Washington Capitals - Wikipedia Washington Capitals For the Basketball Association of America team, see Washington Capitols. For the American Basketball Association team, see Washington Caps. Washington Capitals 2017 -- 18 Washington Capitals season Conference Eastern Division Metropolitan Founded History Washington Capitals 1974 -- present Home arena Capital One Arena City Washington, D.C. Colors Red, white, blue Media Comcast SportsNet Washington WRC ( NBC 4 ) Federal News Radio ( 1500 AM ) The Fan ( 106.7 FM ) Owner ( s ) Monumental Sports & Entertainment ( Ted Leonsis, governor ) General manager Brian MacLellan Head coach Barry Trotz Captain Alexander Ovechkin Minor league affiliates Hershey Bears ( AHL ) South Carolina Stingrays ( ECHL ) Stanley Cups 0 Conference championships 1 ( 1997 -- 98 ) Presidents ' Trophy 3 ( 2009 -- 10, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 ) Division championships 10 ( 1988 -- 89, 1999 -- 00, 2000 -- 01, 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10, 2010 -- 11, 2012 -- 13, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 ) Official website nhl.com/capitals The Washington Capitals ( often shortened to Caps ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). Since their founding in 1974, the Capitals have won one conference championship ( in 1998 ), and ten division titles. In 1997, the team moved their home ice hockey rink from the suburban Capital Centre ( located in Landover, Maryland ) to the new MCI Center ( now Capital One Arena ), in Washington, D.C. Businessman Ted Leonsis has owned the team since 1999, and has revitalized the franchise by drafting star players such as Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström, Mike Green and Braden Holtby. The 2009 -- 10 Capitals won the franchise 's first - ever Presidents ' Trophy for being the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. They won it a second time in 2015 -- 16, and did so for a third time the following season in 2016 -- 17. Contents 1 History 1.1 Playoffs 1.2 Eastern Conference champions 1.3 Disappointments and rebuilding 1.4 Alexander Ovechkin era ( 2004 -- present ) 2 Season - by - season record 3 Logos and jerseys 4 Players 4.1 Current roster 4.2 Retired numbers 4.3 Team captains 4.4 Hall of Famers 4.5 First - round draft picks 4.6 Franchise scoring leaders 5 Head coaches 5.1 Head coaching history 6 NHL awards and trophies 7 References 8 External links History Along with the Kansas City Scouts, the Capitals joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 1974 -- 75 season. The team was owned by Abe Pollin ( also owner of the National Basketball Association 's Washington Bullets / Wizards until his death on November 24, 2009 ). Pollin had built the Capital Centre in suburban Landover, Maryland, to house both the Bullets ( who formerly played in Baltimore ) and the Capitals. His first act as owner was to hire Hall of Famer Milt Schmidt as general manager. With a combined 30 teams between the NHL and the World Hockey Association ( WHA ), the available talent was stretched thin. The Capitals had few players with professional experience and were at a disadvantage against the long - standing teams that were stocked with veteran players. Like the other three teams who joined the league during the WHA era -- the Scouts ( later the Colorado Rockies and now the New Jersey Devils ), Atlanta Flames ( now playing in Calgary ), and New York Islanders -- the Capitals did not factor the survival of the rival league into their plans. Capitals left - wing Errol Rausse chasing Boston Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque in 1979. The Capitals ' inaugural season was dreadful, even by expansion standards. They finished with far and away the worst record in the League at 8 -- 67 -- 5. Their 21 points were half that of their expansion brethren, the Scouts. The eight wins are the fewest for an NHL team playing at least 70 games, and the. 131 winning percentage is still the worst in NHL history. They also set records for most road losses ( 39 out of 40 ), most consecutive road losses ( 37 ), and most consecutive losses ( 17 ). Head Coach Jim Anderson said, `` I 'd rather find out my wife was cheating on me than keep losing like this. At least I could tell my wife to cut it out. '' Schmidt himself had to take over the coaching reins late in the season. In 1975 -- 76, Washington went 25 - straight games without a win and allowed 394 goals en route to another horrendous record : 11 -- 59 -- 10 ( 32 points ). During the middle of the season, Max McNab was hired as the team 's general manager, and Tom McVie was hired as head coach to replace Schmidt. For the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s, the Capitals alternated between dreadful seasons and finishing only a few points out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. In 1980 and 1981, for instance, they were in playoff contention until the last day of the season. The one bright spot during these years of futility was that many of McNab 's draft picks ( e.g. Rick Green, Ryan Walter, Mike Gartner, Bengt Gustafsson, Gaetan Duchesne and Bobby Carpenter ) would impact the team for years to come, whether as important members of the roster or crucial pieces to major trades. Pollin stuck it out through the Capitals ' first decade, even though they were usually barely competitive. This stood in contrast to the Capitals ' expansion brethren, the Scouts ; they were forced to move to Denver after only two years because their original owners did not have the resources or patience to withstand the struggles of an expansion team. By the summer of 1982, however, there was serious talk of the team moving out of the U.S. capital, and a `` Save the Caps '' campaign was underway. Then two significant events took place to revive the franchise. Playoffs First, the team hired David Poile as general manager. Second, as his first move, Poile pulled off one of the largest trades in franchise history on September 9, 1982, when he dealt longtime regulars Ryan Walter and Rick Green to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Rod Langway ( named captain only a few weeks later ), Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin. This move turned the franchise around, as Langway 's solid defense helped the team to dramatically reduce its goals - against, and the explosive goal - scoring of Dennis Maruk, Mike Gartner and Bobby Carpenter fueled the offensive attack. Another significant move was the drafting of defenseman Scott Stevens during the 1982 NHL Entry Draft ( the pick was made by Interim GM Roger Crozier, prior to Poile 's hiring ). The result was a 29 - point jump, a third - place finish in the powerful Patrick Division, and the team 's first playoff appearance in 1983. Although they were eliminated by the three - time - defending ( and eventual ) Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders ( three games to one ), the Caps ' dramatic turnaround ended any talk of the club leaving Washington. The Capitals would make the playoffs for each of the next 14 years in a row. They became known for starting slow before catching fire in January and February. However, regular - season success did not carry into the playoffs. Despite a continuous march of stars like Gartner, Carpenter, Langway, Gustafsson, Mike Ridley, Dave Christian, Dino Ciccarelli, Larry Murphy and Kevin Hatcher, Washington was knocked out in either the first or second round eight years in a row. In 1985 -- 86, for instance, the Caps finished with 107 points and won 50 games for the first time in franchise history, good enough for the third - best record in the NHL. They defeated the Islanders in the first round but were eliminated in the second round by the New York Rangers. The next season brought even more heartbreak, with a loss to the Islanders in the Patrick Division Semi-final. This series was capped off by the classic Easter Epic game, which ended at 1 : 56 am on Easter Sunday 1987. The Capitals had thoroughly dominated most of the game, outshooting the Islanders 75 -- 52, but lost in overtime when goaltender Bob Mason was beaten on a Pat LaFontaine shot from the blue line. For the 1989 playoff push, Gartner and defenseman Larry Murphy were traded to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Ciccarelli and defenseman Bob Rouse, however the goaltending once again faltered and they were eliminated in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers. The Capitals finally made the Wales Conference Finals in 1990, but went down in a four - game sweep at the hands of the first - place Boston Bruins. From 1991 to 1996, the Capitals would lose in either the first or the second round of the playoffs. They would eliminate the Rangers in the first round but lost the second round to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991. In 1992 and 1993, they would lose in the first round to the Penguins and the Islanders, respectively. In 1994, they won their first round series against the Penguins but lost in the second round to the Rangers. In 1995 and 1996, they lost in the first round both times to the Penguins. They would miss the playoffs in 1997, but they came the closest to winning the Stanley Cup one year later. Eastern Conference champions Main article : 1997 -- 98 Washington Capitals season Then in 1998, as the Caps opened MCI Center, Peter Bondra 's 52 goals led the team, veterans Dale Hunter, Joe Juneau and Adam Oates returned to old form, and Olaf Kolzig had a solid. 920 save percentage as the Caps got past the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres ( the latter on a dramatic overtime win in game six on a goal by Joe Juneau ) en route to the team 's first ( and to date, only ) Stanley Cup finals appearance. The Capitals won six overtime games, three in each of their series against the Bruins and Sabres. However, the team was outmatched by the defending champions, the Detroit Red Wings, who won in a four - game sweep. That same season, Oates, Phil Housley and Hunter all scored their 1,000 th career point, the only time in NHL history that one team had three different players reach that same milestone in a single season. Disappointments and rebuilding After their 1998 championship run, the Capitals finished the 1998 -- 99 season with a record of 31 - 45 - 6 and failed to qualify for the playoffs. During the season, the team was sold to a group headed by AOL executive Ted Leonsis. The Capitals went on to win back - to - back Southeast Division titles in 2000 and 2001, yet both years lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Penguins. After the 2000 -- 01 season, Adam Oates demanded a trade but management refused and stripped him of his team captaincy. Washington moved into the Verizon Center in 1997. In the summer of 2001, the Capitals landed five - time Art Ross Trophy winner Jaromir Jagr, by trading three young prospects to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jagr was signed to the largest contract ever in NHL history -- $77 million over seven years at an average salary of $11 million per year ( over $134,000 per game ), with an option for an eighth year. However, after Adam Oates was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Capitals failed to defend their division title and missed the playoffs in 2002 despite a winning record. Still, the 2001 -- 02 season marked the highest attendance in franchise history, drawing in 710,990 fans and 17,341 per game. Before the 2002 -- 03 season, the Caps made more roster changes, including the signing of highly regarded Robert Lang as a free agent, a linemate of Jagr 's from Pittsburgh. Washington returned to the playoffs in 2003, but disappointed fans again by losing in six games to the Tampa Bay Lightning after starting off with a two - game lead in the best - of - seven first - round series. The series is well - remembered for the three - overtime Game 6 at the then -- MCI Center. At the time it was the longest game in the building 's history and was eventually decided by a power - play goal by Tampa Bay. In the 2003 -- 04 season, the Caps unloaded much of their high - priced talent -- not just a cost - cutting spree, but also an acknowledgment that their attempt to build a contender with high - priced veteran talent had failed. Jagr had never lived up to expectations during his time with the Capitals, failing to finish among the League 's top scorers or make the post-season All - Star Team. The Caps tried to trade Jagr, but as only one year was left on the existing NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) before it expired, few teams were willing to risk $11 million on an underperforming player. In 2004, Jagr was finally sent to the New York Rangers in exchange for Anson Carter and an agreement that Washington would pay approximately $4 million per year of Jagr 's salary, with Jagr himself agreeing to defer ( with interest ) $1 million per year for the remainder of his contract to allow the trade to go ahead. This was quickly followed by Peter Bondra departing for the Ottawa Senators. Not long after, Robert Lang was sent to the Detroit Red Wings, as well as Sergei Gonchar to the Boston Bruins. The Lang trade marked the first time in the history of the NHL that the League 's leading scorer was traded in the middle of the season. The Capitals ended the year 23 -- 46 -- 10 -- 3, tied for the second - worst record, along with the Chicago Blackhawks. Alexander Ovechkin era ( 2004 -- present ) In the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, the Capitals won the Draft Lottery, moving ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who held the NHL 's worst record, and selected Alexander Ovechkin first overall. During the NHL labor dispute of 2004 -- 05, which cost the NHL its entire season, Ovechkin stayed in Russia, playing for Dynamo Moscow. Several other Capitals played part or all of the lost season in Europe, including Olaf Kolzig, Brendan Witt, Jeff Halpern, and Alexander Semin. The Capitals ' 2005 off - season consisted of making D.C. - area native Halpern the team 's captain, signing Andrew Cassels, Ben Clymer, Mathieu Biron and Jamie Heward, and acquiring Chris Clark and Jeff Friesen via trade. Dainius Zubrus set career highs with the Capitals in 2005 -- 06 season. The Capitals finished the 2005 -- 06 season in the cellar of the Southeastern Division again, with a 29 -- 41 -- 12 campaign, earning 12 more points than the 2003 -- 04 season, good for 27th out of the 30 NHL teams. The team, however, played close in every game, playing in 42 one - goal games, although losing two - thirds of those games. Ovechkin 's rookie season exceeded the hype, as he led all 2005 -- 06 NHL rookies in goals, points, power - play goals and shots. He finished third overall in the NHL in scoring and tied for third in goals, and his 425 shots not only led the League, but also set an NHL rookie record and was the fourth - highest total in NHL history. Ovechkin 's rookie point total was the second - best in Capitals history, and his goal total was tied for third in franchise history. Ovechkin won the Calder Memorial Trophy, beating out Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf. Many longtime Capitals had career years, with Dainius Zubrus netting 57 points, Halpern having a career - best 33 assists, Matt Pettinger putting in a career - best 20 - goal, 38 - point effort and seven others on the relatively young team topping 20 points for the first time. Two notable landmarks were also hit by Capitals, as the team 's longest tenured player, Olaf Kolzig, won his 250th game in goal, and Andrew Cassels became the 204th player to play 1,000 games, although he did not finish his season with Washington. A notable first was that Washington area native Jeff Halpern was named captain of his hometown Capitals. At the 2006 NHL trade deadline, on March 8, Brendan Witt was traded to the Nashville Predators. In the 2006 off - season, Halpern left the Capitals to join the Dallas Stars ; Chris Clark subsequently became the Capitals ' new captain. Richard Zedník returned to the Capitals in 2006 -- 07 after a disappointing 16 - goal, 14 - assist season in 2005 -- 06 with the Montreal Canadiens, but was later dealt at the trade deadline to the New York Islanders after a disappointing and injury plagued season. The Caps also signed former Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Donald Brashear. Despite the transactions, however, the Capitals finished with the same point total ( 70 ) in 2006 -- 2007 as they did the year before, although they won one fewer game. Alexander Ovechkin was the Capitals ' lone representative in the season 's All - Star Game, with Washington 's campaign also seeing the breakout of Alexander Semin, who notched 38 goals in only his second NHL season. The Capitals signed Swedish phenom Nicklas Backstrom, the fourth overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, to a three - year entry - level contract. They also signed 19 - year - old Semyon Varlamov to a three - year entry - level contract. They then went on to fill needs at defense, signing puck - moving defenseman Tom Poti ; right wing, by signing Viktor Kozlov ; and center, by signing playmaker Michael Nylander. As a result of these signings, there was much more hope for the 2007 -- 08 season and players were looking towards the playoffs. Alexander Ovechkin won the Hart MVP Trophy in 2008, 2009 and 2013. After starting the season 6 -- 14 -- 1, the Capitals fired Head Coach Glen Hanlon and replaced him with Hershey Bears Head Coach Bruce Boudreau on Thanksgiving Day, 2007. On January 10, 2008, the Capitals signed Ovechkin to an NHL - record $124 million contract extension at 13 years, the second - longest term of any contract in the NHL after New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro 's 15 - year contract. Despite the Capitals ' young defense and injuries to key players such as Michael Nylander and Brian Pothier, Boudreau engineered a remarkable turnaround. Aided by key acquisitions at the trade deadline ( Matt Cooke, Sergei Fedorov and Cristobal Huet ), Ovechkin 's NHL - leading 65 goals, and Mike Green 's League defensemen - leading 18 goals, the Capitals won the Southeast Division title for the first time since the 2000 -- 01 season, edging out the Carolina Hurricanes for the Division title on the final game of the season. Washington 's remarkable end - of - season run included winning 11 of the final 12 regular season games. The Capitals became the first team in NHL history to make the playoffs after being ranked 14th or lower in their conference standings at the season 's midpoint. For the post-season, the Capitals drew the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round and managed to force a Game 7 after being down three games to one in the series. However, they ultimately lost to the Flyers 3 -- 2 in overtime. After the season concluded, Boudreau 's efforts were rewarded with a long - term contract extension. The accolades for the team continued to grow after the end of the season. Alexander Ovechkin won the Art Ross Trophy, the Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophy, the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award, becoming the first player in NHL history to win all four awards in the same season. He also was the first player to win an MVP award in any major sport in the Washington, D.C., area since Joe Theismann won the National Football League MVP in 1983. Moreover, Ovechkin was also named an NHL First Team All - Star and became the first player since 1953 to be named as such in each of his first three years in the NHL. Nicklas Backstrom was a finalist for the Calder Trophy, but ended up second to the Chicago Blackhawks ' Patrick Kane, though Backstrom was nonetheless selected to the All - Star Rookie Team. In addition to player awards, Head Coach Bruce Boudreau won the Jack Adams Award for the NHL 's coach of the year. Ovechkin and Mike Green were named to the Sporting News All - Star Team, with Ovechkin being the Sporting News Player of the Year. The 2008 -- 09 season was highlighted by the play of Mike Green ( who was the third of the Capitals ' three first - round selections in Ovechkin 's draft year ) and Ovechkin. Green led all NHL defensemen in goals and points, also setting the record for the longest consecutive goal scoring streak by a defenseman with eight games. Ovechkin won his second Hart Trophy, his second Lester B. Pearson Award and his second Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophy. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50 -- 24 -- 8 and a team - record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They then defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 playoffs four games to three, overcoming a 3 -- 1 deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games. The Capitals finished the 2009 -- 10 season regular season first in the NHL with 121 points, thereby winning the Presidents ' Trophy. Ovechkin led the team in points with 109 and finished as the third - highest goal scorer, despite playing nine games fewer than the League leaders. Backstrom finished with 101 points, fourth most in the NHL. Once again, Mike Green led all defensemen in points, finishing with 76. The Capitals also dominated the plus - minus category, finishing with five players in the top six in the League. Despite having a top - ranked regular season, Washington were defeated by the eighth - seeded Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs. Washington won the 2011 NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburgh 's Heinz Field. The 2010 -- 11 season saw the Capitals repeat as the Southeast Division champions and as the top team in the Eastern Conference with 107 points. The season was highlighted by their participation in the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, where they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3 -- 1 at Heinz Field. However, the Capitals ' playoff disappointment continued. After again defeating the New York Rangers in five games in the first round, they were swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. The Capitals started the 2011 -- 12 season with a record of 7 -- 0, but they only won five of their next 15 games. As a result, General Manager George McPhee fired Head Coach Boudreau, hiring Capitals legend Dale Hunter as his replacement. By the end of the 2011 -- 12 season, the team 's top two goaltenders, Michal Neuvirth and Tomas Vokoun, were injured and the Capitals were required to lean on their goaltending prospect Braden Holtby to help the team into the 2012 playoffs. The Capitals made a strong push and finished with the seventh overall seed in East, draining the defending champion Boston Bruins in the first round. The Capitals shocked the NHL by defeating the heavily favored Bruins in seven games on an overtime goal by Joel Ward. Every game in the series was decided by a one - goal margin ; previously, no single series in the Stanley Cup playoffs had ever gone as far as six or seven games while neither team ever held more than a one - goal lead. The Capitals then advanced to the second round to face the top - seeded New York Rangers. The series again went seven games, ending with a 2 -- 1 Rangers victory at Madison Square Garden. Following the season 's end, Head Coach Dale Hunter announced he would step down. Adam Oates was later named permanent head coach of the team. The lockout - shortened 2012 -- 13 season saw the Capitals off to a rocky start, as they managed just two wins in their first ten games. The team rebounded to win the Southeast Division, thereby earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Unfortunately for Washington, the Capitals ' playoff woes continued as they again fell to the Rangers in seven games. In the 2013 -- 14 season, the Capitals started the season winning five of their first ten games. The Capitals struggled to stay in a playoff spot and ultimately missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006 -- 07. On April 26, 2014, 15 days after the regular season ended, the Capitals announced they would not renew General Manager George McPhee 's contract and that they had fired Head Coach Adam Oates. On May 26, 2014, the Capitals announced the promotion of Brian MacLellan from director of player personnel to general manager and the hiring of Barry Trotz as the new head coach. In Alexander Ovechkin 's 691st NHL game on November 4, 2014, he became the Capitals ' all - time points leader during a game against the Calgary Flames, surpassing Peter Bondra. On January 1, 2015, the Washington Capitals defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3 -- 2 in the annual NHL Winter Classic at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Capitals finished in a second - place tie with the New York Islanders in the Metropolitan Division during the 2014 -- 15 season and held home ice advantage in the first - round playoff series between the two, as they had defeated the Islanders in the season series with two home wins and two road overtime losses ( in comparison, the Islanders had two home wins, one road loss and one road shootout loss ). The teams split the first four games of the series, with the Islanders winning the first and third games, and the Capitals winning the second and fourth games. After winning Game 5, the Capitals had a chance to clinch the series in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, but the Islanders won Game 6 to send the series to a deciding Game 7 in Washington, which the Capitals would go on to win and defeat the Islanders, setting up a match - up against the top - seeded Rangers in the Conference Semi-finals for the third time in four years. the Washington Capitals vs. the Chicago Blackhawks on October 15, 2015 In the Semi-finals, all seven games were decided by a one - goal margin. The Capitals and the Rangers split the first two games ( with Joel Ward scoring a game - winning buzzer beater goal for Washington in Game 1, coupled with a loss by Washington in Game 2 ) by a 2 -- 1 margin. Braden Holtby would then post a 1 -- 0 shutout in Game 3, with Jay Beagle scoring the game 's only goal, which was then followed by another 2 -- 1 victory in Game 4. After Washington held a 3 -- 1 series lead, the Rangers would then cut the series lead to 3 -- 2 after scoring the game - tying goal and the game - winning overtime goal in Game 5. The Rangers then tied the series with a 4 -- 3 victory in Game 6 to force a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. Both teams scored a goal during regulation time in Game 7, but the Capitals would lose the game and the series in overtime via a Derek Stepan goal. In the 2015 -- 16 season, the Capitals finished in first place in the league with a record of 56 - 18 - 8 and 120 points. In the first round of the playoffs, they would face the Philadelphia Flyers. The Capitals won the first three games of the series and were looking for their first sweep in the playoffs in franchise history. However, the Flyers would win the next two games to send the series to a sixth game in Philadelphia ; the Capitals nevertheless won that series in six games to advance to the second round of the playoffs. In the second round, they faced the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time since 2009. After winning the first game of the series in Washington, the Capitals lost three straight games, and were in danger of elimination. Washington would stave off elimination with a win in Game 5, but they would lose the series in six games. Ovechkin reached the 1,000 - point milestone on January 11, 2017 with a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins 35 seconds into the first period of that game. Ovechkin is the 84th NHL player to reach the 1,000 - point milestone, the 4th Russian - born player and the 37th player to reach the milestone while playing for one team throughout their NHL career. The Capitals won their second Presidents ' Trophy in a row, becoming just the seventh team in NHL history to win back - to - back Presidents ' Trophies. Ovechkin finished the 2016 -- 17 regular season with 33 goals, leading the Capitals in goals for the twelfth straight season. In the 2017 playoffs, the Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games in the first round to set up a second consecutive showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round. After falling behind 3 -- 1 in the series, they battled back to force a game seven at home, where they were eliminated 2 -- 0, and lost their series 4 -- 3. Season - by - season record This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Capitals. For the full season - by - season history, see List of Washington Capitals seasons Note : GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses / SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2012 -- 13 48 27 18 57 149 130 1st, Southeast Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3 -- 4 ( Rangers ) 2013 -- 14 82 38 30 14 90 235 240 5th, Metropolitan Did not qualify 2014 -- 15 82 45 26 11 101 242 203 2nd, Metropolitan Lost in Second Round, 3 -- 4 ( Rangers ) 2015 -- 16 82 56 18 8 120 252 193 1st, Metropolitan Lost in Second Round, 2 -- 4 ( Penguins ) 2016 -- 17 82 55 19 8 118 263 182 1st, Metropolitan Lost in Second Round, 3 -- 4 ( Penguins ) Logos and jerseys The Capitals took to the ice in red, white and blue jerseys featuring contrast - colored shoulders and stars on the chest and sleeves. The team originally had red, white, and blue pants options, but quickly retired the white pants. The blue pants would eventually become the only option used. Prior to the start of the 1995 -- 96 season, in an attempt to modernize the look and improve merchandise sales, the team abandoned its traditional red, white and blue color scheme in favor of a blue, black, and bronze palette with an American bald eagle with five stars as its logo. The alternate logo depicted the Capitol building with crossed hockey sticks behind. For the 1997 -- 98 season, the team unveiled a black alternate jersey, devoid of blue with bronze stripes on the ends of sleeves and at the waist. Prior to the 2000 -- 01 season, the team retired its blue road jersey in favor of this, but still kept the white jersey for home games. The Capitals unveiled new uniforms on June 22, 2007, which coincided with the NHL Entry Draft and the new League - wide adaptation of the Reebok - designed uniform system for 2007 -- 08. The change marked a return to the red, white and blue color scheme originally used from 1974 to 1995. The new primary logo is reminiscent of the original Capitals ' logo, complete with a hockey stick formed by the letter `` t '' ; it also includes a new feature not present in the original logo in the form of three stars representing DC, Maryland and Virginia. More simply, the stars are a reference to the flag of Washington, D.C., which is in turn based on the shield of George Washington 's family coat of arms. The new alternate logo uses an eagle in the shape of a `` W '' with the silhouette of the United States Capitol building in the negative space below. For the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, the Capitals wore a white jersey honoring the franchise 's past with the original logo. The jersey resembled the one the franchise wore from 1974 to 1995. Instead of wearing the combination of blue pants and white helmets the team used when it played at the Capital Centre, the Capitals chose red pants and helmets for the New Year 's Day game. The Capitals wore the same jersey, minus the NHL Winter Classic patch, on February 1, 2011, to honor Hockey Hall of Fame winger Dino Ciccarelli. The Capitals announced on September 16, 2011, that they would wear a third jersey modeled after the Winter Classic jersey for 16 road games during the 2011 -- 12 season. For the 2015 Winter Classic, which took place on New Years Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., the Capitals wore a newly designed jersey intended to pay homage to hockey 's outdoor roots. The primary color of the jersey was a vintage deep red. The addition of stripes on the shoulders, waist and legs brought in elements of Washington 's professional hockey jerseys from the 1930s, predating the Capitals franchise 's formation in the 1970s. A large `` W '' on the front of the jersey, topped with the common three stars, offset in blue to contrast the white `` Capitals '' word - mark. Starting with the 2015 -- 16 season, the Capitals will wear their throwback red third jerseys, replacing the white Winter Classic thirds. Original logo ( 1974 -- 1995 ) Second logo ( 1995 -- 2002 ) Third home logo ( 2002 -- 2007 ) Current alternate logo ( 2007 -- present ) Players Current roster view talk Updated July 1, 2017. # Nat Player Pos S / G Age Acquired Birthplace 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 Sweden ! Backstrom, Nicklas Nicklas Backstrom ( A ) 4.0 ! C 29 2006 Gävle, Sweden 7001830000000000000 ♠ 83 Canada ! Beagle, Jay Jay Beagle 7.0 ! RW 31 2007 Calgary, Alberta 7001650000000000000 ♠ 65 Sweden ! Burakovsky, Andre Andre Burakovsky 6.0 ! LW 22 2013 Klagenfurt, Austria 7001740000000000000 ♠ 74 United States ! Carlson, John John Carlson 2.0 ! D 27 2008 Natick, Massachusetts 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 United States ! Chorney, Taylor Taylor Chorney 2.0 ! D 30 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 Canada ! Connolly, Brett Brett Connolly 7.0 ! RW 25 2016 Campbell River, British Columbia 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 Denmark ! Eller, Lars Lars Eller 6.0 ! LW 28 2016 Rødovre, Denmark 7001910000000000000 ♠ 91 Canada ! Graovac, Tyler Tyler Graovac 4.0 ! C 24 2017 Brampton, Ontario 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 Germany ! Grubauer, Philipp Philipp Grubauer 1.0 ! G 25 Rosenheim, Germany 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 Canada ! Holtby, Braden Braden Holtby 1.0 ! G 28 2008 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan 7001920000000000000 ♠ 92 Russia ! Kuznetsov, Evgeny Evgeny Kuznetsov 4.0 ! C 25 Chelyabinsk, Russia 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 United States ! Niskanen, Matt Matt Niskanen 2.0 ! D 30 2014 Virginia, Minnesota 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Russia ! Orlov, Dmitry Dmitry Orlov 2.0 ! D 26 2009 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 United States ! Orpik, Brooks Brooks Orpik ( A ) 2.0 ! D 36 2014 San Francisco, California 7001770000000000000 ♠ 77 United States ! Oshie, T.J. T.J. Oshie 7.0 ! RW 30 2015 Mount Vernon, Washington 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 Russia ! Ovechkin, Alexander Alexander Ovechkin ( C ) 6.0 ! LW 32 Moscow, Soviet Union 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 Canada ! Smith - Pelly, Devante Devante Smith - Pelly 6.0 ! LW 25 2017 Scarborough, Ontario 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 Canada ! Wilson, Tom Tom Wilson 7.0 ! RW 23 2013 Toronto, Ontario Retired numbers The Capitals honor the retired numbers of Rod Langway, Yvon Labre, Mike Gartner and Dale Hunter with banners in the Verizon Center. Washington Capitals retired numbers No. Player Position Career No. retirement 5 Rod Langway 1982 -- 1993 November 26, 1997 7 Yvon Labre 1974 -- 1980 November 22, 1980 11 Mike Gartner RW 1979 -- 1989 December 28, 2008 32 Dale Hunter 1987 -- 1999 March 11, 2000 The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky 's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All - Star Game. Team captains Doug Mohns, 1974 -- 75 Bill Clement, 1975 -- 76 Yvon Labre, 1976 -- 78 Guy Charron, 1978 -- 79 Ryan Walter, 1979 -- 82 Rod Langway, 1982 -- 93 Kevin Hatcher, 1993 -- 94 Dale Hunter, 1994 -- 99 Adam Oates, 1999 -- 2001 Steve Konowalchuk and Brendan Witt, 2001 -- 02 ( co-captains ) Steve Konowalchuk, 2002 -- 03 Jeff Halpern, 2005 -- 06 Chris Clark, 2006 -- 09 Alexander Ovechkin, 2010 -- present Hall of Famers Dino Ciccarelli : RW, 1989 -- 92, Inducted 2010 Sergei Fedorov : C, 2008 -- 09, Inducted 2015 Mike Gartner : RW, 1979 -- 89, Inducted 2001 Phil Housley : D, 1996 -- 98, Inducted 2015 Rod Langway : D, 1982 -- 93, Inducted 2002 Larry Murphy : D, 1983 -- 89, Inducted 2004 Adam Oates : C, 1997 -- 2002, Inducted 2012 Scott Stevens : D, 1982 -- 90, Inducted 2007 First - round Draft picks Brian Sutherby was the Capitals ' first round pick in 2000. 1974 : Greg Joly ( 1st overall ) 1975 : Alex Forsyth ( 18th overall ) 1976 : Rick Green ( 1st overall ) and Greg Carroll ( 15th overall ) 1977 : Robert Picard ( 3rd overall ) 1978 : Ryan Walter ( 2nd overall ) and Tim Coulis ( 18th overall ) 1979 : Mike Gartner ( 4th overall ) 1980 : Darren Veitch ( 5th overall ) 1981 : Bob Carpenter ( 3rd overall ) 1982 : Scott Stevens ( 5th overall ) 1983 : None 1984 : Kevin Hatcher ( 17th overall ) 1985 : Yvon Corriveau ( 19th overall ) 1986 : Jeff Greenlaw ( 19th overall ) 1987 : None 1988 : Reggie Savage ( 15th overall ) 1989 : Olaf Kolzig ( 19th overall ) 1990 : John Slaney ( 9th overall ) 1991 : Pat Peake ( 14th overall ) and Trevor Halverson ( 21st overall ) 1992 : Sergei Gonchar ( 14th overall ) 1993 : Brendan Witt ( 11th overall ) and Jason Allison ( 17th overall ) 1994 : Nolan Baumgartner ( 10th overall ) and Alexander Kharlamov ( 15th overall ) 1995 : Brad Church ( 17th overall ) and Miika Elomo ( 23rd overall ) 1996 : Alexandre Volchkov ( 4th overall ) and Jaroslav Svejkovsky ( 17th overall ) 1997 : Nick Boynton ( 9th overall ) 1998 : None 1999 : Kris Beech ( 7th overall ) 2000 : Brian Sutherby ( 26th overall ) 2001 : None 2002 : Steve Eminger ( 12th overall ), Alexander Semin ( 13th overall ), and Boyd Gordon ( 17th overall ) 2003 : Eric Fehr ( 18th overall ) 2004 : Alexander Ovechkin ( 1st overall ), Jeff Schultz ( 27th overall ), and Mike Green ( 29th overall ) 2005 : Sasha Pokulok ( 14th overall ) and Joe Finley ( 27th overall ) 2006 : Nicklas Backstrom ( 4th overall ) and Semyon Varlamov ( 23rd overall ) 2007 : Karl Alzner ( 5th overall ) 2008 : Anton Gustafsson ( 21st overall ) and John Carlson ( 27th overall ) 2009 : Marcus Johansson ( 24th overall ) 2010 : Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 26th overall ) 2011 : None ( pick traded to Chicago Blackhawks for Troy Brouwer ) 2012 : Filip Forsberg ( 11th overall ) and Tom Wilson ( 16th overall ) 2013 : Andre Burakovsky ( 23rd overall ) 2014 : Jakub Vrana ( 13th overall ) 2015 : Ilya Samsonov ( 22nd overall ) 2016 : Lucas Johansen ( 28th overall ) 2017 : None Franchise scoring leaders Main article : List of Washington Capitals records These are the top - ten regular season point - scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. * -- current Capitals player Note : Pos = Position ; GP = Games Played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; P / G = Points per game Points Player Pos GP Pts P / G Alexander Ovechkin * LW 921 558 477 1,035 1.12 Peter Bondra RW 961 472 353 825 0.86 Mike Gartner RW 758 397 392 789 1.04 Nicklas Backstrom * 734 188 540 728 0.99 Michal Pivonka 825 181 418 599 0.73 Dale Hunter 872 181 375 556 0.64 Bengt Gustafsson RW 629 196 359 555 0.88 Mike Ridley 588 218 329 547 0.93 Calle Johansson 983 113 361 474 0.48 Dennis Maruk 343 182 249 431 1.26 Goals Player Pos Alexander Ovechkin * LW 525 Peter Bondra RW 472 Mike Gartner RW 397 Mike Ridley 218 Alexander Semin RW 197 Bengt Gustafsson RW 196 Dave Christian RW 193 Nicklas Backstrom * 188 Bobby Carpenter 188 Dennis Maruk 182 Assists Player Pos Nicklas Backstrom * 540 Alexander Ovechkin * LW 477 Michal Pivonka 418 Mike Gartner RW 392 Dale Hunter 375 Calle Johansson 361 Bengt Gustafsson RW 359 Peter Bondra RW 353 Scott Stevens 331 Mike Ridley 329 Head coaches Head coaching history Jim Anderson, 1974 / 75 Red Sullivan, 1974 / 75 Milt Schmidt, 1974 / 75 -- 1975 / 76 Tom McVie, 1975 / 76 -- 1977 / 78 Danny Belisle, 1978 / 79 -- 1979 / 80 Gary Green, 1979 / 80 -- 1981 / 82 Roger Crozier, 1981 / 82 Bryan Murray, 1981 / 82 -- 1989 / 90 Terry Murray, 1989 / 90 -- 1993 / 94 Jim Schoenfeld, 1993 / 94 -- 1996 / 97 Ron Wilson, 1997 / 98 -- 2001 / 02 Bruce Cassidy, 2002 / 03 -- 2003 / 04 Glen Hanlon, 2003 / 04 -- 2007 / 08 Bruce Boudreau, 2007 / 08 -- 2011 / 12 Dale Hunter, 2011 / 12 Adam Oates, 2012 / 13 -- 2013 / 14 Barry Trotz, 2014 / 15 -- present NHL awards and Trophies Main article : List of Washington Capitals award winners Coach Bruce Boudreau was the second Capitals coach to win the Jack Adams Award. Presidents ' Trophy 2009 -- 10, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 Prince of Wales Trophy 1997 -- 98 Hart Memorial Trophy Alexander Ovechkin : 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2012 -- 13 Lester B. Pearson / Ted Lindsay Award Alexander Ovechkin : 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10 Art Ross Trophy Alexander Ovechkin : 2007 -- 08 Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophy Alexander Ovechkin : 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2012 -- 13, 2013 -- 14, 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16 Calder Memorial Trophy Alexander Ovechkin : 2005 -- 06 Frank J. Selke Trophy Doug Jarvis : 1983 -- 84 James Norris Memorial Trophy Rod Langway : 1982 -- 83, 1983 -- 84 King Clancy Memorial Trophy Olaf Kolzig : 2005 -- 06 Vezina Trophy Jim Carey : 1995 -- 96 Olaf Kolzig : 1999 -- 00 Braden Holtby : 2015 -- 16 William M. Jennings Trophy Al Jensen and Pat Riggin : 1983 -- 84 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Jose Theodore : 2009 -- 10 Jack Adams Award Bryan Murray : 1983 -- 84 Bruce Boudreau : 2007 -- 08 Barry Trotz : 2015 -- 16 Postseason All - Star Team First Team All - Star Rod Langway : 1982 -- 83, 1983 -- 84 Scott Stevens : 1987 -- 88 Jim Carey : 1995 -- 96 Olaf Kolzig : 1999 -- 2000 Alexander Ovechkin : 2005 -- 06, 2006 -- 07, 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10, 2012 -- 13 *, 2014 -- 15 Mike Green : 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10 Braden Holtby : 2015 -- 16 Second Team All - Star Rod Langway : 1984 -- 85 Larry Murphy : 1986 -- 87 Al Iafrate : 1992 -- 93 Sergei Gonchar : 2001 -- 02, 2002 -- 03 Alexander Ovechkin : 2010 -- 11, 2012 -- 13 *, 2013 -- 14, 2015 -- 16 Braden Holtby : 2016 -- 17 All - Rookie Team Scott Stevens : 1982 -- 83 Jim Carey : 1994 -- 95 Alexander Ovechkin : 2005 -- 06 Nicklas Backstrom : 2007 -- 08 John Carlson : 2010 -- 11 ( * ) Ovechkin was selected a First Team All - Star at right wing, and a Second Team All - Star at left wing in 2013. 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