2021β22 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 4th Metropolitan |
Conference | 8th Eastern |
2021β22 record | 44β26β12 |
Home record | 19β16β6 |
Road record | 25β10β6 |
Goals for | 275 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Peter Laviolette |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains |
Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Average attendance | 18,573 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hershey Bears (
AHL) South Carolina Stingrays ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (50) |
Assists |
John Carlson Evgeny Kuznetsov (54) |
Points | Alexander Ovechkin (90) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (98) |
Plus/minus | Nick Jensen (+32) |
Wins | Ilya Samsonov (23) |
Goals against average | Zachary Fucale (1.75) |
The 2021β22 Washington Capitals season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. [2] On April 17, 2022, the Capitals clinched a playoff spot after the New York Islanders lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. [3] The Capitals were defeated in the first round by the Florida Panthers, in six games.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021. [6]
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October: 5β0β3 (home: 3β0β3; road: 2β0β0)
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November: 9β4β2 (home: 4β1β0; road: 5β3β2)
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December: 6β2β2 (home: 3β2β1; road: 3β0β1)
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January: 5β6β2 (home: 2β4β1; road: 2β2β1)
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February: 4β6β0 (home: 0β4β0; road: 4β2β0)
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March: 9β3β1 (home: 4β3β0; road: 5β0β1)
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April: 7β5β2 (home: 3β2β1; road: 4β3β1)
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Win (2 Points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1)
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As of April 29, 2022
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ilya Samsonov | 44 | 39 | 2,361:18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 119 | 3.02 | 1,145 | .896 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitek Vanecek | 42 | 39 | 2,317:23 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 103 | 2.67 | 1,117 | .908 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zachary Fucale | 4 | 3 | 171:35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.75 | 66 | .924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pheonix Copley | 2 | 1 | 96:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.11 | 41 | .878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ilya Samsonov | 5 | 4 | 262:54 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.97 | 148 | .912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitek Vanecek | 2 | 2 | 99:49 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.21 | 51 | .863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 2021β22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 24, 2021 | To
New York Rangers ARI 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021 |
[104] |
July 26, 2021 | To
Winnipeg Jets Brenden Dillon |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
[105] |
July 28, 2021 | To
Seattle Kraken WPG 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
To Washington Capitals Vitek Vanecek |
[106] |
March 21, 2022 | To Seattle Kraken Daniel Sprong 4th-round pick in 2022 6th-round pick in 2022 |
To Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson |
[107] |
March 21, 2022 | To
Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
To Washington Capitals Johan Larsson |
[108] |
Notes:
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Matt Irwin | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [109] |
Dylan McIlrath | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency | [109] | |
Hunter Shepard | Grand Rapids Griffins ( AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [109] | |
August 5, 2021 | Mike Vecchione | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [110] |
October 11, 2021 | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | Buffalo Sabres | Waivers | [111] | |
October 14, 2021 | Dennis Cholowski | Seattle Kraken | Waivers | [112] | |
March 1, 2022 | Henrik Rybinski | Seattle Thunderbirds ( WHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [113] |
March 28, 2022 | Clay Stevenson | Dartmouth Big Green ( ECAC) | 2-year | Free agency | [114] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 21, 2021 | Vitek Vanecek | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [115] | |
July 28, 2021 | Craig Anderson | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [116] |
Michael Raffl | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency | [117] | |
August 20, 2021 | Henrik Lundqvist | Retirement | [118] | ||
October 4, 2021 | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | Buffalo Sabres | Waivers | [119] | |
October 14, 2021 | Cameron Schilling | Abbotsford Canucks ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [120] |
February 9, 2022 | Dennis Cholowski | Seattle Kraken | Waivers | [121] | |
June 15, 2022 | Tobias Geisser | EV Zug ( NL) | 3-year | Free agency | [122] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 8, 2021 | Beck Malenstyn | 1-year | Re-signing | [123] |
July 27, 2021 | Alexander Ovechkin | 5-year | Re-signing | [124] |
July 28, 2021 | Lucas Johansen | 1-year | Re-signing | [109] |
August 9, 2021 | Ilya Samsonov | 1-year | Re-signing | [125] |
October 4, 2021 | Vincent Iorio | 3-year | Entry-level | [126] |
November 14, 2021 | Nic Dowd | 3-year | Extension | [127] |
March 16, 2022 | Joe Snively | 2-year | Extension | [128] |
March 28, 2022 | Mike Vecchione | 1-year | Extension | [129] |
April 29, 2022 | Garin Bjorklund | 3-year | Entry-level | [130] |
May 2, 2022 | Bogdan Trineyev | 3-year | Entry-level | [131] |
June 25, 2022 | Brett Leason | 2-year | Extension | [132] |
Beck Malenstyn | 2-year | Extension | [133] |
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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2 | 55 | Vincent Iorio | D | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL) |
3 | 80 | Brent Johnson | D | USA | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL) |
4 | 119 | Joaquin Lemay | D | Canada | Salmon Arm Silverbacks ( BCHL) |
5 | 151 | Haakon Hanelt | F/D | Germany | Eisbaren Berlin ( DEL) |
6 | 176 | Dru Krebs | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
6 | 183 | Chase Clark | G | USA | Jersey Hitmen ( USPHL) |
2021β22 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 4th Metropolitan |
Conference | 8th Eastern |
2021β22 record | 44β26β12 |
Home record | 19β16β6 |
Road record | 25β10β6 |
Goals for | 275 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Peter Laviolette |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains |
Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Average attendance | 18,573 [1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hershey Bears (
AHL) South Carolina Stingrays ( ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (50) |
Assists |
John Carlson Evgeny Kuznetsov (54) |
Points | Alexander Ovechkin (90) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (98) |
Plus/minus | Nick Jensen (+32) |
Wins | Ilya Samsonov (23) |
Goals against average | Zachary Fucale (1.75) |
The 2021β22 Washington Capitals season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. [2] On April 17, 2022, the Capitals clinched a playoff spot after the New York Islanders lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. [3] The Capitals were defeated in the first round by the Florida Panthers, in six games.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 47 | 278 | 202 | +76 | 116 |
2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 254 | 207 | +47 | 110 |
3 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 37 | 272 | 229 | +43 | 103 |
4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
5 | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
6 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
8 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021. [6]
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October: 5β0β3 (home: 3β0β3; road: 2β0β0)
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November: 9β4β2 (home: 4β1β0; road: 5β3β2)
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December: 6β2β2 (home: 3β2β1; road: 3β0β1)
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January: 5β6β2 (home: 2β4β1; road: 2β2β1)
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February: 4β6β0 (home: 0β4β0; road: 4β2β0)
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March: 9β3β1 (home: 4β3β0; road: 5β0β1)
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April: 7β5β2 (home: 3β2β1; road: 4β3β1)
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1)
Florida Panthers: Florida won 4β2
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Win Loss |
As of April 29, 2022
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ilya Samsonov | 44 | 39 | 2,361:18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 119 | 3.02 | 1,145 | .896 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitek Vanecek | 42 | 39 | 2,317:23 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 103 | 2.67 | 1,117 | .908 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zachary Fucale | 4 | 3 | 171:35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.75 | 66 | .924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pheonix Copley | 2 | 1 | 96:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.11 | 41 | .878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Ilya Samsonov | 5 | 4 | 262:54 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.97 | 148 | .912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitek Vanecek | 2 | 2 | 99:49 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.21 | 51 | .863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 2021β22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 24, 2021 | To
New York Rangers ARI 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021 |
[104] |
July 26, 2021 | To
Winnipeg Jets Brenden Dillon |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
[105] |
July 28, 2021 | To
Seattle Kraken WPG 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
To Washington Capitals Vitek Vanecek |
[106] |
March 21, 2022 | To Seattle Kraken Daniel Sprong 4th-round pick in 2022 6th-round pick in 2022 |
To Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson |
[107] |
March 21, 2022 | To
Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
To Washington Capitals Johan Larsson |
[108] |
Notes:
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Matt Irwin | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [109] |
Dylan McIlrath | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency | [109] | |
Hunter Shepard | Grand Rapids Griffins ( AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [109] | |
August 5, 2021 | Mike Vecchione | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [110] |
October 11, 2021 | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | Buffalo Sabres | Waivers | [111] | |
October 14, 2021 | Dennis Cholowski | Seattle Kraken | Waivers | [112] | |
March 1, 2022 | Henrik Rybinski | Seattle Thunderbirds ( WHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [113] |
March 28, 2022 | Clay Stevenson | Dartmouth Big Green ( ECAC) | 2-year | Free agency | [114] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 21, 2021 | Vitek Vanecek | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [115] | |
July 28, 2021 | Craig Anderson | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [116] |
Michael Raffl | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency | [117] | |
August 20, 2021 | Henrik Lundqvist | Retirement | [118] | ||
October 4, 2021 | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | Buffalo Sabres | Waivers | [119] | |
October 14, 2021 | Cameron Schilling | Abbotsford Canucks ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [120] |
February 9, 2022 | Dennis Cholowski | Seattle Kraken | Waivers | [121] | |
June 15, 2022 | Tobias Geisser | EV Zug ( NL) | 3-year | Free agency | [122] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 8, 2021 | Beck Malenstyn | 1-year | Re-signing | [123] |
July 27, 2021 | Alexander Ovechkin | 5-year | Re-signing | [124] |
July 28, 2021 | Lucas Johansen | 1-year | Re-signing | [109] |
August 9, 2021 | Ilya Samsonov | 1-year | Re-signing | [125] |
October 4, 2021 | Vincent Iorio | 3-year | Entry-level | [126] |
November 14, 2021 | Nic Dowd | 3-year | Extension | [127] |
March 16, 2022 | Joe Snively | 2-year | Extension | [128] |
March 28, 2022 | Mike Vecchione | 1-year | Extension | [129] |
April 29, 2022 | Garin Bjorklund | 3-year | Entry-level | [130] |
May 2, 2022 | Bogdan Trineyev | 3-year | Entry-level | [131] |
June 25, 2022 | Brett Leason | 2-year | Extension | [132] |
Beck Malenstyn | 2-year | Extension | [133] |
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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2 | 55 | Vincent Iorio | D | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings ( WHL) |
3 | 80 | Brent Johnson | D | USA | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL) |
4 | 119 | Joaquin Lemay | D | Canada | Salmon Arm Silverbacks ( BCHL) |
5 | 151 | Haakon Hanelt | F/D | Germany | Eisbaren Berlin ( DEL) |
6 | 176 | Dru Krebs | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
6 | 183 | Chase Clark | G | USA | Jersey Hitmen ( USPHL) |