WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 4, Buffalo Sabres 7
February 26, 2023 * KeyBank Center * Buffalo, NY
Shots: WSH: 30; BUF: 37
Power Plays: WSH: 1/2; BUF: 0/3
Three Stars: 1. Cozens (BUF), 2. Thompson (BUF), 3. Hinostroza (BUF)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 2/24 Acquired a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and forward Craig Smith from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway, 2/23 Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 2/21
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/26/23 (62 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/26/23 (58 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/26/23 (32 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
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)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Man Games Lost: 351
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 4, 6 p.m. ET at San Jose (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 6, 10:30 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 9, 7 p.m. ET vs. New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 11, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 14, 7 p.m. ET at New York Rangers (ESPN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday at Honda Center for the second and final meeting between the teams this season. Washington fell to Anaheim 4-2 on Feb. 23 at Capital One Arena, with T.J. Oshie and Nick Jensen scoring for the Capitals. The Capitals have earned a point in four of their last five games versus the Ducks (3-1-1) dating back to Nov. 18, 2019.
AWAY vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
9-9-1-1 56 66 1 ANA OT win (11/16/21)
CAPITALS vs. DUCKS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Smith (31) Ovechkin (12) Ovechkin (16) Ovechkin (28)
Oshie (27) Oshie (10) Backstrom/Carlson (13) Backstrom (19)
Ovechkin/Johansson (23) Smith (9) Oshie (9) Oshie (18)
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
Feb. 25, 2023 – ANAHEIM 3 @ CAROLINA 2
The Ducks opened a three-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night at Honda Center, extending their win streak to three games and are now 3-1-1 their last five games. Anaheim’s second goal of the game (Silfverberg) marked the club’s 6,000th goal in franchise history. Mason McTavish set a career-high with three assists (0-3=3) and a personal best +3 rating, tied for the second-most assists by a Ducks rookie in a single game (13th time, last: Trevor Zegras, Feb. 19, 2022 @ VAN; 0-3=3). Max Jones recorded his first multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist (1-1=2). Frank Vatrano tallied his first multi-assist game as a Duck with two helpers, his 200th and 201st career points (116-86=201). Troy Terry extended his goal streak to three games (3-1=4), scoring his 16th goal and adding his 30th assist. With 30 assists, Terry becomes the 15th player in Ducks history to record 30 assists multiple times. John Klingberg earned an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1-3=4), while he has also earned nine points his last nine games (2-7=9). Jakob Silfverberg scored a goal for the third consecutive game (3-0=3), one shy of his career high set Dec. 5-12, 2018 (4-0=4). Isac Lundestrom opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season at 13:18 in the first period, marking a season-high three-game point streak (2-1=3). Lukas Dostal earned his third win after stopping 24-of-26 shots.
PP: 1-5 PK: 2-4 SF: 15 SA: 53 TOI: Cam Fowler (25:44)
Three Stars: 1. M. McTavish 2. T. Terry 3. C. Fowler
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 3 Montreal Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 7 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Mar. 8 Vancouver Rogers Arena 7 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
Mar. 10 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 12 Nashville Honda Center 6:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 Placed D Urho Vaakanainen on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 7 Activated C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 10 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed Troy Terry on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 11 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL) and reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego.
Feb. 23 Acquired LW Josiah Slavin from Chicago for RW Hunter Drew. Activated RW Troy Terry from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed C Adam Henrique on IR.
Feb. 28 Claimed D Scott Harrington on waivers from New Jersey. Acquired a 2024 third-round draft selection for D Henry Thrun. Placed G Anthony Stolarz on Injured Reserve (IR).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 324
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 61
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 53
Urho Vaakanainen Lower-body Day-to-day 11
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 9
Adam Henrique Lower-body Week-to-week 3
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks hit the midway point of a three-game homestand tonight vs. the Washington Capitals at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with three straight wins, in addition to a 3-1-1. The Ducks have also earned points in 10 of the last 14 games overall (7-5-2) and are 8-6-2 the last 16 contests. The Ducks face a Metropolitan Division opponent for the 13th time this season, posting a 3-1-0 record the last four vs. the division and 5-7-1 record overall this season. Anaheim begins its 14-game March schedule, consisting of 10 home contest and four on the road. All-time, Anaheim is 199-146-47 in the month of March, one win shy of the first 200-win month in franchise history. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the homestand Friday, Mar. 3 vs. Montreal (7 p.m. PT).
DUCKS-CAPITALS: Anaheim and Washington close out a two-game series tonight at Honda Center. Anaheim has earned points in three straight games vs. the Capitals (2-0-1) in addition to eight of the last 10 games dating to the 2016-17 season (6-2-2). In Anaheim, the Ducks have won four of their last five against the Capitals (4-1-0) dating to the 2016-17 season. All-time, the Ducks have posted a 21-14-7 record head-to-head vs. the Capitals, including a 10-7-3 mark in Orange County. The Ducks opened the 2022-23 series with a 4-2 win in Washington Feb. 23, with John Gibson earning the victory with 41 saves. Cam Fowler earned two assits in the game, with Anaheim receiving goals from Isac Lundestrom, Troy Terry, Jakob Silfverberg (GWG) and Derek Grant (ENG). Trevor Zegras has posted 2-2=4 points in three career games against Washington. Ryan Strome (8-19=27 in 36 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in scoring, goals and assists vs. the Capitals.
ANA-WSH SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Feb. 23 Capital One Arena 4-2 ANA win
March. 1 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-WSH ALL-TIME SERIES:
ANA RECORD @ ANA @ WSH
All-Time Series: 21-14-7 10-7-3 11-7-4
Current Streak: One ANA win One ANA win One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Feb. 23, 2023 (4-2) Nov. 16, 2022 (3-2 OT) Feb. 23, 2023 (4-2)
Last WSH Win: Dec. 6, 2021 (4-3 SO) Dec. 6, 2019 (3-2) Dec. 6, 2021 (4-3 SO)
ANA Last 10: 6-2-2 4-5-1 4-2-4
ANAHEIM’S MULTI-GOAL COMEBACK WINS:
Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 left in third period)
Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 left in third period)
Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 SO win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 left in third period)
Jan. 6 vs. SJS (5-4 OT win, trailed 2-0 left in first period)
Jan. 19 @ CBJ (5-3 win, trailed 3-0 with 2:17 left in first period)
Jan. 26 @ COL (5-3 win, trailed 3-1 with 3:51 left in second period)
