# 2024–25 Washington Capitals season

The 2024–25 Washington Capitals season is the 51st season (50th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Washington Capitals | 67 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 244 | 175 | +69 | 96 |
| 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 67 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 217 | 178 | +39 | 86 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 68 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 204 | 177 | +27 | 78 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 2 | ME | New York Rangers | 68 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 72 |
| 3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 67 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 194 | 211 | −17 | 70 |
| 6 | ME | New York Islanders | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 179 | 196 | −17 | 68 |
| 7 | AT | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 22Philadelphia6–2WashingtonShepardCapital One Arena12,8510–1–0
2September 24Washington2–4BostonShepardTD Garden17,8500–2–0
3September 25Washington5–3New JerseyThompsonPrudential Center7,0921–2–0
4September 27Columbus8–4WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena13,0091–3–0
5September 30Washington3–2ColumbusThompsonNationwide Arena10,0802–3–0
6October 5Boston0–2WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena13,2243–3–0 :
Legend
  Win
  Loss
  OT/SO Loss :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
October: 7–2–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 12New Jersey5–3WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,5730–1–00
2October 15Vegas2–4WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena16,7271–1–02
3October 17Dallas2–3WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena17,0342–1–04
4October 19Washington6–5New JerseyOTThompsonPrudential Center16,5143–1–06
5October 22Washington4–1PhiladelphiaLindgrenWells Fargo Center18,1324–1–08
6October 23Philadelphia3–6WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena17,2545–1–010
7October 26Washington0–3Tampa BayLindgrenAmalie Arena19,0925–2–010
8October 29NY Rangers3–5WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena17,3906–2–012
9October 31Montreal3–6WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena15,7897–2–014 :
November: 10–4–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 7–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 2Columbus2–7WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena17,6668–2–016
11November 3Washington2–4CarolinaLindgrenLenovo Center18,7968–3–016
12November 6Nashville2–3WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena17,1779–3–018
13November 8Pittsburgh4–2WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,5739–4–018
14November 9Washington8–1St. LouisThompsonEnterprise Center18,09610–4–020
15November 13Toronto4–3WashingtonOTThompsonCapital One Arena18,57310–4–121
16November 15Washington5–2ColoradoLindgrenBall Arena18,08311–4–123
17November 17Washington5–2VegasThompsonT-Mobile Arena17,87712–4–125
18November 18Washington6–2UtahLindgrenDelta Center11,13113–4–127
19November 21Colorado2–1WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena17,41413–5–127
20November 23New Jersey3–2WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,57313–6–127
21November 25Washington4–1FloridaThompsonAmerant Bank Arena18,50414–6–129
22November 27Washington5–4Tampa BayLindgrenAmalie Arena19,09215–6–131
23November 29NY Islanders4–5WashingtonOTThompsonCapital One Arena18,57316–6–133
24November 30Washington6–5New JerseyLindgrenPrudential Center16,51417–6–135 :
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 4–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 3San Jose2–1WashingtonOTThompsonCapital One Arena17,85917–6–236
26December 6Washington3–1TorontoLindgrenScotiabank Arena18,72318–6–238
27December 7Washington4–2MontrealThompsonBell Centre21,10519–6–240
28December 12Washington2–1ColumbusOTThompsonNationwide Arena15,96220–6–242
29December 14Buffalo2–4WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57321–6–244
30December 16Washington1–3DallasLindgrenAmerican Airlines Center18,53221–7–244
31December 17Washington2–3ChicagoThompsonUnited Center18,51121–8–244
32December 20Carolina1–3WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,57322–8–246
33December 22Los Angeles1–3WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57323–8–248
34December 23Washington1–4BostonLindgrenTD Garden17,85023–9–248
35December 28Washington5–2TorontoThompsonScotiabank Arena19,12524–9–250
36December 29Washington2–4DetroitLindgrenLittle Caesars Arena19,51524–10–250
37December 31Boston1–3WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57325–10–252 :
January: 9–1–4 (Home: 4–0–2; Road: 5–1–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 2Minnesota4–3WashingtonSOLindgrenCapital One Arena18,57325–10–353
39January 4NY Rangers4–7WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57326–10–355
40January 6Washington3–4BuffaloSOLindgrenKeyBank Center15,54826–10–456
41January 8Vancouver1–2WashingtonOTThompsonCapital One Arena17,94127–10–458
42January 10Montreal3–2WashingtonOTThompsonCapital One Arena18,57327–10–559
43January 11Washington4–1NashvilleThompsonBridgestone Arena17,15928–10–561
44January 14Anaheim0–3WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57329–10–563
45January 16Washington1–0OttawaOTThompsonCanadian Tire Centre17,24230–10–565
46January 18Pittsburgh1–4WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57331–10–567
47January 21Washington3–2EdmontonThompsonRogers Place18,34732–10–569
48January 23Washington3–0SeattleLindgrenClimate Pledge Arena17,15133–10–571
49January 25Washington1–2VancouverLindgrenRogers Arena18,87633–11–571
50January 28Washington3–1CalgaryThompsonScotiabank Saddledome17,45534–11–573
51January 30Washington4–5OttawaOTLindgrenCanadian Tire Centre18,79234–11–674 :
February: 4–2–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 1Winnipeg5–4WashingtonOTThompsonCapital One Arena18,57334–11–775
53February 4Florida3–6WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57335–11–777
54February 6Washington4–3PhiladelphiaLindgrenWells Fargo Center18,72636–11–779
55February 9Utah5–4WashingtonSOThompsonCapital One Arena18,57336–11–880
56February 22Washington8–3PittsburghThompsonPPG Paints Arena18,20737–11–882
57February 23Edmonton3–7WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,57338–11–884
58February 25Calgary3–1WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57338–12–884
59February 27St. Louis5–2WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,57338–13–884 :
March: 6–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
60March 1Tampa Bay3–1WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57338–14–884
61March 3Ottawa4–5WashingtonSOThompsonCapital One Arena18,57339–14–886
62March 5Washington3–2NY RangersOTLindgrenMadison Square Garden18,00640–14–888
63March 7Detroit2–5WashingtonThompsonCapital One Arena18,57341–14–890
64March 9Seattle2–4WashingtonLindgrenCapital One Arena18,57342–14–892
65March 11Washington7–4AnaheimThompsonHonda Center16,50743–14–894
66March 13Washington0–3Los AngelesLindgrenCrypto.com Arena18,14543–15–894
67March 15Washington5–1San JoseThompsonSAP Center17,43544–15–896
68March 18Detroit–WashingtonCapital One Arena
69March 20Philadelphia–WashingtonCapital One Arena
70March 22Florida–WashingtonCapital One Arena
71March 25Washington–WinnipegCanada Life Centre
72March 27Washington–MinnesotaXcel Energy Center
73March 30Buffalo–WashingtonCapital One Arena :
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
74April 1Washington–BostonTD Garden
75April 2Washington–CarolinaLenovo Center
76April 4Chicago–WashingtonCapital One Arena
77April 6Washington–NY IslandersUBS Arena
78April 10Carolina–WashingtonCapital One Arena
79April 12Washington–ColumbusNationwide Arena
80April 13Columbus–WashingtonCapital One Arena
81April 15Washington–NY IslandersUBS Arena
82April 17Washington–PittsburghPPG Paints Arena :
Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player stats

As of February 10, 2025

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Dylan Strome | 55 | 16 | 38 | 54 | +11 | 22 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 55 | 22 | 24 | 46 | +29 | 16 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 55 | 13 | 31 | 44 | +19 | 38 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 49 | 33 | 20 | 53 | +18 | 14 |
| Tom Wilson | 55 | 24 | 18 | 42 | +13 | 50 |
| Connor McMichael | 55 | 19 | 22 | 41 | +15 | 22 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 50 | 14 | 21 | 35 | +21 | 32 |
| John Carlson | 55 | 4 | 31 | 35 | +20 | 18 |
| Nic Dowd | 55 | 11 | 10 | 21 | +14 | 42 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 55 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +2 | 12 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 54 | 11 | 8 | 19 | +6 | 14 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 55 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +18 | 10 |
| Matt Roy | 45 | 2 | 13 | 15 | +15 | 12 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 55 | 0 | 15 | 15 | +19 | 12 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 55 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +6 | 47 |
| Martin Fehervary | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +10 | 21 |
| Lars Eller$^†$ | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +6 | 14 |
| Jakub Vrana | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +6 | 6 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 27 | 0 | 8 | 8 | –3 | 4 |
| Ethen Frank | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 2 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 0 |
| Michael Sgarbossa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| Dylan McIlrath | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 14 |
| Sonny Milano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. $^‡$No longer with the Capitals.

## Roster

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Updated March 7, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 27 | Alexander Alexeyev | D | L | 25 | 2018 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom (A) | C | L | 37 | 2006 | Gävle, Sweden |
| 72 | Anthony Beauvillier | LW | L | 27 | 2025 | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec |
| 74 | John Carlson (A) | D | R | 35 | 2008 | Natick, Massachusetts |
| 6 | Jakob Chychrun | D | L | 26 | 2024 | Boca Raton, Florida |
| 26 | Nic Dowd | C | R | 34 | 2018 | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 80 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | L | 26 | 2024 | Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec |
| 22 | Brandon Duhaime | LW | L | 27 | 2024 | Coral Springs, Florida |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | L | 35 | 2024 | Rødovre, Denmark |
| 42 | Martin Fehervary | D | L | 25 | 2018 | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 53 | Ethen Frank | C | R | 27 | 2022 | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 79 | Charlie Lindgren | G | R | 31 | 2022 | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 88 | Andrew Mangiapane | LW | L | 28 | 2024 | Bolton, Ontario |
| 52 | Dylan McIlrath | D | R | 32 | 2021 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 24 | Connor McMichael | C | L | 24 | 2019 | Scarborough, Ontario |
| 15 | Sonny Milano | LW | L | 28 | 2022 | Massapequa, New York |
| 77 | T. J. Oshie (A) | RW | R | 38 | 2015 | Mount Vernon, Washington |
| 8 | Alexander Ovechkin (C) | LW | R | 39 | 2004 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 21 | Aliaksei Protas | C | L | 24 | 2019 | Vitebsk, Belarus |
| 16 | Taylor Raddysh | RW | R | 27 | 2024 | Caledon, Ontario |
| 3 | Matt Roy | D | R | 30 | 2024 | Canton, Michigan |
| 38 | Rasmus Sandin | D | L | 25 | 2023 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 17 | Dylan Strome | C | L | 28 | 2022 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 48 | Logan Thompson | G | R | 28 | 2024 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 57 | Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | R | 33 | 2020 | Middletown, New Jersey |
| 43 | Tom Wilson (A) | RW | R | 30 | 2012 | Toronto, Ontario |

## Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 29, 2024 | To Buffalo SabresBeck Malenstyn | To Washington Capitals2nd-round pick in 2024 |
| June 29, 2024 | To Vegas Golden KnightsNYI 3rd-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Washington CapitalsLogan Thompson |
| June 29, 2024 | To New Jersey Devils3rd-round pick in 2024 5th-round pick in 2024 | To Washington Capitals3rd-round pick in 2024 |
| July 1, 2024 | To Ottawa SenatorsNick Jensen 3rd-round pick in 2026 | To Washington CapitalsJakob Chychrun |
| November 12, 2024 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsCHI 5th-round pick in 2025 3rd-round pick in 2027 | To Washington CapitalsLars Eller |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Brandon Duhaime | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Taylor Raddysh | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Matt Roy | Los Angeles Kings | 6-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Luke Philp | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Spencer Smallman | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) | Jakub Vrana | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Joe Snively | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09) | Matthew Phillips | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) | Max Pacioretty | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) | Terik Parascak | 3-year† |
| September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27) | Eriks Mateiko | 3-year† |
| January 27, 2025 (2025-01-27) | Logan Thompson | 3-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 17 | Terik Parascak | RW | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 2 | 43 | Cole Hutson | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Leon Muggli | D | Switzerland | EV Zug (National League) |
| 3 | 75 | Ilya Protas | LW | Belarus | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
| 3 | 90 | Eriks Mateiko | W | Latvia | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Nicholas Kempf | G | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 6 | 178 | Petr Sikora | C | Czech Republic | HC Oceláři Třinec (Czech U20) |
| 7 | 212 | Miroslav Satan | C | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia U20) |
Notes: