Schedule / Matchup Preview

Washington Capitals vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Blackhawks · TUE · MAR 30 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · MAR 30 · 6:00 PM CT
Capital One Arena
MNMT · CHSN
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
VS
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
Upcoming
TUE · MAR 30 · 6:00 PM CT
MNMT · CHSN
Washington Capitals
Home · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Discipline matters tonight: the Capitals' penalty kill ranks 29th and Chicago's power play is 1st in the league. But Spencer Knight has not had an answer for Alex Ovechkin: 4 goals on 10 shots.
Capital One Arena
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Capitals
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson
Expected
.939 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.923 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Capitals
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
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
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Capitals
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 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
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:10 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Discipline matters tonight: the Capitals' penalty kill ranks 29th and Chicago's power play is 1st in the league. But Spencer Knight has not had an answer for Alex Ovechkin: 4 goals on 10 shots.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while Washington's penalty kill ranks 29th.
1st / 29th PP vs PK
Matchup
Alex Ovechkin has 4 goals on Spencer Knight (10 shots).
(Washington)
4 goals on Spencer Knight
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 20 shots on Logan Thompson without a goal.
(Chicago)
0/20 vs Logan Thompson