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Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Ball Arena

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Colorado AvalancheColoradoAvalancheHome

TVAS · ALT2 · MNMT2 · KTVD

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, ALT2, MNMT2 and KTVD.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 5 of a road trip: Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle, now Colorado.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at EDM
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at CGY
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: at VAN
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: at SEA
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,019 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,718 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Boston, Detroit, NY Rangers, NY Islanders and St. Louis).

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at DET
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at NYR
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: at NYI
  7. 82026-12-08: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: no game
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: vs WSH
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~796 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,556 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series