Washington Capitals Statistics and History

The Washington Capitals are a Major League hockey team based in Washington, DC playing in the National Hockey League from 1974 to 2013. The team played in the MCI Center.

Team Information

Washington Capitals

(Washington,DC)

National Hockey League

[Major League]

1974-2013

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Record

38 Seasons

(GP-W-L-T-OTL-SOL)

3016-1332-1287-303-52-42

0.507

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» Washington Capitals « (1974-2013) [NHL]

Minor League Affiliates

Hershey Bears (2005-2013) [AHL]

Portland Pirates (1993-2005) [AHL]

Baltimore Skipjacks (1988-1993) [AHL]

Fort Wayne Komets† (1988-1990) [IHL]

Fort Wayne Komets (1987-1988) [IHL]

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1991-1992

1999-2000

2007-2008

Yearly Standings

Season	Team	League	Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	Pct	GF	GA	PIM	Atten.	Coach	Result
1974-75	Washington Capitals	NHL	Norris	80	8	67	5	0	0	21	0.131	181	446	1085	10004	Anderson, Sullivan, Schmidt {+}	Out of Playoffs
1975-76	Washington Capitals	NHL	Norris	80	11	59	10	0	0	32	0.200	224	394	951	9835	Tom McVie	Out of Playoffs
1976-77	Washington Capitals	NHL	Norris	80	24	42	14	0	0	62	0.388	221	307	1231	10931	Tom McVie	Out of Playoffs
1977-78	Washington Capitals	NHL	Norris	80	17	49	14	0	0	48	0.300	195	321	1332	10872	Tom McVie	Out of Playoffs
1978-79	Washington Capitals	NHL	Norris	80	24	41	15	0	0	63	0.394	273	338	1312	9925	McVie, Belisle {+}	Out of Playoffs
1979-80	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	27	40	13	0	0	67	0.419	261	293	1198	11062	Belisle, Green {+}	Out of Playoffs
1980-81	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	26	36	18	0	0	70	0.438	286	317	1872	11800	Gary Green	Out of Playoffs
1981-82	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	26	41	13	0	0	65	0.406	319	338	1932	11377	Green, Crozier, Murray {+}	Out of Playoffs
1982-83	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	39	25	16	0	0	94	0.588	306	283	1329	12376	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 1
1983-84	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	48	27	5	0	0	101	0.631	308	226	1252	11837	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 2
1984-85	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	46	25	9	0	0	101	0.631	322	240	1161	14008	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 1
1985-86	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	50	23	7	0	0	107	0.669	315	272	1418	14997	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 2
1986-87	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	38	32	10	0	0	86	0.538	285	278	1720	15289	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 1
1987-88	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	38	33	9	0	0	85	0.531	281	249	1680	15955	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 2
1988-89	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	41	29	10	0	0	92	0.575	305	259	1836	17013	Bryan Murray	Lost in round 1
1989-90	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	36	38	6	0	0	78	0.488	284	275	2204	17251	Murray, Murray {+}	Lost in round 3
1990-91	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	37	36	7	0	0	81	0.506	258	258	1839	16608	Terry Murray	Lost in round 2
1991-92	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	80	45	27	8	0	0	98	0.613	330	275	1777	16590	Terry Murray	Lost in round 1
1992-93	Washington Capitals	NHL	Patrick	84	43	34	7	0	0	93	0.554	325	286	1709	15540	Terry Murray	Lost in round 1
1993-94	Washington Capitals	NHL	Atlantic	84	39	35	10	0	0	88	0.524	277	263	2007	14527	Murray, Schoenfeld {+}	Lost in round 2
1994-95	Washington Capitals	NHL	Atlantic	48	22	18	8	0	0	52	0.542	136	120	1144	14158	Jim Schoenfeld	Lost in round 1
1995-96	Washington Capitals	NHL	Atlantic	82	39	32	11	0	0	89	0.543	234	204	1553	15155	Jim Schoenfeld	Lost in round 1
1996-97	Washington Capitals	NHL	Atlantic	82	33	40	9	0	0	75	0.457	214	231	1652	15761	Jim Schoenfeld	Out of Playoffs
1997-98	Washington Capitals	NHL	Atlantic	82	40	30	12	0	0	92	0.561	219	202	1198	15275	Ron Wilson	Lost in Finals
1998-99	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	31	45	6	0	0	68	0.415	200	218	1381	17281	Ron Wilson	Out of Playoffs
1999-00	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	44	24	12	2	0	102	0.622	227	194	994	14485	Ron Wilson	Lost in round 1
2000-01	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	41	27	10	4	0	96	0.585	233	211	1141	15534	Ron Wilson	Lost in round 1
2001-02	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	36	33	11	2	0	85	0.518	228	240	1043	17341	Ron Wilson	Out of Playoffs
2002-03	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	39	29	8	6	0	92	0.561	224	220	1268	15787	Bruce Cassidy	Lost in round 1
2003-04	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	23	46	10	3	0	59	0.360	186	253	1282	14720	Cassidy, Hanlon {+}	Out of Playoffs
2005-06	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	29	41	0	6	6	70	0.427	237	306	1499	13905	Glen Hanlon	Out of Playoffs
2006-07	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	28	40	0	3	11	70	0.427	235	286	1233	13929	Glen Hanlon	Out of Playoffs
2007-08	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	43	31	0	4	4	94	0.573	242	231	975	15472	Hanlon, Boudreau {+}	Lost in round 1
2008-09	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	50	24	0	3	5	108	0.659	272	245	1041	18097	Bruce Boudreau	Lost in round 2
2009-10	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	54	15	0	7	6	121	0.738	318	233	940	18277	Bruce Boudreau	Lost in round 1
2010-11	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	48	23	0	5	6	107	0.652	224	197	926	18397	Bruce Boudreau	Lost in round 2
2011-12	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	82	42	32	0	4	4	92	0.561	222	230	0	18506	Boudreau, Hunter {+}	Lost in round 2
2012-13	Washington Capitals	NHL	Southeast	48	27	18	0	3	0	57	0.594	149	130	0	18506	Adam Oates

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