# 2013–14 Washington Capitals season

The 2013–14 Washington Capitals season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. The Capitals failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, ending their six-season playoff streak. During this season, the Capitals also set the current NHL record for total shootouts in a season with 21 out of possible 82 games. This would be the last season the Capitals failed to make the playoffs until 2023.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 44 | 249 | 207 | +42 | 109 |
| 2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 218 | 193 | +25 | 96 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 236 | 235 | +1 | 94 |
| 4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
| 3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
| 6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
| 9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 78 | 51 | 28 | 79 | −35 | 48 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 82 | 18 | 61 | 79 | −20 | 54 |
| Joel Ward | 82 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 7 | 32 |
| Marcus Johansson | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | −21 | 4 |
| Troy Brouwer | 82 | 25 | 18 | 43 | −6 | 92 |
| Jason Chimera | 82 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 36 |
| Mike Green | 70 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −16 | 64 |
| John Carlson | 82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −3 | 22 |
| Mikhail Grabovski | 58 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 26 |
| Eric Fehr | 73 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| Martin Erat$^‡$ | 53 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 22 |
| Karl Alzner | 82 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −7 | 26 |
| Brooks Laich | 51 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −7 | 16 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −1 | 19 |
| Tom Wilson | 82 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 151 |
| Steve Oleksy | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 53 |
| Jay Beagle | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −9 | 28 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| Nate Schmidt | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Connor Carrick | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −9 | 23 |
| Michael Latta | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| John Erskine | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 56 |
| Casey Wellman | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dustin Penner$^†$ | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Patrick Wey | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Aaron Volpatti | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 49 |
| Alexander Urbom$^‡$ | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Julien Brouillette | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Brown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Strachan | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 28 |
| Jack Hillen | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Ryan Stoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Peter LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Deschamps | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Cameron Schilling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Braden Holtby | 48 | 45 | 2,656:20 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 2.85 | 1475 | 0.915 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 17 | 14 | 883:23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 2.38 | 469 | 0.925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Neuvirth$^‡$ | 13 | 11 | 766:57 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 2.82 | 383 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Halak$^†$ | 12 | 12 | 700:32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2.31 | 383 | 0.930 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

| June 30, 2013 | To Winnipeg Jets3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013 CGY's 5th-round pick in 2013 | To Washington CapitalsCHI's 2nd-round pick in 2013 |
| September 29, 2013 | To Anaheim DucksMathieu Perreault | To Washington CapitalsJohn Mitchell 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Anaheim DucksANA's 4th-round pick in 2014 | To Washington CapitalsDustin Penner |
| March 4, 2014 | To Phoenix CoyotesMartin Erat John Mitchell | To Washington CapitalsChris Brown Rostislav Klesla 4th-round pick in 2015 |
| March 5, 2014 | To Buffalo SabresMichal Neuvirth Rostislav Klesla | To Washington CapitalsJaroslav Halak 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
| April 19, 2014 | To Nashville PredatorsJaynen Rissling | To Washington Capitals7th-round pick in 2014 |
| May 1, 2014 | To New York IslandersJaroslav Halak | To Washington CapitalsCHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 |

### Player signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Tomas Kundratek | July 2, 2013 | 2 years, $1.1 million |
| Karl Alzner | July 10, 2013 | 4 years, $11.2 million |
| Peter LeBlanc | July 10, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Nicolas Deschamps | July 22, 2013 | 1 year, $726,000 |
| Andre Burakovsky | September 4, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Marcus Johansson | September 7, 2013 | 2 years, $4 million |
| Connor Carrick | September 23, 2013 | 3 years, $2.35 million entry-level contract |
| Jason Chimera | November 8, 2013 | 2 years, $4 million contract extension |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | March 8, 2014 | 2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
| Dmitry Orlov | March 13, 2014 | 2 years, $4 million contract extension |
| Caleb Herbert | March 21, 2014 | 2 years, $1.48 million entry-level contract |
| Chandler Stephenson | April 12, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Garrett Mitchell | May 13, 2014 | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Christian Djoos | May 16, 2014 | 3 years, $2.135 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

Washington Capitals' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 23 | Andre Burakovsky | LW | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (Swe-2) |
| 2 | 53 | Madison Bowey | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 3 | 61 | Zach Sanford | LW | United States | Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL) |
| 5 | 144 | Blake Heinrich | D | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Brian Pinho | C | United States | St. John's Prep Eagles (USHS-MA) |
| 7 | 204 | Tyler Lewington | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Washington's third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick. Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 (114th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (84th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.
* The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012, that sent Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and this pick.