NYR @ WSH Gameday Thread
NYR @ WSH
Venue: Capital One Arena
Puck drop: Fri Oct 9, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
NYR
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak W4
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 2.1
- Power play 8/32 (25%)
- Last game W vs NYI (5–2)
WSH
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.6 · 2.9
- Power play 5/24 (20.8%)
- Last game W vs PIT (5–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-05 WSH 1 @ NYR 8
- 2025-12-31 NYR 3 @ WSH 6
- 2025-12-23 NYR 7 @ WSH 3
- 2025-10-12 WSH 1 @ NYR 0
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
NYR
- Alexis Lafrenière 5 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
- Vladislav Gavrikov 4 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
- Gabe Perreault 3 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
- Will Cuylle 3 pts · 0 G · 11 SOG
WSH
- Pierre-Luc Dubois 4 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
- Tom Wilson 4 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
- Alex Tuch 3 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
- Connor McMichael 3 pts · 2 G · 2 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: NYR 3.12 · WSH 3.07 · Win odds: NYR 50.5% · WSH 49.5% · OT/SO chance: 16.5%
- 3-3 34.9%
- 3-2 32.7%
- 2-2 32.4%
Box Score
NYR 1
Final
WSH 3
2026-10-09
| Stat | NYR | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots | 22 | 27 |
| Power Play | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 6 | 6 |
| Faceoffs | 29 / 25 | 25 / 29 |
| Blocks | 9 | 12 |
| Saves | 24 | 21 |
| NYR Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Alexis Lafrenière | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.T. Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Boone Jenner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Desharnais | 0 | 1 | 1 |