NSH @ WSH Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-02-05 Posted by kaylee on 2026-02-05 05:00:45

NSH @ WSH

Venue: Capital One Arena

Puck drop: Thu Feb 5, 2026 7:00pm EST

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

NSH (last 10)

Record 4-4-2
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.8 · 4.2
Power play 10/27 (37%)
Last game L vs MIN (5–5)

WSH (last 10)

Record 4-5-1
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3 · 3.7
Power play 5/32 (15.6%)
Last game L vs PHI (2–4)

Recent meetings:

2026-01-11 WSH 2 @ NSH 3

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

NSH

Roman Josi 9 pts · 3 G · 19 SOG
Filip Forsberg 7 pts · 5 G · 19 SOG
Steven Stamkos 7 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
Ryan O'Reilly 6 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG

WSH

Jakob Chychrun 6 pts · 1 G · 11 SOG
Aliaksei Protas 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Dylan Strome 3 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
Anthony Beauvillier 3 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: NSH 3.76 · WSH 3.72 · Win odds: NSH 50.3% · WSH 49.8% · OT/SO chance: 14.5%

3-4 36.4%
4-3 31.9%
4-4 31.8%

Box Score

NSH 2 Final WSH 4

2026-02-05

Stat	NSH	WSH
Goals	2	4
Shots	29	30
Power Play	0/4 (0.0%)	2/6 (33.3%)
PIM	12	8
Faceoffs	28 / 26	26 / 28
Blocks	8	18
Saves	26	27

NSH Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jonathan Marchessault	1	0	1
Michael McCarron	1	0	1
Adam Wilsby	0	2	2
Cole Smith	0	1	1
Erik Haula	0	1	1

WSH Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jakob Chychrun	2	1	3
Pierre-Luc Dubois	1	1	2
Tom Wilson	1	0	1
Dylan Strome	0	2	2
Alex Ovechkin	0	1	1
John Carlson	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-02-06 12:01AM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

NSH Away

Forwards

Line 1

Luke Evangelista

#77 · LW

TOI 18:13xGF/60 2.80xGA/60 1.55CF/60 53.0SC±/60 +26.51G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 64.3

Ryan O'Reilly

#90 · C

TOI 21:11xGF/60 4.97xGA/60 2.08CF/60 103.3SC±/60 +68.85G±/60 0.00CF% 63.6xGF% 70.6

Steven Stamkos

#91 · RW

TOI 18:33xGF/60 3.49xGA/60 1.62CF/60 71.3SC±/60 +37.72G±/60 0.00CF% 63.0xGF% 68.3

Line 2

Filip Forsberg

#9 · LW

TOI 16:15xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 3.82CF/60 78.8SC±/60 +6.57G±/60 -6.57CF% 54.5xGF% 44.6

Erik Haula

#56 · C

TOI 18:34xGF/60 5.21xGA/60 4.66CF/60 102.5SC±/60 +28.48G±/60 0.00CF% 56.3xGF% 52.8

Jonathan Marchessault

#81 · RW

TOI 17:07xGF/60 8.09xGA/60 6.86CF/60 160.2SC±/60 +47.12G±/60 0.00CF% 58.6xGF% 54.1

Line 3

Cole Smith

#36 · LW

TOI 14:25xGF/60 6.76xGA/60 1.74CF/60 127.2SC±/60 +77.42G±/60 0.00CF% 71.9xGF% 79.6

Michael McCarron

#47 · C

TOI 15:45xGF/60 4.55xGA/60 2.98CF/60 76.9SC±/60 +41.03G±/60 0.00CF% 53.6xGF% 60.4

Michael Bunting

#58 · RW

TOI 14:57xGF/60 19.36xGA/60 6.79CF/60 343.6SC±/60 +196.36G±/60 +16.37CF% 67.7xGF% 74.0

Line 4

Reid Schaefer

#49 · LW

TOI 6:33xGF/60 4.52xGA/60 2.12CF/60 84.7SC±/60 +21.18G±/60 0.00CF% 61.5xGF% 68.1

Tyson Jost

#17 · C

TOI 9:30xGF/60 3.62xGA/60 2.72CF/60 62.9SC±/60 +13.98G±/60 -6.99CF% 50.0xGF% 57.1

Ozzy Wiesblatt

#89 · RW

TOI 6:31xGF/60 3.93xGA/60 2.59CF/60 82.9SC±/60 +27.62G±/60 -9.21CF% 56.3xGF% 60.3

Defense

Pair 1

Brady Skjei

#76 · LD

TOI 18:44xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 1.79CF/60 90.1SC±/60 +37.54G±/60 -3.76CF% 64.9xGF% 74.0

Roman Josi

#59 · RD

TOI 28:18xGF/60 2.58xGA/60 2.58CF/60 47.6SC±/60 +11.91G±/60 0.00CF% 48.5xGF% 49.9

Pair 2

Adam Wilsby

#83 · LD

TOI 16:38xGF/60 5.77xGA/60 2.84CF/60 107.3SC±/60 +23.84G±/60 +5.96CF% 60.0xGF% 67.0

Nick Perbix

#48 · RD

TOI 16:08xGF/60 2.70xGA/60 2.49CF/60 53.7SC±/60 +21.49G±/60 -10.75CF% 52.6xGF% 52.0

Pair 3

Nicolas Hague

#41 · LD

TOI 17:09xGF/60 2.90xGA/60 3.18CF/60 64.8SC±/60 +34.90G±/60 -4.99CF% 52.0xGF% 47.7

Justin Barron

#20 · RD

TOI 18:46xGF/60 3.59xGA/60 1.40CF/60 63.3SC±/60 +36.18G±/60 +4.52CF% 63.6xGF% 71.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Juuse Saros
G2	Justus Annunen [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 21]

WSH Home

Forwards

Line 1

Alex Ovechkin

#8 · LW

TOI 13:15xGF/60 4.43xGA/60 12.46CF/60 116.1SC±/60 -77.42G±/60 +12.91CF% 37.5xGF% 26.2

Dylan Strome

#17 · C

TOI 11:51xGF/60 2.67xGA/60 9.81CF/60 67.8SC±/60 -59.30G±/60 0.00CF% 32.0xGF% 21.4

Ethen Frank

#53 · RW

TOI 13:15xGF/60 4.43xGA/60 12.46CF/60 116.1SC±/60 -77.42G±/60 +12.91CF% 37.5xGF% 26.2

Line 2

Aliaksei Protas

#21 · LW

TOI 18:16xGF/60 2.89xGA/60 1.99CF/60 52.9SC±/60 -8.82G±/60 +4.41CF% 50.0xGF% 59.2

Pierre-Luc Dubois

#80 · C

TOI 17:35xGF/60 3.29xGA/60 3.23CF/60 62.3SC±/60 -26.70G±/60 +4.45CF% 46.7xGF% 50.5

Tom Wilson

#43 · RW

TOI 19:32xGF/60 2.44xGA/60 3.06CF/60 45.2SC±/60 -17.37G±/60 +6.95CF% 43.3xGF% 44.4

Line 3

Anthony Beauvillier

#72 · LW

TOI 17:47xGF/60 0.96xGA/60 3.40CF/60 21.9SC±/60 -40.16G±/60 -3.65CF% 24.0xGF% 22.1

Justin Sourdif

#34 · C

TOI 14:30xGF/60 1.25xGA/60 4.22CF/60 36.2SC±/60 -60.30G±/60 -6.03CF% 31.6xGF% 22.8

Ryan Leonard

#9 · RW

TOI 13:45xGF/60 2.19xGA/60 1.71CF/60 53.8SC±/60 -26.91G±/60 +6.73CF% 57.1xGF% 56.1

Line 4

Brandon Duhaime

#22 · LW

TOI 13:21xGF/60 2.53xGA/60 1.84CF/60 60.6SC±/60 -20.19G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 57.9

Nic Dowd

#26 · C

TOI 18:20xGF/60 1.88xGA/60 1.93CF/60 40.8SC±/60 -11.13G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 49.4

Hendrix Lapierre

#29 · RW

TOI 7:02xGF/60 2.01xGA/60 1.09CF/60 60.8SC±/60 -12.17G±/60 0.00CF% 62.5

Defense

Pair 1

Martin Fehervary

#42 · LD

TOI 18:57xGF/60 2.11xGA/60 2.72CF/60 41.4SC±/60 -24.83G±/60 0.00CF% 35.7xGF% 43.8

John Carlson

#74 · RD

TOI 7:03xGF/60 1.66xGA/60 1.08CF/60 48.5SC±/60 -24.24G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1

Pair 2

Jakob Chychrun

#6 · LD

TOI 29:21xGF/60 3.91xGA/60 6.90CF/60 85.8SC±/60 -62.69G±/60 +6.60CF% 38.8xGF% 36.1

Matt Roy

#3 · RD

TOI 21:05xGF/60 1.83xGA/60 3.04CF/60 38.4SC±/60 -8.85G±/60 -2.95CF% 41.9xGF% 37.6

Pair 3

Rasmus Sandin

#38 · LD

TOI 21:08xGF/60 2.16xGA/60 3.65CF/60 47.5SC±/60 -30.21G±/60 0.00CF% 37.9xGF% 37.2

Trevor van Riemsdyk

#57 · RD

TOI 16:07xGF/60 2.72xGA/60 4.11CF/60 55.8SC±/60 -29.78G±/60 0.00CF% 44.1xGF% 39.8

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Logan Thompson [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 85]
G2	Clay Stevenson

Injuries

As of 2026-02-06 12:01AM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

NSH

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Nicolas Hague	D	41	lower body	QUESTIONABLE
Fedor Svechkov	C	40	upper body	QUESTIONABLE

WSH

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Connor McMichael	NA	24	IR	IR
Charlie Lindgren	NA	79	IR	IR
Sonny Milano	NA	15	DTD	DTD

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