Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Set to miss start of 2026-27 season
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General manager Chris Patrick said Monday that Sandin (knee) is expected to miss a "decent amount of time" to begin the 2026-27 campaign, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Sandin missed the final two games of the regular season in 2025-26 due to a knee injury, and he's expected to continue to deal with the injury over the summer and into next fall. It's not yet clear when the 26-year-old will be able to make his 2026-27 debut, but Patrick said Monday that Sandin's injury will factor into the Capitals' offseason plans.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Won't play in season finale
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Sandin (leg) won't play against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Sandin will miss his second straight game. He will finish the 2025-26 regular season with five goals, 29 points, 90 shots on net, 127 blocked shots and 88 hits in 73 appearances.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Unavailable Sunday
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Sandin (leg) won't play against Pittsburgh on Sunday, according to Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
Sandin will miss at least one game after being injured in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Penguins. He has compiled five goals, 29 points, 90 shots on net, 127 blocked shots and 88 hits across 73 appearances this season.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Dealing with leg issue
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Sandin sustained a right leg injury in Saturday's game versus the Penguins, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Sandin's status wasn't clear after the game, leaving him questionable to suit up in Sunday's rematch against the Penguins. If the 26-year-old misses time, the Capitals will need to turn to one of Timothy Liljegren, Declan Chisholm or Dylan McIlrath to take his place in the lineup.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Goal, assist in win
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Sandin scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Mammoth.
Sandin set up an Alex Ovechkin tally in the second period and then scored the eventual game-winner himself in the third. The 26-year-old Sandin has five points over his last six contests, and he's doing that without much power-play usage, which has gone to Cole Hutson in recent games. Sandin is up to five goals, 27 points, 84 shots on net, 78 hits, 114 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 66 appearances. He's an intriguing depth option for fantasy with decent category coverage.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: One of each in shootout loss
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Sandin scored a goal on four shots, added an assist, blocked four shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Bruins.
Sandin snapped a four-game point drought with the effort. The 26-year-old has been seeing steady top-four minutes in the absence of John Carlson (lower body), who was traded to the Ducks prior to the March 6 deadline. That larger role hasn't translated to a boost in offense for Sandin, but he's in a good spot. He has four goals, 20 helpers, 79 shots on net, 103 blocked shots, 74 hits and a plus-9 rating over 61 appearances this season.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Two-point effort in win
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Sandin picked up two assists in Friday's 3-2 win over Vegas.
The 25-year-old blueliner helped set up tallies by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Jakob Chychrun in the second period, the latter of which proved to be the game-winner. It was Sandin's first multi-point performance since Jan. 13, and over the 12 games in between, he managed just one goal and three points. If John Carlson (lower body) winds up missing a significant amount of time after sitting out this weekend's back-to-back set, however, Sandin's production could tick up.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Opens scoring in win
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Sandin scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
Sandin had gone 40 games without a goal, earning 12 assists in that span. The 25-year-old snapped the drought at 13:52 of the second period to open the scoring in a tight contest. He's now at 19 points, 66 shots on net, 85 blocked shots, 61 hits and a plus-5 rating over 53 appearances in a bottom-four role.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Gets on scoresheet with helper
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Sandin logged an assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Sandin missed a game last week due to a lower-body injury. He saw some extra minutes after the brief absence, but he was back on the third pairing Monday with the return of Matt Roy from his own lower-body injury. Sandin has a little upside on offense, but it hasn't been showing much lately -- he has just five helpers over 16 games since the start of January. The defenseman is at 18 points, 62 shots on net, 82 blocked shots, 58 hits and a plus-6 rating through 50 appearances.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Slated to return Thursday
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Sandin (lower body) is slated to play Thursday versus Detroit, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
Sandin missed Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Seattle because of the injury. He has two goals and 17 points in 47 appearances in 2025-26. Dylan McIlrath is projected to be a healthy scratch after playing Tuesday.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Questionable for Thursday's matchup
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Sandin (lower body) is considered questionable for Thursday's game against the Red Wings, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
Sandin exited Saturday's game against the Oilers due to a lower-body injury and was unavailable Tuesday against the Kraken. He'll presumably be monitored in the hours leading up to Thursday's puck drop before the Capitals determine his status, while Declan Chisholm will likely remain in the lineup if Sandin is unavailable.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Unavailable Tuesday
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Sandin (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Kraken.
Sandin was injured Saturday versus the Oilers and won't be able to suit up for this game either. The 25-year-old will be replaced by Declan Chisholm in the lineup. Sandin's next chance to play is Thursday versus the Red Wings.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Leaves game Saturday
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Sandin (lower body) won't finish Saturday's game versus the Oilers.
Sandin looked to have a chance to shake off the injury, sustained in the first period, but he retreated to the locker room in the second before being ruled out. If the 25-year-old misses time, Declan Chisholm would likely enter the lineup. The Capitals' next game is Tuesday in Seattle.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Three helpers in OT win
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Sandin notched three assists in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over Montreal.
With the Capitals down 2-0 in the third period, the 25-year-old blueliner got to work, helping to set up a pair of Ethen Frank tallies to tie things up before having a hand in Connor McMichael's OT winner. Sandin snapped a six-game point drought with the performance, and he saw a season-high 24:36 TOI with Jakob Chychrun (illness) unavailable. On the season, Sandin has two goals and 16 points in 41 contests.
Sandin notched two assists in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
The 25-year-old blueliner had a hand in a Tom Wilson tally in the second period before Aliaksei Protas re-directed his shot past Jonathan Quick in the third for what proved to be the game-winner. Sandin heads into 2026 with a little bit of steam, picking up six assists in his last nine games, but he's gone 22 straight appearances without finding the back of the net himself.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Pockets helper in return
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Sandin logged an assist, four blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.
Sandin missed one game due to an upper-body injury, but the holiday break appears to have helped him avoid a longer absence. He's earned four assists over his last seven contests. For the season, the defenseman is at 11 points, 37 shots on net, 45 hits, 59 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating across 32 appearances in a bottom-four role.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Expected to play Saturday
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Sandin (upper body) is set to play against New Jersey on Saturday.
Sandin missed Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers because of the injury. He has two goals, 10 points, 45 hits and 55 blocks in 31 outings in 2025-26. Sandin is projected to serve on the third pairing alongside Trevor van Riemsdyk.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Unavailable Tuesday
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Sandin (upper body) won't play against the Rangers on Tuesday.
Sandin will miss at least one game, but he has some time to recover before Saturday's road matchup against New Jersey. He has accounted for two goals, 10 points, 36 shots on net, 55 blocked shots and 45 hits across 31 appearances this season.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Two helpers in shootout loss
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Sandin notched two assists in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to Carolina.
The 25-year-old blueliner snapped a nine-game point drought with the performance, while collecting multiple points for the first time since Nov. 13. Sandin's made his usual contributions at both ends of the ice in 2025-26, and through 26 games he's produced two goals and nine points with 45 blocked shots, 37 hits, 30 shots on net and a plus-12 rating.
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Capitals' Rasmus Sandin: Two-point effort in loss
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Sandin had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss to Florida on Thursday.
Sandin cut the lead to 5-3 when he wired a long shot through a sea of bodies that fooled Daniil Tarasov. He has six points and 13 shots in 12 contests this season.
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