Chychrun scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-3 in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Blues.
Chychrun returned from a five-game absence due to an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old defenseman was able to be eased back in, playing just 18:44 of the blowout win. He's up to six points, 15 shots on net, 11 blocked shots, 10 PIM, seven hits and a plus-8 rating over nine appearances. Chychrun will see top-four minutes and power-play time now that he's healthy again, though he's often been injury-prone throughout his career.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Removed from IR
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Chychrun (upper body) was activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday's matchup versus St. Louis, per the NHL media site.
Following a five-game absence, Chychrun will likely skate on the top pairing and second power-play unit. He has accounted for two goals, two assists, 14 shots on net, nine blocked shots and seven hits in eight outings this season. With Chychrun ready to play, Alexander Alexeyev could be a healthy scratch in Saturday's game.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Not playing Friday
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Chychrun (upper body) remains on injured reserve and won't play Friday versus the Penguins, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
The Capitals may want to avoid having Chychrun play back-to-back games immediately following an absence. He'll miss his fifth straight game Friday but could be back Saturday against the Blues if the team activates him from injured reserve.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: In regular jersey at practice
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Chychrun (upper body) is practicing in a regular jersey ahead of Friday's tilt versus Pittsburgh, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Chychyrun has missed the last four games, but he could return to the lineup as early as Friday, depending on how he feels after taking contact for the first time. Chychrun has two goals and two assists in eight appearances this season. Should he return to action. look for Alexander Alexeyev to be the odd man out on the blue line.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Not taking contact yet
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Chychrun (upper body) skated Wednesday, but he isn't taking contact yet, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
Chychrun won't play if he's not cleared for contact, so it's reasonable to believe he'll miss his fourth consecutive game when the Capitals host the Predators on Wednesday. The 26-year-old blueliner has two goals and four points in eight appearances in 2024-25. His continued absence increases the chances of Alexander Alexeyev remaining in the lineup.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Placed on injured reserve
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Chychrun (upper body) was put on injured reserve Saturday.
Chychrun was injured in Tuesday's game versus the Rangers. The defenseman has two goals, two assists and 14 shots on goal in eight games this season. The Capitals called up Vincent Iorio from AHL Hershey to take Chychrun's place on the roster.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Considered day-to-day
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Chychrun (upper body) was labeled day-to-day by coach Spencer Carbery on Wednesday, Ethan Cadeaux of Monumental Sports Network reports.
Chychrun's status for Thursday's clash with Montreal remains unclear, as the team is still evaluating his upper-body injury. The 26-year-old blueliner is off to a strong start to the 2024-25 campaign with two goals and two assists in eight outings. However, he has yet to produce with the man advantage despite averaging 1:35 of power-play ice time. Still, Chychrun remains on pace for a second straight 40-point campaign, assuming he doesn't miss any significant time.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Lights lamp Tuesday
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Chychrun tallied a goal and added four shots during Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
Chychrun continues to shine with the Capitals and is up to two goals and four points in his first five games. The 26-year-old could stand to see a little more time with the top power-play unit, but Chychrun is making the most of his minutes alongside John Carlson on Washington's top pairing and should remain a valuable asset for fantasy managers.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: Provides two helpers Saturday
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Chychrun racked up two assists to go along with two PIM, five shots, one hit and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Devils.
Chychrun set up Connor McMichael's goal in the second period and also provided a helper on the game-winning strike, courtesy of Tom Wilson just 60 seconds into overtime. These were Chychrun's first two assists of the campaign, and he's up to three points over his last three appearances. He should have plenty of opportunities to keep producing as a top-unit blueliner both at even strength and on the power play.
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Capitals' Jakob Chychrun: First goal with new team
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Chychrun scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.
The goal was Chychrun's first as a Capital. The 26-year-old defenseman has immediately taken on a top-four role with his new team, adding four shots on net, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over two appearances. Chychrun will likely feature on the second power-play unit while playing alongside John Carlson on the top pairing at even strength.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Another two points Wednesday
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Chychrun grabbed a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Buffalo.
Chychrun extended Ottawa's lead to 4-0 at the 8:49 mark of the opening period, firing a slapshot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen before adding an assist on Shane Pinto's empty-netter in the third. The 25-year-old Chychrun now has three goals and four points in his last two games after logging just two assists in his previous 18 contests. He's up to 12 goals and 36 points through 71 games in his first full season with the Senators.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Powers Sens to win
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Chychrun scored a pair of goals in Sunday's 5-3 victory over the Oilers.
Chychrun got the Senators on the board with a power-play goal in the first period, tying the game 1-1, before tallying the eventual game-winner on another man advantage late in the third, beating Calvin Pickard with a one-timer off a Drake Batherson feed. Chychrun had gone 18 games without a goal prior to Sunday's contest, picking up just two assists in that span. The 25-year-old blueliner now has 11 goals and 34 points through 70 games this season.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Creates assist in loss
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Chychrun notched an assist, two shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Flames.
Chychrun snapped a three-game point drought, his longest in a month, with the helper. He has just two points over his last seven contests, though it hasn't cost him a top-four role. Chychrun is up to 26 points, 83 shots on net, 56 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating through 36 appearances this season. Staying healthy has often been the biggest obstacle in his career -- if he can do so this year, he's on pace to set a new career high in points.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Stays warm with helper
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Chychrun logged an assist in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Avalanche.
Chychrun has 10 assists over his last eight games, including three power-play helpers. The defenseman assisted on a Ridly Greig tally in the first period of Thursday's contest. Chychrun is up to 22 points, 64 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 28 outings overall. He should continue to see top-four minutes and time on the second power-play unit.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Earns power-play helper
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Chychrun notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
Chychrun has piled up nine assists over his last six games, with three of them coming on the power play. The 25-year-old defenseman remains on the second power-play unit, but he's finally getting into a groove after a rough second half of November. Overall, Chychrun has 21 points (nine on the power play), 62 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating through 26 appearances in his first full season with the Senators.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Distributes three assists in loss
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Chychrun notched three assists and two PIM in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Stars.
Chychrun helped out on all three of the Senators' first-period tallies. The defenseman went from cold to hot in a hurry, racking up eight helpers over his last five games after a stretch of just one assist across nine contests. The 25-year-old is up to five goals, 15 helpers, 59 shots on net, 40 blocked shots, 14 PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 25 appearances this season.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Two-point effort in win
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Chychrun scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Maple leafs.
He also chipped in two shots on goal, two PIM, one blocked shot and an impressive plus-4 rating. Chychrun tied the score at 3-3 midway through the second period on a one-timer from the top of the faceoff circle to the right of Joseph Woll, then the blueliner helped set up Dominik Kubalik for the game-winner in the third. Chychrun has had a strong start to his first full season in Ottawa, finding the scoresheet in eight of 11 games and piling up five goals and 11 points.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Three-point effort against Flyers
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Chychrun scored two goals, one on the power play, and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Flyers.
The former Coyote was all over the scoresheet with three shots, two blocked shots, two PIM, one hit and a plus-2 rating, and Chychrun wired home the first two goals of the game to set the Sens toward their first win of the season. The 25-year-old blueliner is seeing a big role with the man advantage so far, and after managing only two goals and five points over 12 games with Ottawa in 2022-23, Chychrun appears much more comfortable with his new team to kick off the current campaign.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Ready to rock
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Chychrun (hamstring) will be ready for the start of training camp, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
Chychrun missed the final 10 games of the 2022-23 season because of a hamstring injury. In 48 appearances between Arizona and Ottawa last season, he supplied nine goals, 24 assists, 144 shots on net and 83 blocked shots. Chychrun is slated to play on the top pairing with Thomas Chabot (wrist) during his first full campaign with the Senators in 2023-24.
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Senators' Jakob Chychrun: Out 2-3 weeks
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Chychrun will be out of action for 2-3 weeks due to a hamstring injury, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
Chychrun could be sidelined for the rest of the 2022-23 season. He sat out Saturday's 5-3 loss to New Jersey after missing Friday's practice. The 24-year-old blueliner has picked up two goals, five points, 30 shots on net, 27 blocked shots and 12 hits in 12 games with Ottawa since being acquired from Arizona on March 1.
