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Washington Capitals vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Oilers · THU · DEC 3 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · DEC 3 · 7:00 PM CT
Rogers Place
MNMT2
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
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Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
THU · DEC 3 · 7:00 PM CT
MNMT2
Washington Capitals
Away · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Capitals have been on the wrong end of a 6-point night from Evan Bouchard. But Mattias Ekholm is still looking for his first goal on Logan Thompson after 13 shots.
Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Capitals
GOALIES
Oilers
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Capitals
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Capitals
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The Capitals have been on the wrong end of a 6-point night from Evan Bouchard. But Mattias Ekholm is still looking for his first goal on Logan Thompson after 13 shots.

Devon Levi has had trouble with the Capitals, a .867 save percentage on 30 shots.

The numbers behind it
Player
Evan Bouchard once put up 6 points in a game against Washington. See the games →
(Edmonton)
6 pts, one game vs WSH
Player
Connor McDavid once put up 5 points in a game against Washington. See the games →
(Edmonton)
5 pts, one game vs WSH
Matchup
Leon Draisaitl has 4 goals on Logan Thompson (14 shots).
(Edmonton)
4 goals on Logan Thompson
Matchup
Mattias Ekholm has 13 shots on Logan Thompson without a goal.
(Edmonton)
0/13 vs Logan Thompson
Goaltending
Devon Levi has struggled against Washington — a .867 save % on 30 shots.
.867 SV% vs WSH