Rasmus Sandin has heard a familiar refrain throughout his NHL career. As a smaller defenseman with a reputation for playing on the offensive side of the puck, the critique is almost always the same.

Sandin logged an assist and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Ducks. Sandin has a helper in four of the last five contests, and he's also gone plus-1 with 10 blocks in that span.

Sandin logged an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings. Sandin has a helper in two of the last three contests. He's been in a top-four role for ...

W ashington Capitals defensemen Nick Jensen (upper body) and Rasmus Sandin (upper body) will remain out for Game 2 against the Rangers on Tuesday. Both players missed the end of the regular season ...