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45-13-10 - W1
Colorado Avalanche
35-27-8 - W2
Washington Capitals
Washington - Capital One Arena
March 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM - PREGAME
Central / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
45G - 69A
(114P)
2
C
Martin Necas
32G - 52A
(84P)
3
D
Cale Makar
20G - 50A
(70P)
4
C
Brock Nelson
31G - 25A
(56P)
5
C
Nazem Kadri
14G - 31A
(45P)
COL Injuries
Colton, Ross
Upper Body
Day to Day
Colton (upper body) will remain out of the lineup versus the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Mar 22, 2026
Landeskog, Gabriel
Lower Body
Day to Day
Landeskog (lower body) is week-to-week and won't play against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
Mar 26, 2026
Lehkonen, Artturi
Upper Body
Day to Day
Lehkonen (upper body) won't be available against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday and is expected to miss some time, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
Mar 26, 2026
O'Connor, Logan
Hip
Day to Day
Head coach Jared Bednar said Sunday that O'Connor (hip) is progressing in his recovery and could return to game action soon, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Mar 26, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nazem Kadri (20% retained) and a 2027 4th round pick from the Calgary Flames for Victor Olofsson, Maxmilian Curran, a conditional 2028 1st round pick and a conditional 2027 2nd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nicolas Roy from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2027 1st round pick and a 2026 5th round pick
Mar 4 2026
The Colorado Avalanche acquire Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators for a 2027 5th round pick.
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
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WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
25G - 27A
(52P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
25G - 27A
(52P)
3
D
Jakob Chychrun
23G - 28A
(51P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
16G - 34A
(50P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
23G - 24A
(47P)
WSH Injuries
Kampf, David
Not Injury Related
Day to Day
Kampf (personal) will not be available for Friday's clash versus New Jersey, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Mar 22, 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
Mar 6 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Graeme Clarke from the Washington Capitals for Wyatt Bongiovanni.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire David Kampf from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick (VGK).
Mar 5 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquire John Carlson from the Washington Capitals for a conditional 2026 1st round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals for Jesper Vikman, a 2029 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick (SJS).
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Goaltending
COL
25-5-6
2.19 GAA
91.6% SV
WSH
24-19-5
2.36 GAA
91.5% SV
COL
19-8-1
2.43 GAA
90.5% SV
WSH
9-7-3
3.29 GAA
88.6% SV
COL
1-0-3
2.03 GAA
93.3% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
Goaltenders
COL
45-13-10
GAA: 2.46
SV%: 0.907
vs
WSH
35-27-8
GAA: 2.84
SV%: 0.899