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Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers

· National Hockey League

Edmonton and Washington hit the ice in non-conference matchup

Washington Capitals (25-21-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (25-19-8, in the Pacific Division)

Edmonton, Alberta; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

Oilers -180, Capitals +150; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers and the Washington Capitals square off in a non-conference matchup.

Edmonton has gone 12-8-4 at home and 25-19-8 overall. The Oilers are second in the league with 173 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).

Washington is 25-21-6 overall and 11-11-3 in road games. The Capitals have gone 22-8-2 when scoring three or more goals.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Capitals won the last matchup 7-4. Ryan Leonard scored two goals in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Connor McDavid has 30 goals and 55 assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Tom Wilson has 22 goals and 22 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has scored six goals and added four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 5-3-2, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 2.5 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Capitals: 4-6-0, averaging three goals, 5.6 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Oilers: None listed.

Capitals: None listed.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Statistics

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2.85 Goals Against Average 3.14
28.3 Shots Against per Game 26.9
77.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 80.9
37 Power Play Goals Against 27
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.17 Goals For per Game 3.33
29.3 Shots per Game 29.2
25 Power Play Goals 46
16.7 Power Play Percentage 32.2
1 Short Handed Goals 5
488 Penalty Minutes 490
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kasperi Kapanen, RW Out Jan 20
Adam Henrique, C Injured Reserve Jan 13
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jakob Chychrun, D Day-To-Day Jan 23
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3

Game Information

Rogers Place

Location: Edmonton, AB
Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 31 15 67 5
Pittsburgh 25 14 61 11
NY Islanders 27 19 59 5
Philadelphia 24 17 57 9
New Jersey 27 22 56 2
Washington 25 21 56 6
Columbus 23 20 53 7
NY Rangers 21 25 48 6

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 25 13 62 12
Edmonton 25 19 58 8
Anaheim 27 21 57 3
San Jose 26 21 55 3
Los Angeles 20 16 53 13
Seattle 22 19 53 9
Calgary 21 25 47 5
Vancouver 17 29 39 5
Full Standings
Capitals Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs SJ L 3-2
vs FLA L 5-2
@ COL L 5-2
@ VAN L 4-3
@ CGY W 3-1
Oilers Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs NYI L 1-0
@ VAN W 6-0
vs STL W 5-0
vs NJ L 2-1
vs PIT L 6-2