Washington Capitals
Eastern · Metropolitan
24-4163 pts1978-79
Team Stats
1978-79
- Goals / G
- 3.41
- Goals Against / G
- 4.22
- Power Play %
- 18.9
- Penalty Kill %
- 69.7
- Shots / G
- 28.5
- Shots Against / G
- 31.6
- Faceoff %
- —
Arena
- Arena
- —
- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Metropolitan
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| P | Dennis Maruk | 90 |
| G | Dennis Maruk | 31 |
| A | Dennis Maruk | 59 |
Skaters
by points
| Player | Pos | # | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Maruk | C | — | 78 | 31 | 59 | 90 | -15 | 71 | 191 | 16.2 | 6 | — |
| Guy Charron | C | — | 80 | 28 | 42 | 70 | -14 | 24 | 224 | 12.5 | 9 | — |
| Robert Picard | D | — | 77 | 21 | 44 | 65 | +3 | 85 | 243 | 8.6 | 8 | — |
| Tom Rowe | R | — | 69 | 31 | 30 | 61 | -6 | 137 | 205 | 15.1 | 4 | — |
| Ryan Walter | C | — | 69 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 70 | 156 | 17.9 | 6 | — |
| Bob Sirois | R | — | 73 | 29 | 25 | 54 | -4 | 6 | 208 | 13.9 | 9 | — |
| Rick Green | D | — | 71 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -45 | 62 | 133 | 6.0 | 2 | — |
| Rolf Edberg | C | — | 76 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +12 | 6 | 133 | 10.5 | 1 | — |
| Leif Svensson | D | — | 74 | 2 | 29 | 31 | -1 | 28 | 72 | 2.8 | 0 | — |
| Bob Girard | L | — | 79 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -17 | 36 | 59 | 15.3 | 0 | — |
| Dennis Hextall | C | — | 46 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 76 | 38 | 15.8 | 2 | — |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | — | 52 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -12 | 10 | 75 | 17.3 | 1 | — |
| Greg Polis | R | — | 25 | 13 | 7 | 20 | +4 | 14 | 56 | 23.2 | 6 | — |
| Blair Stewart | L | — | 45 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +1 | 48 | 56 | 12.5 | 0 | — |
| Gord Lane | D | — | 64 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -16 | 147 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | — |
| Yvon Labre | D | — | 51 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +7 | 80 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | — |
| Michel Bergeron | R | — | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -18 | 7 | 53 | 13.2 | 1 | — |
| Paul Mulvey | L | — | 55 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 81 | 60 | 11.7 | 1 | — |
| Jack Lynch | D | — | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 14 | 37 | 5.4 | 1 | — |
| Peter Scamurra | D | — | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -13 | 12 | 26 | 11.5 | 0 | — |
| Gary Rissling | L | — | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 127 | 16 | 18.8 | 1 | — |
| Gerry Meehan | C | — | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 32 | 6.2 | 1 | — |
| Bill Riley | R | — | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 64 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | — |
| Ron Lalonde | C | — | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 12.5 | 0 | — |
| Eddy Godin | R | — | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Chuck Arnason | R | — | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Craig Patrick | R | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | — |
| Bryan Watson | D | — | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 36 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Dave Forbes | R | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Douglas Patey | R | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | — |
| Gord Smith | D | — | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 22 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Brent Tremblay | D | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Mike Marson | R | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Nelson Burton | L | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Rick Bragnalo | C | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Goalies
by wins
| Player | # | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Inness | — | 37 | 35 | 14 | 14 | — | .880 | 3.71 | 0 | 957 |
| Jim Bedard | — | 30 | 28 | 6 | 17 | — | .863 | 4.36 | 0 | 792 |
| Bernie Wolfe | — | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | — | .855 | 4.75 | 0 | 402 |
| Rollie Boutin | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .811 | 6.67 | 0 | 43 |
Team Profile
78-79 · percentile vs league
GF
3.4143
GA
4.227
PP%
18.921
PK%
69.77
SF
28.543
SA
31.67
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
| Power Play % | 18.9 |
| Penalty Kill % | 69.7 |
| Shots For / G | 28.5 |
| Shots Against / G | 31.6 |
| Faceoff % | — |
| Goal Differential | -65 |
Scoring Trend
last 20 · GF / GA
Season History
51 seasons
| Season | Record | PTS | GF/G | GA/G | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 | 43-30-9 | 95 | 3.18 | 2.90 | +23 |
| 24-25 | 51-22-9 | 111 | 3.49 | 2.79 | +57 |
| 23-24 | 40-31-11 | 91 | 2.63 | 3.07 | -36 |
| 22-23 | 35-37-10 | 80 | 3.09 | 3.18 | -8 |
| 21-22 | 44-26-12 | 100 | 3.29 | 2.95 | +28 |
| 20-21 | 36-15-5 | 77 | 3.36 | 2.88 | +27 |
| 19-20 | 41-20-8 | 90 | 3.42 | 3.07 | +24 |
| 18-19 | 48-26-8 | 104 | 3.34 | 3.02 | +26 |
| 17-18 | 49-26-7 | 105 | 3.12 | 2.90 | +18 |
| 16-17 | 55-19-8 | 118 | 3.18 | 2.16 | +84 |
| 15-16 | 56-18-8 | 120 | 3.02 | 2.33 | +57 |
| 14-15 | 45-26-11 | 101 | 2.89 | 2.43 | +38 |
| 13-14 | 38-30-14 | 90 | 2.74 | 2.79 | -4 |
| 12-13 | 27-18-3 | 57 | 3.04 | 2.71 | +16 |
| 11-12 | 42-32-8 | 92 | 2.66 | 2.76 | -8 |
| 10-11 | 48-23-11 | 107 | 2.67 | 2.33 | +28 |
| 09-10 | 54-15-13 | 121 | 3.82 | 2.77 | +86 |
| 08-09 | 50-24-8 | 108 | 3.27 | 2.93 | +28 |
| 07-08 | 43-31-8 | 94 | 2.90 | 2.77 | +11 |
| 06-07 | 28-40-14 | 70 | 2.85 | 3.35 | -41 |
| 05-06 | 29-41-12 | 70 | 2.80 | 3.66 | -70 |
| 03-04 | 23-46-3 | 59 | 2.27 | 3.09 | -67 |
| 02-03 | 39-29-6 | 92 | 2.73 | 2.68 | +4 |
| 01-02 | 36-33-2 | 85 | 2.78 | 2.93 | -12 |
| 00-01 | 41-27-4 | 96 | 2.84 | 2.57 | +22 |
| 99-00 | 44-24-2 | 102 | 2.77 | 2.37 | +33 |
| 98-99 | 31-45 | 68 | 2.44 | 2.66 | -18 |
| 97-98 | 40-30 | 92 | 2.67 | 2.46 | +17 |
| 96-97 | 33-40 | 75 | 2.61 | 2.82 | -17 |
| 95-96 | 39-32 | 89 | 2.85 | 2.49 | +30 |
| 94-95 | 22-18 | 52 | 2.83 | 2.50 | +16 |
| 93-94 | 39-35 | 88 | 3.30 | 3.13 | +14 |
| 92-93 | 43-34 | 93 | 3.87 | 3.40 | +39 |
| 91-92 | 45-27 | 98 | 4.12 | 3.44 | +55 |
| 90-91 | 37-36 | 81 | 3.23 | 3.23 | 0 |
| 89-90 | 36-38 | 78 | 3.55 | 3.44 | +9 |
| 88-89 | 41-29 | 92 | 3.81 | 3.24 | +46 |
| 87-88 | 38-33 | 85 | 3.51 | 3.11 | +32 |
| 86-87 | 38-32 | 86 | 3.56 | 3.48 | +7 |
| 85-86 | 50-23 | 107 | 3.94 | 3.40 | +43 |
| 84-85 | 46-25 | 101 | 4.03 | 3.00 | +82 |
| 83-84 | 48-27 | 101 | 3.85 | 2.83 | +82 |
| 82-83 | 39-25 | 94 | 3.83 | 3.54 | +23 |
| 81-82 | 26-41 | 65 | 3.99 | 4.22 | -19 |
| 80-81 | 26-36 | 70 | 3.58 | 3.96 | -31 |
| 79-80 | 27-40 | 67 | 3.26 | 3.66 | -32 |
| 78-79 | 24-41 | 63 | 3.41 | 4.22 | -65 |
| 77-78 | 17-49 | 48 | 2.44 | 4.01 | -126 |
| 76-77 | 24-42 | 62 | 2.76 | 3.84 | -86 |
| 75-76 | 11-59 | 32 | 2.80 | 4.92 | -170 |
| 74-75 | 8-67 | 21 | 2.26 | 5.58 | -265 |
Recent results
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WSH News
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- Alex Ovechkin: Returning to Washington for 2026-27Ovechkin signed a one-year, $4.25 million contract with the Capitals on Thursday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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