Dylan Strome leads Capitals to clutch overtime victory over Sabres: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals bounced back with one of their best performances of the season against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. It…
6-4-0
RECORD
12
POINTS
10
GAMES PLAYED
101
POINTS PACE
4th
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Washington Capitals roster 2026-27
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Washington Capitals: Skater statistics 2026-27
| Name | Pos | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots SOG | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch Tuch | R | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 19.2 | 27 | 25.9 | 58.3 | 53.0 | 57.7 |
| Dylan Strome Strome | C | 29 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17.4 | 24 | 12.5 | 66.7 | 50.4 | 57.4 |
| Jordan Kyrou Kyrou | R | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14.0 | 15 | 13.3 | 35.3 | 52.1 | 55.3 |
| Ryan Leonard Leonard | R | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14.3 | 25 | 16.0 | 57.1 | 47.4 | 50.0 |
| Jakob Chychrun Chychrun | D | 28 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24.7 | 31 | 3.2 | 56.3 | 49.6 | 53.9 |
| Boone Jenner Jenner | C | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15.9 | 25 | 16.0 | 53.8 | 43.0 | 47.8 |
| Cole Hutson Hutson | D | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19.2 | 22 | 9.1 | 47.4 | 53.2 | 52.6 |
| Ilya Protas Protas | L | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11.8 | 9 | 11.1 | 45.5 | 46.8 | 46.1 |
| Tom Wilson Wilson | R | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18.7 | 22 | 9.1 | 57.1 | 46.9 | 53.8 |
| Alex Ovechkin Ovechkin | L | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14.0 | 14 | 7.1 | 63.6 | 42.5 | 43.8 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois Dubois | C | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17.3 | 8 | 12.5 | 83.3 | 53.2 | 60.5 |
| Vincent Desharnais Desharnais | D | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 43.9 | 56.1 |
| Aliaksei Protas Protas | L | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15.9 | 13 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 44.6 | 50.9 |
| Anthony Beauvillier Beauvillier | R | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.4 | 9 | 11.1 | 60.0 | 39.4 | 39.2 |
| Justin Sourdif Sourdif | C | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.7 | 8 | 12.5 | 33.3 | 45.4 | 47.6 |
| Martin Fehérváry Fehérváry | D | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 44.2 | 51.3 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko Miroshnichenko | L | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 43.9 | 48.5 |
| Timothy Liljegren Liljegren | D | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | 5 | 20.0 | 46.2 | 39.8 | 46.3 |
| Dylan McIlrath McIlrath | D | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 51.6 | 46.7 |
| Ethen Frank Frank | R | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 2 | 0.0 | - | 37.5 | 42.0 |
| Matt Roy Roy | D | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 57.1 | 58.3 |
Washington Capitals: Goal contributions 2026-27
Washington Capitals: Player salaries 2026-27
The visualization above does not reflect retained salaries, long-term injured reserve (LTIR), or bonuses.
Washington Capitals: Contract lengths as of 2026-27
The color-coding above is based on the cap hit at the end of the player's last contract.
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