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• Capitals' Connor McMichael: Bags apple Saturday

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  McMichael tallied an assist and added three shots during Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Devils. McMichael found Tom Wilson in the slot for Washington's third goal, but it was not enough to get the Capitals a win in their home opener. The 23-year-old appears to be locked into a top-six role alongside Pierre-Luc Dubois and Wilson and will get every opportunity to top the 18 goals and 33 points he notched in the 2023-24 regular season.

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• Capitals' Connor McMichael: Inks extension

  07/01/2024 • By RotoWire

  McMichael signed a two-year, $4.2 million extension with the Capitals on Monday. McMichael had been tendered a qualifying offer on Sunday but did not wait long to sign an extension with the Capitals. The 23-year-old forward is coming off a career-best 18 goals and 33 points in 80 games while spending a considerable amount of time as the second-line center following the departure of Nicklas Backstrom (hip). The arrival of Pierre-Luc Dubois in a June trade from Los Angeles complicates McMichael's prospects to remain as a scoring-line center, but the Capitals are high on his upside, and a move to the wing could help him continue to garner a top-six role once the 2024-25 season gets rolling.

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• Capitals' Connor McMichael: Scores in postseason loss

  04/24/2024 • By RotoWire

  McMichael scored a goal on six shots in Tuesday's 4-3 Game 2 defeat to the Rangers. McMichael has managed just two goals in his last 13 games but had recorded just 14 shots in the 12 games before Tuesday's tilt. The 23-year-old center also saw himself restored to a power-play role in Game 2 after having been dropped from the second unit in the prior five outings.

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• Capitals' Connor McMichael: Adds helper in win

  03/17/2024 • By RotoWire

  McMichael logged an assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Canucks. McMichael has two goals and an assist over his last three games. The 23-year-old center set up Alex Ovechkin on the game-winning goal Saturday. For the season, McMichael's been solid with 27 points, 113 shots on net and a minus-15 rating over 64 outings. The Capitals' lack of offense has made few of their players steady fantasy options, but the 23-year-old has taken a step forward this year.

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• Capitals' Connor McMichael: Scores on breakaway

  03/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  McMichael scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Kraken. McMichael has tallied in back-to-back contests after enduring a six-game point drought. His goal Thursday was the game-winner, scored on a breakaway after a failed drop pass by Seattle winger Andre Burakovsky. McMichael is up to 14 goals, 26 points, 112 shots on net, 33 hits, 32 blocked shots and a minus-15 rating through 63 appearances. It's not quite a breakout campaign, but the 23-year-old will continue to have solid appeal in deeper fantasy formats as long as he maintains a top-six role.

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