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LAK· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 5
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- PTS
- 0
- +/-
- -1
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 2
- TOI/G
- 18:48
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | @WSH | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs MTL | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | @PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:42 | 1 | 4 |
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| Apr 14 | @CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 12 | vs PIT | W 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 19:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | @PIT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 8 | @TOR | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5 | @NYR | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | @NJD | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:36 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 31 | vs PHI | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:12 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 28 | @VGK | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | @UTA | W 7-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @STL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | vs COL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 20 | vs NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18 | vs OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 14 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | @BUF | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | @PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | vs CGY | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 7 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 3 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | @MTL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 15:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 27 | vs VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs PHI | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 5 | vs NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 3 | @PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:18 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 31 | vs CAR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 29 | @DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | @SEA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 19:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 24 | @EDM | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 23 | @CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 21 | @VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 17 | vs FLA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 13 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5 | vs ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 3 | vs CHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 | @OTT | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:42 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 29 | @FLA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 27 | @NJD | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | @DET | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | @MIN | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | @WPG | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 11 | vs CAR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs CBJ | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 5 | @ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | @SJS | W 7-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 17:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | @LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | @NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs TOR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs TBL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs EDM | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | @TBL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | @PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs STL | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @BUF | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 31 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | @DAL | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs OTT | L 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | @CBJ | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs SEA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs TBL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | @NYI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 0 | 0 |
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| Apr 17 | @PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 24:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | @NYI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | vs CBJ | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:18 | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 12 | @CBJ | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 10 | vs CAR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 6 | @NYI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2 | @CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 1 | @BOS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 30 | vs BUF | L 5-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 27 | @MIN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | @WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | vs FLA | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:12 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 20 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 18 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 15 | @SJS | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | @LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | @ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | vs SEA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 7 | vs DET | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 17:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | vs OTT | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | vs TBL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | vs STL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs CGY | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | vs EDM | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 22 | @PIT | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:12 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
Van Riemsdyk (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Van Riemsdyk wasn't expected to be with the team when it left for its four-game road trip, so his placement on IR shouldn't come as a surprise. Still, head coach Dan Muse did leave the door open to the blueliner linking up with the team at a later date. Considering the 35-year-old New Jersey native is pointless in five games this year, few fantasy managers will be anxiously awaiting his return to the lineup.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 12
Van Riemsdyk (lower body) will not be with the Penguins when they leave Monday for a four-game road trip, Josh Getzoff of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports Monday.
While van Riemsdyk won't be with the club when it heads to Chicago for Tuesday's matchup, head coach Dan Muse didn't rule out the possibility that the defenseman could join the team later on during the road trip. Without the 35-year-old blueliner in the lineup, Spencer Stastney should continue to pair up with Kris Letang.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 12
Van Riemsdyk (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Stars.
Van Riemsdyk got banged up a bit in Friday's game versus the Blue Jackets and will sit out the second half of the back-to-back. His absence will allow Spencer Stastney to make his Penguins debut. Van Riemsdyk is considered day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Blackhawks.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 10
Van Riemsdyk signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Penguins on Wednesday.
Van Riemsdyk had three goals, 14 points, 18 PIM, 12 hits and 97 blocks in 68 regular-season appearances with Washington in 2025-26. The 34-year-old is likely to open 2026-27 as part of the Penguins' third pairing. Declan Carlile, who also joined the Penguins on Wednesday after inking a two-year, $3 million deal, might end up as the seventh defenseman on the depth chart as a result of van Riemsdyk's signing.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 1
Van Riemsdyk scored a goal and fired five shots on net in Sunday's 3-0 win over Pittsburgh.
Van Riemsdyk tallied the go-ahead goal roughly midway through the second period to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead. He is up to 13 points, 44 shots on net and 95 blocked shots this season. While he has just three goals this season, his tally was important for Washington's playoff hopes, as the Capitals now sit just one point out of the final playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division. Van Riemsdyk has been a steady source of blocked shots of late with 14 over his last eight games.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 13
Van Riemsdyk posted an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Mammoth.
Van Riemsdyk has four helpers over his last seven contests. The 34-year-old blueliner is maintaining a place in the lineup even as the Capitals carry nine defensemen, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him get rotated out when the team is eliminated from playoff contention. For the season, van Riemsdyk has earned 12 points, 37 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 59 appearances in a bottom-four role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 27