Washington Capitals Game Notes

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Washington Capitals

Game Notes

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

NHL Game #667

Washington Capitals

Team Game: 15 Home Game: 8

7 - 4 - 3 (17 pts)

4 - 2 - 1 (Home) 3 - 2 - 2 (Road)

Buffalo Sabres

Team Game: 13 Road Game: 5

4 - 6 - 2 (10 pts)

2 - 5 - 1 (Home) 2 - 1 - 1 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Craig Anderson 1 0 1 0 5.27 .750 41 Vitek Vanecek 12 6 3 2 3.06 .906 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 Linus Ullmark 7 3 2 2 2.63 .912 40 Carter Hutton 5 1 4 0 2.85 .898 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Justin Schultz 10 2 5 7 8 0 3 D Nick Jensen 11 0 3 3 2 2 4 D Brenden Dillon 14 1 4 5 3 16 8 L Alex Ovechkin 10 5 8 13 -4 2 9 D Dmitry Orlov 9 0 0 0 -3 2 10 R Daniel Sprong 10 2 1 3 -1 0 13 L Jakub Vrana 13 5 5 10 4 4 14 R Richard Panik 14 1 4 5 -6 8 19 C Nicklas Backstrom 14 7 12 19 -1 4 20 C Lars Eller 10 2 3 5 -4 4 21 R Garnet Hathaway 14 2 3 5 2 10 26 C Nic Dowd 14 2 2 4 0 16 33 D Zdeno Chara 14 2 3 5 4 10 34 D Jonas Siegenthaler 6 0 0 0 -3 2 43 R Tom Wilson 12 5 7 12 -1 9

57 D Trevor van Riemsdyk 7 1 0 1 -3 0

62 L Carl Hagelin 14 1 1 2 -1 2 73 L Conor Sheary 11 3 1 4 0 6 74 D John Carlson 14 4 8 12 -8 2 77 R T.J. Oshie 13 2 6 8 -6 10 92 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 2 2 4 0 4 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D William Borgen 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 L Taylor Hall 12 1 8 9 -9 6 9 C Jack Eichel 12 2 9 11 -8 2 10 D Henri Jokiharju 9 1 0 1 -4 0 12 C Eric Staal 12 3 2 5 -6 4 13 L Tobias Rieder 12 3 0 3 -2 0 15 C Riley Sheahan 12 1 1 2 1 2 19 D Jake McCabe 11 1 2 3 2 9 20 C Cody Eakin 12 0 1 1 -3 0 21 R Kyle Okposo 7 0 0 0 -2 0 23 R Sam Reinhart 10 3 4 7 -11 0 26 D Rasmus Dahlin 12 1 3 4 -12 4 27 C Curtis Lazar 10 3 1 4 1 0 33 D Colin Miller 12 1 2 3 -10 4 44 D Matt Irwin 5 0 1 1 -3 4 53 L Jeff Skinner 12 0 1 1 -1 6 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 10 2 4 6 2 6 62 D Brandon Montour 10 0 2 2 -6 8 68 L Victor Olofsson 12 5 6 11 -7 0 72 R Tage Thompson 7 0 1 1 -2 2

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 Francois StLaurent (8), Dean Morton (36) Linesmen Brandon Gawryletz (64), James Tobias (61)

Supervisor Video Judge

Ntl. Anthem

Today's Schedule

MIN @ ANA : 7:00 LAK @ ARI : 7:00 NJD @ BOS : 7:00 NSH @ CBJ : 7:00 NYR @ PHI : 7:00 NYI @ PIT : 7:00 SJS @ STL : 7:00 OTT @ TOR : 7:00 BUF @ WSH : 7:00

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Washington Capitals: Roster

Active (23 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

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

9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 211 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS

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

92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 1" 205 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 204 Age: 30.6

Goal Streaks

JAKUB VRANA (2 / 2 Games)

Assist Streaks No active streaks

Point Streaks

LARS ELLER (1-2-3 / 3 Games) JAKUB VRANA (2-0-2 / 2 Games) NICKLAS BACKSTROM (2-4-6 / 4 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: Roster

Active (22 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

3 William Borgen D 6' 3" 205 Dec 19, 1996 Moorhead, MN, USA

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

21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA

23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, 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

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" 202 Age: 27.7

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)

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

C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 14 7 12 19 -1 4 2 0 0 31 22.6 19:39 39.69 6 8 L 8 Alex Ovechkin 10 5 8 13 -4 2 1 0 1 39 12.8 20:55 0.00 31 7 R 43 Tom Wilson 12 5 7 12 -1 9 1 0 1 22 22.7 18:18 41.66 51 6 D 74 John Carlson 14 4 8 12 -8 2 3 0 1 39 10.3 24:52 0.00 15 18 L 13 Jakub Vrana 13 5 5 10 4 4 0 0 2 27 18.5 15:52 100.00 13 1 R 77 T.J. Oshie 13 2 6 8 -6 10 2 0 0 23 8.7 18:49 50.58 28 7 D 2 Justin Schultz 10 2 5 7 8 0 0 0 1 20 10.0 18:37 0.00 4 10 C 20 Lars Eller 10 2 3 5 -4 4 0 0 0 20 10.0 16:38 53.75 7 3 R 21 Garnet Hathaway 14 2 3 5 2 10 0 0 0 15 13.3 12:32 50.00 49 6 D 33 Zdeno Chara 14 2 3 5 4 10 0 0 0 24 8.3 19:51 0.00 23 19 D 4 Brenden Dillon 14 1 4 5 3 16 0 0 0 12 8.3 19:02 0.00 30 18 R 14 Richard Panik 14 1 4 5 -6 8 1 0 0 25 4.0 12:40 25.00 27 6 L 73 Conor Sheary 11 3 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 11 27.3 10:54 33.33 5 5 C 26 Nic Dowd 14 2 2 4 0 16 0 0 0 13 15.4 14:32 50.27 20 7 C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 16 12.5 16:32 41.09 2 5 R 10 Daniel Sprong 10 2 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 08:59 25.00 5 1 D 3 Nick Jensen 11 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 13 0.0 17:22 0.00 16 15 L 62 Carl Hagelin 14 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 21 4.8 15:13 22.22 7 8

D 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk 7 1 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 18:19 0.00 4 13

D 9 Dmitry Orlov 9 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 18:07 0.00 9 8

D 34 Jonas Siegenthaler 6 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:32 0.00 6 10

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

31 Craig Anderson 1 23 5.27 0 1 0 0 2 6 .750 0 0 0

41 Vitek Vanecek 12 705 3.06 6 3 2 0 36 346 .906 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics

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

L 68 Victor Olofsson 12 5 6 11 -7 0 4 0 0 36 13.9 18:11 0.00 2 3 C 9 Jack Eichel 12 2 9 11 -8 2 1 0 1 42 4.8 21:12 53.87 5 8 L 4 Taylor Hall 12 1 8 9 -9 6 1 0 0 31 3.2 20:31 0.00 12 4 R 23 Sam Reinhart 10 3 4 7 -11 0 2 0 1 26 11.5 20:46 50.00 2 3 D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 10 2 4 6 2 6 1 0 0 20 10.0 23:34 0.00 35 13 C 12 Eric Staal 12 3 2 5 -6 4 1 0 0 19 15.8 15:09 54.68 5 5 C 27 Curtis Lazar 10 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 27.3 12:08 46.87 25 2 D 26 Rasmus Dahlin 12 1 3 4 -12 4 1 0 0 34 2.9 20:42 0.00 10 7 L 13 Tobias Rieder 12 3 0 3 -2 0 0 0 0 17 17.6 12:57 0.00 9 9 D 19 Jake McCabe 11 1 2 3 2 9 0 0 0 13 7.7 19:17 0.00 18 13 D 33 Colin Miller 12 1 2 3 -10 4 1 0 0 14 7.1 18:04 0.00 23 12 C 15 Riley Sheahan 12 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 25.0 11:41 61.17 4 4 D 62 Brandon Montour 10 0 2 2 -6 8 0 0 0 17 0.0 21:01 0.00 8 12 D 10 Henri Jokiharju 9 1 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 17:37 0.00 5 9 C 20 Cody Eakin 12 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 13:58 57.57 6 2 D 44 Matt Irwin 5 0 1 1 -3 4 0 0 0 7 0.0 16:39 0.00 12 9 L 53 Jeff Skinner 12 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 27 0.0 13:57 50.00 4 4 R 72 Tage Thompson 7 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 11 0.0 13:50 50.00 11 4 D 3 William Borgen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:04 0.00 8 3 R 21 Kyle Okposo 7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 12:30 0.00 4 1

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

35 Linus Ullmark 7 434 2.63 3 2 2 0 19 197 .912 0 0 0

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Team Records

Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Last game: Tuesday VS NY ISLANDERS (3-0 L) Tuesday AT PITTSBURGH (3-1 W)

Next game: Saturday AT NEW JERSEY Saturday VS NY RANGERS

Overall record/streak: 4 - 6 - 2 / Lost 3 7 - 4 - 3 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Home record/streak: 2 - 5 - 1 / Lost 3 4 - 2 - 1 / Lost 2

Road record/streak: 2 - 1 - 1 / Win 1 / Undef 1 3 - 2 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 4 - 0 Last 10 Games: 4 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 1 1-Goal Games: 3 - 1 - 2 4 - 0 - 3 2-Goal Games 0 - 3 2 - 2 3-Goal Games 1 - 2 1 - 2 Scoring first 2 - 0 - 1 5 - 3 - 2

Opponent scoring first 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 1 - 1

Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 3

Trailing after 1 period 2 - 4 - 0 1 - 2 - 0

Tied after 1 period 1 - 2 - 2 4 - 0 - 0

Leading after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 0 5 - 1 - 0

Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 6 - 1 0 - 2 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 - 3

OT Record - This Season: 2 - 2 2 - 3

OT Record - Franchise: 205 - 207 - 215 216 - 192 - 185

Shootout Record - This Season: 2 - 1 1 - 2

Shootout Record - Franchise: 79 - 72 66 - 71

Outshooting opponent: 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 2 - 4 - 2 3 - 2 - 3 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: 4-4-2 10 6-0-3 15

February: 0-2-0 0 1-4-0 2

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Goals by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 5 14 10 0 29 ( 2.4 avg.)

Opponents: 13 11 12 1 37 ( 3.1 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 16 24 8 1 49 ( 3.5 avg.)

Opponents: 12 19 18 1 50 ( 3.6 avg.)

Shots by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 114 144 97 8 363 (30.3 avg.)

Opponents: 112 111 123 11 357 (29.8 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 157 144 101 11 413 (29.5 avg.)

Opponents: 149 155 134 10 448 (32.0 avg.)

Power Play

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 13 43 30.2 (5th NHL) 11 36 30.6 (4th NHL)

Home: 8 29 27.6 (14th NHL) 8 15 53.3 (1st NHL)

Road: 5 14 35.7 (3rd NHL) 3 21 14.3 (T-23rd NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-11th NHL)

Penalty Killing

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 5 27 81.5 (12th NHL) 9 48 81.3 (13th NHL)

Home: 3 20 85.0 (11th NHL) 5 25 80.0 (T-18th NHL)

Road: 2 7 71.4 (23rd NHL) 4 23 82.6 (9th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-19th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-19th NHL)

Penalties

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

12 63 5.3 (1st NHL) 14 117 8.4 (16th NHL)

Goal Situations

For Against For Against

6 on 5: 1 4 0 5 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 15 26 37 32 5 on 4: 13 0 9 0 5 on 3: 0 0 0 1 4 on 4: 0 1 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 1 0 3 on 3: 0 1 1 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 5 0 8 4 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 0 1 2 Empty Net: 0 4 2 5 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 29 37 49 50

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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Individual Leaders

Points: V. OLOFSSON (11),J. EICHEL (11),T. HALL (9) N. BACKSTROM (19),A. OVECHKIN (13),J. CARLSON (12) Goals: V. OLOFSSON (5),E. STAAL (3),T. RIEDER (3) N. BACKSTROM (7),A. OVECHKIN (5),T. WILSON (5) Assists: J. EICHEL (9),T. HALL (8),V. OLOFSSON (6) N. BACKSTROM (12),A. OVECHKIN (8),J. CARLSON (8) PP Goals: V. OLOFSSON (4),S. REINHART (2),E. STAAL (1) J. CARLSON (3),T. OSHIE (2),N. BACKSTROM (2) SH Goals:

GW Goals: S. REINHART (1),J. EICHEL (1) J. VRANA (2),A. OVECHKIN (1),J. CARLSON (1) 3+ Goals:

PIM: J. MCCABE (9),B. MONTOUR (8),J. SKINNER (6) N. DOWD (16),B. DILLON (16),Z. CHARA (10)

Shots: J. EICHEL (42),V. OLOFSSON (36),R. DAHLIN (34) A. OVECHKIN (39),J. CARLSON (39),N. BACKSTROM (31) +/-: J. MCCABE (+2),R. RISTOLAINEN (+2),R. SHEAHAN (+1) J. SCHULTZ (+8),Z. CHARA (+4),J. VRANA (+4)

Shootout

Shooter G/S % GDG Jack Eichel 2 / 3 66.7 2 Taylor Hall 0 / 1 0.0 0 Sam Reinhart 0 / 1 0.0 0 Victor Olofsson 0 / 1 0.0 0 Rasmus Dahlin 0 / 1 0.0 0 Shooter G/S % GDG John Carlson 1 / 2 50.0 1 Alex Ovechkin 0 / 1 0.0 0 T.J. Oshie 0 / 3 0.0 0 Nicklas Backstrom 0 / 3 0.0 0 Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 / 1 0.0 0 Jakub Vrana 0 / 1 0.0 0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Linus Ullmark 2 - 1 1/10 .900 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Vitek Vanecek 1 - 1 1/6 .833 Power Play

Player G A P Victor Olofsson 4 5 9 Jack Eichel 1 6 7 Taylor Hall 1 4 5 Rasmus Dahlin 1 3 4 Sam Reinhart 2 2 4 Rasmus Ristolainen 1 3 4 Colin Miller 1 1 2 Eric Staal 1 1 2 Player G A P Nicklas Backstrom 2 4 6 John Carlson 3 2 5 Alex Ovechkin 1 3 4 Justin Schultz 0 4 4 T.J. Oshie 2 1 3 Tom Wilson 1 2 3 Lars Eller 0 2 2 Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 1 2 Jakub Vrana 0 2 2 Richard Panik 1 0 1 Short Handed

Player G A P

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Player G A P

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Buffalo Sabres (1-2-1) @ Washington Capitals (3-0-1)

Season Series

Washington Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal

Jan 22, 2021 4 3 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark John Carlson

Jan 24, 2021 3 4 0 Linus Ullmark / Vitek Vanecek Jack Eichel

Feb 18, 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

Mar 15, 2021 0 0 0 /

Apr 9, 2021 0 0 0 /

Sabres Head To Head Stats

Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Victor Olofsson 4 2 2 4 -4 0 1 0 0 0 15 13.3 Jack Eichel 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.0 Taylor Hall 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 Rasmus Ristolainen 4 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 Eric Staal 4 2 0 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 10 20.0 Jake McCabe 4 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 Dylan Cozens 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 Colin Miller 4 1 1 2 -4 2 1 0 0 0 6 16.7 Sam Reinhart 4 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 Tobias Rieder 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 Riley Sheahan 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 Curtis Lazar 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 Casey Mittelstadt 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jeff Skinner 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 Tage Thompson 3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Henri Jokiharju 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Cody Eakin 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Kyle Okposo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Rasmus Dahlin 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 Brandon Montour 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0

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

Linus Ullmark 3 188 8 2.55 0 1 1 1 84 .905

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

Power play 4 - 15 (26.7%) Penalty Killing 3 - 6 (50%)

Capitals Head To Head Stats

Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Nicklas Backstrom 4 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 20.0 Jakub Vrana 4 3 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 10 30.0 T.J. Oshie 4 2 3 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 7 28.6 John Carlson 4 1 3 4 -1 2 0 0 0 0 16 6.2 Tom Wilson 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 20.0 Justin Schultz 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 Brenden Dillon 4 1 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 Alex Ovechkin 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Garnet Hathaway 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 25.0 Nic Dowd 4 1 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 Nick Jensen 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 Lars Eller 4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Zdeno Chara 4 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 Conor Sheary 4 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Daniel Sprong 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Richard Panik 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Connor McMichael 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Jonas Siegenthaler 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0

Trevor van Riemsdyk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Carl Hagelin 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0

Brian Pinho 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 3 190 7 2.21 0 2 0 1 106 .934

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

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LAST GAME

Washington 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

February 16, 2021 *PPG Paints Arena* Pittsburgh, PA Shots: WSH: 42; PIT: 27

Power Plays: WSH: 0/5; PIT: 0/3

Three Stars: Panik (WSH), Vanecek (WSH), Dowd (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

- Assigned Ilya Samsonov to Hershey, 2/14

- Recalled Pheonix Copley from Hershey to Taxi Squad, 2/13

- Assigned Michael Sgarbossa and Martin Fehervary from Taxi Squad to Hershey, 2/10 - Re-assigned Craig Anderson and Daniel Carr to Taxi Squad, 2/9

- Assigned Pheonix Copley from Taxi Squad to Hershey, 2/9

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Evgeny Kuznetsov - 7 points shy of 400 career points Lars Eller - 1 points shy of 300 career points

Nicklas Backstrom - 4 assists shy of 700 career assists Justin Schultz - 8 games shy of 500 career games Alex Ovechkin - 9 points shy of 1,300 career points

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Richard Panik - Recorded 100th career assist, 2/16 at PIT

INJURIES/ILLNESSES T.J Oshie - 2/7 (1 game) Jakub Vrana - 2/7 (1 game) Justin Schultz - 1/30-2/7 (4 games) Evgeny Kuznetsov - 1/22-2/7 (8 games) Ilya Samsonov - 1/22-2/7 (8 games) Connor Sheary - 2/4 (1 game) Lars Eller - 1/28-2/4 (4 games) Dmitry Orlov - 1/22-1/28 (4 games) Alex Ovechkin - 1/22-1/28 (4 games) Tom Wilson - 1/24 - 1/26 (2 games) Man Games Lost: 37

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Rangers (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 21, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. New Jersey (NBCSN, NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 23, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSN, NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSW, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 27, 1 p.m. (ET) at New Jersey (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Tonight's Game

The Washington Capitals face the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the fifth matchup of the season (3-0-1). This year, Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with six points (3g, 3a) against Buffalo, while Jakub Vrana and T.J. Oshie each have five points (Vrana: 3g, 2a; Oshie: 2g, 3a).

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

HOME vs. BUF

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

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Note of the Night STRONG EFFORT

- On Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the line of Conor Sheary, Lars Eller and Richard Panik skated together for 9:37 at five-on-five, scoring two goals, recording 13 shot attempts while allowing one (92.86 shot attempt percentage) and recorded 10 shots on goal without allowing one.

- Lars Eller scored his second goal of the season during that game. Eller is now one point shy of his 300th career point (133g, 165a). With another point, Eller can become the third Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the 300 point mark.

- Richard Panik recorded two assists in the game, marking his 100th and 101st career assist. The effort marked Panik's 32nd career multi-point game and his fourth as a Capital.

- Conor Sheary scored his third goal in his 11th game as a Capital. Sheary, a former Buffalo Sabre and Pittsburgh Penguin, has a combined 16 points (10g, 6a) in 20 career games against his two former teams.

- The Capitals recorded 42 shots against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the most shots they've recorded in a single game this season.

Top Caps Facts SWEET NICKY

- Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with 19 points (7g, 12a) in 14 games, tied for the seventh-most points in the NHL through games played Feb. 16. He's also on a four-game point streak (2g, 4a).

- Backstrom has recorded a point in 12 of the Capitals' 14 games. That's tied with Boston's Brad Marchand for the most games with a point in the MassMutual East Division.

- Backstrom is now four assists shy of 700 career assists, where he would become one of three active players to reach the 700 assist mark and the fifth Swedish-born player in NHL history, joining Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Henrik Sedin (830), Mats Sundin (785) and Daniel Alfredsson (713).

- Backstrom's 0.72 assists per game are tied for the second-most among active NHL players with at least 500 assists, and that is tied for the 17th-highest rate in NHL history among players with 500 assists.

- Backstrom's goal against the Penguins on Sunday marked his 250th career goal. He became the fourth player in franchise history to reach the mark (Alex Ovechkin: 711g; Peter Bondra: 472g; Mike Gartner: 397g).

- Backstrom's 250th career goal passed Peter Forsberg (249g) for the fourth-most goals scored by a Swedish-born center (Mats Sundin: 564g; Henrik Zetterberg: 337g; Kent Nilsson and Thomas Steen: 264g).

NIGHT SHOW

- This season, the Capitals are 7-2-1 in games played later than 6 p.m. ET.

- Vitek Vanecek is 6-2-1 in games later than 6 p.m. ET with a 2.76 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. - The Capitals average 3.60 goals per game in games played after 6 p.m. ET, and 3.25 goals per game in earlier instances.

- Washington has allowed 3.10 goals per game in games played after 6 p.m. ET, and 4.75 goals against per game in earlier instances.

GREAT 8

- At 711 goals, Alex Ovechkin now sits seven goals shy of passing Phil Esposito (717g) for the sixth-most goals in NHL history.

- Ovechkin’s career 0.61 goals per game rate (711g in 1,162 games) is the highest among the NHL’s eight players who have reached the 700-goal milestone.

- Ovechkin has 146 career multi-goal games, 62 more multi-goal games than the next-closest player since Ovechkin's rookie season in 2005-06 (Sidney Crosby: 84). That's more multi-goal games than 2,606 players have total goals during that span.

- Ovechkin has scored against 144 different NHL goaltenders. There have been 6,451 players in NHL history who have scored 144 or fewer goals in their career.

- Ovechkin’s 15 career 30-goal campaigns trail only Gartner (17) for the most in League history. Additionally, his 15 consecutive 30-goal seasons are tied with Gartner (1979-80–1993-94) and Jaromir Jagr (1991-92–2006-07) for the longest such run by an NHL player.

YOUNG V

- Jakub Vrana scored his fifth goal of the season on Tuesday against Pittsburgh, his second-straight game with a goal, which he has accomplished for the second time this season (also: Jan. 14 and 15, 2g).

CAPITALS vs. SABRES ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Chara (105) Ovechkin (33) Chara (38) Ovechkin (53)

Ovechkin (52) Chara (13) Backstrom (24) Chara (51)

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- Over the last three seasons, Vrana ranks fourth in the NHL with 1.44 goals per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five (min. 100 games), only trailing Toronto's Auston Matthews (1.53), Montreal's Brendan Gallagher (1.49) and Alex Ovechkin (1.47).

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

- Among the 69 players with at least 50 goals since 2018-19, Vrana’s two power play goals are the lowest among the group, four lower than Gallagher and Colorado's Brandan Saad, who have the second-lowest.

- Vrana’s 14:32 TOI per game is the lowest among any player with 50 goals since 2018-19, and Philadelphia's Trevor van Riemsdyk and Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov are the second-lowest at 15:45.

LEAVE IT TO VITEK

- Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, earning his sixth win of the season, which is tied with Chicago's Kevin Lankinen for the most among rookie goaltenders.

- Tuesday marked Vanecek's 11th consecutive start, making him the fourth rookie goaltender in franchise history to start as many in a row (Jim Carey: 21-straight, 14-5-2-0 record in 1994-95; Braden Holtby: 15-straight, 8-7-0 record in 2011-12; Semyon Varlamov: 13-straight: 7-6-0 record in 2008-09). - Vanecek was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for January after posting a 5-0-2 record with a 2.78 goals-against average and .918 save percentage in seven January appearances.

TEAM EFFORT

- The Capitals have scored a goal in all 14 games this season.

- Washington has had 11 different players score the first goal of the game. Only Nicklas Backstrom (3 times) and Conor Sheary (2 times) have scored the team's first goal multiple times.

- The Capitals have had 18 different players score a goal this season. Only the Columbus Blue Jackets (20) and the Edmonton Oilers (19), while the Toronto Maple Leafs also have 18.

JUSTIN TIME

- Justin Schultz's point streak of four-straight games (2g, 5a) came to an end on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. - This season, Schultz has averaged 18:37 of ice time and has recorded seven points (2g, 5a) in 10 games.

- Schultz recorded three straight multi-point games (2g, 4a) from Jan. 24-28 for the first time in his career.

- Schultz currently ranks 18th in the NHL among defensemen with at least 10 games played in points per game (0.70) and sixth among all Capitals, through games played Feb. 16.

- Schultz’s 72.2 on-ice goals for percentage at even strength leads the Caps (13 on-ice goals for, 5 against) and is fourth in the NHL among defensemen with 10 games played, through games played Feb. 16.

- Additionally, Schultz’s 50.5 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (137 shot attempts for, 134 against) ranks first on the Capitals among defensemen.

SUPER CARLY

- John Carlson is tied for sixth among NHL defensemen in points (12) through games played Feb. 16.

- Carlson is 10 points shy of 500 points. He could become one of 10 active defensemen to reach the milestone.

- Carlson is now five goals shy of passing both Mike Green (113) and Calle Johansson (113) for the third-most goals in franchise history by a defenseman.

- 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).

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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 4-4 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 W** 03-00-02 4-3 19,26,13 74 0-1 2-2 32-27 41 / 35 0

6 01/24/2021 Buffalo Sabres O** 03-00-03 3-4 2,77p,19p 9 2-3 2-5 31-48 35 / 41 0

7 01/26/2021 New York Islanders W 04-00-03 3-2 74p,10,2 2 1-2 3-3 37-34 41 / 40 0

8 01/28/2021 New York Islanders W 05-00-03 6-3 73,73,21,74p,33,43p 74 2-3 2-3 23-30 41 / 40 0

9 01/30/2021 Boston Bruins W* 06-00-03 4-3 19,57,14p,8 8 1-1 3-4 23-43 41 / 40 0

10 02/01/2021 Boston Bruins L 06-01-03 3-5 33,10,74p 25 1-4 4-4 26-33 41 / 41 0

11 02/04/2021 @ New York Rangers L 06-02-03 2-4 62,8 16 0-4 3-3 33-31 31 / 41 0

12 02/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers L 06-03-03 4-7 8p,43,8,19 14 1-1 4-4 37-23 79 / 31 0

13 02/14/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 06-04-03 3-6 92p,13,19 59 1-4 1-2 31-38 35 / 41 0

14 02/16/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 07-04-03 3-1 73,13,20 13 0-5 3-3 42-27 41 / 35 0

15 02/18/2021 Buffalo Sabres 16 02/20/2021 New York Rangers 17 02/21/2021 New Jersey Devils 18 02/23/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 19 02/25/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 20 02/27/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 21 02/28/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 22 03/03/2021 @ Boston Bruins 23 03/05/2021 @ Boston Bruins 24 03/07/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 25 03/09/2021 New Jersey Devils 26 03/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 27 03/13/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 28 03/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 29 03/16/2021 New York Islanders 30 03/19/2021 New York Rangers 31 03/20/2021 New York Rangers 32 03/25/2021 New Jersey Devils 33 03/26/2021 New Jersey Devils 34 03/28/2021 New York Rangers 35 03/30/2021 @ New York Rangers 36 04/01/2021 @ New York Islanders 37 04/02/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 38 04/04/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 39 04/06/2021 @ New York Islanders 40 04/08/2021 Boston Bruins 41 04/09/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 42 04/11/2021 Boston Bruins 43 04/15/2021 Buffalo Sabres 44 04/17/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 45 04/18/2021 @ Boston Bruins 46 04/20/2021 @ Boston Bruins 47 04/22/2021 @ New York Islanders 48 04/24/2021 @ New York Islanders 49 04/27/2021 New York Islanders 50 04/29/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 51 05/01/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 52 05/03/2021 @ New York Rangers 53 05/05/2021 @ New York Rangers 54 05/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 55 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 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/0 19:08 0-0,3/-1 19:12 0-1,1/1 23:31 DNP DNP 0-0,2/-2 10:14 1-1,3/3 18:44 Jan 24 Vs BUF 1-1,5/1 24:39 DNP 0-0,0/0 18:50 DNP DNP 0-0,3/0 09:27 0-1,1/0 18:50 Jan 26 Vs NYI 1-1(W),4/2 20:05 DNP 0-1,0/-1 16:49 DNP DNP 1-0,2/1 11:22 0-0,1/-1 16:25 Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-2,1/2 14:31 DNP 0-1,1/1 21:52 DNP DNP 0-0,0/0 10:29 0-0,2/0 18:01 Jan 30 Vs BOS DNP 0-0,1/-1 18:17 0-1,0/0 21:25 1-1(W),3/0 14:24 DNP 0-0,0/-1 07:03 0-0,1/2 14:58 Feb 1 Vs BOS DNP 0-1,1/0 16:26 0-0,1/-2 17:36 0-0,5/-2 23:03 0-0,0/0 15:24 1-0,1/1 05:14 0-2,3/0 13:26 Feb 4 @ NYR DNP 0-0,1/1 13:04 0-0,1/0 15:46 1-0,7/0 27:17 0-0,1/1 14:29 0-0,1/0 05:27 0-0,1/-3 19:41 Feb 7 Vs PHI DNP 0-0,2/1 17:19 0-0,3/-3 20:14 2-2,4/-1 20:02 0-0,3/-1 16:58 0-0,0/0 09:52 DNP Feb 14 @ PIT 0-1,3/-1 16:48 0-0,0/-1 15:26 0-0,1/2 19:04 0-1,3/-2 25:46 0-0,0/-1 18:50 DNP 1-0,3/1 16:37 Feb 16 @ PIT 0-0,3/0 19:27 0-1,5/1 15:53 0-0,2/0 17:09 0-0,4/0 22:08 0-0,1/2 14:10 DNP 1-0(W),3/0 16:39 Date Opp. PANIK

# 14 BACKSTROM # 19 ELLER # 20 HATHAWAY # 21 SGARBOSSA # 23 MCMICHAEL # 24 DOWD # 26 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 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 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/-1 13:21 1-0,2/-1 23:33 0-0,1/-1 16:27 0-0,0/1 09:38 1-0,1/1 11:10 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 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/-1 13:19 1-0,3/1 20:56 0-0,1/0 17:29 0-0,1/1 16:19 1-0,1/1 19:10 Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,2/0 11:50 1-1,6/0 22:16 0-0,2/0 18:15 0-0,1/1 14:09 0-0,1/0 09:54 0-0,1/1 17:18 Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 14:10 0-1,3/-1 16:12 0-0,1/0 15:10 0-1,0/0 14:27 0-0,2/1 13:33 MIN 0-0,2/0 14:59 Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-1,3/1 11:37 0-2,2/0 18:47 DNP 1-0,1/1 15:14 0-1,0/0 10:47 MIN 0-1,1/1 18:43 Jan 30 Vs BOS 1-0,5/0 13:17 1-2,1/2 18:35 DNP 0-0,2/1 15:59 0-0,0/-1 07:22 MIN 0-0,0/0 19:01 Feb 1 Vs BOS 0-0,1/-2 15:46 0-0,3/-1 22:15 DNP 0-1,0/-1 12:35 0-0,1/1 07:14 MIN 0-1,1/-1 14:49 Feb 4 @ NYR 0-0,1/-2 12:53 0-1,1/0 21:13 DNP 0-1,4/0 13:23 0-1,1/1 10:03 MIN 0-0,1/-1 15:25 Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,2/-4 09:30 1-2,3/0 21:17 0-1,3/-4 14:34 0-0,2/-1 14:56 MIN MIN 0-0,3/-1 17:11 Feb 14 @ PIT 0-0,2/0 10:56 1-0,1/-1 21:20 0-1,2/-1 15:56 0-0,0/-2 08:32 MIN MIN 0-0,0/-2 09:10 Feb 16 @ PIT 0-2,1/2 11:17 0-1,0/0 14:54 1-0,7/2 18:16 0-0,1/0 09:11 MIN MIN 0-0,1/0 11:38 Date Opp. CARR

# 28 CHARA # 33 SIEGENTHALER # 34 WILSON # 43 VAN RIEMSDYK # 57 HAGELIN # 62 PINHO # 64 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 20:16 0-0,0/0 17:11 0-0,1/1 12:54 Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,3/1 20:06 1-1(W),1/1 18:44 0-0,3/0 13:55 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/1 19:22 0-1,0/0 18:32 0-0,0/1 11:51 Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:51 2-0,3/0 18:23 0-0,1/0 11:43 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-1,1/-1 19:08 0-0,1/-1 20:13 0-1,4/1 12:57 0-0,0/0 19:52 0-0,1/-2 07:26 Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,2/1 22:37 0-0,0/0 15:14 DNP 0-0,0/0 14:14 0-0,1/1 20:18 0-0,2/0 08:11 Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-1,1/1 10:49 0-0,3/1 20:38 0-0,2/0 17:59 DNP 0-0,2/0 18:32 0-0,3/-1 15:28 MIN Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 10:00 1-1,1/2 22:55 0-0,0/-1 15:36 1-0,1/0 18:15 0-0,0/-1 19:28 0-1,2/1 17:54 MIN Jan 30 Vs BOS MIN 0-0,1/1 20:54 0-0,0/-1 17:10 0-1,2/0 19:47 1-0,1/2 20:23 0-0,4/-1 18:42 MIN Feb 1 Vs BOS MIN 1-0,3/0 20:06 DNP 0-0,1/-1 16:36 0-0,0/-2 17:51 0-0,1/-1 15:56 MIN Feb 4 @ NYR MIN 0-0,2/-2 20:40 0-0,0/0 07:00 0-0,3/0 21:19 0-0,3/-1 16:32 1-0,1/0 16:29 MIN Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,0/-3 09:56 0-0,2/0 19:19 DNP 1-3,4/0 21:02 0-0,1/-1 21:13 0-0,2/0 16:49 MIN Feb 14 @ PIT MIN 0-0,2/-2 14:16 DNP 0-0,2/-2 20:50 DNP 0-0,0/-2 09:37 MIN Feb 16 @ PIT MIN 0-1,0/0 18:54 DNP 0-0,1/0 16:02 DNP 0-0,2/0 11:43 MIN Date Opp. SHEARY

# 73 CARLSON # 74 OSHIE # 77 KUZNETSOV # 92 SAMSONOV # 30 ANDERSON # 31 VANECEK # 41 Jan 14 @ BUF 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 0-0,0/0 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 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 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 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,0/-2 09:52 0-1,6/2 28:37 0-1,2/0 17:45 DNP DNP DND 3/27 W 64:57 Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,0/0 10:11 0-1,3/0 28:52 1-0,1/0 22:03 DNP DNP DND 3/48 O 65:00 Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 14:40 1-1,5/-2 24:02 0-0,2/0 18:40 DNP DNP DND 2/34 W 60:00 Jan 28 Vs NYI 2-0,2/1 09:07 1-1(W),2/1 25:38 0-1,2/1 15:34 DNP DNP DND 3/30 W 60:00 Jan 30 Vs BOS 0-0,1/0 10:46 0-1,1/0 22:25 0-0,0/0 16:22 DNP DNP DND 3/43 W 60:28 Feb 1 Vs BOS 0-0,0/-1 12:24 1-0,4/-1 23:56 0-0,0/-3 22:47 DNP DNP DND 4/32 L 58:36 Feb 4 @ NYR DNP 0-0,3/-2 23:42 0-0,1/-3 18:37 DNP DNP DND 3/30 L 58:50 Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,0/0 10:32 0-0,2/-3 23:53 DNP DNP DNP 2/8 L 22:45 4/14 36:36 Feb 14 @ PIT 0-0,4/0 09:55 0-1,2/-1 27:20 0-0,5/-1 19:27 1-0,1/-1 18:24 MIN DND 4/36 L 59:19 Feb 16 @ PIT 1-0,2/2 12:56 0-0,3/1 25:42 0-1,2/0 20:10 0-0,4/0 18:45 MIN DND 1/27 W 60:00

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-NHL record as head coach: 644-429-25-126 - Capitals record as head coach: 7-4-3

-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

#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: Signed as a free agent, Jan. 14, 2021 Last Win: MAR 7, 2020 @ SAN JOSE (2) Last SO: MAR 26, 2019 vs BUFFALO (38) Career Shootouts: 149/223 (.668), 32-31

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%

Season 1 0-1-0 0 5.27 .750

Career 649 289-252-67 42 2.84 .913

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

Season Highs: Shots Saves 8

8

6 2/7 vs PHI

Career as a Capital - 1 GP, 0-1-0, 5.27 GAA, .750 SV% Contract: Signed through 2020-21

Career Highlights

- Ranks ninth among active goaltenders with 289 career wins, while his .913 save percentage is tied for 15th among active goaltenders with at least 400 games played

- His 649 career games is tied for the 39th-most by a goaltender in NHL history

- Has a 289-252-2-67 record with 42 career shutouts, a 2.84 goals against average and .913 save percentage

- Won the Bill Masterson Trophy in 2017 as the player who best exemplifies qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication

#41: Vitek Vanecek (G) 6' 2", 187 lbs. / Jan 9, 1996 (25 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft Last Win: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH

Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 5/6 (.833), 1-1 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 12 6-3-2 0 3.06 .906 Career 12 6-3-2 0 3.06 .906 Career vs. Opp 3 2-0-1 0 2.21 .934

Season Highs: Shots Saves 48

48 1/24 vs BUF45

Career as a Capital - 12 GP, 6-3-2, 3.06 GAA, .906 SV%, 0 SO Contract: Signed through 2021-22

2020-21 Highlights

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

- Stopped 26 of 27 shots faced, at PIT (2/16)

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

- Made his first career start and earned his first career win, at BUF (1/15/21) Career Highlights

- 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 GAA and a .929 SV%

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#2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (30 years and 7 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: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (3) Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 10 2-5-7 8 0

Career 492 52-169-221 -27 110

Career vs. Opp 21 3-9-12 14 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits

+/-1 2 times 2 1/28 vs NYI 2 3 times 0 10 times 24:39 1/24 vs BUF 5 1/24 vs BUF 1 4 times +2 3 times Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 2g-5a-7p, 0 PIM

Contract - Signed through 2021-22 2020-21 Highlights

- Has recorded seven points (2g, 5a) over his last five games

- His 72.2 on-ice GF% at 5v5 (13 on-ice goals for, 5 against) is the second-highest rate on the Capitals - Recorded three straight multi-point games (1/24-1/28; 2g-4a-6p)

- Recorded two points, (1g, 1a), including the GWG, vs. NYI (1/26) Career Highlights

- Recorded four-game assist streak in 2019-20, 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 OTG, 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 - Recorded first career playoff GWG in Game 4 of ECSR, vs. WSH (5/3/17) - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#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 (156) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 11 0-3-3 2 2

Career 289 6-53-59 -8 75

Career vs. Opp 14 0-1-1 1 0

+/-0 11 times 1 3 times 1 3 times 2 1/17 vs PIT 20:17 1/14 vs BUF 5 2/16 vs PIT 3 1/17 vs PIT +1 5 times Career as a Capital - 99 GP, 0g-16a-16p, 19 PIM

- Ranks first among Capitals defensemen in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:39) - Recorded an assist, at PIT (2/16)

- Skated a season-high 20:17 TOI, vs. BUF (1/14) Career Highlights

- Has played in 289 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

- Since becoming a full-time NHL player during the 2017-18 season, Jensen has played in 240 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

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#4: Brenden Dillon (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Nov 13, 1990 (30 years and 3 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 (13) Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (5) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 1-4-5 3 16

Career 612 23-96-119 16 590

Career vs. Opp 17 1-1-2 5 22

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1/14 vs BUF 4 times1 5 times1 2/4 vs NYR7 1/22 vs BUF23:31 2/7 vs PHI3 1/19 vs PIT7 1/14 vs BUF+3 Career as a Capital - 24 GP, 1g-4a-5p, 37 PIM

- Leads Capitals defensemen in hits (30)

- Recorded an assist in three straight games (1/26-1/30, 3a), tying a career-long assist streak - Played in his 600th career game, at BUF (1/15)

- Scored his first goal as a Capital, at BUF (1/14) Career Highlights

- Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen in hits (1,273) since 2013-14

- His run of 220 consecutive games played is the seventh longest active streak among defensemen - Ranked 13th in the NHL in hits (194) in 2019-20

- Is one of just three active undrafted defensemen with at least 600 games played (Andy Greene: 948 games; Mark Giordano: 908 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) 6' 3", 238 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (35 years and 5 months)

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Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2)

Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 34/109 (31%), 14 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 10 5-8-13 -4 2

Career 1162 711-580-1291 78 721

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

+/-2 2/7 vs PHI 2 2 times 4 2/7 vs PHI 2 2/1 vs BOS 27:17 2/4 vs NYR 7 2/4 vs NYR 6 2/14 vs PIT +1 1/14 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 1,162 GP, 711g-580a-1,291p, 721 PIM

- Recorded four points (2g, 2a), vs. PHI (2/7), marking his 146th career multi-goal game - Passed Mike Gartner (708) for the seventh most goals in NHL history, at NYR (2/4) Career Highlights

- 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, 2019-20), 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)

- His 0.61 goals per game rate (711g in 1,162 games) is the highest among the NHL's eight players who have reached the 700-goal milestone - Has recorded eight 50-goal seasons, the third most in NHL history (Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky: 9)

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#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 211 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

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

Last Assist: FEB 25, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (15) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 9 0-0-0 -3 2

Career 525 37-143-180 58 207

+/-0 9 times 0 9 times 0 9 times 2 1/19 vs PIT 22:15 1/15 vs BUF 3 2/7 vs PHI 3 1/19 vs PIT +2 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 525 GP, 37g-143a-180p, 207 PIM

- Led the team in blocked shots (2) and skated a season-high 22:15 time on ice, at BUF (1/15) Career Highlights

- 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 11 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: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (2) Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (8) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 10 2-1-3 -1 0

Career 107 21-12-33 -18 10

Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 -4 0

+/-1

2 times 1/19 vs PIT1 3 times1 10 times0 1/19 vs PIT12:50 1/19 vs PIT4 2/1 vs BOS2 3 times+1 Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 2g-1a-3p, 0 PIM

- Scored a goal, vs. BOS (2/1)

- Scored his first goal as a Capital, vs. NYI (1/26)

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

- 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

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#13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (24 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH

Last Assist: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 13 5-5-10 4 4

Career 258 70-72-142 31 63

Career vs. Opp 13 7-3-10 8 4

+/-1 5 times 2 2/1 vs BOS 2 2 times 2 2 times 19:41 2/4 vs NYR 5 1/14 vs BUF 2 4 times +3 1/22 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 258 GP, 70g-72a-142p, 63 PIM

- Ranks tied for second on the Capitals in goals (5) - Has scored a goal in two straight games

- Recorded two assists, vs. BOS (2/1), marking his eighth career multi-assist game - Recorded two points (1g, 1a), vs. BUF (1/22)

- Scored the game-winning goal, at BUF (1/14) Career Highlights

- 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 in 2019-20

- 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 in 2019-20

- 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)

#14: Richard Panik (R) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (30 years)

Drafted: TBL's second choice (2nd round, 52nd overall) 2009 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2019

Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (5) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 1-4-5 -6 8

Career 483 85-101-186 13 264

Career vs. Opp 20 1-3-4 -2 6

+/-1

1/30 vs BOS 2/16 vs PIT2 2/16 vs PIT2 4 times2 1/19 vs PIT15:49 1/30 vs BOS5 1/19 vs PIT5 2/16 vs PIT+2 Career as a Capital - 73 GP, 10g-17a-27p, 44 PIM

- His 56.6 shot attempt percentage (154 shot attempts for, 118 shot attempts against) ranks first on the Capitals - Recorded two assists, including his 100th career assist, at PIT (2/16)

- Scored a goal, vs. BOS (1/30) Career Highlights

- Ranked second on Washington with a 54.9 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (611 shot attempts for, 501 shot attempts against) in 2019-20

- 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)

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#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (33 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)

Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 27/74 (36%), 11 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 7-12-19 -1 4

Career 970 250-696-946 118 466

Career vs. Opp 46 11-24-35 4 16

+/-1 7 times 2 3 times 3 2 times 2 2 times 23:33 1/17 vs PIT 6 1/24 vs BUF 2 2/16 vs PIT +2 1/30 vs BOS Career as a Capital - 970 GP, 250g-696a-946p, 466 PIM

- Leads the Capitals in points with 19 (7g, 12a) and ranks tied for seventh in the NHL through games played 2/16 - Record 82nd career three-point game (1g, 2a), vs. PHI (2/7)

- Passed Peter Bondra (961) for the third-most games played in franchise history, vs. BUF (1/24) Career Highlights

- Has led Capitals forwards in assists for six out of the last eight seasons

- 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 696 assists rank first in franchise history

- His 946 points (250g, 696a) rank second in franchise history, behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,291) - Ranks first among 2006 NHL Draft class in points (946) and assists (696)

- Was named to 2016 NHL All-Star Game

#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (31 years and 9 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: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 10 2-3-5 -4 4

Career 764 134-165-299 -26 464

Career vs. Opp 44 3-6-9 -9 6

+/-1 2 times 1 3 times 1 5 times 2 2 times 18:16 2/16 vs PIT 7 2/16 vs PIT 2 2 times +2 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 322 GP, 61g-82a-143p, 163 PIM

Contract: Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights

- Ranks seventh in the NHL in defensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.8%) among players with at least 70 defensive zone faceoffs - Led the Capitals with seven shots, at PIT (2/16)

- 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

- 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 143 points (61g, 82a) rank seventh on the Capitals

- Scored the series-clinching goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 7, 2018

- 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

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

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019 Last Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Last Assist: FEB 4, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 2-3-5 2 10

Career 255 27-34-61 24 308

+/-1 2 times 1 3 times 1 5 times 2 5 times 16:19 1/22 vs BUF 4 2/4 vs NYR 7 1/17 vs PIT +1 6 times Career as a Capital - 80 GP, 11-10a-21p, 89 PIM

- Ranks second on the Capitals in hits (49) and ranks tied for 10th in the NHL through games played 2/16 - Scored a goal, vs. NYI (1/28)

- His 2.23 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play since 2017-18 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) in 2019-20

- 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 8 months)

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

Last Goal: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALO (9) Last Assist: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 2-2-4 0 16

Career 265 26-41-67 -3 119

Career vs. Opp 11 1-1-2 2 12

+/-1

2 times 2 times1 4 times1 2 times4 1/22 vs BUF19:10 2/7 vs PHI3 1/19 vs PIT7 5 times+1 Career as a Capital - 134 GP, 17g-24a-41p, 64 PIM

- Ranks second in the NHL in neutral zone faceoff win percentage (61.0%) among players with at least 70 neutral zone faceoffs - Won nine of 11 faceoffs (82%), at PIT (2/16)

- Scored a goal and skated a career-high 19:10 time on ice, vs. BUF (1/22) Career Highlights

- 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) in 2019-20

- 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 11 months)

Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick / 56th overall) Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 30, 2020 Last Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 2-3-5 4 10

Career 1567 207-454-661 292 1966 Career vs. Opp 105 13-38-51 20 103

+/-1 2 times 1 3 times 2 1/28 vs NYI 4 2/7 vs PHI 22:55 1/28 vs NYI 3 4 times 4 2/16 vs PIT +2 2 times Career as a Capital - 14 GP, 2g-3a-5p, 10 PIM

- Ranks second on the Capitals in time on ice (278:02)

- Passed Nicklas Lidstrom (1,564) for fifth most games played by a defensemen in NHL history, vs. PHI (2/7) Career Highlights

- His 1,567 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 37,406:57 minutes - Became second European-born captain to win the Stanley Cup in 2011

- Was awarded the Norris Trophy 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 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 57th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC 20, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (34)

Last Assist: JAN 7, 2020 vs OTTAWA (26) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 6 0-0-0 -3 2

Career 96 2-11-13 14 55

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6 times 6 times0 6 times0 1/24 vs BUF2 1/22 vs BUF20:13 1/26 vs NYI2 1/22 vs BUF4 3 times+0 Career as a Capital - 96 GP, 2g-11a-13p, 55 PIM

- Leads the Capitals in blocked shots per 60 minutes of play (6.43) among Capitals with at least 4 games played Career Highlights

- 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

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

- 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 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2)

Last Assist: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 12 5-7-12 -1 9

Career 534 83-117-200 29 1036

Career vs. Opp 23 3-7-10 8 27

+/-2 1/19 vs PIT 3 2/7 vs PHI 4 2/7 vs PHI 5 2/1 vs BOS 21:19 2/4 vs NYR 4 2 times 10 1/19 vs PIT +1 2 times Career as a Capital - 534 GP, 83g-117a-200p, 1,036 PIM

- Recorded four points (1g, 3a), including his 200th career point, vs. PHI (2/7) - Leads the Capitals in hits (51) and ranks eighth in the NHL

- Recorded a six-game point streak (1/15-1/30; 4g, 4a)

- Scored two goals, at PIT (1/19), marking his seventh career multi-goal game Career Highlights

- Set career highs in assists (23) and points (44) in 2019-20

- Set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154) in 2019-20 - Ranked third in the NHL in hits (253) in 2019-20

- Recorded fewest penalty minutes (93) of his career in 2019-20 - 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 with at least 400 PIM (417) and 100 points (131) since 2017-18 - Played 500th career game, vs. CAR (1/13/20)

- 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 6 months)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020 Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Last Assist: MAR 8, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (8) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 7 1-0-1 -3 0

Career 371 16-54-70 7 102

+/-1

1/30 vs BOS 7 times0 1/30 vs BOS1 7 times0 2/7 vs PHI21:13 2/4 vs NYR3 1/30 vs BOS2 1/30 vs BOS+2 Career as a Capital - 7 GP, 1g-0a-1p, 0 PIM

- Scored his first goal as a Capital, vs. BOS (1/30) - Made his Capitals debut, vs. BUF (1/24), skating 14:14 Career Highlights

- In 371 career games, he has recorded a 52.7 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (5,492 shot attempts for, 4,922 against), the 19th highest percentage among defensemen since 2014-15

- Tied a career high in points 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

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#62: Carl Hagelin (L) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (32 years and 5 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: FEB 4, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3) Last Assist: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 1-1-2 -1 2

Career 618 102-166-268 101 256

Career vs. Opp 28 7-3-10 10 18

+/-1

2/4 vs NYR 1/28 vs NYI1 2 times1 1/26 vs NYI2 1/24 vs BUF20:18 1/30 vs BOS4 7 times1 4 times+1 Career as a Capital - 92 GP, 12g-26a-38p, 28 PIM

- Leads the Capitals in shorthanded time on ice (43:40) and ranks sixth in the NHL among forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (3:07) - Scored first goal of the season, at NYR (2/4)

- 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) in 2019-20

- 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 +101 plus/minus rating ranks tied for 14th in the NHL since 2011-12

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

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

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020 Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (10) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 11 3-1-4 0 6

Career 336 75-79-154 2 68

+/-2 1/28 vs NYI 1 1/14 vs BUF 2 1/28 vs NYI 2 3 times 14:40 1/26 vs NYI 4 2/14 vs PIT 2 1/26 vs NYI +2 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 11 GP, 3g-1a-4p, 6 PIM

- Ranks second on the Capitals in goals per 60 minutes at 5v5 (1.54) - Scored two goals, vs. NYI (1/28), marking his 12th career multi-goal game - Made his Capitals debut, at BUF (1/14), and recorded an assist

- 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 154 career points (75g, 79a) in 336 career games, making him one of 32 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

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#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (31 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4)

Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 14 4-8-12 -8 2

Career 771 109-381-490 84 260

Career vs. Opp 33 3-10-13 0 8

+/-1 4 times 1 8 times 2 3 times 2 1/15 vs BUF 28:52 1/24 vs BUF 6 2 times 3 2 times +2 1/22 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 771 GP, 109g-381a-490p, 260 PIM

- Ranks fourth in points per game (0.86) among NHL defensemen with at least 14 games played - Recorded seven-game point streak (1/19-2/1: 3g, 6a)

- Passed Dale Hunter (375) for the fifth most assists in franchise history, vs. BUF (1/22) Career Highlights

- 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 in 2019-20

- 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) in 2019-20

- Led the Capitals in points and assists in 2019-20

- 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)

- Ranks second in franchise history in games played among defensemen

#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 196 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (34 years and 1 month)

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

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

Last Goal: JAN 24, 2021 vs BUFFALO (7) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 45/90 (50%), 20 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 13 2-6-8 -6 10

Career 816 240-335-575 120 412

Career vs. Opp 22 5-11-16 8 14

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2 times 1/14 vs BUF2 1/14 vs BUF3 5 times2 2/1 vs BOS22:47 2/14 vs PIT5 1/17 vs PIT7 2 times+1 Career as a Capital - 373 GP, 130g-135a-265p, 173 PIM

- Ranks third among Capitals forwards in time on ice per game (18:50) - Ranks fourth among Capitals forwards in hits (28)

- Recorded three points (1g, 2a), at BUF (1/14), marking his 33rd career game with at least three points Career Highlights

- 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 130 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 236) - Recorded 10 power play goals in 2019-20, his most since 2015-16

- Ranked first on the team in shooting percentage (19.6%) 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)

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#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

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

Last Goal: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Last Assist: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (3) Career Shootouts: 18/44 (41%), 5 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 6 2-2-4 0 4

Career 485 122-271-393 61 250

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

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2 times 1/17 vs PIT2 1/17 vs PIT2 2 times2 2/16 vs PIT18:45 1/19 vs PIT6 2 times1 1/15 vs BUF+1 Career as a Capital - 485 GP, 122g-271a-393p, 250 PIM

- His 83.3 on-ice GF% at 5v5 (5 on-ice goals for, 1 against) is the highest rate on the Capitals - Scored a goal, at PIT (2/14)

- Recorded two assists, at PIT (1/17), marking his 48th career multi-assist game Career Highlights

- 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) in 2019-20

- Played in his 400th career game, vs. NYR (3/3/19), becoming one of 42 players to reach the mark in franchise history

- Reached the 300-point mark (87g, 214a), vs. DET (1/6/19), in his 375th career game to become the eighth player in franchise history to record his 300th point in 375 games or fewer games