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2026–27 Season

Washington Capitals

5-4-010 PTS9 GP
5th Metropolitan21st overall

Last game · 2026–27

Kings logo

vs LAK

L 2–5Oct 20
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Next game · 2026–27

Sabres logo

vs BUF

Oct 24, 7:00 PM EDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

-0.15

+0.04 vs season

20/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack stable·Defense stable

Attack

Stable
3.29xGF/60+0.01 vs season

Recent rank 7/32

Season

3.29

6/32

Defense

Stable
3.45xGA/60-0.04 vs season

Recent rank 28/32

Season

3.48

29/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

WSH · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
3.293.23−0.06

Scoring stayed close to expected goals.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
3.453.67+0.22

Goals against stayed close to expected goals against.

Expected
margin
−0.15
Actual
margin
−0.44
Result vs xG gap−0.28Expected Goals > Result

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
WSH
WSH

-0.15xG Balance/60

Game 9 · Oct 20

vs LAK · L 2–5

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-0.48-0.35-0.22-0.09+0.040WSHGame 1357Game 9
Game 1Game 9

Selected · Game 9

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

-1.63

-0.33

-0.83 vs season

22/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

3.67

27/32

Save %

87.7%

21/32

Shots Against/60

29.8

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.21xG / 2 min-0.02 vs season

29/32

PP %

21.4%

17/32

Goals / Opportunities

3/14

PP Opportunities / Game

2.80

22/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

5.7%11 ATTFront25.4%49 ATTInner Slot8.8%17 ATTLeft Low5.2%10 ATTRight Low0.5%1 ATTBehind21.2%41 ATTHigh Slot5.7%11 ATTLeft4.7%9 ATTRight22.8%44 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 193 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Washington's shot profile has shown no clear change.

Attempts /60

53.9

#20 NHL

SOG /60

28.1

#14 NHL

HD /60

12.3

#22 NHL

Mapped attempts

193

Net Front
Profile
5.7%
Season
5.4%
Delta
+0.3%
Inner Slot
Profile
25.4%
Season
24.6%
Delta
+0.8%
Left Low Angle
Profile
8.8%
Season
7.4%
Delta
+1.4%
Right Low Angle
Profile
5.2%
Season
6.3%
Delta
-1.1%
Behind Net
Profile
0.5%
Season
0.9%
Delta
-0.3%
High Slot
Profile
21.2%
Season
20.9%
Delta
+0.4%
Left Perimeter
Profile
5.7%
Season
6.3%
Delta
-0.6%
Right Perimeter
Profile
4.7%
Season
4.6%
Delta
+0.1%
Point / Long Range
Profile
22.8%
Season
23.7%
Delta
-0.9%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 20
LAK
vs Los Angeles KingsHOME · UNCLASSIFIED2–5 L
Oct 17
NJD
vs New Jersey DevilsHOME · UNCLASSIFIED4–2 W
Oct 14
MTL
vs Montreal CanadiensHOME · UNCLASSIFIED5–4 W
Oct 13
CAR
vs Carolina HurricanesAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED2–4 L
Oct 11
SEA
vs Seattle KrakenHOME · UNCLASSIFIED3–5 L