Ah, folks, a crisp 42°F evening greets us here as the Washington Capitals prepare to
25-21-7 - OT1
Washington Capitals
23-19-9 - W1
Seattle Kraken
Seattle - Climate Pledge Arena
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Pacific
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
R
Tom Wilson
22G - 24A
(46P)
2
L
Alex Ovechkin
21G - 23A
(44P)
3
D
John Carlson
9G - 34A
(43P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
14G - 28A
(42P)
5
D
Jakob Chychrun
18G - 19A
(37P)
WSH Injuries
Sandin, Rasmus
Lower Body
Day to Day
Sandin (lower body) won't finish Saturday's game versus the Edmonton Oilers.
Jan 27, 2026
Dubois, Pierre-Luc
Abdomen
Week to Week
Per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post, Dubois (abdominal surgery) has started skating, according to head coach Spencer Carbery on Saturday.
Mar 9, 2026
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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SEA
1
R
Jordan Eberle
18G - 16A
(34P)
2
C
Matty Beniers
12G - 22A
(34P)
3
D
Vince Dunn
7G - 24A
(31P)
4
C
Chandler Stephenson
13G - 17A
(30P)
5
R
Eeli Tolvanen
10G - 20A
(30P)
SEA Injuries
Meyers, Ben
Lower Body
Day to Day
Meyers was placed on injured reserve Thursday and is out week-to-week due to a lower-body injury.
Jan 29, 2026
Murray, Matt
Lower Body
Day to Day
Murray (lower body) is expected to be out of action for about six weeks, the team announced Tuesday. He has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site.
Jan 31, 2026
McCormick, Max
Hip
Season
McCormick will miss the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign after undergoing hip surgery, the team announced Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Dec 19 2025
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired Mason Marchment from the Seattle Kraken for a 2027 2nd round pick and a 2026 4th round pick
Pacific
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Goaltending
WSH
18-15-4
2.39 GAA
91.4% SV
SEA
13-12-5
2.89 GAA
90.1% SV
WSH
7-6-3
3.41 GAA
88.5% SV
SEA
10-5-3
2.41 GAA
91.8% SV
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SEA
0-2-1
2.21 GAA
92.2% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
25-21-7
GAA: 2.91
SV%: 0.898
vs
SEA
23-19-9
GAA: 2.94
SV%: 0.901