Skip to content
daily.hockey

Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Saturday, January 16, 2027 · Capital One Arena

Colorado AvalancheColoradoAvalancheAway

vs

Washington CapitalsWashingtonCapitalsHome

MNMT · ALT2 · KTVD

Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday, January 16, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MNMT, ALT2 and KTVD.

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

Rest and travel

Avalanche

Game 3 of a road trip: Pittsburgh and Buffalo, now Washington.

  1. 62027-01-06: vs OTT
  2. 72027-01-07: no game
  3. 82027-01-08: vs SEA
  4. 92027-01-09: no game
  5. 102027-01-10: vs NSH
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: at PIT
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: at BUF
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: at WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~292 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,789 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Capitals

Another game at home.

  1. 62027-01-06: at LAK
  2. 72027-01-07: no game
  3. 82027-01-08: at SJS
  4. 92027-01-09: no game
  5. 102027-01-10: at ANA
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: vs VGK
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: vs CAR
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: vs COL
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

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
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.

COLWSH

Settled lines

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

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)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

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

Season series