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• Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: NHL leader in goals from blue line

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Chychrun scored two goals Thursday in a 4-0 win over Toronto. In the first period, Chychrun made it 2-0 when a point shot bounced off the end boards to him, and he ripped a snap shot past Dennis Hildeby from just below the right circle. His second goal came in the third when he carried the puck into the left circle and scored far side with a wrister from the dot. Chychrun has four goals in his last five games (16 shots), and he now leads all defenders with 14 goals.

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• Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Breaks up shutout bid

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Chychrun scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two hits in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Jets. With 3:28 left in the third period, Chychrun broke up Connor Hellebuyck's shutout bid. Through six outings in December, Chychrun has cooled off, earning three points and a plus-4 rating. The 27-year-old defenseman is at 12 goals, 26 points (six on the power play), 106 shots on net, 31 hits, 37 blocked shots, 31 PIM and a plus-23 rating over 32 outings. Even if his pace dips a bit, Chychrun is tracking toward the first 50-point campaign of his career.

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• Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Deposits goal in win

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Chychrun scored a goal on five shots in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jackets. Chychrun tallied 50 seconds into the second period, and that goal held as the game-winner. He had been limited to one helper during the Capitals' four-game road trip that ended Friday in Anaheim, though he also went plus-6. Chychrun leads all NHL blueliners with 11 goals, and his 25 points rank sixth. He's been an all-around beast this year, adding 102 shots on net, 29 hits, 34 blocked shots, 31 PIM and a plus-24 rating over 30 appearances.

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• Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Ties franchise record with goal

  23D ago • By RotoWire

  Chychrun scored the game-winning goal Friday in a 4-2 victory over Toronto. He extended his goal streak to five games. Chychrun scored on a one-timer from the right circle on a cross-ice pass; it was his sixth goal in five games. He's also on a 10-game point streak with 13 points (seven goals, six assists), which ties him with Al Iafrate (1992-93) and Robert Picard (1978-79) for the longest streak by a defender in Capitals history.

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• Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Riding nine-game point streak

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Chychrun scored a goal on eight shots and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Jets. Chychrun has scored five goals over the last four games, and he's up to six tallies and six helpers during his active nine-game point streak. The 27-year-old defenseman has been a large part of the Capitals' November surge on offense. He's at nine goals, 22 points, 83 shots on net, 23 hits, 24 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a plus-16 rating through 24 appearances, giving him plenty of all-around production for fantasy.

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