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Washington Capitals @ Colorado Avalanche

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	2	0	0	0	2.50	.921
C. Lindgren	0	1	0	0	2.08	.931

Avalanche

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
M. Blackwood	2	1	0	0	2.68	.895
S. Wedgewood	1	0	0	0	3.00	.897

Ball Arena

9:00 PM, December 12, 2026

Denver, CO

WSH

COL

Points

Tom WilsonRW #43

4PTS

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

8PTS

Goals

Alex TuchRW #89

0PPG

11S

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

1PPG

15S

Assists

Tom WilsonRW #43

0PPA

3+/-

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

0PPA

1+/-

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matt Roy D	OUT	Oct 11
Patrick Thomas C	IR-NR	Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-NR	Dec 26

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Logan O'Connor RW	IR	Oct 10
Trent Miner G	IR-NR	Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov C	IR-NR	Oct 16

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
WSH	3.67	2.67	25.0	31.0	49	2	25.0	1	91.7	0	0
COL	5.75	2.75	32.3	26.3	30	4	30.8	0	100.0	0	0

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/7/26	vsPIT	W5-3
10/3/26	@TB	L3-1
10/2/26	@CAR	W5-2
9/26/26	@PHI	W5-1
9/25/26	vsBOS	W3-2 OT

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/8/26	@CGY	W7-3
10/7/26	@WPG	L3-2
10/3/26	vsSTL	W6-1
9/30/26	vsLA	W8-4
9/26/26	@UTA	L2-0

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/12

Capitals
Avalanche

Game 1

12/12

Avalanche
Capitals

Game 2

1/16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	4	1	0	8
Carolina	3	1	1	7
Washington	2	1	0	4
NY Islanders	2	2	0	4
Pittsburgh	2	2	0	4
Columbus	1	1	0	2
New Jersey	1	2	0	2
Philadelphia	0	3	2	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	3	0	1	7
Colorado	3	1	0	6
Utah	3	2	0	6
Minnesota	2	1	1	5
Nashville	2	1	1	5
Dallas	2	2	0	4
St. Louis	1	2	1	3
Chicago	1	4	0	2

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Washington Capitals @ Colorado Avalanche

Scoring Leaders

Tom WilsonRW #43

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Alex TuchRW #89

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Tom WilsonRW #43

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Injury Report

Team Stats

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