WSH @ CBJ Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-14 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-14 04:00:11

WSH @ CBJ

Venue: Nationwide Arena

Puck drop: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:00pm EDT

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


Game Preview

WSH (last 10)
  • Record 7-3-0
  • Streak W3
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 4.1 · 3.5
  • Power play 7/27 (25.9%)
  • Last game W vs PIT (3–0)
CBJ (last 10)
  • Record 2-7-1
  • Streak L1
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 2.1 · 3.3
  • Power play 3/26 (11.5%)
  • Last game L vs BOS (2–3)

Recent meetings:

  • 2025-12-07 CBJ 0 @ WSH 2
  • 2025-11-24 CBJ 1 @ WSH 5
  • 2025-10-24 WSH 5 @ CBJ 1

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

WSH
  • Connor McMichael 7 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
  • Ryan Leonard 5 pts · 4 G · 13 SOG
  • Aliaksei Protas 5 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
  • Tom Wilson 5 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
CBJ
  • Adam Fantilli 4 pts · 2 G · 15 SOG
  • Kirill Marchenko 4 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
  • Mason Marchment 4 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
  • Zach Werenski 3 pts · 1 G · 23 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: WSH 3.74 · CBJ 2.87 · Win odds: WSH 64.7% · CBJ 35.3% · OT/SO chance: 15.2%

  • 3-3 35.3%
  • 3-2 32.7%
  • 4-2 31.9%

Box Score

WSH 2 Final CBJ 1

2026-04-14

Stat WSH CBJ
Goals21
Shots2128
Power Play 1/3 (33.3%) 0/1 (0.0%)
PIM26
Faceoffs24 / 2121 / 24
Blocks1116
Saves2719
WSH Scorers
GAPTS
Anthony Beauvillier 1 0 1
Jakob Chychrun 1 0 1
Alex Ovechkin 0 1 1
Tom Wilson 0 1 1
Trevor van Riemsdyk 0 1 1
CBJ Scorers
GAPTS
Boone Jenner 1 0 1
Danton Heinen 0 1 1
Mason Marchment 0 1 1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-14 11:52PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

WSH Away

Forwards

Line 1
Alex Ovechkin
#8 · LW
TOI 18:48xGF/60 0.84xGA/60 2.69CF/60 52.3SC±/60 -40.65G±/60 -5.81CF% 45.0xGF% 23.7
Dylan Strome
#17 · C
TOI 16:42xGF/60 2.05xGA/60 2.86CF/60 73.6SC±/60 -22.09G±/60 -7.36CF% 55.6xGF% 41.7
Anthony Beauvillier
#72 · RW
TOI 16:50xGF/60 3.26xGA/60 2.88CF/60 74.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 59.3xGF% 53.1
Line 2
Aliaksei Protas
#21 · LW
TOI 16:30xGF/60 2.67xGA/60 2.64CF/60 49.0SC±/60 +4.90G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 50.4
Ilya Protas
C
TOI 16:06xGF/60 1.31xGA/60 3.23CF/60 31.6SC±/60 -15.81G±/60 0.00CF% 35.3xGF% 28.9
Tom Wilson
#43 · RW
TOI 16:39xGF/60 2.32xGA/60 3.23CF/60 70.5SC±/60 -21.13G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 41.8
Line 3
Connor McMichael
#24 · LW
TOI 16:26xGF/60 0.93xGA/60 5.60CF/60 22.0SC±/60 -61.69G±/60 0.00CF% 19.2xGF% 14.2
Justin Sourdif
#34 · C
TOI 16:05xGF/60 1.92xGA/60 1.55CF/60 45.1SC±/60 +12.30G±/60 +4.10CF% 64.7xGF% 55.3
Ryan Leonard
#9 · RW
TOI 16:05xGF/60 1.63xGA/60 5.16CF/60 34.9SC±/60 -43.64G±/60 +4.36CF% 29.6xGF% 24.0
Line 4
Brandon Duhaime
#22 · LW
TOI 10:01xGF/60 2.57xGA/60 1.17CF/60 58.5SC±/60 +32.49G±/60 0.00CF% 69.2xGF% 68.7
Hendrix Lapierre
#29 · C
TOI 13:18xGF/60 2.04xGA/60 4.64CF/60 35.5SC±/60 -35.46G±/60 0.00CF% 31.6xGF% 30.5
Ivan Miroshnichenko
#63 · RW
TOI 10:36xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 1.02CF/60 45.3SC±/60 +22.64G±/60 0.00CF% 61.5xGF% 65.0

Defense

Pair 1
Martin Fehervary
#42 · LD
TOI 18:17xGF/60 1.86xGA/60 3.85CF/60 33.5SC±/60 -26.09G±/60 0.00CF% 34.6xGF% 32.6
Dylan McIlrath
#52 · RD
TOI 13:04xGF/60 2.61xGA/60 2.84CF/60 47.9SC±/60 -21.30G±/60 0.00CF% 45.0xGF% 47.9
Pair 2
Jakob Chychrun
#6 · LD
TOI 23:05xGF/60 2.26xGA/60 3.66CF/60 59.4SC±/60 -6.99G±/60 0.00CF% 48.6xGF% 38.2
Trevor van Riemsdyk
#57 · RD
TOI 20:03xGF/60 2.27xGA/60 3.05CF/60 55.8SC±/60 -3.29G±/60 0.00CF% 51.5xGF% 42.7
Pair 3
Cole Hutson
#44 · LD
TOI 19:54xGF/60 1.18xGA/60 2.51CF/60 35.1SC±/60 -19.14G±/60 0.00CF% 40.7xGF% 32.0
Matt Roy
#3 · RD
TOI 19:58xGF/60 1.16xGA/60 1.99CF/60 35.0SC±/60 -10.49G±/60 0.00CF% 45.5xGF% 36.8

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Clay Stevenson [Status: LIKELY Start Score: 33]
G2 Logan Thompson

CBJ Home

Forwards

Line 1
Kirill Marchenko
#86 · LW
TOI 19:00xGF/60 3.48xGA/60 2.33CF/60 61.8SC±/60 +28.84G±/60 0.00CF% 57.7xGF% 59.9
Adam Fantilli
#19 · C
TOI 21:17xGF/60 3.33xGA/60 3.16CF/60 54.9SC±/60 +15.69G±/60 -3.92CF% 48.3xGF% 51.2
Isac Lundestrom
#21 · RW
TOI 15:39xGF/60 2.70xGA/60 2.18CF/60 49.5SC±/60 +20.65G±/60 -4.13CF% 54.5xGF% 55.3
Line 2
Cole Sillinger
#4 · LW
TOI 14:01xGF/60 3.15xGA/60 1.76CF/60 55.8SC±/60 +9.30G±/60 0.00CF% 52.2xGF% 64.1
Charlie Coyle
#3 · C
TOI 18:42xGF/60 3.56xGA/60 1.61CF/60 57.9SC±/60 +10.53G±/60 0.00CF% 61.1xGF% 68.9
Conor Garland
#83 · RW
TOI 13:36xGF/60 3.38xGA/60 2.33CF/60 63.1SC±/60 +5.73G±/60 0.00CF% 55.0xGF% 59.2
Line 3
Mason Marchment
#17 · LW
TOI 16:15xGF/60 4.50xGA/60 2.32CF/60 80.5SC±/60 +21.46G±/60 +5.37CF% 51.7xGF% 66.0
Boone Jenner
#38 · C
TOI 14:12xGF/60 4.81xGA/60 1.39CF/60 101.8SC±/60 +41.93G±/60 +5.99CF% 63.0xGF% 77.6
Danton Heinen
#43 · RW
TOI 10:45xGF/60 3.74xGA/60 1.18CF/60 61.8SC±/60 +30.87G±/60 +6.17CF% 58.8xGF% 76.0
Line 4
Kent Johnson
#91 · LW
TOI 10:51xGF/60 1.78xGA/60 1.46CF/60 40.4SC±/60 -6.73G±/60 0.00CF% 46.2
Sean Monahan
#23 · C
TOI 14:40xGF/60 1.28xGA/60 0.85CF/60 34.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 58.3
Miles Wood
#11 · RW
TOI 9:56xGF/60 1.19xGA/60 2.25CF/60 25.8SC±/60 -12.91G±/60 -6.45CF% 36.4xGF% 34.7

Defense

Pair 1
Zach Werenski
#8 · LD
TOI 25:59xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 2.48CF/60 50.4SC±/60 +8.41G±/60 -2.80CF% 48.6xGF% 55.4
Dante Fabbro
#15 · RD
TOI 19:35xGF/60 2.58xGA/60 1.92CF/60 48.0SC±/60 +20.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 57.4
Pair 2
Ivan Provorov
#9 · LD
TOI 24:07xGF/60 3.05xGA/60 1.54CF/60 55.7SC±/60 +26.53G±/60 +2.65CF% 65.6xGF% 66.4
Denton Mateychuk
#5 · RD
TOI 18:16xGF/60 5.19xGA/60 0.46CF/60 90.1SC±/60 +50.93G±/60 0.00CF% 82.1xGF% 91.9
Pair 3
Jake Christiansen
#2 · LD
TOI 10:17xGF/60 2.29xGA/60 5.28CF/60 65.5SC±/60 -65.46G±/60 -13.09CF% 31.3xGF% 30.3
Erik Gudbranson
#44 · RD
TOI 18:41xGF/60 1.16xGA/60 2.20CF/60 25.2SC±/60 -16.77G±/60 +4.19CF% 33.3xGF% 34.4

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Jet Greaves [Status: CONFIRMED Start Score: 61]
G2 Elvis Merzlikins

Injuries

As of 2026-04-14 11:52PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

WSH

Player Pos # Description Status
Sonny Milano NA 15 OUT OUT
Charlie Lindgren NA 79 DTD DTD
Rasmus Sandin NA 38 DTD DTD
Pierre-Luc Dubois NA 80 DTD DTD

CBJ

Player Pos # Description Status
Brendan Smith NA 7 IR IR
Damon Severson NA 78 OUT OUT
Dmitri Voronkov NA 10 OUT OUT
Mathieu Olivier NA 24 DTD DTD
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