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Capitals' Brandon Duhaime: Puts away empty-netter
Duhaime scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Duhaime has been warm lately with four points, five shots, nine hits and a plus-4 rating over his last four contests. It's unlikely to last -- prior to that stretch, he was limited to one assist in a 19-game span. The 27-year-old forward has 13 points through 46 outings this season, matching his total from 80 games in 2023-24. He's added 56 shots on net, 45 PIM, 88 hits and 39 blocked shots in 2024-25 while filling a fourth-line role in his first year with the Capitals.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Opens scoring in win
Chychrun scored a goal on five shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Chychrun has picked up two goals and four assists over nine outings in January. The 26-year-old defenseman opened the scoring in Saturday's contest. For the season, he's up to 13 goals, 31 points, 98 shots on net, 30 hits, 52 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a plus-19 rating. Among NHL blueliners, only Zach Werenski and Cale Makar have more goals -- both have scored 15 times in 2024-25.
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Capitals' Aliaksei Protas: Earns two points in win
Protas scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Protas was involved in the Capitals' first two goals, setting up Jakob Chychrun on the opening tally in the first period before netting the game-winner himself in the second. This outing ended a four-game slump for Protas, who had earned 10 points over 10 contests prior to his dry spell. For the season, the forward has 19 goals, 19 assists, 80 shots on net and a plus-26 rating while seeing next to nothing in the way of power-play time. He's emerged as a reliable top-six forward in 2024-25 and could push for a 30-goal, 60-point campaign, though there's a chance the bottom falls out since he's shooting 23.8 percent.
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Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Power-play goal vs. Pittsburgh
Dubois registered a power-play goal, an assist, three shots, one blocked shot and a plus-1 rating during Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Dubois found Aliaksei Protas in front of the net midway through the second period to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead, then tacked on a power-play goal off a Connor McMichael pass late in the third period. Dubois has a plus-9 rating over his last 10 outings, with three goals, six assists, 19 shots on goal and seven blocked shots over that span.
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Capitals' Connor McMichael: Breaks point drought Saturday
McMichael tallied two assists, a plus-1 rating, one shot and one blocked shot during Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
McMichael took advantage of a turnover by Marcus Pettersson midway through the second period, leading to the former getting the secondary assist on Aliaksei Protas' 19th goal of the season. McMichael was then credited with a power-play assist on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal that gave the Capitals a two-goal lead late in the third period. This outing ended a four-game point drought for McMichael, who has tallied one goal, three assists, nine shots on goal and five blocked shots with a minus-1 rating through nine games in January.
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Capitals' Nic Dowd: Two helpers vs. Pittsburgh
Dowd finished Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins with two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating.
Dowd assisted on the first and last goals of the game, with the latter coming into an empty net. He hasn't taken a shot over his last three games, but Dowd has logged three assists over that span after failing to register a point over his previous four appearances.
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Capitals' Logan Thompson: Strong January continues
Thompson made 18 saves on 19 shots during the Capitals' 4-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday.
Thompson was less than nine minutes away from logging his third consecutive shutout, but he wasn't able to stop Bryan Rust's shot on a 2-on-1 midway through the third period. Still, Thompson has allowed just two goals over his last four outings, and he stands at 6-0-1 with a .944 save percentage and 1.48 GAA through seven appearances in January.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Sent down Saturday
Shepard was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
With Charlie Lindgren coming off IR, Shepard will return to the AHL. Shepard served as Logan Thompson's backup in Washington's last four contests, though he's yet to see any game action in the NHL this year.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Returning Saturday
Lindgren (upper body) was activated from injured reserve ahead of his return to the lineup in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
After missing the last three games, Lindgren will be the backup behind Logan Thompson in Saturday's matchup. The 31-year-old Lindgren is 10-8-2 with a .900 save percentage and 2.65 GAA this season.
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Capitals' Logan Thompson: Expected to start Saturday
Thompson was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, according to Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press, indicating he will patrol the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Thompson will try for his third straight shutout after blanking the Ducks and Senators in his last two starts. Thompson is 20-2-3 with a gaudy 2.13 GAA and an impressive .924 save percentage. The Penguins earned a 5-2 victory over Buffalo on Friday and could be a tired team Saturday. Pittsburgh is averaging 3.00 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Capitals' Logan Thompson: Notches second straight shutout
Thompson turned aside all 25 shots faced during Thursday's 1-0 road victory over the Senators.
Thompson has stopped 76 of 77 shots faced over his last three games - all victories. The 27-year-old is expected to start regularly with Charlie Lindgren (upper body) on the injured list so fantasy managers should make the most of the heavy workload and keep him fixed in their lineups.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Sets up game-winner
Sandin tallied an assist, a plus-1 rating and two shots during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Senators.
Sandin made a terrific effort in the defensive zone before lugging the puck up the ice and feeding Alex Ovechkin for his 874th career NHL goal. The 24-year-old Swede has four goals and 18 goals in 45 games thus far in the 2024-25 campaign.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Notches another milestone
Ovechkin supplied the game-winning goal and added three shots during Thursday's 1-0 win over the Senators.
In addition to notching career goal 874, Ovechkin's overtime tally against Senators goaltender Leevi Merilainen marks the 179th different goaltender that the "Great 8" has scored against, a new NHL record. The 39-year-old is up to 21 goals and 33 points in 29 games.
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Capitals' Logan Thompson: Set to start Thursday
Thompson is expected to start in Thursday's tilt against Ottawa, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.
Thompson has stopped 99 of 104 shots (.952 save percentage) while winning three of his past four appearances. That brings him up to 19-2-3 with a 2.23 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 24 outings overall. Ottawa is in a three-way tie for 20th in goals per game with 2.88.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Traveling with team
Although Lindgren (upper body) won't return Thursday in Ottawa, he will travel with the Capitals, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Lindgren practiced with the Capitals on Wednesday and traveling will allow him to continue to skate with his teammates. He seems to be making good progress and might return as early as Saturday versus Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old has a 10-8-2 record, 2.65 GAA and .900 save percentage in 21 appearances in 2024-25.
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Capitals' Sonny Milano: Practices Wednesday
Milano (upper body) took part in Wednesday's practice, though he was wearing a non-contact jersey, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Milano shouldn't be expected to return to the Capitals' lineup until he starts taking contact, but he's making progress. He has no points, four shots and a hit over three appearances with Washington in 2024-25. Milano should be in the mix for a fourth-line spot once he's healthy.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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| Team | 3.53 | 2.41 | 23.5 |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| S. Milano LW Sonny Milano LW | Upper Body |
| N. Backstrom C Nicklas Backstrom C | Hip |
| T. Oshie RW T.J. Oshie RW | Back |
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