Washington Capitals — Power play units · 2026-27

Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts

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First unit changed in the club's last game · Sunday 11 October 2026

Washington's first unit scores 0.200 goals a game, tied for 27th in the league. Utah's scores 1.500. In Washington's last game, 11 Oct, Ryan Leonard took a first-unit spot.

T-27th

PP1 rank of 32

2:48

PP1 min / gm

59.7%

PP1 share

39.6%

PP2 share

0.200

PP1 goals / gm

0.200

PP2 goals / gm

1.00

Club PP pts / gm

2026-27 · 5 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game

First unit

A goal every 14:01

Alex OvechkinL

Dylan StromeC

Tom WilsonR

Ryan LeonardR in · 11 Oct

Jakob ChychrunD

14:01 on the ice as a first unit · 1 goal · a shot every 2:00 · the same five 67% of the time

Slot held, out of the lineup: Pierre-Luc Dubois. His last measured game is older than the club’s, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a unit run.

Second unit

39.6% of PP time

9:17 on the ice as a second unit · 1 goal · a goal every 9:17

Unit by game · last 5

PP1
PP2
Did not play

Skater	PP min/gm	PP1 share	PP P
Alex Ovechkin	3:21	100%	0
Dylan Strome	2:47	100%	1
Jakob Chychrun	2:56	100%	1
Tom Wilson	2:27	100%	0
Ryan Leonard in · 11 Oct	1:57	20%	1
Pierre-Luc Dubois held	2:57	100%	0
Alex Tuch	2:05	0%	0
Cole Hutson	1:46	0%	1
Ilya Protas	1:27	0%	0
Jordan Kyrou	1:53	0%	1
Ethen Frank	1:04	0%	0

One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.

When Washington's first unit next changes, the daily has it the next morning.

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On the ice in Washington's last game

1st power-play unit

the five from the last game · 11 Oct

2nd power-play unit

the five from the last game · 11 Oct

Who is on Washington's power play?

The season's most-used first unit is Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun and Pierre-Luc Dubois — together 9:22 as this exact five, 67% of the club's first-unit time.

The season's most-used second unit is Alex Tuch, Jordan Kyrou, Ryan Leonard, Cole Hutson and Ilya Protas — together 4:43 as this exact five, 51% of the club's second-unit time.

The club's power play

measure	value
Power plays drawn per game	2.60
Power-play time per game	4:42
Games measured	5
Times shorthanded per game	3.40

First power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP1 share	PP G
Alex Ovechkin	L	3:21	5	100%	0
Tom Wilson	R	2:27	5	100%	0
Dylan Strome	C	2:47	5	100%	0
Jakob Chychrun	D	2:56	5	100%	1
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	2:57	4	100%	0

What PP1 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured first power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP1s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 14:01	25th of 32	1 goal in 14:01 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.200	T-27th of 32	1 goal across the club's 5 games
Share of the club's power-play time	59.7%	31st of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 59.7%
Same five	67%	14th of 32	this exact five: 9:22 of the line's 14:01
Shooting pace	a shot every 2:00	—	7 shots in 14:01 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 2:48	—	5 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 14:01 on the ice

Second power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP2 share	PP G
Alex Tuch	R	2:05	5	100%	0
Jordan Kyrou	R	1:53	5	100%	0
Ryan Leonard	R	1:57	1	80%	1
Cole Hutson	D	1:46	5	100%	0
Ilya Protas	L	1:27	5	100%	0

What PP2 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured second power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP2s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 9:17	14th of 32	1 goal in 9:17 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.200	T-8th of 32	1 goal across the club's 5 games
Share of the club's power-play time	39.6%	2nd of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 39.6%
Same five	51%	9th of 32	this exact five: 4:43 of the line's 9:17
Shooting pace	a shot every 1:10	—	8 shots in 9:17 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 3:06	—	3 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 9:17 on the ice

What a first-unit spot is worth here

opportunity × share × efficiency = first-unit goals per game
term	value	rank
Power plays drawn per game	2.60	T-26th of 32
First-unit minutes per game	2:48	28th of 32
Share of the club's power-play time	59.7%	31st of 32
Scoring pace as a five	a goal every 14:01	25th of 32
First-unit goals per game	0.200	T-27th of 32
Same five	67%	14th of 32

Every skater

player	pos	unit	streak	PP1 share	PP min/gm	PK time/gm	PP G	PP A	PP P
Alex Ovechkin	L	PP1	5	100%	3:21	0:00	0	0	0
Dylan Strome	C	PP1	5	100%	2:47	0:02	0	1	1
Jakob Chychrun	D	PP1	5	100%	2:56	1:25	1	0	1
Tom Wilson	R	PP1	5	100%	2:27	3:09	0	0	0
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	PP1 held	4	100%	2:57	0:01	0	0	0
Ryan Leonard	R	PP1	1	20%	1:57	0:01	1	0	1
Alex Tuch	R	PP2	5	0%	2:05	2:44	0	0	0
Cole Hutson	D	PP2	5	0%	1:46	0:07	0	1	1
Ilya Protas	L	PP2	5	0%	1:27	0:00	0	0	0
Jordan Kyrou	R	PP2	5	0%	1:53	0:00	0	1	1
Ethen Frank	R	PP2	1	0%	1:04	0:00	0	0	0
Aliaksei Protas	L	—	—	0%	0:00	2:26	0	0	0
Anthony Beauvillier	R	—	—	0%	0:02	0:43	0	0	0
Boone Jenner	C	—	—	0%	0:02	2:50	0	0	0
Justin Sourdif	C	—	—	0%	0:01	0:56	0	0	0
Martin Fehervary	D	—	—	0%	0:08	3:30	0	0	0
Timothy Liljegren	D	—	—	0%	0:00	2:11	0	0	0
Vincent Desharnais	D	—	—	0%	0:00	3:45	0	0	0
Dylan McIlrath	D	—	—	0%	0:00	0:00	0	0	0
Matt Roy	D	—	—	0%	0:00	4:54	0	0	0

held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.

Every game — 5 this season

date	opp	PP1 time	PP1 G	PP1 SOG	PP1 SAT	PP1 HDC	PP2 time	PP2 G	PP2 SAT	PP2 HDC
5 games		2:48/gm	1	7	16	5	1:51/gm	1	9	3
11 Oct	SEA	2:08	0	0	1	0	1:32	0	1	1
9 Oct	NYR	3:44	0	3	5	1	2:16	0	1	1
7 Oct	PIT	4:05	0	1	5	1	3:08	1	6	1
3 Oct	TBL	2:14	0	1	3	2	1:44	0	1	0
2 Oct	CAR	1:50	1	2	2	1	0:37	0	0	0

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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.