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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 1994–95 season is excluded from this record, due to the fact a labor lockout shortened the season to 48 games) Most points in a season: 121 (2009–10) Fewest points in a season: 21 (1974–75) Most wins in a season: 56 (2015–16) Fewest wins in a season: 8 (1974–75) Highest winning percentage in a season: .682 (2015–16)
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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Washington Capitals retired numbers [114] Number Player Position Years with Capitals as a player Date of retirement ceremony References 5 Rod Langway: Defense: 1982–1993 November 26, 1997 [114] 7 Yvon Labre: Defense: 1974–1981 November 7, 1981 [114] 11 Mike Gartner: Right wing: 1979–1989 December 28, 2008 [114] 32 Dale Hunter: Center ...
The Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy by having the best regular season record (55–19–8; 118 points), beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the conference quarterfinals, while the Penguins finished with the second best record (50–21–11; 111 points) and defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in their series. This marked the tenth Washington ...