Washington Capitals
Eastern · Metropolitan
43-31-894 pts2007-08
Team Stats
2007-08
- Goals / G
- 2.90
- Goals Against / G
- 2.77
- Power Play %
- 18.8
- Penalty Kill %
- 80.5
- Shots / G
- 30.9
- Shots Against / G
- 27.6
- Faceoff %
- 51.2
Arena
- Arena
- —
- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Metropolitan
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| P | Alex Ovechkin | 112 |
| G | Alex Ovechkin | 65 |
| A | Nicklas Backstrom | 55 |
Skaters
by points
| Player | Pos | # | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | #8 | 82 | 65 | 47 | 112 | +28 | 40 | 446 | 14.6 | 22 | 22.9 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | #19 | 82 | 14 | 55 | 69 | +13 | 24 | 153 | 9.1 | 3 | 19.0 |
| Mike Green | D | #25 | 82 | 18 | 38 | 56 | +6 | 62 | 234 | 7.7 | 8 | 23.4 |
| Alexander Semin | R | #13 | 63 | 26 | 16 | 42 | -18 | 54 | 185 | 14.1 | 10 | 16.9 |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | — | 68 | 11 | 30 | 41 | -5 | 38 | 128 | 8.6 | 6 | 17.7 |
| Brooks Laich | C | #23 | 82 | 21 | 16 | 37 | -3 | 35 | 122 | 17.2 | 8 | 14.1 |
| Michael Nylander | C | — | 40 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -19 | 24 | 77 | 14.3 | 5 | 19.2 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | L | #12 | 75 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -7 | 18 | 107 | 9.3 | 1 | 12.6 |
| Tom Poti | D | — | 71 | 2 | 27 | 29 | +9 | 46 | 99 | 2.0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Matt Cooke | L | — | 78 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +1 | 91 | 86 | 11.6 | 0 | 13.2 |
| Jeff Schultz | D | #55 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +12 | 28 | 36 | 13.9 | 0 | 18.1 |
| Matt Bradley | R | — | 77 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +1 | 74 | 111 | 6.3 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Boyd Gordon | C | #27 | 67 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +5 | 12 | 100 | 7.0 | 0 | 15.7 |
| Brian Pothier | D | — | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +5 | 20 | 65 | 7.7 | 1 | 18.7 |
| David Steckel | C | — | 67 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +1 | 34 | 66 | 7.6 | 0 | 13.6 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | D | — | 76 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +4 | 63 | 47 | 2.1 | 0 | 20.3 |
| Chris Clark | R | — | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 29 | 17.2 | 1 | 16.9 |
| John Erskine | D | — | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +1 | 96 | 48 | 4.2 | 0 | 15.7 |
| Milan Jurcina | D | — | 75 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +4 | 30 | 58 | 1.7 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Donald Brashear | L | — | 80 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 119 | 59 | 8.5 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Eric Fehr | C | #16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Quintin Laing | L | — | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 48 | 2.1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Joe Motzko | R | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 12.4 |
| Steve Eminger | D | — | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Chris Bourque | L | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 8.7 |
Goalies
by wins
| Player | # | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristobal Huet | — | 52 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 6 | .920 | 2.32 | 4 | 1361 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | 54 | 52 | 25 | 21 | 6 | .892 | 2.91 | 1 | 1270 |
| Brent Johnson | — | 19 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | .908 | 2.67 | 0 | 454 |
Team Profile
07-08 · percentile vs league
GF
2.9075
GA
2.7736
PP%
18.875
PK%
80.518
SF
30.982
SA
27.668
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
| Power Play % | 18.8 |
| Penalty Kill % | 80.5 |
| Shots For / G | 30.9 |
| Shots Against / G | 27.6 |
| Faceoff % | 51.2 |
| Goal Differential | +11 |
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
7 items
- How the Capitals won the offseason -- and Ovechkin's returnA three-word social media video signaled the Great 8's return. But the Caps had been quite busy well before that.WSH2d
- Alex Ovechkin re-signs with Capitals: NHL's all-time goals leader back for one year, $4.25 millionThe Capitals legend is back for his 22nd season with the franchise
- Ovechkin returning for 22nd season with Capitals on 1-year dealNHL career goals leader Alex Ovechkin will return for the 2026-27 season with the Capitals.WSH3d
- Capitals Sign Alex Ovechkin To One-Year ContractThe “w8” is over. According to a team announcement, the Washington Capitals have signed Alex Ovechkin to a one-year, $4.25MM contract for the 2026-27 season. Next season will be Ovechkin’s 22nd in the NHL, and likely his last. According to Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network, Ovechkin will earn a salary of $1MM for the […]
- GM: Capitals still have cap room, roster space for OvechkinCapitals general manager Chris Patrick told ESPN that his club has room in its lineup and under the salary cap to bring back captain Alex Ovechkin, despite adding several high-profile names through trades and free agency.WSH3d
- 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.
- Capitals sign Boone Jenner, Vincent Desharnais to 4-year dealsThe Capitals have signed center Boone Jenner to a four-year, $23 million contract and defenseman Vincent Desharnais to a four-year, $16.8 million deal.WSH4d