2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
14
Games played
16
Points
.571
Points %
+1
Goal diff
5-5
Last 10
35 GF · 39 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

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Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

14 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
14
82
Goals for / game
3.50
3.21
+0.29
Goals against / game
3.43
2.98
+0.45
Expected goals for / game
3.41
3.23
+18.0
Expected goals against / game
3.57
3.29
+0.28
Expected-goals share
48.9%
49.6%
−0.7
Shot-attempt share
48.1%
49.1%
−1.0
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

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vs Dallas StarsL 6–5

Stars hold off the Capitals

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vs Minnesota WildL 5–1

J. Wallstedt stands tall as the Wild edge the Capitals

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at Nashville PredatorsW 4–3

Capitals hold off the Predators

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 5–2

Capitals run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Buffalo SabresW 4–3

Capitals run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Los Angeles Kings7:00 PM ET

Kings at Capitals: a genuine coin flip

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vs New Jersey Devils1:00 PM ET

Devils at Capitals: too close to call

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vs Montreal CanadiensW 5–4

Capitals hold off the Canadiens

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at Carolina HurricanesL 4–2

Hurricanes run the Capitals off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Seattle KrakenL 5–3

Kraken hold off the Capitals

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vs New York RangersW 3–1

Capitals hold off the Rangers

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 5–3

Capitals hold off the Penguins

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 3–1

Lightning run the Capitals off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Carolina HurricanesW 5–2

Capitals pull away from the Hurricanes

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 5–1

C. Lindgren stands tall as the Capitals edge the Flyers

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vs Boston BruinsW 3–2

Capitals edge the Bruins in overtime

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 5–2

Capitals pull away from the Flyers

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at Boston BruinsL 3–2

Bruins steal one from the Capitals against the run of play

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 2–1

Capitals hold off the Blue Jackets

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 3–0

Capitals shut out the Penguins, 3-0

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsW 6–3

Capitals run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 4–0

Capitals shut out the Maple Leafs, 4-0

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at New York RangersL 8–1

Rangers run the Capitals off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Buffalo SabresW 6–2

Capitals pull away from the Sabres

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at New Jersey DevilsL 7–3

Devils pull away from the Capitals

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 6–4

Capitals hold off the Flyers

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 5–4

Capitals steal one from the Golden Knights against the run of play

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at Utah Hockey ClubW 7–4

Capitals pull away from the Mammoth

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at St. Louis BluesL 3–0

Blues shut out the Capitals, 3-0

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 3–2

Avalanche edge the Capitals in overtime

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vs New Jersey DevilsW 2–1

L. Thompson stands tall as the Capitals edge the Devils

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 4–1

L. Thompson stands tall as the Capitals edge the Senators

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vs Boston BruinsL 3–2

Bruins edge the Capitals in a shootout

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at Buffalo SabresW 2–1

C. Lindgren stands tall as the Capitals edge the Sabres

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 4–1

S. Ersson stands tall as the Flyers edge the Capitals

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vs Calgary FlamesW 7–3

Capitals pull away from the Flames

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at Boston BruinsL 3–1

Bruins hold off the Capitals

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vs Utah Hockey ClubL 3–2

Mammoth hold off the Capitals

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at Montreal CanadiensL 6–2

J. Dobes stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Capitals

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsW 3–2

Capitals steal one from the Golden Knights against the run of play

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