WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Activated
T.J. Oshie from IR; placed Rasmus Sandin from IR, 1/11
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Alex Ovechkin: 1/13 (1 game)
Rasmus Sandin: 1/5-1/13 (4 games)
Sonny Milano: 10/29, 12/14-1/13 (16 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 11/2-1/13 (32 games)
Tom Wilson: 1/11 (1 game)
T.J. Oshie: 11/27-12/7, 12/17-1/7 (17 games)
Charlie Lindgren: 10/16-10/27, 12/2, 12/30-1/7 (12 games)
Max Pacioretty: 10/13-1/2 (35 games)
Martin Fehervary: 11/11-11/24, 12/30 (6 games)
Connor McMichael: 12/20-12/21 (2 games)
Evgeny Kuznetsov: 11/18-11/22, 12/14 (3 games)
Anthony Mantha: 11/10-11/14 (3 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 11/10-11/11 (2 games)
Trevor van Riemsdyk: 11/8-11/14 (4 games)
Nic Dowd: 10/18-11/8 (9 games)
Joel Edmundson: 10/13-11/14 (14 games)
Man Games Lost: 161
TODAY’S GAME
The Capitals complete their regular-season series and their home-and-home, back-to-back set with the New York Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Washington defeated New York 3-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena and leads the season series 2-1-0. Nic Dowd and T.J. Oshie each scored in the third period to help the Capitals overcome a 2-1 deficit, while Charlie Lindgren stopped 25 of 27 shots faced and improved to 2-0-0 against the Rangers this season. Washington is 117-100-18-8 all-time vs. New York and 7-5-0 in their last 12 games against the Rangers.
TOP CAPS FACTS
Comeback Caps
– The Capitals overcame a one-goal third-period deficit to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena. – It marked Washington’s 12th comeback win of the season and their fifth third-period comeback win. – The Capitals rank tied for fifth in the NHL in comeback wins and tied for ninth in third-period comeback wins.
Back-to-Back
– Sunday’s game against New York marks the second game of Washington’s ninth back-to-back set of the season. The Capitals defeated the Rangers 3-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena. – The Capitals are 6-3-0 in the first game of back-to-backs and 6-1-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this season. – Washington’s six wins on zero days rest are tied with the Rangers for the most in the NHL. – All six of the Capitals’ wins on zero days rest have come on the road. No other team has as many as five road wins on zero days rest.
Did You Know?
– The Capitals are 11-2-2 when scoring first this season. – Washington is 19-2-5 when scoring two or more goals this season. – The Capitals are 13-1-6 in one-goal games this season. Washington’s .650 win percentage in one-goal games is the sixth highest in the NHL. – The Capitals have a 11-6-1 record (.639 point percentage) against Metropolitan Division opponents this season
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
RANGERS RUNDOWN
– The New York Rangers return home to MSG for the second half of a back-to-back set and series finale against the Washington Capitals (1:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network/NHLN – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). Today also begins the second half of the 82-game season. – Today concludes the Rangers’ seventh back-to-back of the season. In the second half of sets, the team is 6-0-0 and one of five teams (NSH, PIT, WPG, EDM) in the NHL to have a perfect record in the second game of a back-to-back. – At home this season, the Rangers are 13-6-0 for 26 points and have a 7-4-0 record in their last 11 home contests. – Following a loss this season, the Rangers are 10-4-0. – Against the Capitals at home, the Blueshirts have won four of their previous six contests. – In the last nine games (since Dec. 27), Artemi Panarin (14 pts) and Vincent Trocheck (13 pts) have recorded a combined 27 points (13G-14A). – The Blueshirts have scored at least one power play goal in three of their last five games and 12 of their last 16 games. New York has the NHL’s best power play percentage (29.4) and the fourth most power play goals in the league (37). – The Rangers’ 54.6 faceoff percentage is the second highest in the NHL. Since 1997-98 when the league started tracking FOW%, the team hasn’t finished a season over 53.3 percent. – New York has accumulated 100 points from defensemen this season, the sixth team to do so in the NHL. – When scoring four-plus goals, the Blueshirts are 16-0-1 and 18-0-0 when allowing two or fewer goals in a game.
MAN GAMES LOST – 76
PLAYER INJURY/REASON
DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Kaapo Kakko Lower Body Nov. 29-Jan. 13 21
Filip Chytil Upper Body Nov. 4-Jan. 13 31
Tyler Pitlick Lower Body Jan. 4-13 5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 13 – Jake Leschyshyn re-assigned to Hartford Jan.
12 – Anton Blidh recalled from Hartford
Jan. 11 – Matthew Robertson re-assigned to Hartford
SLAP SHOTS
– Mika Zibanejad has points in 12 of his last 15 games (8G-11A) and has points in 20 of his last 24 contests (12G-17A). – Adam Fox has goals in three of his past four games (4G). – Jacob Trouba’s 126 blocked shots are the most in the NHL. Trouba is the only player in the NHL to have 95+ blocked shots and 95+ hits. – Nick Bonino ranks first among forwards with 69 blocked shots and since 2021-22, Bonino leads all forwards in blocked shots with 250. Bonino is one assist away from 200 in his career. – Will Cuylle ranks first among rookies in hits with 107. He has assists in three of his past five games. – The Rangers have a regular season record of 42-11-6 when Kreider and Zibanejad score a goal in the same game.
