Washington Capitals Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	P. Dubois Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: On track to return Saturday Illness: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Pierre-Luc Dubois Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: On track to return Saturday Illness: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24	D. StromeDylan Strome	I. ProtasIlya Protas J. Sourdif Illness: Day-to-Day Justin Sourdif Illness: Day-to-Day E. FrankEthen Frank
Left Wing	A. ProtasAlexei Protas	A. TuchAlex Tuch	A. OvechkinAlex Ovechkin B. JennerBoone Jenner
Right Wing	T. WilsonTom Wilson	J. KyrouJordan Kyrou	A. BeauvillierAnthony Beauvillier R. Leonard Capitals' Ryan Leonard: Bags another goal in loss Ryan Leonard Capitals' Ryan Leonard: Bags another goal in loss I. MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko
Left Defenseman	J. ChychrunJakob Chychrun	M. FehervaryMartin Fehervary	C. Hutson Capitals' Cole Hutson: Notches power-play goal Cole Hutson Capitals' Cole Hutson: Notches power-play goal R. Sandin Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 26 Rasmus Sandin Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 26
Right Defenseman	M. Roy Capitals' Matt Roy: Back in action Tuesday Matt Roy Capitals' Matt Roy: Back in action Tuesday	T. LiljegrenTimothy Liljegren	D. McIlrathDylan McIlrath V. Desharnais Capitals' Vincent Desharnais: Put on IR Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 5 Vincent Desharnais Capitals' Vincent Desharnais: Put on IR Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 5
Goalie	L. Thompson Capitals' Logan Thompson: Suffers lower-body injury Lower Body: Day-to-Day Logan Thompson Capitals' Logan Thompson: Suffers lower-body injury Lower Body: Day-to-Day	C. LindgrenCharlie Lindgren	M. Gibson Capitals' Mitchell Gibson: Up from AHL Mitchell Gibson Capitals' Mitchell Gibson: Up from AHL