WASHINGTON CAPITALSBorn in Canada#73 ·Defenseman

Vincent Desharnais

INJURED

Abdomen·IR

Out since OCT 20Est. return DEC 5

12days out

~34to return

3GP missed

Last game:October 21, 2026(1w ago)0 PTS · 0G · 0A · -1 +/- · 15:33 Ice timevsLos Angeles Kings

Vincent Desharnais has played in the NHL since 2022–23 and currently plays for the Washington Capitals. He is 30 years old (born in 1996), is originally from Laval, is 201 cm tall and weighs 104 kg. He has previously played for Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks. Desharnais has put up 29 points in 227 games, 2 goals and 27 assists, an average of 0.13 points per game. The best season so far is 2026–27 with 3 points in 9 games.

BirthplaceLaval

Born1996 (30 years)Height201 cmWeight104 kgShootsRNHLSeason 5 in the NHL

DRAFT 2016: selected No. 183 in round 7 · Edmonton OilersDEBUT January 12, 2023(3y ago)@Anaheim DucksCONTRACT $4,200,000/yr (≈ 3 439 500 kr/month, 41 274 005 kr/yr) · UFA 2030–31

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Latest games

October 21vsLAKLos Angeles KingsL2–5No points-1+/-1shots15:33toi October 17vsNJDNew Jersey DevilsW4–2+2 assists+2P+2A+2+/-0shots20:23toiSecond star October 15vsMTLMontréal CanadiensW5–4No points0+/-0shots20:58toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season9 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#407NHL D#109

Goals

NHL#478NHL D#118

Assists

NHL#259NHL D#75

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

75%

9 of 12

games

Point pace

28P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#20NHL D#10

Ice time/game

19:24

NHL#229NHL D#105

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs25 playoff games2y ago

Career100 NHL games2y ago

Next up

First goal this season

0 now · previous best 1

1left

Career50 career points21 away

Show all milestones 14

Season

First goal this season1 away

Match season best: 11 points8 away

Match season best: 10 assists7 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

25 playoff games2y ago

10 playoff games3y ago

First playoff point3y ago

Career

50 career points21 away

25 career goals23 away

250 NHL games23 away

50 career assists23 away

100 NHL games2y ago

First NHL goal3y ago

First NHL point3y ago

Compared with the NHL

Vincent Desharnais is in the top 9% of NHL defensemen for hits per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

0.44

Bottom 10%Vincent Desharnais scores points more often than 9% of NHL defensemen (21 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.37

Bottom 12%Vincent Desharnais records assists more often than 11% of NHL defensemen (27 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

5.17

Top 26%Vincent Desharnais blocks more shots than 75% of NHL defensemen (179 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

6.41

Top 9%Vincent Desharnais hits more often than 92% of NHL defensemen (219 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

2.12

Bottom 4%Vincent Desharnais shoots more often than 3% of NHL defensemen (7 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.06

Bottom 15%Vincent Desharnais scores goals more often than 14% of NHL defensemen (34 of 239)

+/−

Upper halfVincent Desharnais has a higher +/− than 71% of NHL defensemen (170 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.