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Matt Niskanen

Second Round

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	A	P	+/-	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Wed 5/13	WSH	@	NYR	L 1-2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	29:07
Sun 5/10	WSH	vs	NYR	L 3-4	0	0	0	2	0.0	3	3	0	3	20:07
Fri 5/8	WSH	@	NYR	L 1-2	1	1	+1	1	0.0	3	0	1	0	27:37
Wed 5/6	WSH	vs	NYR	W 2-1	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	4	0	1	23:19
Mon 5/4	WSH	vs	NYR	W 1-0	0	0	0	4	0.0	3	7	2	4	25:56
Sat 5/2	WSH	@	NYR	L 2-3	0	0	-1	0		1	1	0	2	22:33
Thu 4/30	WSH	@	NYR	W 2-1	0	0	-1	0		2	3	0	5	21:32
Total					1	1	-1	8	0.0	16	19	3	15	170:11

First Round

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	A	P	+/-	S	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Mon 4/27	WSH	vs	NYI	W 2-1	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	23:05
Sat 4/25	WSH	@	NYI	L 1-3	0	0	-1	3	3	2	1	1	23:38
Thu 4/23	WSH	vs	NYI	W 5-1	1	1	+3	3	2	3	1	2	22:46
Tue 4/21	WSH	@	NYI	W 2-1	0	0	-1	2	3	1	3	2	28:08
Sun 4/19	WSH	@	NYI	L 1-2	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	0	22:50
Fri 4/17	WSH	vs	NYI	W 4-3	2	2	+2	3	5	0	0	1	21:47
Wed 4/15	WSH	vs	NYI	L 1-4	0	0	-4	1	3	1	1	3	20:39
Total					3	3	-1	14	19	8	6	9	162:53

April

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	G	A	P	+/-	PPA	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Sat 4/11	WSH	vs	NYR	L 2-4	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	1	24:23
Wed 4/8	WSH	vs	BOS	W 3-0	1	0	1	+1	0	5	20.0	2	0	1	0	18:55
Sun 4/5	WSH	@	DET	W 2-1	0	1	1	0	1	3	0.0	1	2	0	1	22:42
Sat 4/4	WSH	@	OTT	O 3-4 (OT)	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	1	2	0	0	23:24
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	MTL	W 5-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0		1	6	0	4	22:21
Total					1	1	2	-2	1	11	9.1	7	11	1	6	111:45

March

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPA	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Tue 3/31	WSH	vs	CAR	W 4-2	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	2	0	2	21:27
Sun 3/29	WSH	@	NYR	W 5-2	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	22:17
Sat 3/28	WSH	vs	NSH	L 3-4	1	1	0	2	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	20:10
Thu 3/26	WSH	vs	NJD	W 3-2	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	3	21:57
Sat 3/21	WSH	@	WPG	L 0-3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	3	2	0	2	24:18
Thu 3/19	WSH	@	MIN	W 3-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	1	1	0	0	21:17
Mon 3/16	WSH	@	BUF	W 4-3	2	2	-1	0	2	0		2	1	1	0	26:00
Sun 3/15	WSH	vs	BOS	W 2-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	3	3	0	2	25:00
Fri 3/13	WSH	vs	DAL	L 2-4	0	0	+1	0	0	0		1	2	0	2	26:04
Wed 3/11	WSH	vs	NYR	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	3	2	3	2	28:10
Sat 3/7	WSH	vs	BUF	W 6-1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	2	0	1	19:19
Thu 3/5	WSH	vs	MIN	L 1-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0.0	2	1	1	0	23:05
Tue 3/3	WSH	@	CBJ	W 5-3	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	21:35
Sun 3/1	WSH	vs	TOR	W 4-0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		2	1	0	2	20:25
Total					9	9	+3	6	4	18	0.0	25	18	5	16	321:04

February

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Fri 2/27	WSH	@	CAR	L 0-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	6	3	0	0	24:15
Wed 2/25	WSH	vs	PIT	L 3-4	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	1	19:36
Sun 2/22	WSH	@	PHI	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.0	2	1	0	0	21:18
Sat 2/21	WSH	vs	NYI	W 3-2	1	0	1	+1	0	3	33.3	3	2	1	1	25:37
Thu 2/19	WSH	vs	WPG	W 5-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	1	0	23:40
Tue 2/17	WSH	@	PIT	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	2	0		4	1	0	1	18:23
Sun 2/15	WSH	@	ANA	W 5-3	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0.0	1	2	0	0	20:24
Sat 2/14	WSH	@	LAK	L 1-3	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	0	21:32
Wed 2/11	WSH	@	SJS	W 5-4	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	3	20:59
Sun 2/8	WSH	vs	PHI	L 1-3	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0.0	1	1	1	1	19:26
Fri 2/6	WSH	vs	ANA	W 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	2	3	0	1	28:51
Thu 2/5	WSH	@	OTT	W 2-1	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0.0	2	1	0	0	22:32
Tue 2/3	WSH	vs	LAK	W 4-0	0	0	0	+1	0	0		1	0	0	1	19:43
Sun 2/1	WSH	vs	STL	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	2	2	0	0	23:27
Total					1	2	3	+3	13	21	4.8	27	18	3	9	309:43

January

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	A	P	+/-	PIM	SHA	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Sat 1/31	WSH	@	MTL	O 0-1 (OT)	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0	1	2	0	3	23:10
Wed 1/28	WSH	vs	PIT	W 4-0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0.0	0	3	0	1	22:16
Tue 1/27	WSH	@	CBJ	L 3-4	2	2	+2	2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	22:43
Tue 1/20	WSH	vs	EDM	O 4-5 (SO)	0	0	-2	4	0	2	0.0	2	2	0	1	23:48
Sat 1/17	WSH	@	DAL	L 4-5	1	1	+1	0	0	0		3	1	2	2	19:54
Fri 1/16	WSH	@	NSH	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	2	0	1	22:32
Wed 1/14	WSH	vs	PHI	W 1-0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0	3	0	0	0	19:34
Mon 1/12	WSH	vs	COL	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	2	19:30
Sat 1/10	WSH	vs	DET	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	3	22:21
Thu 1/8	WSH	@	PHI	O 2-3 (OT)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.0	2	1	0	1	22:10
Wed 1/7	WSH	@	TOR	W 6-2	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0.0	1	2	1	1	20:48
Sun 1/4	WSH	vs	FLA	W 4-3	0	0	+1	2	0	5	0.0	1	2	1	2	22:03
Thu 1/1	WSH	vs	CHI	W 3-2	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0.0	4	0	0	1	23:17
Total					5	5	+6	12	1	21	0.0	22	16	4	18	284:06

December

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Mon 12/29	WSH	@	NYI	O 3-4 (OT)	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0.0	3	0	0	2	23:47
Sat 12/27	WSH	@	PIT	W 3-0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0.0	4	0	0	0	22:16
Tue 12/23	WSH	@	NYR	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	22:20
Mon 12/22	WSH	vs	OTT	W 2-1	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		1	1	0	2	19:42
Sat 12/20	WSH	@	NJD	W 4-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	22:13
Thu 12/18	WSH	@	CBJ	W 5-4	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0.0	4	2	0	0	22:38
Tue 12/16	WSH	@	FLA	O 1-2 (SO)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	21:49
Sat 12/13	WSH	vs	TBL	W 4-2	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0.0	4	3	1	2	24:58
Thu 12/11	WSH	vs	CBJ	O 2-3 (OT)	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0.0	1	2	1	1	26:15
Tue 12/9	WSH	@	TBL	W 5-3	1	0	1	-1	0	1	3	33.3	1	0	0	0	23:23
Sat 12/6	WSH	@	NJD	W 4-1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	2	0	24:36
Thu 12/4	WSH	@	CAR	W 2-1	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0	0	24:53
Tue 12/2	WSH	vs	VAN	L 3-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0	2	1	3	0	24:24
Total					1	1	2	0	6	1	17	5.9	26	12	7	7	303:14

November

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Sat 11/29	WSH	@	TOR	L 2-6	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0	3	1	0	1	22:48
Fri 11/28	WSH	vs	NYI	W 5-2	0	3	3	+1	2	0	1	1	0.0	1	3	1	0	22:35
Wed 11/26	WSH	@	NYI	O 2-3 (OT)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.0	4	1	0	0	26:22
Sat 11/22	WSH	vs	BUF	L 1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	25.0	1	1	1	2	24:16
Thu 11/20	WSH	@	COL	W 3-2	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0	3	2	0	0	21:11
Tue 11/18	WSH	@	ARI	W 2-1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	20:42
Sat 11/15	WSH	@	STL	L 1-4	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	2	1	2	22:37
Fri 11/14	WSH	vs	NJD	L 0-1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0	1	1	2	20:07
Tue 11/11	WSH	vs	CBJ	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	2	0	1	19:18
Sat 11/8	WSH	vs	CAR	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0.0	0	4	0	1	20:37
Fri 11/7	WSH	@	CHI	W 3-2	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	1	16:02
Tue 11/4	WSH	vs	CGY	O 3-4 (OT)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	23:48
Sun 11/2	WSH	vs	ARI	L 5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	1	0	19:00
Sat 11/1	WSH	@	TBL	L 3-4	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		0	1	1	0	17:44
Total					1	6	7	-4	8	1	2	18	5.6	22	21	6	10	297:07

October

DATE	TM		OPP	SCORE	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPA	S	S%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Wed 10/29	WSH	vs	DET	L 2-4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	0	2	0	20:04
Sun 10/26	WSH	@	VAN	L 2-4	0	0	-2	0	0	0		1	2	0	1	21:43
Sat 10/25	WSH	@	CGY	W 3-1	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0.0	1	2	0	1	21:20
Wed 10/22	WSH	@	EDM	L 2-3	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	1	4	20:37
Sat 10/18	WSH	vs	FLA	W 2-1	0	0	+1	2	0	0		3	1	1	2	27:29
Thu 10/16	WSH	vs	NJD	W 6-2	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	20:35
Tue 10/14	WSH	vs	SJS	O 5-6 (SO)	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0	3	2	4	2	26:47
Sat 10/11	WSH	@	BOS	W 4-0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	20:45
Thu 10/9	WSH	vs	MTL	O 1-2 (SO)	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0	2	2	0	0	26:42
Total					3	3	+1	2	1	11	0.0	14	10	8	10	206:02

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More Capitals Stats

Team Leaders

5

Tuch

5

Strome

+/-

+8

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.43

10th

GA/GP

3.14

18th

PP%

15.8

23rd

PK%

83.3

12th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	3	0	12	7
Devils	4	3	0	8	0
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Penguins	3	4	1	7	0
Islanders	3	3	1	7	3
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	6	3	3	-22

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Tue 10/20	LAK	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BUF	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Thu 10/29	WSH	@	NSH	8:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

3 - 3 - 1

Final

Capitals

4 - 3 - 0

Wed 14 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

9

Kaprizov

8

Connor

7

Lafreniere

Assists Leaders

14

McDavid

11

Eichel

10

Hughes

Points Leaders

18

McDavid

16

Eichel

16

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

44

Sherwood

40

Cuylle

37

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

28

Weegar

26

Seeler

25

Hronek

Wins Leaders

6

Ullmark

5

Wallstedt

5

Vejmelka

Goals Against Leaders

0.80

Tarasov

1.20

Oettinger

1.20

Ullmark

Save Percentage Leaders

.965

Tarasov

.949

Ullmark

.944

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.50

4.43

3.89

Goals Against Rankings

1.71

2.25

2.29

Power Play Rankings

37.5

33.3

31.6

Penalty Kill Rankings

96.2

93.3

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

6-3

5-3

Worst Record ATS

1-6

1-4

2-6

2-5

3-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	6	2	0	12	10
Avalanche	5	2	1	11	12
Wild	5	2	1	11	6
Jets	4	1	2	10	0
Blues	3	3	1	7	2
Stars	3	3	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	3	7	-4
Blackhawks	3	5	0	6	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	7	2	0	14	14
Oilers	5	1	1	11	9
Kraken	5	2	1	11	9
Ducks	4	3	0	8	1
Sharks	4	3	0	8	-6
Canucks	2	6	1	5	-13
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	6	0	2	-21

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	6	2	0	12	12
Senators	6	2	0	12	3
Lightning	5	2	0	10	2
Panthers	4	2	2	10	0
Sabres	4	3	1	9	-6
Maple Leafs	3	3	2	8	0
Canadiens	3	3	1	7	-4
Red Wings	2	3	2	6	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	3	0	12	7
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Devils	4	3	0	8	0
Islanders	3	3	1	7	3
Penguins	3	4	1	7	0
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	6	3	3	-22

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	1-0
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	3-2
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	0-3
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	6-5
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	CAR	@	WPG	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	VAN	@	TBL	4:00 PM
Sat 10/17	SEA	@	FLA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/17	BUF	@	MTL	7:00 PM

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5

5

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

9

8

7

14

11

10

18

16

16

44

40

37

28

26

25

6

5

5

0.80

1.20

1.20

.965

.949

.944

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

NHL 2026-27 Betting

NHL 2026-27 Standings

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule