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Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Avalanche · SAT · DEC 12 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 12 · 8:00 PM CT
Ball Arena
MNMT2 · ALT2 · KTVD
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
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Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · DEC 12 · 8:00 PM CT
MNMT2 · ALT2 · KTVD
Washington Capitals
Away · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Mackenzie Blackwood has not had an answer for Alex Ovechkin: 7 goals on 55 shots. But discipline matters tonight: the Capitals' penalty kill ranks 29th and Colorado's power play is 8th in the league.
Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Capitals
GOALIES
Avalanche
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Capitals
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
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
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Capitals
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
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
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Mackenzie Blackwood has not had an answer for Alex Ovechkin: 7 goals on 55 shots. But discipline matters tonight: the Capitals' penalty kill ranks 29th and Colorado's power play is 8th in the league.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Alex Ovechkin has 7 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (55 shots).
(Washington)
7 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Matchup
Tom Wilson has 4 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (35 shots).
(Washington)
4 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Special Teams
Colorado's power play ranks 8th while Washington's penalty kill ranks 29th.
8th / 29th PP vs PK