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St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Saturday, December 19, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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STLNHL · BN+ · MNMT

Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday, December 19, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on STLNHL, BN+ and MNMT.

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

Rest and travel

Blues

Game 2 of a road trip: Boston, now Washington.

  1. 92026-12-09: no game
  2. 102026-12-10: at UTA
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: at DAL
  5. 132026-12-13: vs TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: vs WPG
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: at BOS
  10. 182026-12-18: no game
  11. 192026-12-19: at WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,430 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Capitals

Another game at home.

  1. 92026-12-09: no game
  2. 102026-12-10: at SEA
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: at COL
  5. 132026-12-13: no game
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: at DAL
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: vs DET
  10. 182026-12-18: no game
  11. 192026-12-19: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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.

Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLWSH

Settled lines

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

STL 71% (10th most settled)WSH 65% (13th 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

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

STL 26% (8th least often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series