Washington Capitals Lines
The most-used Washington Capitals forward line in the Oct 17 game vs NJD was Dylan Strome – Jordan Kyrou – Alex Tuch (10:26 together at 5-on-5).
Next game
Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET · vs Los Angeles Kings
Lines, pairs and special teams
In the last game, the team played 49:13 at 5-on-5, 3:32 on the power play and 7:15 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Dylan Strome – Jordan Kyrou – Alex Tuch | 10:26 | 21.2% |
| L2 | Aliaksei Protas – Boone Jenner(moved up) – Tom Wilson | 9:09 | 18.6% |
| L3 | Ivan Miroshnichenko(moved up) – Alex Ovechkin(moved up) – Ilya Protas(moved up) | 8:43 | 17.7% |
| L4 | Jonny Brodzinski(new to the top lines and pairs) – Anthony Beauvillier(moved down) – Ryan Leonard(moved down) | 7:28 | 15.2% |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren | 14:36 | 29.7% |
| D2 | Martin Fehérváry – Vincent Desharnais | 13:50 | 28.1% |
| D3 | Justin Holl – Cole Hutson | 12:08 | 24.7% |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Ryan Leonard – Alex Tuch – Jakob Chychrun | 1:19 | 37.3% |
| PP2 | Ivan Miroshnichenko – Ilya Protas – Jordan Kyrou – Alex Tuch – Cole Hutson | 0:54 | 25.5% |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Boone Jenner – Tom Wilson – Vincent Desharnais – Martin Fehérváry | 2:09 | 29.7% |
| PK2 | Alex Tuch – Tom Wilson – Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren | 0:24 | 5.5% |
NEW: not in the previous game's top four lines or three pairs. ▲ ▼: moved up or down from the previous game.
Over 5 games, the team played 236:03 at 5-on-5, 24:49 on the power play and 26:15 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Dylan Strome – Jordan Kyrou – Alex Tuch | 19:55 | 8.4% | 3 |
| L2 | Alex Ovechkin – Aliaksei Protas – Ilya Protas | 15:43 | 6.7% | 3 |
| L3 | Justin Sourdif – Anthony Beauvillier – Ethen Frank | 10:12 | 4.3% | 2 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren | 65:09 | 27.6% | 5 |
| D2 | Martin Fehérváry – Vincent Desharnais | 46:05 | 19.5% | 5 |
| D3 | Justin Holl – Cole Hutson | 21:02 | 8.9% | 3 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Ryan Leonard – Tom Wilson – Jakob Chychrun | 7:35 | 30.6% | 4 |
| PP2 | Ivan Miroshnichenko – Ilya Protas – Jordan Kyrou – Alex Tuch – Cole Hutson | 2:27 | 9.9% | 2 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Boone Jenner – Tom Wilson – Vincent Desharnais – Martin Fehérváry | 5:48 | 22.1% | 5 |
| PK2 | Aliaksei Protas – Alex Tuch – Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren | 2:20 | 8.9% | 3 |
Over 8 games, the team played 365:54 at 5-on-5, 38:29 on the power play and 49:35 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Pierre-Luc Dubois – Alex Tuch – Tom Wilson | 34:15 | 9.4% | 4 |
| L2 | Aliaksei Protas – Ilya Protas – Jordan Kyrou | 31:12 | 8.5% | 6 |
| L3 | Boone Jenner – Justin Sourdif – Ryan Leonard | 18:07 | 5.0% | 4 |
| L4 | Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Anthony Beauvillier | 14:49 | 4.0% | 2 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren | 84:26 | 23.1% | 8 |
| D2 | Martin Fehérváry – Vincent Desharnais | 59:45 | 16.3% | 8 |
| D3 | Justin Holl – Cole Hutson | 21:02 | 5.7% | 3 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Alex Ovechkin – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Dylan Strome – Tom Wilson – Jakob Chychrun | 9:22 | 24.3% | 4 |
| PP2 | Ilya Protas – Jordan Kyrou – Ryan Leonard – Alex Tuch – Cole Hutson | 5:39 | 14.7% | 5 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Boone Jenner – Tom Wilson – Vincent Desharnais – Martin Fehérváry | 8:13 | 16.6% | 6 |
| PK2 | Aliaksei Protas – Alex Tuch – Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren | 2:34 | 5.2% | 4 |
Goalies
Started the last game (Oct 17 vs NJD): Logan Thompson
| Goalie | Starts this season |
|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 6 |
| Charlie Lindgren | 2 |
Not in the last game
May be injured or a healthy scratch
- #80 Pierre-Luc Dubois, Center
- #53 Ethen Frank, Right wing
- #34 Justin Sourdif, Center
- #52 Dylan McIlrath, Defense
- #3 Matt Roy, Defense
- #38 Rasmus Sandin, Defense
How these lines are calculated
Lines are rebuilt second by second from the NHL's official shift records. A trio or pair counts only at 5-on-5, and each window shows at most four lines and three pairs that played at least 3% of the team's 5-on-5 time. Read the full method.