2019β20 Washington Capitals | |
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Metropolitan Division champions | |
Division | 1st Metropolitan |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2019β20 record | 41β20β8 |
Home record | 18β10β5 |
Road record | 23β10β3 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Todd Reirden |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains |
Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Average attendance | 18,570 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hershey Bears (
AHL) South Carolina Stingrays ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (48) |
Assists | John Carlson (60) |
Points | John Carlson (75) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (93) |
Plus/minus | Michal Kempny (+19) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (25) |
Goals against average | Ilya Samsonov (2.55) |
The 2019β20 Washington Capitals season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. [2] The Capitals entered the season as the 4-time defending Metropolitan Division champions. They would go on to win the division for the fifth year in a row.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. [5] The Capitals advanced to the playoffs, but were eliminated by the New York Islanders in the first round in five games. [6]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 90 |
2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | 89 |
3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | 86 |
4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | 81 |
5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | 81 |
6 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | 80 |
7 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | 79 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | 68 |
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | .714 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament [8] |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .657 | |
3 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | .652 | |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | .645 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | .623 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round [8] |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | .596 | |
7 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | .588 | |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | .579 | |
9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | .579 | |
10 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | .565 | |
11 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | .564 | |
12 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | .500 | |
13 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | .493 | |
14 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | .493 | |
15 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | .437 | |
16 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | .275 |
The preseason schedule was published on June 17, 2019. [10]
2019 preseason game log: 5β1β0 (Home: 3β0β0; Road: 2β1β0) |
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019. [11]
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October: 9β2β3, 21 points (Home: 2β1β2; Road: 7β1β1)
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November: 10β2β2, 22 points (Home: 6β1β2; Road: 4β1β0)
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December: 8β5β0, 16 points (Home: 3β2β0; Road: 5β3β0)
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January: 8β3β0, 16 points (Home: 4β2β0; Road: 4β1β0)
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February: 4β7β1, 9 points (Home: 3β3β1; Road: 1β4β0)
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March: 2β1β2, 6 points (Home: 0β1β0; Road: 2β0β2)
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Win (2 Points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Capitals played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Washington finished with a 1β1β1 record to clinch the third seed for the playoffs. [81]
The Capitals were defeated by the New York Islanders in the first round in five games. [82]
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Eastern Conference Seeding Round-robin
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (6)
New York Islanders: New York won 4β1
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 48 | 47 | 2,743:10 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 142 | 3.11 | 1,385 | .897 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ilya Samsonov | 26 | 22 | 1,411:02 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 2.55 | 689 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 8 | 8 | 482:36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2.49 | 213 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
β‘Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019β20 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2019 | To
New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2019 BUF's 5th-round pick in 2019 |
To Washington Capitals SJS's 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
[95] |
June 22, 2019 | To
San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2019 7th-round pick in 2020 |
To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2019 |
[95] |
June 28, 2019 | To
Colorado Avalanche Andre Burakovsky |
To Washington Capitals Scott Kosmachuk 2nd-round pick in 2020 ARI's 3rd-round pick in 2020 |
[96] |
December 2, 2019 | To
Vegas Golden Knights Chandler Stephenson |
To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2021 |
[97] |
February 18, 2020 | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Washington Capitals Brenden Dillon |
[98] |
February 23, 2020 | To
Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2020 |
To Washington Capitals Ilya Kovalchuk |
[99] |
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | from/to |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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June 29, 2019 | Michael Sgarbossa | 2-year | [116] |
July 1, 2019 | Vitek Vanecek | 3-year | [117] |
July 10, 2019 | Aliaksei Protas | 3-year | [118] |
July 11, 2019 | Brett Leason | 3-year | [119] |
July 12, 2019 | Connor McMichael | 3-year | [120] |
July 13, 2019 | Colby Williams | 1-year | [121] |
July 16, 2019 | Jakub Vrana | 2-year | [122] |
July 24, 2019 | Christian Djoos | 1-year | [123] |
July 27, 2019 | Chandler Stephenson | 1-year | [124] |
January 14, 2020 | Nicklas Backstrom | 5-year | [125] |
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 25 | Connor McMichael | C | ![]() |
London Knights ( OHL) |
2 | 56 | Brett Leason | RW | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL) |
3 | 911 | Aliaksei Protas | C | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
5 | 1532 | Martin Has | D | ![]() |
Tappara U20 ( Nuorten SM-liiga) |
Notes:
2019β20 Washington Capitals | |
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Metropolitan Division champions | |
Division | 1st Metropolitan |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2019β20 record | 41β20β8 |
Home record | 18β10β5 |
Road record | 23β10β3 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Todd Reirden |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains |
Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Average attendance | 18,570 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hershey Bears (
AHL) South Carolina Stingrays ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (48) |
Assists | John Carlson (60) |
Points | John Carlson (75) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (93) |
Plus/minus | Michal Kempny (+19) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (25) |
Goals against average | Ilya Samsonov (2.55) |
The 2019β20 Washington Capitals season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. [2] The Capitals entered the season as the 4-time defending Metropolitan Division champions. They would go on to win the division for the fifth year in a row.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. [5] The Capitals advanced to the playoffs, but were eliminated by the New York Islanders in the first round in five games. [6]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 90 |
2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | 89 |
3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | 86 |
4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | 81 |
5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | 81 |
6 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | 80 |
7 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | 79 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | 68 |
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | .714 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament [8] |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .657 | |
3 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | .652 | |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | .645 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | .623 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round [8] |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | .596 | |
7 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | .588 | |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | .579 | |
9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | .579 | |
10 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | .565 | |
11 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | .564 | |
12 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | .500 | |
13 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | .493 | |
14 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | .493 | |
15 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | .437 | |
16 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | .275 |
The preseason schedule was published on June 17, 2019. [10]
2019 preseason game log: 5β1β0 (Home: 3β0β0; Road: 2β1β0) |
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019. [11]
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October: 9β2β3, 21 points (Home: 2β1β2; Road: 7β1β1)
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November: 10β2β2, 22 points (Home: 6β1β2; Road: 4β1β0)
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December: 8β5β0, 16 points (Home: 3β2β0; Road: 5β3β0)
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January: 8β3β0, 16 points (Home: 4β2β0; Road: 4β1β0)
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February: 4β7β1, 9 points (Home: 3β3β1; Road: 1β4β0)
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March: 2β1β2, 6 points (Home: 0β1β0; Road: 2β0β2)
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Win (2 Points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
The Capitals played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Washington finished with a 1β1β1 record to clinch the third seed for the playoffs. [81]
The Capitals were defeated by the New York Islanders in the first round in five games. [82]
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (6)
New York Islanders: New York won 4β1
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 48 | 47 | 2,743:10 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 142 | 3.11 | 1,385 | .897 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ilya Samsonov | 26 | 22 | 1,411:02 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 2.55 | 689 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 8 | 8 | 482:36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2.49 | 213 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
β‘Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019β20 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2019 | To
New Jersey Devils 4th-round pick in 2019 BUF's 5th-round pick in 2019 |
To Washington Capitals SJS's 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
[95] |
June 22, 2019 | To
San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2019 7th-round pick in 2020 |
To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2019 |
[95] |
June 28, 2019 | To
Colorado Avalanche Andre Burakovsky |
To Washington Capitals Scott Kosmachuk 2nd-round pick in 2020 ARI's 3rd-round pick in 2020 |
[96] |
December 2, 2019 | To
Vegas Golden Knights Chandler Stephenson |
To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2021 |
[97] |
February 18, 2020 | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2020 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Washington Capitals Brenden Dillon |
[98] |
February 23, 2020 | To
Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2020 |
To Washington Capitals Ilya Kovalchuk |
[99] |
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 | from/to |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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June 29, 2019 | Michael Sgarbossa | 2-year | [116] |
July 1, 2019 | Vitek Vanecek | 3-year | [117] |
July 10, 2019 | Aliaksei Protas | 3-year | [118] |
July 11, 2019 | Brett Leason | 3-year | [119] |
July 12, 2019 | Connor McMichael | 3-year | [120] |
July 13, 2019 | Colby Williams | 1-year | [121] |
July 16, 2019 | Jakub Vrana | 2-year | [122] |
July 24, 2019 | Christian Djoos | 1-year | [123] |
July 27, 2019 | Chandler Stephenson | 1-year | [124] |
January 14, 2020 | Nicklas Backstrom | 5-year | [125] |
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 25 | Connor McMichael | C | ![]() |
London Knights ( OHL) |
2 | 56 | Brett Leason | RW | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL) |
3 | 911 | Aliaksei Protas | C | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
5 | 1532 | Martin Has | D | ![]() |
Tappara U20 ( Nuorten SM-liiga) |
Notes: