Top 3 key Capitals to watch against Sabres

#3 Joel Edmundson

Joel Edmundson plays in his second Capitals game tonight after making his Caps debut on Nov. 18 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. In that game, he logged 21:42 minutes of ice time and blocked two shots. His 21:42 minutes of ice time was the third highest total on the team and his 2:18 time on ice while shorthanded ranked third among Caps defensemen.

Edmundson, who missed Washington’s first 14 games of the season after suffering an injury during a training camp intrasquad scrimmage, was acquired via a trade from the Montreal Canadiens on July 1.

The six foot five, 216 pound defenseman recorded 13 points with two goals and 11 assists in 61 games with the Canadiens during the 2022 23 season and ranked second among Montreal blue liners in hits with 112 and blocked shots with 149 as well as fourth in ice time per game averaging 19:34.

In addition, Edmundson averaged 3:19 of shorthanded ice time per game in 2022 23, which ranked second in the NHL among all defensemen. Since entering the NHL in 2015 16, Edmundson ranks 14th among NHL defensemen in hits per 60 minutes with 6.17.

At Monday’s practice, Edmundson was on the second pairing with Nick Jensen, who we will talk about next as he achieves a big milestone.