WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 2, Minnesota Wild 4
January 17, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 36; MIN: 22
Power Plays: WSH: 0/3; MIN: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Spurgeon (MIN), 2. Gustavsson (MIN), 3. Fehervary (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 1/18
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 1/8
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/17/23 (47 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/17/23 (43 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/17/23 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23 (2 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Man Games Lost: 280
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 21, 10 p.m. ET at Vegas (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 24, 9 p.m. ET at Colorado (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 26, 7 p.m. ET vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 29, 5 p.m. ET at Toronto (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 31, 7 p.m. ET at Columbus (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals begin a three-game road trip on Thursday when they visit the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena for the second of two meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals fell to the Coyotes 3-2 on Nov. 5 at Capital One Arena. Washington has a record of 37-31-12-4 all-time vs. Arizona. In 2021-22, Washington swept the season series with Arizona 2-0-0, shutting out the Coyotes in both contests. John Carlson (2g, 1a) led the Capitals with three points against Arizona last season.
AWAY vs. ARIZONA COYOTES
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
12-20-7-2 131 139 1 WSH win (4/22/22)
CAPITALS vs. COYOTES ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (29) Ovechkin (10) Ovechkin/Oshie (12) Ovechkin (22)
Ovechkin (23) Oshie (7) Backstrom (9) Oshie (19)
Eller/Hathaway (19) Carlson (6) Kuznetsov/Johansson/ van Riemsdyk (8)
Backstrom/Carlson/Kuznetsov (12)
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona snapped a 9-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 4-3 SO win over Detroit
• The Coyotes’ victory on Tuesday came via a multi-goal, third-period comeback win. They’re one of 10 NHL teams to do that at least twice this season
• The Yotes are in the midst of playing 15 games in 26 days throughout January. The stretch includes three back-to-back sets of games and the team does not have more than one day off from game action between contests
LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Red Wings 3 (SO) – January 17, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Bjugstad (11), Boyd (5), Guenther (5)
DET Goals: Larkin (15), Suter (6), Perron (14)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (W) – 37 svs on 40 shots
DET Goalie: Hellberg (L) – 20 svs on 23 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 2-3
Notes: ARI ended its 9-game losing streak and extended its point streak vs DET to 6 gms (5-0-1) in the process…Tuesday is the fourth time this season that Arizona has erased a multi-goal deficit to capture at least a point (11/5 at WSH, 11/25 at DET, 12/16 vs NYI) and the second time this season Arizona overcame a multi-goal third period deficit to win the game (11/5 at WSH)…Connor Ingram stopped 37-of-40 shots (.925 SV%) and was 2-for-2 in the shootout; In his last 5 GP, Ingram has compiled a .929 SV% with a 2.38 GAA…Lawson Crouse tallied 3 assists to set a new single-game career-high…The trio of helpers marks the fourth time a Coyote has registered 3 assists in a game this season…Jakob Chychrun registered an assist for the third consecutive game and enters Thursday with five points (0-5-5) in his last five outings…Dylan Guenther scored the game-tying goal at 7:53 into the 3rd period to cap a span of two ARI goals in 1:10; It was Guenther’s first career even-strength tally in the NHL…Guenther also rang up 7 shots to set a new personal best…Travis Boyd tallied Arizona’s second goal, his fifth of the season and first point since the New Year…Nick Bjugstad registered 1-1-2 to reach 20 pts (11-9-20) on the campaign, his first 20+ pt season since 2018-19…Nick Schmaltz deposited the shootout deciding goal, his first of the season and fifth of his career…Former-Red Wing Troy Stecher chipped in an assist, his third point of the season…Nick Ritchie tied his career-high with 9 hits
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (12 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (16 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 93 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- 1/10 – Assigned G Ivan Prosvetov to Tucson (AHL)
- 1/8 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
- 1/7 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sat, Jan 21 6pm at DAL American Airlines Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM
Sun, Jan 22 6pm vs VGK Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 620 AM
Tue, Jan 24 7pm vs ANA Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 620 AM
YOTES & CAPS
- Tonight is the second of two ARI-WSH matchups this season. The Coyotes beat the Caps 3-2 in the first meeting that took place on 11/5 in DC
- Arizona erased a 2-0 deficit in the victory behind a goal from Josh Brown and two goals from Nick Ritchie
- Ritchie’s 6 career goals vs WSH are tied with PHI for the most he’s posted against an NHL club
- Shayne Gostisbehere chipped in two assists in the 11/5 victory
- Christian Fischer’s 4 goals vs WSH are tied for the most he’s posted against an NHL club (CBJ)
- Karel Vejmelka registered 34 saves in the 11/5 victory. The netminder has made three starts in his career against WSH, recording a .958 SV% and a 1.35 GAA – both figures marking the best he’s produced against an NHL opponent during his career
- Coyotes franchise vs Capitals
• All-Time: 35-34-12-3
• Home: 22-11-7-1
• Road: 13-23-5-2
• L10: 6-3-1
• STRK: W1
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE CAPITALS
Shayne Gostisbehere…2-10-12…25 career GP
Nick Ritchie…6-1-7…18 career GP
Christian Fischer…4-0-4…9 career GP
Clayton Keller…3-4-7…8 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Ritchie, 6)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 10)…Points (Gostisbehere, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 2)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 10)…Points (Gostisbehere, 12)
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 10-16-3
2-Days Rest: 3-2-1
3+ Days Rest: 1-3-1
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 1-3-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-4-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-3-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 2-1-1
