Someone to be aware of tonight is Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin 18-year NHL vet that steps on the ice at forward and weighs 238 pounds. Coming from the Soviet Union, he has a birthdate of September 17, 1985 and comes in at 6-3. During his pro hockey career, Alex Ovechkin has tallied 1,550 pts during his 1,426 games played. Nicklas Backstrom is someone else that will be a major player on this team. Nicklas Backstrom skates onto the ice as a 6-1 forward that weighs 202 lbs and hails from Sweden. A 16-year NHL veteran with a birthdate of November 23, 1987 and is 36 years old. Along with his 271 goals, Backstrom has helped his team score 762 times with a helper. In addition, T.J. Oshie should be a player that the defense should account for. Born on December 23, 1986, T.J. Oshie plays as the forward, while being a 15-year veteran in the league. The United States born hockey player weighs 187 lbs and stands 6-0. Shooting 14.7%, he has taken aim at the opposing net 2,059 different times throughout his career.
2023-24 Washington Capitals Roster
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | Hgt | Wgt | Exp | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | su | F | 38 | 6-3 | 238 | 18 | September 17, 1985 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | se | F | 36 | 6-1 | 202 | 16 | November 23, 1987 |
| T.J. Oshie | us | F | 37 | 6-0 | 187 | 15 | December 23, 1986 |
| John Carlson | us | D | 34 | 6-3 | 215 | 14 | January 10, 1990 |
| Darcy Kuemper | ca | G | 33 | 6-5 | 215 | 11 | May 5, 1990 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | ru | F | 31 | 6-2 | 207 | 10 | May 19, 1992 |
| Tom Wilson | ca | F | 29 | 6-4 | 220 | 10 | March 29, 1994 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | us | D | 32 | 6-3 | 191 | 9 | July 24, 1991 |
| Nic Dowd | us | F | 33 | 6-1 | 193 | 8 | May 27, 1990 |
| Anthony Mantha | ca | F | 29 | 6-5 | 234 | 8 | September 16, 1994 |
| Sonny Milano | us | F | 27 | 6-0 | 194 | 8 | May 12, 1996 |
| Nick Jensen | us | D | 33 | 6-1 | 205 | 7 | September 21, 1990 |
| Charlie Lindgren | us | G | 30 | 6-2 | 179 | 7 | December 18, 1993 |
| Dylan Strome | ca | F | 26 | 6-3 | 200 | 7 | March 7, 1997 |
| Rasmus Sandin | se | D | 23 | 5-11 | 182 | 4 | March 7, 2000 |
| Martin Fehervary | sk | D | 24 | 6-2 | 199 | 3 | October 6, 1999 |
| Beck Malenstyn | ca | F | 25 | 6-3 | 200 | 3 | February 4, 1998 |
| Connor McMichael | ca | F | 23 | 6-0 | 180 | 3 | January 15, 2001 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | ru | D | 24 | 6-4 | 213 | 2 | November 15, 1999 |
| Lucas Johansen | ca | D | 26 | 6-2 | 176 | 2 | November 16, 1997 |
| Matthew Phillips | ca | F | 25 | 5-7 | 140 | 2 | April 6, 1998 |
| Aliaksei Protas | by | F | 23 | 6-6 | 225 | 2 | January 6, 2001 |
2022-23 Washington Capitals Roster
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | Hgt | Wgt | Exp | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | su | LW | 37 | 6-3 | 238 | 17 | September 17, 1985 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | se | C | 35 | 6-1 | 202 | 15 | November 23, 1987 |
| T.J. Oshie | us | C/RW | 36 | 6-0 | 187 | 14 | December 23, 1986 |
| John Carlson | us | D | 33 | 6-3 | 215 | 13 | January 10, 1990 |
| Lars Eller | dk | C | 33 | 6-2 | 205 | 13 | May 8, 1989 |
| Marcus Johansson | se | C/W | 32 | 6-1 | 203 | 12 | October 6, 1990 |
| Craig Smith | us | C | 33 | 6-0 | 204 | 11 | September 5, 1989 |
| Matt Irwin | ca | D | 35 | 6-2 | 200 | 10 | November 29, 1987 |
| Darcy Kuemper | ca | G | 32 | 6-5 | 215 | 10 | May 5, 1990 |
| Dmitry Orlov | su | D | 31 | 5-11 | 214 | 10 | July 23, 1991 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | ru | C | 30 | 6-2 | 207 | 9 | May 19, 1992 |
| Tom Wilson | ca | RW | 28 | 6-4 | 220 | 9 | March 29, 1994 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | us | D | 31 | 6-3 | 191 | 8 | July 24, 1991 |
| Connor Brown | ca | RW | 29 | 6-0 | 181 | 7 | January 14, 1994 |
| Nic Dowd | us | C | 32 | 6-1 | 193 | 7 | May 27, 1990 |
| Garnet Hathaway | us | RW | 31 | 6-3 | 208 | 7 | November 23, 1991 |
| Anthony Mantha | ca | RW | 28 | 6-5 | 234 | 7 | September 16, 1994 |
| Sonny Milano | us | LW | 26 | 6-0 | 194 | 7 | May 12, 1996 |
| Conor Sheary | us | LW | 30 | 5-9 | 179 | 7 | June 8, 1992 |
| Gabriel Carlsson | se | D | 26 | 6-5 | 203 | 6 | January 2, 1997 |
| Erik Gustafsson | se | D | 30 | 6-0 | 197 | 6 | March 14, 1992 |
| Nick Jensen | us | D | 32 | 6-1 | 205 | 6 | September 21, 1990 |
| Charlie Lindgren | us | G | 29 | 6-2 | 179 | 6 | December 18, 1993 |
| Dylan McIlrath | ca | D | 30 | 6-4 | 235 | 6 | April 20, 1992 |
| Dylan Strome | ca | C | 25 | 6-3 | 200 | 6 | March 7, 1997 |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | ca | RW | 26 | 6-0 | 207 | 4 | May 10, 1996 |
| Henrik Borgstrom | fi | C | 25 | 6-3 | 190 | 4 | August 6, 1997 |
| Rasmus Sandin | se | D | 22 | 5-11 | 182 | 3 | March 7, 2000 |
| Martin Fehervary | sk | D | 23 | 6-2 | 199 | 2 | October 6, 1999 |
| Beck Malenstyn | ca | LW | 24 | 6-3 | 200 | 2 | February 4, 1998 |
| Connor McMichael | ca | C | 22 | 6-0 | 180 | 2 | January 15, 2001 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | ru | D | 23 | 6-4 | 213 | 1 | November 15, 1999 |
| Lucas Johansen | ca | D | 25 | 6-2 | 176 | 1 | November 16, 1997 |
| Aliaksei Protas | by | C | 22 | 6-6 | 225 | 1 | January 6, 2001 |
| Joe Snively | us | F | 27 | 5-9 | 176 | 1 | January 1, 1996 |
| Vincent Iorio | ca | D | 20 | 6-4 | 200 | 0 | November 14, 2002 |
2021-22 Washington Capitals Roster
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | Hgt | Wgt | Exp | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | su | LW | 36 | 6-3 | 238 | 16 | September 17, 1985 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | se | C | 34 | 6-1 | 202 | 14 | November 23, 1987 |
| T.J. Oshie | us | C/RW | 35 | 6-0 | 187 | 13 | December 23, 1986 |
| John Carlson | us | D | 32 | 6-3 | 215 | 12 | January 10, 1990 |
| Lars Eller | dk | C | 32 | 6-2 | 205 | 12 | May 8, 1989 |
| Marcus Johansson | se | C/W | 31 | 6-1 | 203 | 11 | October 6, 1990 |
| Carl Hagelin | se | LW | 33 | 5-11 | 183 | 10 | August 23, 1988 |
| Matt Irwin | ca | D | 34 | 6-2 | 200 | 9 | November 29, 1987 |
| Johan Larsson | se | LW/C | 29 | 5-11 | 198 | 9 | July 25, 1992 |
| Dmitry Orlov | su | D | 30 | 5-11 | 214 | 9 | July 23, 1991 |
| Justin Schultz | ca | D | 31 | 6-2 | 190 | 9 | July 6, 1990 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | ru | C | 29 | 6-2 | 207 | 8 | May 19, 1992 |
| Tom Wilson | ca | RW | 27 | 6-4 | 220 | 8 | March 29, 1994 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | us | D | 30 | 6-3 | 191 | 7 | July 24, 1991 |
| Nic Dowd | us | C | 31 | 6-1 | 193 | 6 | May 27, 1990 |
| Garnet Hathaway | us | RW | 30 | 6-3 | 208 | 6 | November 23, 1991 |
| Anthony Mantha | ca | RW | 27 | 6-5 | 234 | 6 | September 16, 1994 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | ca | C | 29 | 6-0 | 182 | 6 | July 25, 1992 |
| Conor Sheary | us | LW | 29 | 5-9 | 179 | 6 | June 8, 1992 |
| Nick Jensen | us | D | 31 | 6-1 | 205 | 5 | September 21, 1990 |
| Daniel Sprong | nl | RW | 24 | 6-0 | 202 | 5 | March 17, 1997 |
| Michal Kempny | cs | D | 31 | 6-1 | 192 | 4 | September 8, 1990 |
| Dennis Cholowski | ca | D | 23 | 6-2 | 210 | 3 | February 15, 1998 |
| Pheonix Copley | us | G | 30 | 6-4 | 200 | 3 | January 18, 1992 |
| Ilya Samsonov | ru | G | 24 | 6-3 | 214 | 2 | February 22, 1997 |
| Martin Fehervary | sk | D | 22 | 6-2 | 199 | 1 | October 6, 1999 |
| Beck Malenstyn | ca | LW | 23 | 6-3 | 200 | 1 | February 4, 1998 |
| Connor McMichael | ca | C | 21 | 6-0 | 180 | 1 | January 15, 2001 |
| Garrett Pilon | ca | C | 23 | 6-0 | 191 | 1 | April 13, 1998 |
| Vitek Vanecek | cz | G | 26 | 6-2 | 184 | 1 | January 9, 1996 |
| Mike Vecchione | us | RW | 28 | 5-10 | 194 | 1 | February 25, 1993 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | ru | D | 22 | 6-4 | 213 | 0 | November 15, 1999 |
| Zachary Fucale | ca | G | 26 | 6-2 | 189 | 0 | May 28, 1995 |
| Lucas Johansen | ca | D | 24 | 6-2 | 176 | 0 | November 16, 1997 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | se | LW | 23 | 6-1 | 189 | 0 | February 10, 1998 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | ca | C | 19 | 6-0 | 178 | 0 | February 9, 2002 |
| Brett Leason | ca | RW | 22 | 6-5 | 218 | 0 | April 30, 1999 |
| Aliaksei Protas | by | C | 21 | 6-6 | 225 | 0 | January 6, 2001 |
| Joe Snively | us | F | 26 | 5-9 | 176 | 0 | January 1, 1996 |
2020-21 Washington Capitals Roster
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | Hgt | Wgt | Exp | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zdeno Chara | cs | D | 43 | 6-9 | 250 | 22 | March 18, 1977 |
| Craig Anderson | us | G | 39 | 6-2 | 187 | 17 | May 21, 1981 |
| Alex Ovechkin | su | LW | 35 | 6-3 | 238 | 15 | September 17, 1985 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | se | C | 33 | 6-1 | 202 | 13 | November 23, 1987 |
| T.J. Oshie | us | C/RW | 34 | 6-0 | 187 | 12 | December 23, 1986 |
| John Carlson | us | D | 31 | 6-3 | 215 | 11 | January 10, 1990 |
| Lars Eller | dk | C | 31 | 6-2 | 205 | 11 | May 8, 1989 |
| Brenden Dillon | ca | D | 30 | 6-4 | 220 | 9 | November 13, 1990 |
| Carl Hagelin | se | LW | 32 | 5-11 | 183 | 9 | August 23, 1988 |
| Dmitry Orlov | su | D | 29 | 5-11 | 214 | 8 | July 23, 1991 |
| Richard Panik | cs | RW | 29 | 6-2 | 210 | 8 | February 7, 1991 |
| Justin Schultz | ca | D | 30 | 6-2 | 190 | 8 | July 6, 1990 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | ru | C | 28 | 6-2 | 207 | 7 | May 19, 1992 |
| Michael Raffl | at | LW | 32 | 6-1 | 205 | 7 | December 1, 1988 |
| Tom Wilson | ca | RW | 26 | 6-4 | 220 | 7 | March 29, 1994 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | us | D | 29 | 6-3 | 191 | 6 | July 24, 1991 |
| Daniel Carr | ca | LW | 29 | 6-0 | 186 | 5 | November 1, 1991 |
| Nic Dowd | us | C | 30 | 6-1 | 193 | 5 | May 27, 1990 |
| Garnet Hathaway | us | RW | 29 | 6-3 | 208 | 5 | November 23, 1991 |
| Anthony Mantha | ca | RW | 26 | 6-5 | 234 | 5 | September 16, 1994 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | ca | C | 28 | 6-0 | 182 | 5 | July 25, 1992 |
| Conor Sheary | us | LW | 28 | 5-9 | 179 | 5 | June 8, 1992 |
| Nick Jensen | us | D | 30 | 6-1 | 205 | 4 | September 21, 1990 |
| Daniel Sprong | nl | RW | 23 | 6-0 | 202 | 4 | March 17, 1997 |
| Jakub Vrana | cz | LW | 24 | 6-0 | 195 | 4 | February 28, 1996 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | ch | D | 23 | 6-2 | 218 | 2 | May 6, 1997 |
| Ilya Samsonov | ru | G | 23 | 6-3 | 214 | 1 | February 22, 1997 |
| Philippe Maillet | ca | F | 28 | 5-10 | 174 | 0 | November 7, 1992 |
| Connor McMichael | ca | C | 20 | 6-0 | 180 | 0 | January 15, 2001 |
| Garrett Pilon | ca | C | 22 | 6-0 | 191 | 0 | April 13, 1998 |
| Brian Pinho | us | C | 25 | 6-1 | 186 | 0 | May 11, 1995 |
| Vitek Vanecek | cz | G | 25 | 6-2 | 184 | 0 | January 9, 1996 |
2019-20 Washington Capitals Roster
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | Hgt | Wgt | Exp | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | su | LW | 34 | 6-3 | 238 | 14 | September 17, 1985 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | se | C | 32 | 6-1 | 202 | 12 | November 23, 1987 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | su | LW | 36 | 6-3 | 222 | 12 | April 15, 1983 |
| T.J. Oshie | us | C/RW | 33 | 6-0 | 187 | 11 | December 23, 1986 |
| John Carlson | us | D | 30 | 6-3 | 215 | 10 | January 10, 1990 |
| Lars Eller | dk | C | 30 | 6-2 | 205 | 10 | May 8, 1989 |
| Braden Holtby | ca | G | 30 | 6-1 | 215 | 9 | September 16, 1989 |
| Brenden Dillon | ca | D | 29 | 6-4 | 220 | 8 | November 13, 1990 |
| Carl Hagelin | se | LW | 31 | 5-11 | 183 | 8 | August 23, 1988 |
| Radko Gudas | cs | D | 29 | 6-0 | 208 | 7 | June 5, 1990 |
| Dmitry Orlov | su | D | 28 | 5-11 | 214 | 7 | July 23, 1991 |
| Richard Panik | cs | RW | 28 | 6-2 | 210 | 7 | February 7, 1991 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | ru | C | 27 | 6-2 | 207 | 6 | May 19, 1992 |
| Tom Wilson | ca | RW | 25 | 6-4 | 220 | 6 | March 29, 1994 |
| Nic Dowd | us | C | 29 | 6-1 | 193 | 4 | May 27, 1990 |
| Garnet Hathaway | us | RW | 28 | 6-3 | 208 | 4 | November 23, 1991 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | ca | C | 27 | 6-0 | 182 | 4 | July 25, 1992 |
| Chandler Stephenson | ca | C | 25 | 6-0 | 209 | 4 | April 22, 1994 |
| Nick Jensen | us | D | 29 | 6-1 | 205 | 3 | September 21, 1990 |
| Michal Kempny | cs | D | 29 | 6-1 | 192 | 3 | September 8, 1990 |
| Brendan Leipsic | ca | LW | 25 | 5-10 | 179 | 3 | May 19, 1994 |
| Jakub Vrana | cz | LW | 23 | 6-0 | 195 | 3 | February 28, 1996 |
| Travis Boyd | us | C | 26 | 6-0 | 190 | 2 | September 14, 1993 |
| Christian Djoos | se | D | 25 | 6-0 | 169 | 2 | August 6, 1994 |
| Tyler Lewington | ca | D | 25 | 6-0 | 194 | 1 | December 5, 1994 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | ch | D | 22 | 6-2 | 218 | 1 | May 6, 1997 |
| Martin Fehervary | sk | D | 20 | 6-2 | 199 | 0 | October 6, 1999 |
| Beck Malenstyn | ca | LW | 21 | 6-3 | 200 | 0 | February 4, 1998 |
| Brian Pinho | us | C | 24 | 6-1 | 186 | 0 | May 11, 1995 |
| Ilya Samsonov | ru | G | 22 | 6-3 | 214 | 0 | February 22, 1997 |
2018-19 Washington Capitals Roster
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | Hgt | Wgt | Exp | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Orpik | us | D | 38 | 6-3 | 217 | 15 | September 26, 1980 |
| Alex Ovechkin | su | LW | 33 | 6-3 | 238 | 13 | September 17, 1985 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | se | C | 31 | 6-1 | 202 | 11 | November 23, 1987 |
| Matt Niskanen | us | D | 32 | 6-1 | 203 | 11 | December 6, 1986 |
| T.J. Oshie | us | C/RW | 32 | 6-0 | 187 | 10 | December 23, 1986 |
| John Carlson | us | D | 29 | 6-3 | 215 | 9 | January 10, 1990 |
| Lars Eller | dk | C | 29 | 6-2 | 205 | 9 | May 8, 1989 |
| Braden Holtby | ca | G | 29 | 6-1 | 215 | 8 | September 16, 1989 |
| Brett Connolly | ca | RW | 26 | 6-3 | 198 | 7 | May 2, 1992 |
| Carl Hagelin | se | LW | 30 | 5-11 | 183 | 7 | August 23, 1988 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | ca | RW | 26 | 6-0 | 223 | 7 | June 14, 1992 |
| Dmitrij Jaskin | ru | RW | 25 | 6-1 | 196 | 6 | March 23, 1993 |
| Dmitry Orlov | su | D | 27 | 5-11 | 214 | 6 | July 23, 1991 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | ru | C | 26 | 6-2 | 207 | 5 | May 19, 1992 |
| Tom Wilson | ca | RW | 24 | 6-4 | 220 | 5 | March 29, 1994 |
| Andre Burakovsky | at | LW | 23 | 6-3 | 209 | 4 | February 9, 1995 |
| Nic Dowd | us | C | 28 | 6-1 | 193 | 3 | May 27, 1990 |
| Chandler Stephenson | ca | C | 24 | 6-0 | 209 | 3 | April 22, 1994 |
| Pheonix Copley | us | G | 27 | 6-4 | 200 | 2 | January 18, 1992 |
| Nick Jensen | us | D | 28 | 6-1 | 205 | 2 | September 21, 1990 |
| Michal Kempny | cs | D | 28 | 6-1 | 192 | 2 | September 8, 1990 |
| Jakub Vrana | cz | LW | 22 | 6-0 | 195 | 2 | February 28, 1996 |
| Madison Bowey | ca | D | 23 | 6-2 | 202 | 1 | April 22, 1995 |
| Travis Boyd | us | C | 25 | 6-0 | 190 | 1 | September 14, 1993 |
| Christian Djoos | se | D | 24 | 6-0 | 169 | 1 | August 6, 1994 |
| Nathan Walker | gb | C | 24 | 5-9 | 187 | 1 | February 7, 1994 |
| Tyler Lewington | ca | D | 24 | 6-0 | 194 | 0 | December 5, 1994 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | ch | D | 21 | 6-2 | 218 | 0 | May 6, 1997 |