Top 3 key Capitals to watch against Sabres

#2 Nick Jensen

Tonight Nick Jensen will play in his 500th career game when the Washington Capitals take on the Buffalo Sabres. Jensen has played 309 of his 499 career games thus far with Washington. He previously played in 190 career games with the Detroit Red Wings before they traded him to the Caps at the 2019 trade deadline.

Jensen has played in 309 of Washington’s 324 games since making his Capitals debut on Feb. 24, 2019, the most games played on the team in that span. That accounts for 95.4 percent of their games since that day.

Jensen recorded a career high 24 assists and 29 points last season. So far this year he has registered two assists in 15 games. Jensen has increased his point total in each of his four full seasons with the Capitals.

This season, Jensen ranks first on the Capitals in shorthanded ice time per game at 3:20 and fourth in ice time per game averaging 20:12. Jensen’s 52.94 goals for percentage at five on five ranks first among Capitals defensemen. That’s nine goals four and eight goals against.

Jensen will likely line up in the second pair with Joel Edmundson based on how the rushes were at Monday’s practice. Today is an optional morning skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Congrats to Jensen!