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The Capitals were founded in 1974 as an expansion team in the Prince of Wales Conference. The team had an 8–67–5 record and lost 37 straight road games in their inaugural season. [1] The Capitals made their first playoffs in the 1982–83 season and qualified for the playoffs for
The Capitals clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference on April 16, 2024, following a 2–1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. [4] During the playoffs, the Capitals faced a first round sweep by the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers, marking the first occurrence of such an event in the team's franchise history. [5] [6]
This is a list of franchise records for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Individual records ... 2011–2023 3: Scott Stevens: 90: 1982–1990 4 ...
The 2022–23 Washington Capitals season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. [2] The Capitals missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season (and only the second time since 2006–07 and changing their colors back to a more patriotic color scheme), ending their eight-season playoff streak, being eliminated from ...
The Capitals hired 41-year-old Spencer Carbery to be their new head coach on May 30, 2023. [ 30 ] In December 2023, Monumental Sports & Entertainment founder and team owner Ted Leonsis engaged in a non-binding partnership with Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin to move the Capitals and Washington Wizards to a planned arena in Potomac Yard in ...
The Capitals announced the acquisition of Kovalchuk, who joins his third team of the 2019-20 season. The 36-year-old forward, the No. 1 pick by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2001 NHL Draft, started ...
Adam Oates was named the Capitals' 16th head coach on June 26, 2012. [9] After having missed the playoffs for the second time in seven years, the Washington Capitals hired former Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz on May 26, 2014. [10] Trotz resigned as head coach in June 2018, after winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in the ...
Playing alongside Alexander Ovechkin, Bäckström set NHL and team records while helping Ovechkin win the Art Ross Trophy and the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy. Playing on the Capitals' top line, Bäckström would finish his rookie campaign with 69 points (14 goals and 55 assists), with three goals and 22 assists on the power play.