5),T. WILSON (5),T. OSHIE (4) Goals: C. LAZAR (2),S. REINHART (2),V. OLOFSSON (2) T. WILSON (3),N. BACKSTROM (2),J. VRANA (2) Assists: J. EICHEL (6),T. HALL (5),E. STAAL (1) A. OVECHKIN (4),T. OSHIE (3),N. BACKSTROM (2) PP Goals: T. HALL (1),S. REINHART (1),V. OLOFSSON (1) T. OSHIE (1),N. BACKSTROM (1)

SH Goals:

GW Goals: S. REINHART (1) T. WILSON (1),J. VRANA (1)

3+ Goals:

PIM: J. MCCABE (5),J. SKINNER (2),C. MILLER (2) B. DILLON (9),T. OSHIE (6),N. DOWD (4)

Shots: J. SKINNER (14),S. REINHART (12),B. MONTOUR (11) A. OVECHKIN (13),E. KUZNETSOV (11),J. VRANA (9) +/-: R. RISTOLAINEN (+2),D. COZENS (+1),C. EAKIN (0) B. DILLON (+5),Z. CHARA (+4),J. SCHULTZ (+4)

Shootout

Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

Alex Ovechkin 0 / 1 0.0 0

T.J. Oshie 0 / 1 0.0 0

Nicklas Backstrom 0 / 1 0.0 0

Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Ilya Samsonov 0 - 1 1/4 .750

Power Play

Player G A P Jack Eichel 0 3 3 Taylor Hall 1 2 3 Victor Olofsson 1 1 2 Sam Reinhart 1 0 1 Player G A P Alex Ovechkin 0 2 2 Nicklas Backstrom 1 0 1 John Carlson 0 1 1 Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 1 1 T.J. Oshie 1 0 1 Short Handed

Player G A P

No players to display

Player G A P

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Buffalo Sabres (0-2) @ Washington Capitals (2-0)

Season Series

Washington Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Jan 22, 2021 0 0 0 /

Jan 24, 2021 0 0 0 /

Apr 13, 2021 0 0 0 /

Apr 15, 2021 0 0 0 /

Buffalo Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Jan 14, 2021 6 4 0 Ilya Samsonov / Carter Hutton Jakub Vrana Jan 15, 2021 2 1 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark Tom Wilson

Feb 11, 2021 0 0 0 /

Feb 13, 2021 0 0 0 /

Sabres Head To Head Stats

Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Taylor Hall 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0 Jack Eichel 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Jake McCabe 2 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 Victor Olofsson 2 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 Tobias Rieder 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 Rasmus Ristolainen 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 Sam Reinhart 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Dylan Cozens 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 Tage Thompson 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Henri Jokiharju 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Eric Staal 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 Riley Sheahan 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Cody Eakin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Rasmus Dahlin 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 Curtis Lazar 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 Colin Miller 2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Jeff Skinner 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Brandon Montour 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%

Carter Hutton 1 59 5 5.12 0 0 1 0 27 .815

Linus Ullmark 1 58 2 2.07 0 0 1 0 21 .905

Power play 1 - 8 (12.5%) Penalty Killing 1 - 2 (50%)

Capitals Head To Head Stats

Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Nicklas Backstrom 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 16.7 T.J. Oshie 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 25.0 Jakub Vrana 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 33.3 Tom Wilson 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 100.0 John Carlson 2 1 1 2 -3 2 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 Alex Ovechkin 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Brenden Dillon 2 1 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 Garnet Hathaway 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 50.0 Nick Jensen 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Lars Eller 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Conor Sheary 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Justin Schultz 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Richard Panik 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 Nic Dowd 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Zdeno Chara 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Carl Hagelin 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%

Vitek Vanecek 1 60 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 31 .968

Ilya Samsonov 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 0 0 26 .846

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LAST GAME

Washington 4, Pittsburgh 5 SO

January 19, 2021 *PPG Paints Arena* Pittsburgh, PA Shots: WSH: 26; PIT: 30

Power Plays: WSH: 0/2; PIT: 2/3

Three Stars: Crosby (PIT), Wilson (WSH), Blueger (PIT)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

- Recalled Craig Anderson from the Taxi Squad, 1/21 - Assigned Connor McMichael to the Taxi Squad, 1/21

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

John Carlson - 1 assist shy of passing Dale Hunter for the fifth-most assists in franchise history Nicklas Backstrom - 2 games shy of passing Peter Bondra for the third most games in franchise history Alex Ovechkin - 2 goals shy of passing Mike Gartner (708) for the seventh most goals in NHL history Evgeny Kuznetsov - 7 points shy of 400 career points

Tom Wilson - 7 points shy of 200 career points Lars Eller - 4 points shy of 300 career points

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED

Brenden Dillon - Played 600th career game, 1/15 at BUF

INJURIES/ILLNESSES

None

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Jan. 24, 3 p.m. (ET) vs. Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Jan. 26, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Islanders (NBCSN, NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Jan. 28, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Jan. 30, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Boston (NBCSW, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 1, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Boston (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Tonight's Game

The Capitals face the Buffalo Sabres Friday night in their third matchup of the season. Washington won each of the first two matchups. Washington is 7-1-1 in their last nine games against Buffalo.

Note of the Night HOME AGAIN

- Tonight's game marks the Capitals first home game since March 4, 2020 against the Philadelphia Flyers, a span of 324 days. - The Capitals are 26-15-2-2 all time in home openers and are 15-1-2 in their last 18 home openers.

- Washington has outscored their opponents 15-4 in their last three home openers (2019-20: 2-3 OT vs. Carolina Hurricanes; 2018-19: 7-0 vs. Boston Bruins; 2017-18: 6-1 vs. Montreal Canadiens).

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

HOME vs. BUF

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

32-38-9-3 227 260 8 WSH Ws (3/7/05 - 11/1/19)

CAPITALS vs. SABRES ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Chara (103) Ovechkin (33) Chara (37) Ovechkin (53) Ovechkin (52) Chara (13) Backstrom (23) Chara (50) Backstrom (44) Backstrom (9) Ovechkin (20) Backstrom (32)

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- Nicklas Backstrom has 14 points (1g, 13a) in 12 career home openers, including five assists in his last three games. Backstrom has recorded a multi-assist game in five career home openers.

- The Capitals have a record of 131-47-19 in the previous five seasons at home, the second most points (281) in the NHL.

Top Caps Facts BIG WILLY

- Tom Wilson is tied with Alex Ovechkin for the team lead with five points (3g, 2a) in the Capitals first four games of the season. - This is the second time of his career Wilson has recorded five points in his first four games of the season (2018-19: 1g, 4a).

- Last season, Wilson set career highs in assists (23) and points (44), despite only playing 68 games. Additionally, Wilson set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154).

- Wilson's 22 hits this season rank third in the NHL. Since his rookie season in 2013-14, Wilson’s 1,619 hits rank fifth among forwards in the NHL. - Over the last four seasons, Wilson is the only player in the NHL who has accumulated at least 400 penalty minutes (410) and recorded 100 points (124).

SWEET NICKY

- With tonight's game, Nicklas Backstrom will tie Peter Bondra (961) for the third-most games played in franchise history. He will also be 23 games shy of Calle Johansson (983) for the second-most games played in franchise history.

- Nicklas Backstrom has recorded four points (2g, 2a) in the Capitals' first four games, the second time in the last three seasons he's recorded at least four points in the first four games (2018-19: 1g, 5a). Backstrom averaged 0.93 points per game last time this occurred in 2018-19 (74 points in 80 games).

- Backstrom became the second player in franchise history to reach the 900-point mark last season and currently sits at 931 points (245g, 686a), behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,283).

- With 42 assists in the shortened 2019-20 season, Backstrom’s six consecutive seasons with 50 assists came to an end. He is one of 18 players in NHL history to accomplish the feat.

- Additionally, Backstrom is 28 assists shy of passing Daniel Alfredsson (713) for the fourth-most assists by a Swedish-born player.

SUPER CARLY

- John Carlson is one assist shy of passing Dale Hunter (375) for the fifth-most assists in franchise history.

- Carlson passed Mike Gartner (758) for the eighth-most games played in franchise history on Jan. 15 against the Buffalo Sabres.

- During the 2019-20 season, Carlson set personal highs for points (15g, 60a) and assists in a season, leading all NHL defensemen in both respective categories.

- Carlson’s 60 assists last season were one shy of tying the franchise record for the most by a defenseman in a single season (Scott Stevens, 1988-89: 61a), and his 75 points were six shy of the record (Larry Murphy, 1986-87: 81).

- Over the last twenty seasons, only three other defensemen have recorded at least 60 assists in a season (Nicklas Lidstrom, twice, 2005-06 and 2007-08: 64 and 60 assists, respectively; Erik Karlsson, 2015-16: 66 assists; Brent Burns, 2018-19: 67 assists).

- Carlson’s 216 points over the last four seasons (44g, 172a) rank first among defensemen.

HOMEGROWN GOALTENDING

- Vitek Vanecek made his NHL debut on Friday against the Buffalo Sabres, stopping 30 of the 31 shots he faced (.968 save percentage) in his first career win. Through his first two games, Vanecek is 1-0-1 with a 2.97 goals against average and a .902 save percentage.

- Vanecek became the 15th goaltender selected by the Capitals to play in the NHL and the 49th goaltender in franchise history.

- Vanecek became the 28th goaltender in NHL history to allow one goal or fewer in his NHL debut and make at least 30 saves. The Capitals are the only team in franchise history to have four goaltenders accomplish this feat (Michal Neuvirth, Semyon Varlamov and Sebastian Charpentier), and all four were originally selected by Washington in the NHL Draft.

- Since 2006, the 1,430 combined regular season games played by goaltenders drafted by the Capitals is the highest such total among all teams. - Five of the 56 goaltenders who have played in the NHL this season were originally drafted by Washington.

- During the last 11 seasons (2010-21), goaltenders drafted by Washington have accounted for 402 of the team’s 451 wins (89.1 percent). - Since 1994-95, 812 of the Capitals 1,004 goaltending wins (80.9 percent) have come from Capitals draft picks (s/t Mike Vogel).

YOUNG V

- Jakub Vrana has two goals in the Capitals first four games this season.

- Over the last three seasons, Vrana ranks third in the NHL with 1.43 goals per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five (min. 100 games), only trailing Alex Ovechkin (1.48) and Montreal's Brenden Gallagher (1.47).

- Vrana set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) last season, despite only playing 69 games.

- Among the 60 players with at least 50 goals since 2018-19, Vrana’s two power play goals are the lowest among the group, three lower than Gallagher, who has the second-lowest.

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- Vrana’s 14:24 TOI per game is the lowest among any player with 50 goals since 2018-19, and Travis Konecny is the second-lowest at 15:56.

BIG Z

- Zdeno Chara’s 1,557 games rank third among all active players and first among defensemen. He trails Nicklas Lidstrom by seven games for fifth in NHL history among defensemen.

- Chara has averaged 19:39 TOI this season. Since 1997-98, both his first season and the NHL’s first season of tracking time on ice, Chara has led the NHL with 37,207:30 minutes, over 6,000 more minutes than the next closest player.

- Last season, Chara became one of five defensemen in NHL history to play at the age of 42 (Doug Harvey, Allan Stanley, Tim Horton and Chris Chelios). Chara averaged 21:01 minutes per game, making him one of two defensemen in NHL history to record at least 21 minutes per game at the age of 42 since the NHL began tracking time on ice (Chelios: 2003-04).

GREAT DANE

- Lars Eller scored against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, his first goal of the season. - Eller is now four points shy of his 300th career point (133g, 163a).

- Eller set a career high with 39 points (16g, 23a) in the shortened 2019-20 season. Eller led the Capitals with a career-high 55.8 shot attempt percentage, the third-highest percentage by a Capital since 2009-10.

- Eller's 296 points are the third-highest total of any Danish-born player in NHL history.

- Eller's 58.0 face-off win percentage (47 wins, 34 losses) is the seventh-highest face-off percentage among players with at least 70 draws taken this year. Eller has won 61.9 percent of his draws taken in the neutral zone (13 wins on 21 draws) and 61 percent of his draws taken in the defensive zone (25 wins on 41 draws).

OSH-BABE

- Since 2015-16, T.J. Oshie ranks second on the Capitals with 129 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 232). He’s one of 44 players with over 120 goals in the last six seasons.

- Since 2015-16, Oshie has scored 129 goals on 739 shots (17.5 percent). That’s the second-highest shooting percentage in the NHL among players with at least 120 goals during that span (Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele: 17.6 percent).

NEVER OUT

- The Capitals have earned a point in each of their first four games (2-0-2, six points) for the second-straight season (last year: 2-0-2).

- The Capitals have only trailed for 12:45 minutes in their four combined games, the second-lowest total in the NHL (Florida Panthers: trailed for 1:11 in two games).

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Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary

* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 01/14/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 01-00-00 6-4 19,77p,74,4,13,21 13 1-2 2-3 28-26 30 / 40 0 2 01/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 02-00-00 2-1 13,43 43 0-0 5-5 21-31 41 / 35 0 3 01/17/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O** 02-00-01 3-4 26,8,19p 59 1-4 5-5 23-27 1 / 30 0 4 01/19/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O* 02-00-02 4-5 20,43,43,92 87 0-2 1-3 26-30 1 / 41 0 5 01/22/2021 Buffalo Sabres

6 01/24/2021 Buffalo Sabres 7 01/26/2021 New York Islanders 8 01/28/2021 New York Islanders 9 01/30/2021 Boston Bruins 10 02/01/2021 Boston Bruins 11 02/04/2021 @ New York Rangers 12 02/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 13 02/09/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 14 02/11/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 15 02/13/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 16 02/14/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 17 02/16/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 18 02/20/2021 New York Rangers 19 02/21/2021 New York Rangers 20 02/23/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 21 02/25/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 22 02/27/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 23 03/01/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 24 03/03/2021 @ Boston Bruins 25 03/05/2021 @ Boston Bruins 26 03/07/2021 New Jersey Devils 27 03/09/2021 New Jersey Devils 28 03/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 29 03/13/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 30 03/15/2021 New York Islanders 31 03/16/2021 New York Islanders 32 03/19/2021 New York Rangers 33 03/25/2021 New Jersey Devils 34 03/26/2021 New Jersey Devils 35 03/28/2021 New York Rangers 36 03/30/2021 @ New York Rangers 37 04/01/2021 @ New York Islanders 38 04/02/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 39 04/04/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 40 04/06/2021 @ New York Islanders 41 04/08/2021 Boston Bruins 42 04/10/2021 Boston Bruins 43 04/13/2021 Buffalo Sabres 44 04/15/2021 Buffalo Sabres 45 04/17/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 46 04/18/2021 @ Boston Bruins 47 04/20/2021 @ Boston Bruins 48 04/22/2021 @ New York Islanders 49 04/24/2021 @ New York Islanders 50 04/27/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 51 04/29/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 52 05/01/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 53 05/03/2021 @ New York Rangers 54 05/05/2021 @ New York Rangers 55 05/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 56 05/08/2021 Philadelphia Flyers

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Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game Summary

Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. SCHULTZ

# 2 JENSEN # 3 DILLON # 4 OVECHKIN # 8 ORLOV # 9 SPRONG # 10 VRANA # 13 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 15:56 0-1,0/1 20:17 1-0,1/3 17:21 0-2,3/1 19:36 0-0,0/-2 19:41 1-0(W),5/1 14:07 Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,1/1 17:19 0-0,0/1 19:13 0-0,1/1 19:25 0-0,2/0 14:51 0-0,0/-1 22:15 1-0,1/1 13:56 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:10 0-0,0/0 17:20 0-0,0/-1 18:31 1-1,6/0 23:50 0-0,1/-1 20:47 0-0,0/-1 08:01 0-0,2/-1 11:51 Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,1/1 20:11 0-0,0/0 18:35 0-0,0/2 19:03 0-1,2/0 18:20 0-0,1/0 20:32 0-1,4/1 12:50 0-1,1/1 13:06

Date Opp. PANIK

# 14 BACKSTROM # 19 ELLER # 20 HATHAWAY # 21 DOWD # 26 CHARA # 33 WILSON # 43 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,2/0 11:18 1-1,3/1 17:54 0-1,0/-1 15:13 1-0,2/1 12:13 0-0,0/1 11:24 0-0,1/2 20:16 0-0,0/0 17:11 Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 12:24 0-1,3/0 16:22 0-0,1/0 17:30 0-0,0/0 09:05 0-0,0/0 12:30 0-0,3/1 20:06 1-1(W),1/1 18:44 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/-1 13:21 1-0,2/-1 23:33 0-0,1/-1 17:15 0-0,0/1 10:26 1-0,1/1 11:10 0-0,3/1 19:22 0-1,0/0 18:32 Jan 19 @ PIT 0-1,0/1 15:49 0-0,0/-1 19:45 1-0,2/1 17:30 0-0,1/0 09:52 0-0,1/0 11:03 0-0,0/0 18:51 2-0,3/0 18:23

Date Opp. HAGELIN

# 62 SHEARY # 73 CARLSON # 74 OSHIE # 77 KUZNETSOV # 92 SAMSONOV # 30 VANECEK # 41 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/1 12:54 0-1,0/0 10:40 1-1,6/-2 23:43 1-2,3/1 19:29 0-0,0/0 16:29 4/26 W 60:00 DND Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,3/0 13:55 0-0,0/0 08:52 0-0,1/-1 22:19 0-0,1/0 16:16 0-0,3/1 14:58 DND 1/31 W 60:00 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,0/1 11:51 DNP 0-0,0/-1 25:59 0-0,2/-1 20:29 0-2,2/0 16:08 3/27 O 65:00 DND Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,1/0 11:43 DNP 0-1,1/1 22:10 0-1,2/0 17:06 1-0,6/0 14:31 DND 5/30 O 61:11

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-NHL record as head coach: 639-425-25-125 - Capitals record as head coach: 2-0-2

-Became the 19th head coach in Washington Capitals history on Sept. 15, 2020.

-In his 19th season as a head coach and the first 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.

-Internationally, Laviolette has coached Team USA at the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2014. He has also represented his country in four Olympic Games, first as a player in the 1988 Calgary Games and the 1994 Lillehammer Games, then as a head coach at the 2006 Torino Games, and as an assistant at February’s 2014 Sochi Games.

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios

Head Coach: Peter Laviolette

#30: Ilya Samsonov (G) (*Injured) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Feb 22, 1997 (23 years and 11 months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 22nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft

Last Win: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (1) Last SO: JAN 13, 2020 vs CAROLINA (11) Career Shootouts: 5/9 (.556), 1-2

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%

Season 2 1-0-1 0 3.36 .868

Career 28 17-6-3 1 2.62 .910

Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 4.00 .846

Season Highs: Shots Saves 27

27

24 1/17 vs PIT

Career as a Capital - 28 GP, 17-6-3, 2.62 GAA, .910 SV% Contract: Signed through 2020-21

Career Highlights

- Became one of three goaltenders in NHL history to record an 11 game decision streak - Recorded his first career shutout, Jan. 13 against the Carolina Hurricanes

- Is one of two goaltenders in NHL history to win their first 10 career road games

- Became the fourth goaltender is franchise history to record eight wins in his first 10 starts, joining Bob Mason, Jim Carey and Semyon Varlamov - Became first goaltender in franchise history and 18th all-time to win first five starts of his career

- Became third rookie goaltender in franchise history to record three wins in his first three starts, joining Semyon Varlamov (2008-09) and Jim Carey (1994-95)

- Made 25 saves on 26 shots to earn his first career win on Oct. 4 against the New York Islanders

#31: Craig Anderson (G) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / May 21, 1981 (39 years and 8 months)

Drafted: 2001 - Chicago's third-round pick (73rd overall)

Acquired: Trade from Colorado in exchange for B. Elliott on 2/18/11 Last Win: MAR 7, 2020 @ SAN JOSE (1)

Last SO: MAR 26, 2019 vs BUFFALO (37) Career Shootouts: 149/223 (.668), 32-31

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%

Season - ---

-Career 648 289-251-67 42 2.84 .913

Career vs. Opp 33 20-10-2 3 2.36 .927

Season Highs: Shots Saves

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-Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .902 SV%, 0 SO Contract - Signed through 2020-21

- Ranks ninth among active goaltenders with 289 career wins, while his .913 save percentage is tied for 14th among goaltenders with at least 400 games played.

- In 648 career games, tied for the 39th-most by a goaltender in NHL history, Anderson has a record of 289-251-2-67 with 42 shutouts, a 2.84 goals against average and a .913 save percentage with the Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks.

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#41: Vitek Vanecek (G) 6' 2", 187 lbs. / Jan 9, 1996 (25 years) Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft

Last Win: JAN 15, 2021 @ BUFFALO (1) Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 2 1-0-1 0 2.97 .902 Career 2 1-0-1 0 2.97 .902 Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 1.00 .968

Season Highs: Shots Saves 31

31

30 1/15 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 2 GP, 1-0-1, 2.97 GAA, .902 SV%, 0 SO Contract: Signed through 2021-22

- Made his first career start and earned his first career win, at BUF (1/15)

- Set AHL career bests in goals against average (2.26) and save percentage (.917) in 2019-20, which ranked fifth and 10th in the AHL, respectively - From Dec. 6, 2019 through March 7, 2020, he posted a 15-6-0 record with a 2.00 goals against average and a .929 save percentage

- Closed out the 2019-20 season with five straight wins

- Selected to the AHL All-Star Classic for the second-straight year, where he earned Most Valuable Player honors

- Finished third among American Hockey League goaltenders with a 2.54 goals against average in 39 games with the Hershey Bears in 2016-17 - In 32 games with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2015-16, he finished 18-7-6 with a 2.03 goals against average and a .917 save percentage, earning ECHL All-Rookie Team honors

#2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (30 years and 6 months)

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: MAR 10, 2020 @ NEW JERSEY (4) Last Assist: MAR 8, 2020 vs CAROLINA (5) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 0-0-0 4 0

Career 486 50-164-214 -31 110

Career vs. Opp 19 2-8-10 13 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits

+/-0 4 times 0 4 times 0 4 times 0 4 times 20:11 1/19 vs PIT 1 3 times 1 3 times +2 1/14 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 4 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22

- Recorded four-game assist streak last season, tying a career-high (4a; 10/10/19-10/16/19) - Recorded 200th career point, an assist, vs. WSH (3/12/19)

- Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18) - Scored first career overtime goal, vs. CGY (3/5/18) - Led Pittsburgh with +22 plus/minus rating in 2017-18

- Recorded career long six-game point streak (1g, 5a; 12/23/16-1/11/17) - Set career highs in goals (12), assists (39) and points (51) in 2016-17 - Led Pittsburgh with +27 plus/minus rating in 2016-17

- Recorded first career playoff game winning goal in Game 4 of ECSR, vs. WSH (5/3/17) - Led NHL defensemen in game winning goals (2) and power play points (7) in 2017 playoffs - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

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#3: Nick Jensen (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 21, 1990 (30 years and 4 months) 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: OCT 11, 2018 vs TORONTO (149) Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 0-1-1 2 2

Career 282 6-51-57 -8 75

Career vs. Opp 13 0-1-1 2 0

+/-0

4 times 1/14 vs BUF1 1/14 vs BUF1 1/17 vs PIT2 1/14 vs BUF20:17 4 times0 1/17 vs PIT3 2 times+1

- Has played in 282 career NHL games. No defensemen selected later than Jensen (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft has appeared in more than 20 games

- His 2.98 power play goals against per 60 minutes of penalty kill time in 2019-20 ranked first in the NHL among players with at least 120 minutes played on the penalty kill

- His 365:07 minutes on the penalty kill since 2018-19 ranks tied for 26th among defensemen in the NHL

- Since becoming a full-time NHL player during the 2017-18 season, Jensen has played in 233 games and has not missed a game due to injury - His 50.43 shot attempt percentage (947 shot attempts for, 931 against) with Detroit in 2018-19 led defensemen at five-on-five among players with at least 40 games played

#4: Brenden Dillon (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Nov 13, 1990 (30 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: From San Jose in exchange for a 2020 second round pick and a conditional 2021 third round pick

Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3) Last Assist: FEB 6, 2020 @ EDMONTON (18) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-0-1 5 9

Career 602 23-92-115 18 583

Career vs. Opp 15 1-0-1 4 22

+/-1

1/14 vs BUF 4 times0 1/14 vs BUF1 1/14 vs BUF5 1/15 vs BUF19:25 2 times1 1/19 vs PIT7 1/14 vs BUF+3

- Played in his 600th career game, at BUF (1/15) - Ranked 13th in the NHL in hits (194) in 2019-20

- Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen in hits (1,255) since 2013-14

- His run of 210 consecutive games played is the eighth longest active streak among defensemen

- Is one of just three active undrafted defensemen with at least 600 games played (Andy Greene: 936 games; Mark Giordano: 896 games) - Made Capitals debut, vs. MTL (2/20/20)

- Has recorded two Gordie Howe Hat Tricks in his career (with Dallas, vs. PHX 2/1/13; with San Jose, vs. CGY 3/24/18)

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) (*Injured) 6' 3", 238 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (35 years and 4 months) oh-VEHCH-kihn

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)

Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 34/109 (31%), 14 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-4-5 1 0

Career 1156 707-576-1283 83 719

Career vs. Opp 52 33-20-53 -1 69

+/-1 1/17 vs PIT 2 1/14 vs BUF 2 2 times 0 4 times 23:50 1/17 vs PIT 6 1/17 vs PIT 4 1/17 vs PIT +1 1/14 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 1,156 GP, 707g-576a-1,283p, 719 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21

- Has won 18 individual awards in his 15 seasons: Nine Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies (2007-08, 2008-09, 2012- 13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018- 19), three Hart Memorial Trophies (2007-08, 2008- 09, 2012-13), three Ted Lindsay Awards (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10), an Art Ross Trophy (2007-08), a Conn Smythe Trophy (2017- 18) and a Calder Memorial Trophy (2005-06)

- Ranks seventh on the NHL's all-time goals list and is two goals shy of passing Mike Gartner (708) for seventh - Has recorded eight 50-goal seasons in his career, the third most in NHL history (Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky: 9) - Has recorded 11 career 40-goal season, one shy of Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record

- Became eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals, at NJD (2/22/20) - Has been selected to 11 All-Star Games

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#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) (*Injured) 5' 11", 211 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (29 years and 5 months) ohr-LAWF

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 @ BUFFALO (4)

Last Assist: FEB 25, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (10) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 0-0-0 -4 2

Career 520 37-143-180 57 207

+/-0 4 times 0 4 times 0 4 times 2 1/19 vs PIT 22:15 1/15 vs BUF 1 2 times 3 1/19 vs PIT +0 1/19 vs PIT

- On an active 401 consecutive games played streak - the fifth-longest active streak in the NHL

- One of five current players and two defensemen to record at least 20 assists in five straight seasons for Washington (Carlson, Backstrom, Kuznetsov &Oshie)

- Recorded a 53.4 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (1,279 shot attempts for, 1,114 against) in 2019-20, the second-highest percentage in his career

- Since 2015-16, his 149 points (31g, 118a) rank first among Russian-born defensemen in the NHL - Played in his 500th career game, vs. PIT (2/2/20)

#10: Daniel Sprong (R) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Mar 17, 1997 (23 years and 10 months)

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

Last Goal: JAN 5, 2020 vs NASHVILLE (8) Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 2 0-1-1 0 0

Career 99 19-12-31 -17 10

Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -2 0

+/-0

2 times 1/19 vs PIT1 1/19 vs PIT1 2 times0 1/19 vs PIT12:50 1/19 vs PIT4 2 times1 1/19 vs PIT+1

- Recorded his first point as a Capital, an assist, at PIT (1/19/21) - Made his Capitals debut, at PIT (1/17/21)

- Recorded 33 points (12g, 21a) in 44 games between San Diego and Hershey in 2019-20 and two points (1g, 1a) in eight games with Anaheim - Registered three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal, in his Hershey debut on Feb. 29, 2020 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

- Set a career high with 23 points (14g, 9a) in 63 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim in 2018-19

- Ranks 11th among players from the 2015 draft class with at least 90 career games in goals per 60 minutes of play (0.88)

#13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (24 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 15, 2021 @ BUFFALO (2)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 2-1-3 2 0

Career 249 67-68-135 29 59

+/-1 2 times 1 1/19 vs PIT 1 3 times 0 4 times 14:07 1/14 vs BUF 5 1/14 vs BUF 2 3 times +1 3 times

- Set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) in 2019-20

- Ranked fourth in the NHL in goals per 60 minutes of play (1.54) at five-on-five in 2019-20 - Only player in the NHL with 25 goals and just one power play goal last season

- Led the Capitals and ranked 13th in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play (2.66) in 2019-20 - Recorded career high four multi-goal games last season

- Recorded 100th career point, vs. FLA (11/27/19) - Played 200th career game, at NYR (11/20/19) - Recorded first career hat trick, vs. CGY (11/3/19)

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#14: Richard Panik (R) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (29 years and 11 months) Drafted: TBL's second choice (2nd round, 52nd overall) 2009 Entry Draft

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2019 Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 0-1-1 0 0

Career 473 84-98-182 19 256

Career vs. Opp 18 1-3-4 -1 6

+/-0 4 times 1 1/19 vs PIT 1 1/19 vs PIT 0 4 times 15:49 1/19 vs PIT 3 1/17 vs PIT 5 1/19 vs PIT +1 1/19 vs PIT

- Ranked second on Washington with a 54.9 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (611 shot attempts for, 501 shot attempts against) last season

- Ranked first on the team and seventh in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five from Dec. 14 to March 12 (3.18) in 2019-20 - Recorded 20 points (7g, 13a) in his final 36 games of 2019-20, with all 20 of his points coming at even strength

- Recorded his fifth career multi-goal game, vs. NSH (1/29/20)

- Recorded his first and only career hat trick with Chicago, vs. NSH (10/15/16)

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (33 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)

Last Assist: JAN 15, 2021 @ BUFFALO (2) Career Shootouts: 27/72 (38%), 11 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 2-2-4 -1 0

Career 960 245-686-931 118 462

Career vs. Opp 44 9-23-32 3 16

+/-1

2 times 2 times1 1/14 vs BUF2 4 times0 1/17 vs PIT23:33 2 times3 1/19 vs PIT1 1/14 vs BUF+1

- Has led Capitals forwards in assists (42a in 2019-20) for six out of the last eight seasons

- Passed Kelly Miller (940) for fourth place on the Capitals’ franchise games played list, at LA (2/4/20)

- Recorded four points (2g, 2a), including his 900th career point and became one of two active Capitals players to reach the mark (Alex Ovechkin), at NJD (12/20/19)

- Passed Peter Forsberg (885) for seventh place among Swedish-born players in career points, at FLA (11/7/19) - His 686 assists rank first in franchise history

- His 931 points (245g, 686a) rank second in franchise history, behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,283)

- Ranks first among the 2006 NHL Draft class in points (931) and assists (686), despite ranking fourth in games played (960) - His 300 career power play assists are the 38th-most in NHL history

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#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (31 years and 8 months) 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: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3) Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-1-2 -1 2

Career 758 133-163-296 -23 462

Career vs. Opp 42 3-6-9 -9 6

+/-1

1/19 vs PIT 1/14 vs BUF1 2 times1 1/19 vs PIT2 2 times17:30 1/19 vs PIT2 1/17 vs PIT1 1/19 vs PIT+1

Career as a Capital - 316 GP, 60g-80a-140p, 161 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23

- Set a career high in points with 39 (16g, 23a) and time on ice per game (17:01) in the shortened 2019-20 season - Tied a career high in assists (23) in 2019-20

- Led Capitals centers in faceoff win percentage (51.9) last season

- Played in his 700th career game, becoming the second Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone, vs. BUF (11/1/19) - Since joining Washington in the 2016-17 season, Eller’s 140 points (60g, 80a) rank seventh on the Capitals

- Scored the game-winning goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 7, 2018, securing the Capitals’ first ever Stanley Cup

- As a member of the Montreal Canadiens, he recorded four goals on Jan. 4, 2015, his first and only career hat trick, one of 28 active players in the NHL with a four-goal game

#21: Garnet Hathaway (R) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Nov 23, 1991 (29 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019 Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-0-1 2 0

Career 245 26-31-57 24 298

+/-1 1/14 vs BUF 0 4 times 1 1/14 vs BUF 0 4 times 12:13 1/14 vs BUF 2 1/14 vs BUF 7 1/17 vs PIT +1 2 times

- His 2.34 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play over the last three seasons ranks first in the NHL among players with at least 200 games played during that span

- Ranked second on the Capitals in hits and 16th in the NHL (189) in 2019-20 - Ranked second on the Capitals in penalty minutes (79) last season

- With 16 points (9g, 7a) in 66 games in 2019-20, Hathaway was on pace to pass his career high of 19 points (11g, 8a) set in 2018-19 - Recorded second career multi-goal game, at SJ (12/3/19)

- Played in his 200th career NHL game, at DET (11/30/19)

#26: Nic Dowd (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / May 27, 1990 (30 years and 7 months)

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

Last Goal: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-0-1 2 4

Career 255 25-39-64 -1 107

+/-1

1/17 vs PIT 4 times0 1/17 vs PIT1 1/14 vs BUF4 1/15 vs BUF12:30 2 times1 1/19 vs PIT7 2 times+1

- Led the team in shorthanded goals (3) and ranked tied for fifth in the NHL in 2019-20 - Set a career high in plus/minus (11) last season

- Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18) - Scored first career overtime goal, vs. CGY (3/5/18)

- Recorded his first career multi-goal game and his second career three-point game (2g, 1a), at PIT (3/7/20) - Recorded his fourth career multi-point game (2a), at SJ (12/3/19)

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#33: Zdeno Chara (D) 6' 9", 250 lbs. / Mar 18, 1977 (43 years and 10 months) Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick / 56th overall)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 30, 2020 Last Goal: NOV 27, 2019 @ OTTAWA (47) Last Assist: MAR 10, 2020 @ PHILADELPHIA (4) Career Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 0-0-0 4 2

Career 1557 205-451-656 292 1958 Career vs. Opp 103 13-37-50 20 101

+/-0 4 times 0 4 times 0 4 times 2 1/15 vs BUF 20:16 1/14 vs BUF 3 2 times 3 1/17 vs PIT +2 1/14 vs BUF

- Ranks 30th in NHL history in points among defensemen with 656 (205g, 451a) - His 1,557 games rank third among all active players and first among defensemen

- As a member of the Bruins, he recorded 481 points (148g, 333a) to rank third among defensemen in franchise history, behind Hall of Famers Ray Bourque (1,506) and Bobby Orr (888)

- Since 1997-98, both his first season and the NHL’s first season of tracking time on ice, he has led the NHL with 37,207:30 minutes - A Stanley Cup champion with Boston in 2011, he became the second European-born captain to win the Stanley Cup

- Was awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman in 2008-09 - Recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2010-11

- Has been named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14) and the Second All-Star Team four times (2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12)

#34: Jonas Siegenthaler (D) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / May 6, 1997 (23 years and 8 months) Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 57th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft

Last Goal: DEC 20, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (28) Last Assist: JAN 7, 2020 vs OTTAWA (20) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- -

-Career 90 2-11-13 17 53

+/-- - -

-Career as a Capital - 90 GP, 2g-11a-13p, 53 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21

- Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (105) in 2019-20 and his 6.25 blocked shots per 60 minutes of play ranked 13th in the NHL - Siegenthaler led the Capitals in 2019-20 in penalty kill minutes per game (3:11) and ranked 11th in the NHL

- Over the last two seasons, Siegenthaler has started 52 percent of his face-offs outside of the offensive zone, the highest percentage among current Capitals defensemen

- Recorded his first career goal, vs. VGK (11/9/19) - Recorded his first career point, at CAR (12/14/18)

- Just the second Swiss-born player to play for the Capitals in franchise history (Timo Helbling: 2006-07) and just the eighth Swiss defenseman to play at least 70 games in NHL history

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#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (26 years and 9 months) Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft

Last Goal: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Last Assist: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 3-2-5 1 2

Career 526 81-112-193 31 1029

Career vs. Opp 22 3-6-9 7 27

+/-2 1/19 vs PIT 1 2 times 2 2 times 2 1/17 vs PIT 18:44 1/15 vs BUF 3 1/19 vs PIT 10 1/19 vs PIT +1 1/15 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 526 GP, 81g-112a-193p, 1,029 PIM Contract: Signed through 2023-24

- Set career highs in assists (23) and points (44) in 2019-20, despite only playing 68 games - Set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154) last season - Ranked third in the NHL in hits (253) in 2019-20

- Recorded fewest penalty minutes (93) of his career last season - Recorded 1,000th penalty minute, vs. NJD (1/11/20)

- Recorded 100th career assist, vs. TB (12/21/20)

- Is the only player in the NHL who has accumulated at least 400 penalty minutes (410) and recorded 100 points (124) over the last three seasons

- His 721:19 of penalty-killing ice time ranks first among Capitals forwards over the last five seasons

- Played 500th career game, vs. CAR (1/13/20), becoming the youngest forward in franchise history to reach the milestone - Recorded a career high six-game goal streak and eight-game point streak (11/21/18-2/2/18)

#57: Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (29 years and 5 months) Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020 Last Goal: APR 23, 2016 vs ST. LOUIS (16) Last Assist: AUG 13, 2020 @ BOSTON (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- -

-Career 364 15-54-69 10 102

+/-- - -

-Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21

- In 364 career games, he has recorded a 52.8 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (5,386 shot attempts for, 4,808 against), tied for the 17th highest percentage among defensemen since 2014-15

- Tied a career high in point with 16 in 2017-18 and set a new career high in assists (13) - Won a Stanley Cup in his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015

#62: Carl Hagelin (L) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (32 years and 4 months)

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: MAR 5, 2020 @ NY RANGERS (6) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 0-0-0 2 0

Career 608 101-165-266 104 254

Career vs. Opp 26 7-3-10 9 18

+/-0 4 times 0 4 times 0 4 times 0 4 times 13:55 1/15 vs BUF 3 1/15 vs BUF 1 1/19 vs PIT +1 2 times

- Led Capitals forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:55) in 2019-20 - Set a career high with three shorthanded points (1g, 2a) last season

- Played in his 600th career NHL game, at MIN (3/1/20) - Recorded his 100th career goal, vs. PIT (2/23/20)

- Recorded longest point streak of his career (seven games, 3g, 4a) from 1/16/20 to 2/4/20 - His career +104 plus/minus rating ranks 13th in the NHL since 2011-12

- His 54.0 shot attempt percentage (1,355 shot attempts for, 1,152 against) is tied for eighth in the NHL among left wings with at least 70 games played over the last two seasons

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#73: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 9", 178 lbs. / Jun 8, 1992 (28 years and 7 months) Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020 Last Goal: MAR 3, 2020 vs OTTAWA (6) Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (1) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 2 0-1-1 0 2

Career 327 72-79-151 2 64

+/-0 2 times 1 1/14 vs BUF 1 1/14 vs BUF 2 1/15 vs BUF 10:40 1/14 vs BUF 0 2 times 1 1/14 vs BUF +0 2 times

- Has recorded at least 30 points in three of his last four seasons, and with 23 points in 63 games, was again on a 30-point pace prior to the 2019-20 season suspension

- Has recorded 151 career points (72g, 78a) in 327 career games, making him one of 33 active players with at least that many points and fewer than 350 games played

- Reached 10-goal plateau for fourth-straight season, vs. OTT (3/3/20) - Played in his 300th career game with Buffalo, vs. VAN (1/11/20)

- Became the first rookie to score an overtime goal in a Stanley Cup Final (Game 2) since Montreal Canadien Brian Skrudland in the 1986 Stanley Cup Final

- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

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

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-2-3 -3 2

Career 761 106-375-481 89 260

Career vs. Opp 31 3-8-11 -2 8

+/-1

1/14 vs BUF 2 times1 1/14 vs BUF2 1/15 vs BUF2 1/17 vs PIT25:59 1/14 vs BUF6 1/14 vs BUF3 1/19 vs PIT+1

- Led all NHL defensemen in points (75), assists (60) and game winning goals (6) in 2019-20 - Ranked fourth among all NHL skaters in assists last season

- Ranked first among all defensemen in primary assists (38) and third among all skaters in 2019-20 - Ranked seventh in the NHL in TOI (1,699:41) last season

- Led the Capitals in points and assists in 2019-20 - Set career highs in points and assists last season

- Became the seventh defenseman in franchise history to receive multiple All-Star Game selections (2018-19, 2019-20) - Passed Calle Johansson (470) for the most points in franchise history by a defenseman, vs. PIT (2/23/20)

- Was named the NHL’s First Star of the Month for October 2019, becoming the first defenseman to receive the honor since Calgary’s Mark Giordano (November 2014)

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#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 196 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (34 years) OH-shee

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: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3) Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 45/88 (51%), 20 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-3-4 0 6

Career 807 239-332-571 126 408

Career vs. Opp 20 4-10-14 8 12

+/-1 1/14 vs BUF 2 1/14 vs BUF 3 1/14 vs BUF 2 3 times 20:29 1/17 vs PIT 3 1/14 vs BUF 7 1/17 vs PIT +1 1/14 vs BUF

- Recorded 26 goals in 2019-20, the second straight season he reached the 25 goal mark and tied for the second-most goals in a single season in his career

- Since joining the Capitals in 2015-16, he ranks second on the Capitals with 129 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 232) - Recorded 10 power play goals last season, his most since 2015-16

- Ranked first on the team in shooting percentage (19.6 percent) and fifth in the NHL (min. 50 shots) in 2019-20 - Named to All-Star Game for the first time in his career in 2019-20

- Played his 800th career game, vs. PHI (3/4/20) - Recorded his 300th career assist, at PIT (3/12/19) - Recorded his 500th career point, at SJ (2/14/19)

#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) (*Injured) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (28 years and 8 months) ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWF

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

Last Goal: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Last Assist: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 18/44 (41%), 5 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 4 1-2-3 1 4

Career 483 121-271-392 62 250

Career vs. Opp 19 3-11-14 13 8

+/-1 1/19 vs PIT 2 1/17 vs PIT 2 1/17 vs PIT 2 2 times 16:29 1/14 vs BUF 6 1/19 vs PIT 1 2 times +1 1/15 vs BUF

- Is one of 10 players in franchise history to record five-straight 50 point seasons

- Ranked first among Capitals with at least 30 games played in assists per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (1.41) in 2019-20 - Ranked second among Capitals in points per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (2.33) last season

- Passed Adam Oates (363) for the 19th-most points in franchise history

- Played in his 400th career game on March 3, 2019 vs. the New York Rangers to become one of 42 players to reach the mark in franchise history

- Reached the 300-point mark (87g, 214a) on Jan. 6, 2019 vs. the Detroit Red Wings in his 375th career game to become the eighth player in franchise history to record his 300th point in 375 games or fewer games

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • LAST GAME Tuesday, January 19 Buffalo 0 at Philadelphia 3 Goals: N/A

Goalie: Hutton (19 saves/20 shots)/Johansson (8 save/9 shots); 1 ENG PP: 0/3; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 40 – Philadelphia 30

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 8)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed

Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 4 games Kyle Okposo (lower body, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 4 games Carter Hutton (upper body, Jan. 22) – 0 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS

1/18: Recalled G Jonas Johansson from the taxi squad

1/19: Recalled F Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad; Placed F Kyle Okposo on IR

1/21: Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad; Loaned F Rasmus Asplund to the taxi squad

UPCOMING GAMES

Sunday, Jan. 24: Buffalo at Washington, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30: New Jersey at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31: New Jersey at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES at CAPITALS

This is the third of eight meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season. Last meeting: Washington defeated Buffalo 2-1 in Buffalo on Jan. 15

Next meeting: Sunday, Jan. 24 in Washington

The Sabres are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 2-6-2 on the road.

This is the 166th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has a 90-54-21 series record. The Sabres are 41-29-12 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 10-6-1 all-time on January 22.

January 22, 1988: Phil Housley records his second career hat trick in a 7-3 win over New Jersey. Housley still holds the Sabres’ franchise record for

most career hat tricks by defenseman (2).

January 22, 1989: Lindy Ruff scores his 100th NHL goal in a 6-4 win at home against the Bruins.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Rasmus Dahlin has recorded seven points (2+5) in seven career meetings with the Capitals, including four points (1+3) in three road games.

Taylor Hall has recorded nine points (3+6) in his last eight meetings with the Capitals.

Jack Eichel has posted nine points (3+6) in eight games against the Capitals since the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

YOU AGAIN?

The Capitals swept the first series between these teams this season, winning back-to-back games in Buffalo on Jan. 14 and 15. Ten players recorded at least two points in the two-game series, including three points from Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall, Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie.

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The Sabres outshot the Capitals 57-49 in those games but were outscored 8-5. Buffalo also led Washington in shot attempts at even strength by a 71-67 margin.

Six Sabres in the series (Rasmus Ristolainen, Jake McCabe, Tobias Rieder, Riley Sheahan, Colin Miller, Jeff Skinner) had a better shot attempts percentage at even strength than the Capitals player with the best mark in those games (Nick Jensen).

All six of those Sabres did so despite having offensive zone start percentages at or below 50 percent in the series.

Ristolainen (62.7% SAT%) and McCabe (61.5%), in particular, had success at even strength against Washington. With the pair on the ice together,

the Sabres outchanced* the Capitals 15-3 and outscored them 3-0 during 5-on-5 play.

*Scoring chance data tracked by NaturalStatTrick.com and originally defined by WAR On Ice: http://blog.war-on-ice.com/new-defining-scoring-chances/index.html

DOMINANT DEFENSE

Entering play Thursday, four Sabres defensemen rank in the league’s top 40 in shot attempts percentage (min. 30 minutes played): Jake McCabe (15th, 58.1%), Rasmus Ristolainen (24th, 56.7%), Brandon Montour (35th, 55.0%) and Rasmus Dahlin (40th, 54.0%).

According to NaturalStatTrick.com, McCabe and Ristolainen rank 10th among NHL pairs who have played at least 30 minutes together this season. They have a SAT% of 58.0 percent when skating together at even strength despite an offensive zone start rate of just 44.7 percent.

GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION

Taylor Hall has recorded six points (1+5) in his first four games with the Sabres after signing as a free agent in the offseason. Entering play Thursday,

his six points tied for second-most in the NHL this season.

Before being held without a point on Tuesday at Philadelphia, Hall became the 20th player ever to begin his Sabres career with a three-game point streak and the fourth player to record at least six points through his first three regular-season games with Buffalo, joining Doug Gilmour, Steve Heinze and Bob Sweeney.

RISTO’S RECORDS

With his goal when these teams last met on Jan. 15 in Buffalo, Rasmus Ristolainen ascended the Sabres’ record books in two categories:

His 43rd career goal broke a tie with Bill Hajt for the 10th-most goals by a defenseman in Sabres history. He now trails Tyler Myers and Jim Schoenfeld by two goals for eighth-most.

He tied Jim Schoenfeld for the seventh-most career points recorded by a Sabres defenseman (228). He now trails Bill Hajt by 16 points for sixth-most.

Ristolainen already held the franchise record for most overtime goals by a defenseman (4) and is tied for ninth all-time among the team’s blueliners

with six game-winning goals.

Ristolainen’s career per-game output ranks him among the franchise’s top 15 defensemen in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .09 G/GP

(13th), .37 A/GP (12th), .46 PTS/GP (11th)

WE LIKE EICH

With six assists through his first four games of the season, Jack Eichel entered play Thursday leading the NHL in assists and tied for the second-most points for the league.

Eichel is one goal from tying Jochen Hecht for the 19th-most goals in franchise history (138).

Eichel’s career per-game output ranks in the franchise’s top 15 in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .38 G/GP (14th), .58 A/GP (10th), .96

PTS/GP (11th)

HE’S DAHL HE’S CRACKED UP TO BE

Rasmus Dahlin’s career points-per-game rate (.58) currently ranks as the 18th-highest rate among active NHL defensemen with more than 10 career

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Only six defensemen in Sabres history have had at least one season as prolific as Dahlin’s .68 points per game in his second NHL season in 2019-20: Phil Housley (8x), John Van Boxmeer (2x), Garry Galley (2x), Doug Bodger, Brian Campbell and Jerry Korab

The 20-year-old leads Buffalo defensemen with 21:05 of ice time per game in 2020-21.

WELCOME TO BUFFALO

The Sabres had seven new players on their opening-night roster this season:

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 1/21 games)

Eichel: 6 A (1st), 6 PTS (T-2nd), 3 PPP (T-6th)

Hall: 5 A (T-2nd), 6 PTS (T-2nd), 3 PPP (T-6th)

Reinhart: 1 GWG (T-3rd)

Ristolainen: 18 hits (T-5th)

Player, Pos. How Acquired Pronunciation Notes

Dylan Cozens, C Draft (2019) KUH-zihns

Buffalo’s first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft recently earned a silver medal and was named to the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship all-star team after leading all players with eight goals in the

tournament.

Cody Eakin, C Free Agency EE-kihn

His 10 career shorthanded goals tie for 20th-most in the NHL since he entered the league in 2011-12.

Taylor Hall, LW Free Agency HAWL

Won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s MVP in 2017-18; his 1.05 points per game in the last three seasons ranks 17th in the NHL.

Matt Irwin, D Free Agency UHR-wihn

Has a career shot attempts percentage (SAT%) of 51.3 percent and has never finished a full NHL season below 50.1 percent.

Tobias Rieder, LW Free Agency REE-duhr

His three shorthanded goals in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs tied an NHL postseason record; he was the seventh player ever to score three in a single

postseason.

Riley Sheahan, C Free Agency SHAY-uhn

His 5.42 goals against per 60 minutes on the penalty kill in 2019-20 ranked 15th-best among the top 100 NHL forwards in shorthanded ice time.

Eric Staal, C Trade (MIN) STAWL

Enters the 2020-21 season ranked in the top 10 among active NHL players in career regular-season games played (7th), goals (6th) and points (8th).