Washington Capitals Game Notes

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Washington Capitals Game Notes

Tue, Oct 19, 2021 NHL Game #45

Washington Capitals

Team Game: 3 Home Game: 3

1 - 0 - 1 (3 pts)

1 - 0 - 1 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Colorado Avalanche

Team Game: 3 Road Game: 1

1 - 1 - 0 (2 pts)

1 - 1 - 0 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%

30 Ilya Samsonov - - - - - -

41 Vitek Vanecek 2 1 0 1 1.44 .938

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%

31 Jonas Johansson - - - - - -

35 Darcy Kuemper 2 1 1 0 3.09 .902

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM

2 D Justin Schultz 2 1 0 1 1 0

3 D Nick Jensen 2 0 0 0 1 0

8 L Alex Ovechkin 2 3 2 5 1 0

9 D Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 1 2

10 R Daniel Sprong 2 0 0 0 0 0

20 C Lars Eller 2 0 0 0 -1 4

21 R Garnet Hathaway 2 0 0 0 0 0

24 C Connor McMichael - - - - - -

26 C Nic Dowd 2 0 0 0 1 0

29 C Hendrix Lapierre 2 1 0 1 1 2

38 D Dennis Cholowski - - - - - -

39 R Anthony Mantha 2 0 1 1 0 0

42 D Martin Fehervary 2 0 0 0 0 0

43 R Tom Wilson 2 0 1 1 1 2

52 D Matt Irwin - - - - - -

57 D Trevor van Riemsdyk 2 0 2 2 1 4

62 L Carl Hagelin 2 0 0 0 0 2

73 L Conor Sheary 2 0 1 1 0 0

74 D John Carlson 2 0 1 1 -1 0

77 R T.J. Oshie 2 1 1 2 0 2

92 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 3 3 0 0

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM

3 D Jack Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0

4 D Bowen Byram 2 1 1 2 2 0

6 D Erik Johnson 2 0 1 1 3 0

8 D Cale Makar 2 0 1 1 -1 0

11 L Mikhail Maltsev - - - - - -

12 C Jayson Megna 2 0 0 0 -1 0

17 C Tyson Jost 2 1 0 1 2 0

25 R Logan O'Connor 2 0 0 0 -1 2

28 D Ryan Murray 2 0 0 0 0 0

29 C Nathan MacKinnon - - - - - -

37 C J.T. Compher 2 1 1 2 2 4

43 C Darren Helm 2 0 0 0 -2 0

49 D Samuel Girard 2 0 1 1 -1 0

56 D Kurtis MacDermid 1 0 0 0 -1 0

61 R Martin Kaut - - - - - -

75 L Sampo Ranta 2 0 0 0 -1 2

91 C Nazem Kadri 2 1 3 4 3 5

92 L Gabriel Landeskog 1 1 1 2 3 6

95 L Andre Burakovsky 2 1 1 2 0 2

96 R Mikko Rantanen 2 0 2 2 3 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

President/Governor Josh Kroenke

Exec. VP / General Manager Joe Sakic

Assistant GM Craig Billington, Chris

MacFarland

Head Coach Jared Bednar

Assistant Coaches Ray Bennett, Nolan Pratt Jussi Parkkila (goaltending) Brett Heimlich (video) Shawn Allard (skills)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Kevin Pollock (33), Frederick L'Ecuyer (17) Linesmen Devin Berg (87), CJ Murray (68)

Supervisor Video Judge

Ntl. Anthem

Today's Schedule

VAN @ BUF : 7:00 NYI @ CHI : 7:00 ANA @ EDM : 7:00 WPG @ MIN : 7:00 SJS @ MTL : 7:00 SEA @ NJD : 7:00 LAK @ NSH : 7:00 DAL @ PIT : 7:00 FLA @ TBL : 7:00 COL @ WSH : 7:00 CBJ @ DET : 7:30

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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

38 Dennis Cholowski D 6' 2" 197 Feb 15, 1998 Langley, BC, CAN

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

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

Alex Ovechkin (0 / 0 Games)

Assist Streaks

Trevor van Riemsdyk (2 / 2 Games)

Point Streaks

Trevor van Riemsdyk (0-2-2 / 2 Games) Alex Ovechkin (3-2-5 / 2 Games)

Colorado Avalanche: Roster

Active (22 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birthplace

3 Jack Johnson D 6' 1" 227 Jan 13, 1987 Indianapolis, IN, USA

4 Bowen Byram D 6' 1" 190 Jun 13, 2001 Cranbrook, BC, CAN

6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" 225 Mar 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN, USA

8 Cale Makar D 5' 11" 187 Oct 30, 1998 Calgary, AB, CAN

11 Mikhail Maltsev L 6' 3" 198 Mar 12, 1998 St. Petersburg, RUS

12 Jayson Megna C 6' 1" 195 Feb 1, 1990 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

17 Tyson Jost C 5' 11" 187 Mar 14, 1998 St. Albert, AB, CAN

25 Logan O'Connor R 6' 0" 175 Aug 14, 1996 Missouri City, TX, USA

28 Ryan Murray D 6' 1" 206 Sep 27, 1993 Regina, SK, CAN

29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 200 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN

31 Jonas Johansson G 6' 5" 220 Sep 19, 1995 Gävle, SWE

35 Darcy Kuemper G 6' 5" 215 May 5, 1990 Saskatoon, SK, CAN

37 J.T. Compher C 6' 0" 190 Apr 8, 1995 Northbrook, IL, USA

43 Darren Helm C 6' 0" 192 Jan 21, 1987 St. Andrews, MB, CAN

49 Samuel Girard D 5' 10" 170 May 12, 1998 Roberval, QC, CAN

56 Kurtis MacDermid D 6' 5" 233 Mar 25, 1994 Sauble Beach, ON, CAN

61 Martin Kaut R 6' 2" 190 Oct 2, 1999 Brno, CZE

75 Sampo Ranta L 6' 2" 195 May 31, 2000 Naantali, FIN

91 Nazem Kadri C 6' 0" 192 Oct 6, 1990 London, ON, CAN

92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 215 Nov 23, 1992 Stockholm, SWE

95 Andre Burakovsky L 6' 3" 201 Feb 9, 1995 Klagenfurt, AUT

96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" 215 Oct 29, 1996 Nousiainen, FIN

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 200 Age: 27.0

Injured Reserve List (4 Players)

7 Devon Toews D 6' 1" 191 Feb 21, 1994 Abbotsford, BC, CAN

13 Valeri Nichushkin R 6' 4" 210 Mar 4, 1995 Chelyabinsk, RUS

22 Stefan Matteau C 6' 2" 208 Feb 23, 1994 Chicago, IL, USA

39 Pavel Francouz G 6' 0" 179 Jun 3, 1990 Plzen, CZE

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

Mikko Rantanen (2 / 2 Games) Nazem Kadri (3 / 2 Games)

Point Streaks

Mikko Rantanen (0-2-2 / 2 Games) Nazem Kadri (1-3-4 / 2 Games) Andre Burakovsky (1-1-2 / 2 Games)

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Washington Capitals: Season Statistics

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

L 8 Alex Ovechkin 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 11 27.3 22:00 0.00 3 1

C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 21:33 40.00 0 1

R 77 T.J. Oshie 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 50.0 17:53 33.33 3 1

D 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk 2 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 16:04 0.00 0 2

D 2 Justin Schultz 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 8 12.5 17:05 0.00 0 2

C 29 Hendrix Lapierre 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 50.0 10:02 0.00 0 1

R 39 Anthony Mantha 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 15:36 0.00 2 1

R 43 Tom Wilson 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 17:13 0.00 5 3

L 73 Conor Sheary 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:49 0.00 1 1

D 74 John Carlson 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 23:43 0.00 0 2

D 3 Nick Jensen 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 20:29 0.00 4 3

D 9 Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 21:19 0.00 2 5

R 10 Daniel Sprong 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 11:42 0.00 0 0

C 20 Lars Eller 2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 5 0.0 18:40 43.33 1 3

R 21 Garnet Hathaway 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 11:47 0.00 3 0

C 26 Nic Dowd 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:36 72.00 3 0

D 42 Martin Fehervary 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:59 0.00 2 4

L 62 Carl Hagelin 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 12:23 0.00 0 1

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

30 Ilya Samsonov - - - - - - - - - - - - -

41 Vitek Vanecek 2 125 1.44 1 0 1 0 3 45 .938 0 0 0

Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics

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

C 91 Nazem Kadri 2 1 3 4 3 5 0 0 0 6 16.7 20:03 51.11 2 1

D 4 Bowen Byram 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 25.0 18:44 0.00 2 0

C 37 J.T. Compher 2 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 7 14.3 20:31 58.62 1 0

L 92 Gabriel Landeskog 1 1 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 4 25.0 19:11 33.33 3 0

L 95 Andre Burakovsky 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 25.0 20:05 0.00 3 2

R 96 Mikko Rantanen 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 22:15 50.00 1 1

D 3 Jack Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 18:59 0.00 4 1

C 17 Tyson Jost 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 18:54 37.50 1 0

D 6 Erik Johnson 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 17:29 0.00 2 1

D 8 Cale Makar 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 24:22 0.00 2 2

R 13 Valeri Nichushkin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:03 0.00 2 0

D 49 Samuel Girard 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 22:26 0.00 1 6

C 9 Dylan Sikura 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:39 0.00 0 1

C 12 Jayson Megna 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 11:40 50.00 1 1

C 18 Alex Newhook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:30 0.00 0 1

C 22 Stefan Matteau 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 03:39 0.00 0 0

R 25 Logan O'Connor 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 12:25 0.00 3 1

D 28 Ryan Murray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:38 0.00 2 2

C 43 Darren Helm 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 12:35 0.00 3 1

D 56 Kurtis MacDermid 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:23 0.00 0 1

L 75 Sampo Ranta 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 12:49 100.00 3 3

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

31 Jonas Johansson - - - - - - - - - - - - -

35 Darcy Kuemper 2 116 3.09 1 1 0 0 6 55 .902 0 0 0

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Colorado Avalanche @ Washington Capitals

Team Records

Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals Last game: Saturday vs ST. LOUIS (5-3 L) Saturday vs TAMPA BAY (2-1 O)

Next game: Thursday at FLORIDA Thursday at NEW JERSEY

Overall record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 1 - 0 - 1 / OT 1

Home record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 1 - 0 - 1 / OT 1

Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0

Last 5 Games: 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 1

Last 10 Games: 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 1

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

2-Goal Games: 1 - 1 0 - 0

3-Goal Games: 0 - 0 1 - 0

Scoring first: 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 1

Opponent scoring first: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Leading after 1 period: 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

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

Tied after 1 period: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1

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

Trailing after 2 periods: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

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

OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 1

OT Record - Franchise: 198 - 176 - 204 221 - 195 - 185

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

Shootout Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Outshooting opponent: 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 1

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

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

vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 1

vs. Central: 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

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

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month Record

Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals

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

October: 1-1-0 2 1-0-1 3

Totals: 1-1-0 2 1-0-1 3

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Situations

Goals by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Colorado Avalanche: 3 2 2 0 7 (3.5 avg.)

Opponents: 2 2 3 0 7 (3.5 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 1 3 2 0 6 (3.0 avg.)

Opponents: 0 0 2 1 3 (1.5 avg.)

Shots by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Colorado Avalanche: 23 25 20 0 68 (34.0 avg.)

Opponents: 19 18 25 0 68 (31.0 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 16 23 18 3 60 (30.0 avg.)

Opponents: 13 15 18 2 60 (24.0 avg.)

Power Play

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 0 7 0.0 (26th NHL) 3 10 30.0 (13th NHL)

Home: 0 7 0.0 (14th NHL) 3 10 30.0 (10th NHL)

Road: 0 0 null (1st NHL) 0 0 null (1st NHL)

0 SHORTHANDED GOALS ALLOWED (1st NHL) 0 SHORTHANDED GOALS ALLOWED (1st NHL)

Penalty Killing

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 2 5 60.0 (25th NHL) 1 6 83.3 (11th NHL)

Home: 2 5 60.0 (19th NHL) 1 6 83.3 (9th NHL)

Road: 0 0 null (1st NHL) 0 0 null (1st NHL)

0 SHORTHANDED GOALS SCORED (4th NHL) 1 SHORTHANDED GOALS SCORED (1st NHL)

Penalties

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

2 21 10.5 (20th NHL) 2 18 9.0 (13th NHL)

Goal Situations

For Against For Against

6 on 5: 1 1 0 0

6 on 4: 0 0 0 0

6 on 3: 0 0 0 0

5 on 5: 5 4 2 1

5 on 4: 1 0 3 0

5 on 3: 0 0 0 0

4 on 4: 0 0 0 0

4 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 3: 0 0 0 1

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 2 1 1

4 on 6: 0 0 0 0

5 on 6: 0 0 0 0

Empty Net: 0 1 0 0

Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 7 7 6 3

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Situations

Individual Leaders

Points: N. Kadri (4); B. Byram (2); J. Compher (2) A. Ovechkin (5); E. Kuznetsov (3); T. Oshie (2) Goals: N. Kadri (1); B. Byram (1); J. Compher (1) A. Ovechkin (3); T. Oshie (1); H. Lapierre (1) Assists: N. Kadri (3); M. Rantanen (2); B. Byram (1) E. Kuznetsov (3); A. Ovechkin (2); T. van Riemsdyk (2)

PP Goals: null A. Ovechkin (1); J. Schultz (1); T. Oshie (1)

SH Goals: null A. Ovechkin (1)

GW Goals: B. Byram (1) J. Schultz (1)

3+ Goals: null null

PIM: G. Landeskog (6); N. Kadri (5); J. Compher (4) T. van Riemsdyk (4); L. Eller (4); H. Lapierre (2) Shots: M. Rantanen (8); J. Compher (7); L. O'Connor (7) A. Ovechkin (11); J. Schultz (8); G. Hathaway (5)

+/-: N. Kadri (3); M. Rantanen (3); G. Landeskog (3) A. Ovechkin (1); T. van Riemsdyk (1); H. Lapierre (1)

Shootout

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

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

Power Play

Player G A P

No players to display

Player G A P

T.J. Oshie 1 0 1

Alex Ovechkin 1 2 3

Justin Schultz 1 0 1

John Carlson 0 1 1

Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 2 2

Anthony Mantha 0 1 1

Shorthanded

Player G A P

No players to display

Player G A P

Alex Ovechkin 1 0 1

Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 1 1

Trevor van Riemsdyk 0 1 1

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Colorado Avalanche (0-0-0) @ Washington Capitals (0-0-0)

Season Series

Washington Capitals Avalanche Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Oct 19, 2021 0 0 0 /

Colorado Capitals Avalanche Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Apr 18, 2022 0 0 0 /

Avalanche 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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LAST GAME

Washington 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 OT

October 16, 2021 *Capital One Arena* Washington, D.C.

Shots: WSH: 33; TB: 24 Power Plays: WSH: 0/4; TB: 0/1

Three Stars: 1. Vasilevskiy (TB), 2. Stamkos (TB), 3. Vanecek (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Claimed Dennis Cholowski off waivers from Seattle, 10/14 Assigned Beck Malenstyn to AHL Hershey, 10/14

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Anthony Mantha - One goal shy of 100 career goals Alex Ovechkin - One game shy of 1,200 career games Garnet Hathaway - One game shy of 300 career games

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Lars Eller - Played 800th career game, 10/18 vs. TB

Peter Laviolette - Became the winningest American-born head coach in NHL history, 10/13 vs. NYR

Alex Ovechkin - Passed Marcel Dionne for fifth on the NHL's all-time goals list, recorded 500th career power play point, 10/13 vs. NYR Hendrix Lapierre - Scored first career NHL goal, 10/13 vs. NYR

INJURIES/ILLNESSES

Nicklas Backstrom: 10/13-10/16 (2 games)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

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) Oct. 27, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Detroit (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7) Oct. 29, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Arizona (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

Tonight's Game

The Capitals face the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday at Capital One Arena for the first time since since Feb. 13, 2020. Alex Ovechkin has scored a goal in five of his last 10 games against Colorado (5g, 5a) and has four multi-point games during that span. T.J. Oshie has earned 28 points (9g, 19a) in 31 career games against Colorado, the fifth-most points he has against an NHL franchise (Pittsburgh: 34, Tampa Bay: 33, Chicago: 32, NY Islanders:

31). Evgeny Kuznetsov has earned 16 points (5g, 11a) in 10 career games against the Avalanche.

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

HOME vs. COLORADO

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

24-14-4-1 161 133 1 COL win (10/14/19)

CAPITALS vs. AVALANCHE ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Oshie (31) Oshie (9) Oshie (19) Oshie (28)

Ovechkin (20) Ovechkin (8) Kuznetsov (11) Ovechkin (16)

Backstrom (18) Backstrom/Kuznetsov (5) Ovechkin (8) Kuznetsov (16)

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Note of the Night 1,200

- Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is expected to play in his 1,200th career game Tuesday night against the Colorado Avalanche at Capital One Arena.

- Ovechkin will become the first player in franchise history, one of five active players (Joe Thornton, Zdeno Chara, Dustin Brown and Ryan Suter) and one of four Russian-born players in NHL history (Alex Kovalev, Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Fedorov) to reach the milestone.

- Since his NHL debut on Oct. 5, 2005 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Ovechkin will have played in 1,200 of a possible 1,242 games (96.6%). Only six other players that have played with one team in NHL history have played in at least 96% of their team’s games at their respective 1,200 career game mark, and no other active player has accomplished this feat.

- Ovechkin was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week in the opening week of the season, the 28th time in his career he was selected as one of the week's top-3 stars. Ovechkin leads the Capitals with three goals and five points through the first two games of the season.

Top Caps Facts Double V

- Over his first two games of the season, Vitek Vanecek is 1-0-1 with a 1.44 goals against average and a .938 save percentage.

- Vanecek has stopped all 28 shots he's faced in the first two periods of both games he has started (NYR &TB)

- Vanecek has stopped 33 of the 34 shots he's faced at five-on-five (.971 save percentage), tied for the third-highest save percentage among goaltenders with two games played this season.

- Vanecek finished his 2020-21 rookie season with a 21-10-4 record with two shutouts, a 2.69 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage.

- Vanecek joined Michal Neuvirth (27 wins in 2010-11) as the only rookie goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 21 wins in a season.

Vanecek’s 21 wins led all rookie goaltenders.

Wrath of Hath

- Garnet Hathaway is expected to play in his 300th career game Tuesday night against the Colorado Avalanche.

- Hathaway will play in his 125th game as a Capital after playing 175 games with the Calgary Flames.

- Over the last four seasons, Hathaway ranks ninth among forwards in hits (571) and tied for 68th in blocked shots (112), despite ranking 264th in time on ice (2224:50).

- Hathaway’s 2.17 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play over the last five seasons ranks first in the NHL among players with at least 200 games played during that span.

Buzzing Line

- Through the first two games of the season, the line of Carl Hagelin, Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway have skated 19:40 together at five-on-five, have produced a 78.38 shot attempt percentage (29 shot attempts for, 8 against), a 78.26 shots for percentage (18 shots for, 5 against) and 76.47 scoring chance for percentage (13 scoring chances for, 4 against).

- Last year, the trio played all 56 games together, skating 517:43 and outscored their opposition 20-19 at five-on-five. They were the only Capitals forwards to appear in every game and recorded the most minutes as a line.

- This season, Dowd has won 18 of his 25 face-offs (72%), only trailing St. Louis' Ryan O'Reilly (75%) for the highest win percentage among players with at least 25 draws taken. Dowd won 11 of his 15 face-offs (73%) against Tampa Bay on Saturday, the highest win percentage among any player in that

PLAYERS IN NHL HISTORY TO PLAY 96% of POSSIBLE GAMES WITH ONE TEAM

Player Position Franchise First Game Date 1,200th Game Date

Team Games Played

Percentage Games Played

Nicklas Lidstrom Defenseman Detroit Red

Wings Oct. 3, 1991 Nov. 27, 2007 1,222 98.2%

Henrik Sedin Center Vancouver

Canucks Oct. 5, 2000 Dec. 22, 2016 1,230 97.6%

Patrick Marleau Center San Jose Sharks Oct. 1, 1997 Dec. 19, 2013 1,231 97.5%

Alex Delvecchio Center Detroit Red

Wings March 25, 1951 Jan. 9, 1969 1,234 97.2%

Gordie Howe Right Wing Detroit Red

Wings Oct. 16, 1946 Nov. 10, 1964 1,241 96.7%

Alex Ovechkin Left Wing Washington

Capitals Oct. 5, 2005 Oct. 19, 2021 1,242 96.6%

Jarome Iginla Right Wing Calgary Flames Oct. 5, 1996 Feb. 15, 2013 1,242 96.6%

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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.

- Carlson is 11 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).

Capitals Record:

Overall: 1-0-1 At Home: 1-0-1 On The Road: 0-0-0

CAPITALS RECORD WHEN

Washington has 10-19 shots on net: 0-0-0 Washington has 20-29 shots on net: 1-0-0 Washington has 30-39 shots on net: 0-0-1 Washington has 40+ shots on net: 0-0-0

Opponent has 10-19 shots on net: 0-0-0 Opponent has 20-29 shots on net: 1-0-1 Opponent has 30-39 shots on net: 0-0-0 Opponent has 40+ shots on net: 0-0-0

Washington scores first: 1-0-1 Opponent scores first: 0-0-0

SCORING FIVE OR MORE GOALS 1-0-0 ALLOWING FIVE OR MORE GOALS 0-0-0

SCORING FOUR GOALS 0-0-0 ALLOWING FOUR GOALS 0-0-0

SCORING THREE GOALS 0-0-0 ALLOWING THREE GOALS 0-0-0

SCORING TWO GOALS 0-0-0 ALLOWING TWO GOALS 0-0-1

SCORING ONE GOAL 0-0-1 ALLOWING ONE GOAL 1-0-0

NOT SCORING (not incl. shootout) 0-0-0 NOT ALLOWING A GOAL

(not incl. shootout) 0-0-0

SCORING FIVE PPGs 0-0-0 NOT ALLOWING A PPG 0-0-1

SCORING FOUR PPGs 0-0-0 ALLOWING ONE PPG 1-0-0

SCORING THREE PPGs 1-0-0 ALLOWING TWO PPGs 0-0-0

SCORING TWO PPGs 0-0-0 ALLOWING THREE PPGs 0-0-0

SCORING ONE PPG 0-0-0 ALLOWING FOUR PPGs 0-0-0

NOT SCORING A PPG 0-0-1 ALLOWING FIVE PPGs 0-0-0

OUT SHOOTING

THE OPPOSITION 1-0-1 OUT SHOT BY

OPPOSITION 0-0-0 SHOTS ARE TIED 0-0-0

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Individual

Most power-play goals, game: 1, three players, 10/13/21 vs. NYR Most shorthanded goals, game: 1, Alex Ovechkin, 10/13/21 vs. NYR Most ice time, game: 26:07, John Carlson, 10/16/21 vs. TB

Most face-off wins, game: 11, Nic Dowd, 10/16/21 vs. TB Most face-offs taken, game: 15, two players, 10/13/21 vs. NYR Most hits, game: 2, multiple times

Most blocked shots, game: 4, Martin Fehervary, 10/16/21 vs. TB

(Regulation only) WSH OPP Empty net goals 0 goals 0 goals Goalie pulled 0 goals 0 goals 1st minute of game 0 goals 0 goals Last minute of game 0 goals 0 goals 1st minute of period 0 goals 0 goals Last minute of period 0 goals 0 goals Within a minute of Caps goal 1 goal 0 goals Within a minute of opp. goal 0 goals 0 goals Penalty shots 0 goals 0 goals

Quickest back-to-back goals scored: 0:24, 10/13/21 vs. NYR

Quickest back-to-back goals scored, one player: 9:24, Alex Ovechkin, 10/13/21 vs. NYR Fastest goal to start a game: 4:39, T.J. Oshie, 10/13/21 vs. NYR

Fastest goal to start a period: 2:37, Alex Ovechkin, 10/13/21 vs. NYR, 3rd Fastest goal after an opponent’s goal: 2:48, Alex Ovechkin, 10/13/21 vs. NYR, 3rd

5-on-3 PP Goals/Opp.: N/A 4-on-3 PP Goals/Opp.: 0/1, 2:00 5-on-3 PK Kill/Opp.: N/A 4-on-3 PK Kill/Opp.: N/A 4-on-4 Goals/Opp.: 0/3, 4:19 3-on-3 Goals/Opp.: 0/3, 2:18

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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 10/13/2021 New York Rangers W 1-00-00 5-1 77p,2p,29,8p,8s 2 3-6 4-5 27-24 41 / 40 18573+

2 10/16/2021 Tampa Bay Lightning O* 1-00-01 1-2 8 91 0-4 1-1 33-24 88 / 41 18573+

3 10/19/2021 Colorado Avalanche 4 10/21/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 5 10/23/2021 Calgary Flames 6 10/25/2021 @ Ottawa Senators 7 10/27/2021 Detroit Red Wings 8 10/29/2021 Arizona Coyotes 9 11/01/2021 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 10 11/04/2021 @ Florida Panthers 11 11/06/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 12 11/08/2021 Buffalo Sabres 13 11/11/2021 @ Detroit Red Wings 14 11/12/2021 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 15 11/14/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 16 11/16/2021 @ Anaheim Ducks 17 11/17/2021 @ Los Angeles Kings 18 11/20/2021 @ San Jose Sharks 19 11/21/2021 @ Seattle Kraken 20 11/24/2021 Montréal Canadiens 21 11/26/2021 Florida Panthers 22 11/28/2021 @ Carolina Hurricanes 23 11/30/2021 @ Florida Panthers 24 12/02/2021 Chicago Blackhawks 25 12/04/2021 Columbus Blue Jackets 26 12/06/2021 Anaheim Ducks 27 12/10/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 28 12/11/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 29 12/15/2021 @ Chicago Blackhawks 30 12/17/2021 @ Winnipeg Jets 31 12/19/2021 Los Angeles Kings 32 12/21/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 33 12/23/2021 @ New York Islanders 34 12/27/2021 Ottawa Senators 35 12/29/2021 Nashville Predators 36 12/31/2021 @ Detroit Red Wings 37 01/02/2022 New Jersey Devils 38 01/04/2022 @ Montréal Canadiens 39 01/07/2022 @ St. Louis Blues 40 01/08/2022 @ Minnesota Wild 41 01/10/2022 Boston Bruins 42 01/15/2022 @ New York Islanders 43 01/16/2022 Vancouver Canucks 44 01/18/2022 Winnipeg Jets 45 01/20/2022 @ Boston Bruins 46 01/22/2022 Ottawa Senators 47 01/24/2022 Vegas Golden Knights 48 01/26/2022 San Jose Sharks 49 01/28/2022 @ Dallas Stars 50 02/01/2022 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 51 02/02/2022 Edmonton Oilers 52 02/24/2022 @ New York Rangers 53 02/26/2022 @ Philadelphia Flyers 54 02/28/2022 Toronto Maple Leafs 55 03/03/2022 Carolina Hurricanes 56 03/05/2022 Seattle Kraken 57 03/08/2022 @ Calgary Flames 58 03/09/2022 @ Edmonton Oilers 59 03/11/2022 @ Vancouver Canucks 60 03/15/2022 New York Islanders 61 03/17/2022 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 62 03/18/2022 @ Carolina Hurricanes 63 03/20/2022 Dallas Stars 64 03/22/2022 St. Louis Blues 65 03/25/2022 @ Buffalo Sabres 66 03/26/2022 New Jersey Devils 67 03/28/2022 Carolina Hurricanes 68 04/02/2022 @ Nashville Predators 69 04/03/2022 Minnesota Wild 70 04/06/2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 71 04/09/2022 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 72 04/10/2022 Boston Bruins 73 04/12/2022 Philadelphia Flyers 74 04/14/2022 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 75 04/16/2022 @ Montréal Canadiens 76 04/18/2022 @ Colorado Avalanche 77 04/20/2022 @ Vegas Golden Knights 78 04/22/2022 @ Arizona Coyotes 79 04/24/2022 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 04/26/2022 New York Islanders 81 04/28/2022 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 04/29/2022 @ New York Rangers

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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

OVECHKIN

# 8

ORLOV

# 9

SPRONG

# 10

ELLER

# 20

HATHAWAY

# 21 Oct 13 Vs NYR 1-0(W),6/0 16:50 0-0,0/2 20:37 2-2,3/1 20:17 0-0,1/2 19:37 0-0,2/0 12:28 0-0,3/0 15:28 0-0,2/0 10:27 Oct 16 Vs TBL 0-0,2/1 17:21 0-0,3/-1 20:22 1-0,8/0 23:43 0-0,1/-1 23:02 0-0,0/0 10:57 0-0,2/-1 21:52 0-0,3/0 13:08

Date Opp. DOWD

# 26

LAPIERRE

# 29

MANTHA

# 39

FEHERVARY

# 42

WILSON

# 43

VAN RIEMSDYK

# 57

HAGELIN

# 62 Oct 13 Vs NYR 0-0,2/0 12:40 1-0,2/1 10:14 0-1,2/0 16:35 0-0,0/0 17:55 0-0,0/0 16:18 0-1,0/0 17:25 0-0,1/0 11:19 Oct 16 Vs TBL 0-0,1/1 14:33 0-0,0/0 09:51 0-0,2/0 14:37 0-0,2/0 18:04 0-1,0/1 18:08 0-1,0/1 14:43 0-0,3/0 13:28

Date Opp. SHEARY

# 73

CARLSON

# 74

OSHIE

# 77

KUZNETSOV

# 92

SAMSONOV

# 30

VANECEK

# 41

Oct 13 Vs NYR 0-1,0/1 13:25 0-1,1/0 21:20 1-1,1/1 14:57 0-3,1/1 21:22 DND 1/24 W 60:00

Oct 16 Vs TBL 0-0,0/-1 12:13 0-0,2/-1 26:07 0-0,1/-1 20:50 0-0,3/-1 21:44 DND 2/24 O 64:45