Washington Capitals

1-1-0 · 2 pts · GF 6 · GA 5

#8 deepest of 32 teams, 2026-27

Shot depth

.545

9th in the NHL · 9th over the last 10

CF depth

.639

11th in the NHL · 11th over the last 10

xG depth

.444

13th in the NHL · 13th over the last 10

TOI depth

.880

5th in the NHL · 5th over the last 10

Season

2026-27 2025-26

Only 2 games into the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

How spread out was the offence?

Window

Season Last 20 Last 10

Stat

Shots CF xG TOI

The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on season totals, xG depth is .540.

xG depth, game average, 2026-27

Capitals

.444

League average

.430

Least deep (WPG)

.329

Biggest contributors · all four stats · season

Top 3: 31% of team output (an even split across 18 regulars would be 17%)

A. Tuch R

of team output · 2 GP · 2G 0A

R. Leonard R

of team output · 2 GP · 1G 0A

J. Chychrun D

of team output · 2 GP · 1G 2A

4 skaters produced half of the team's xG. With an even split across its 18 regulars it would take 10.

#SkaterGPxG Share%Cum.

1 A. Tuch R 2 1.3

23.1% 23%

2 D. Strome C 2 0.6

11.5% 35%

3 R. Leonard R 2 0.6

11.4% 46%

4 A. Beauvillier R 2 0.4

7.2% 53%

5 C. Hutson D 2 0.4

6.5% 60%

6 J. Chychrun D 2 0.4

6.3% 66%

7 B. Jenner C 2 0.3

5.4% 71%

8 A. Protas L 2 0.3

5.4% 77%

9 M. Fehérváry D 2 0.3

4.5% 81%

10 M. Roy D 2 0.2

3.8% 85%

11 T. Wilson R 2 0.2

3.7% 89%

12 P. Dubois C 2 0.2

2.7% 91%

13 J. Sourdif C 2 0.1

2.6% 94%

14 J. Kyrou R 2 0.1

2.4% 96%

15 A. Ovechkin L 2 0.1

1.9% 98%

16 T. Liljegren D 2 0.1

1.4% 100%

17 V. Desharnais D 2 0.0

0.2% 100%

18 I. Protas L 2 0.0

0.2% 100%

Every skater who played. Faded rows played under a quarter of the games. The dashed line marks where the running total passes 50%.

GoalieGPSASV%TOI/GPGSAx

L. Thompson133 .93959:53 +2.0

C. Lindgren129 .93157:36 +1.1

Who carried the load, game by game

Each regular's share of team xG in every game (season).

Share of team xG in each of the last 2 games. The full window shows on larger screens.

#PlayerPosGPSeason

Oct

Result

Forwards

89A. TuchR 223.1%

17D. StromeC 211.5%

9R. LeonardR 211.4%

72A. BeauvillierR 27.2%

22B. JennerC 25.4%

21A. ProtasL 25.4%

43T. WilsonR 23.7%

80P. DuboisC 22.7%

34J. SourdifC 22.6%

25J. KyrouR 22.4%

8A. OvechkinL 21.9%

62I. ProtasL 20.2%

Defense

44C. HutsonD 26.5%

6J. ChychrunD 26.3%

42M. FehérváryD 24.5%

3M. RoyD 23.8%

27T. LiljegrenD 21.4%

73V. DesharnaisD 20.2%

WinLossOT/SO loss Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game