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Ice Breaker: Kaprizov and Hughes run the Sharks out of St. Paul
Four points from Kaprizov, 31 minutes from Hughes, a Ducks comeback in Calgary and a Sabres rout on a three-game Friday.
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Florida Panthers·
Barkov and Marchand are packing for the road trip, not playing on it
Maurice is bringing both injured forwards for morning skates because Florida won't practice again until Nov. 19, with early December the target.
Pabs · 2 min read
Florida Panthers·
Reinhart, Verhaeghe and the kid carry Florida into December
Barkov and Marchand won't be back this month, and the Panthers' new first line is scoring like it doesn't need them yet.
Pabs · 4 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Winnipeg erases 4-0 in two minutes, Robertson hat trick
The Jets score four times in 2:06 and win in overtime in Montreal, Dallas holds off Washington, and Anaheim and Vancouver fight five times.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: McDavid makes it 15 for 15, and Gauthier answers a 3-0 hole
Anaheim scores six straight on Ottawa, Kochetkov goes to 10-0-0 in a 7-0 rout of Winnipeg, and the Panthers host Detroit tonight.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Kucherov asks out, then Stamkos gets the last word
Stamkos ties it late and wins the shootout against his old team, Makar sets up four, and McDavid makes it 14 for 14.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Detroit wins night one of the Larkin standoff
Arvidsson scores three the night the Wings suspend Larkin, Tage Thompson gets five points and Buffalo barely survives Anaheim.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: McDavid sets an assist record, Seattle stuns the Leafs late
Jarry blanks Calgary, Gavin McKenna scores twice in a loss, Colorado buries the Devils and Washington handles Philadelphia.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Hellebuyck wins in Dallas, Florida puts five on Winnipeg
Fowler stops all 46 in St. Louis, the Canucks erase a 5-2 hole in Anaheim, and Matthew Tkachuk piles up four assists.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Miroshnichenko's door is open, and Washington is holding it
The Capitals let their 2022 first-rounder look for a trade after three games, 33 minutes and one shot on goal.
Gord Tremblay · 4 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Leafs drop seven on Edmonton, Batherson buries New York
Twelve games, three overtime winners, a Kochetkov shutout and a Utah comeback that left Tampa staring at a blown two-goal lead.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Rantanen beats the Bruins alone, Celebrini wins in Montreal
A hat trick with an overtime winner in Dallas, another OT power-play winner for Celebrini, and Tampa takes Vegas apart on 21 shots.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Two hat tricks in Sunrise, and McDavid keeps counting
Verhaeghe and Bennett each scored three in an 8-3 rout of Seattle, McDavid had five points, and Carolina won its seventh straight.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Detroit's new Larkin price points at Washington, not Florida
Two A prospects, a top-nine forward and a first: the revised ask favors the Capitals' shelf and leaves the Panthers watching.
Gord Tremblay · 3 min read
NHL·
Miroshnichenko scored in his debut. Washington's waiver problem just got louder
Friedman says several teams are watching the Capitals winger, who has dressed once in seven games and can't be sent down quietly.
Gord Tremblay · 2 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Tuch outlasts the Habs, Hintz gets the last word
Alex Tuch's two goals beat Montreal 5-4, and Roope Hintz won a shootout in Denver one night after fighting Nathan MacKinnon.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: The Tkachuks torch Columbus, MacKinnon drops the gloves
Brady's natural hat trick and Matthew's five assists fed a 7-3 Panthers win, and Colorado and Dallas fought their way into tonight's rematch.
Ferda Desk · 6 min read
NHL·
Carolina loses its Conn Smythe captain to a warmup injury
Jordan Staal tore a calf muscle before Sunday's win in Philadelphia and will miss one to two months of the title defense.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
NHL·
Ovechkin's ice time is the real number in his final season
Goal No. 930 finally came, but Washington is playing its captain 14:16 a night, and that math decides how fast he reaches Gretzky's combined 1,016.
Marcus Lind · 2 min read
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Ice Breaker: Carolina won't lose, and the Rangers' new net holds
Sebastian Aho stretches his point streak to six, Tye Kartye scores twice for New York and Seattle wins late in Washington.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Kaprizov crashes Sunrise, Nylander lights up Denver
Florida's power play goes 0-for-5 in the home opener, Hagel takes a hat trick off the Islanders and Montreal wins a 1-0 shootout.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Bobby Gould, Capitals fixture and a Cup-run Bruin, dies at 69
Gould spent eight seasons as one of Washington's steadiest wingers before helping Boston reach the 1990 Final.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
NHL·
Shesterkin goes down, and the Rangers' net now belongs to Dylan Garand
With Korpisalo and Spencer Martin also hurt, a 24-year-old with five NHL games is all that stands between New York and trouble.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Shesterkin helped off, Kraken pile six on Detroit
The Rangers lose their goalie and a four-game streak in Washington, Seattle scores four in the second, and Anaheim keeps rolling.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Draisaitl's four helpers sink the Ducks, Jets steal one late
Edmonton scores five straight in the second at Anaheim, Kyle Connor beats Colorado with a minute left, and Tom Wilson runs Washington past Pittsburgh.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Panthers win ugly in L.A., Matthews erases a 3-0 hole
Florida wins in regulation without a power-play goal, Toronto rallies past Nashville, and Lafrenière's hat trick leans on two empty nets.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Ovechkin's last lap is already running on 13 minutes a night
He told the Capitals this season is his last, and two games of usage say Washington's plan for him was already changing.
Marcus Lind · 2 min read
Florida Panthers·
The State of Hockey: three overtimes, four points and no captain
Pabs on the week in Florida hockey: the Panthers' special teams, Tampa's split, seven new Everblades and another big night for Florida Gulf Coast.
Pabs · 6 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Montreal's four-goal comeback still loses in Pittsburgh
Tommy Novak ends a wild one in overtime, Ilya Sorokin blanks the Devils, and Connor McDavid adds the league's fastest skate to his point streak.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
Florida Panthers·
Barkov's LTIR buys Florida $4 million, not Dylan Larkin
The new CBA caps relief for a player expected back this season, so any Larkin deal runs through Detroit's checkbook, not Barkov's leg.
Marcus Lind · 3 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: three fights, two shutouts and a Bruins comeback
Boston steals one in Winnipeg, Joel Hofer and Dylan Garand post shutouts, and Alex Tuch scores twice before Carolina wakes up.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Shesterkin scores, McDavid hits five, and Barkov's knee
A Rangers goalie scores for the first time ever, Edmonton outlasts Vancouver 9-7, and Florida loses in San Jose with its captain hurt.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Toronto buys Marchenko, and opening night finally arrives
No games Monday, just a blockbuster: Knies to Columbus, Marchenko to Toronto at $12.5 million, and five openers tonight starting in Raleigh.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
NHL·
2026-27 playoff picks: Florida's path to a three-peat runs through Colorado
Sixteen teams, two wild-card fields, and a Cup pick that isn't as safe as it sounds.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
NHL·
Metropolitan Division predictions: Carolina's floor is still everyone else's ceiling
Eight teams, a Philadelphia team nobody wants to play in March, and a Pittsburgh core running out of runway.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
NHL·
Ice Breaker: Preseason's over, and Carolina already looks ready for Florida
Tampa beats Florida's kids in a shootout, Carolina blanks Nashville 6-0 before Tuesday's opener, and Lindgren stops 36 in Philadelphia.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
NHL·
Larkin opened his list, and it's still full of capped-out teams
Friedman says Dylan Larkin's list is closer to eight teams, adding Colorado and Washington. The cap sheets say the door barely moved.
Gord Tremblay · 2 min read
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Hot Sauce: Bob's a Leaf now, and Anaheim gave up 10
Five graded takes from a week with three fights in 24 seconds, a 5-1 lead that vanished in Greensboro, and Tampa's stars minus-2 against camp invites.
Sully · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Stars and Wild brawl, and Kyrou needs 11 seconds
Dallas and Minnesota fit three fights into the last 1:16, T.J. Hughes scores three on three shots, and the Rangers roll the Islanders.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Carolina erases 5-1, and San Jose scores 10
The Hurricanes win in Greensboro with three seconds left, Stenberg gets a hat trick, and DeBrincat fights and scores the OT winner.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
Capitals stats
League stats →2026–27 · Regular season · Summary · 24 players
| #Player | Team | Pos | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Dylan Strome | WSH | C | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 | 17:16 | 50.7 |
2 Jordan Kyrou | WSH | RW | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21.7 | 14:25 | 33.3 |
3 Alex Tuch | WSH | RW | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +3 | 4 | 0.86 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 25.6 | 18:54 | 48.0 |
4 Jakob Chychrun | WSH | D | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 14 | 0.79 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 | 24:41 | -- |
5 Ryan Leonard | WSH | RW | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0.71 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13.5 | 14:02 | 100.0 |
6 Cole Hutson | WSH | D | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 8 | 0.64 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14.8 | 19:21 | -- |
7 Boone Jenner | WSH | C | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 0.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 20.0 | 15:53 | 54.6 |
8 Pierre-Luc Dubois | WSH | C | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 0.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 16:49 | 41.7 |
9 Ilya Protas | WSH | LW | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 11:33 | 49.0 |
10 Aliaksei Protas | WSH | LW | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 16:18 | 63.6 |
11 Tom Wilson | WSH | RW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0.36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 | 18:29 | 0.0 |
12 Alex Ovechkin | WSH | LW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 13:47 | 0.0 |
13 Anthony Beauvillier | WSH | RW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 11:17 | 40.0 |
14 Jack St. Ivany |  WPGWSH | D | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 14:00 | -- |
15 Justin Sourdif | WSH | C | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 0.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 13:37 | 50.7 |
16 Martin Fehervary | WSH | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 21:34 | -- |
17 Vincent Desharnais | WSH | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +9 | 11 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 19:25 | -- |
18 Justin Holl | WSH | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0.67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 12:59 | -- |
19 Ivan Miroshnichenko | WSH | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 11:03 | -- |
20 Jonny Brodzinski | WSH | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9:23 | 12.5 |
21 Matt Roy | WSH | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 20:32 | -- |
22 Timothy Liljegren | WSH | D | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 16:50 | -- |
23 Dylan McIlrath | WSH | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 6:35 | -- |
24 Ethen Frank | WSH | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9:43 | -- |
Source: NHL.com stats · Photo: NHL
