Washington Capitals
Eastern · Metropolitan
56-18-8120 pts2015-16
Team Stats
2015-16
- Goals / G
- 3.02
- Goals Against / G
- 2.33
- Power Play %
- 21.9
- Penalty Kill %
- 85.2
- Shots / G
- 30.6
- Shots Against / G
- 28.4
- Faceoff %
- 49.6
Arena
- Arena
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- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Metropolitan
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| P | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 77 |
| G | Alex Ovechkin | 50 |
| A | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 57 |
Skaters
by points
| Player | Pos | # | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | #92 | 82 | 20 | 57 | 77 | +27 | 32 | 193 | 10.4 | 5 | 17.4 |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | #8 | 79 | 50 | 21 | 71 | +21 | 53 | 398 | 12.6 | 19 | 20.3 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | #19 | 75 | 20 | 50 | 70 | +17 | 36 | 129 | 15.5 | 3 | 19.2 |
| Justin Williams | R | #14 | 82 | 22 | 30 | 52 | +15 | 36 | 201 | 10.9 | 3 | 16.6 |
| T.J. Oshie | R | #77 | 80 | 26 | 25 | 51 | +16 | 34 | 185 | 14.1 | 11 | 19.0 |
| Marcus Johansson | L | #90 | 74 | 17 | 29 | 46 | +12 | 16 | 132 | 12.9 | 6 | 16.6 |
| Jason Chimera | L | #25 | 82 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 22 | 165 | 12.1 | 4 | 14.1 |
| John Carlson | D | — | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | +16 | 14 | 124 | 6.5 | 2 | 23.7 |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | — | 79 | 17 | 21 | 38 | +4 | 12 | 126 | 13.5 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | #2 | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | +10 | 38 | 150 | 3.3 | 2 | 24.7 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | #9 | 82 | 8 | 21 | 29 | +8 | 26 | 90 | 8.9 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Tom Wilson | R | #43 | 82 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +3 | 163 | 99 | 7.1 | 0 | 12.9 |
| Karl Alzner | D | #27 | 82 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +14 | 26 | 75 | 5.3 | 0 | 21.4 |
| Daniel Winnik | C | #26 | 76 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +4 | 38 | 101 | 5.9 | 0 | 13.7 |
| Jay Beagle | C | #83 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 74 | 10.8 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | #88 | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +12 | 16 | 80 | 2.5 | 0 | 18.1 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | #44 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 24 | 31 | 9.7 | 0 | 19.8 |
| Michael Latta | C | #46 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 10.3 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Taylor Chorney | D | #4 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +8 | 21 | 28 | 3.6 | 0 | 13.2 |
| Mike Richards | C | #10 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 | 46 | 4.3 | 0 | 12.2 |
| Mike Weber | D | #6 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 60 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Stanislav Galiev | R | #16 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Aaron Ness | D | #55 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 12.4 |
| Paul Carey | C | #28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Zach Sill | C | #23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 9.9 |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | #9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Chris Brown | C | #67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Ryan Stanton | D | #20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8.7 |
| Sean Collins | C | #53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8.5 |
Goalies
by wins
| Player | # | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | #70 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 9 | 7 | .922 | 2.20 | 3 | 1661 |
| Philipp Grubauer | #31 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .918 | 2.32 | 0 | 480 |
Team Profile
15-16 · percentile vs league
GF
3.0297
GA
2.3393
PP%
21.986
PK%
85.297
SF
30.679
SA
28.479
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
| Power Play % | 21.9 |
| Penalty Kill % | 85.2 |
| Shots For / G | 30.6 |
| Shots Against / G | 28.4 |
| Faceoff % | 49.6 |
| Goal Differential | +57 |
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 |
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