# 2009–10 Washington Capitals season

The 2009–10 Washington Capitals season was the team's 36th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The season started with the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 26–27 with the Capitals holding the 24th selection in the draft. On December 28, 2009, the Capitals traded away captain Chris Clark and defenseman Milan Jurcina to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for winger Jason Chimera. On January 5, 2010, Alexander Ovechkin was named the team's new captain, the unanimous choice of his teammates. Ovechkin became the first European, second-youngest and 14th overall captain in team history. From January 13 to February 7, 2010, Washington won 14-straight games. The Capitals eventually finished 2009-10 regular season first in the Eastern Conference and in the NHL with 121 points, securing their first ever President's Trophy while also becoming the first non-Original Six team to ever reach the 120-point plateau. The Capitals finished the regular season in first place in scoring, with 313 goals (excluding five shootout-winning goals). This was the highest total by an NHL team since the 1995–96 season. Seven Washington players reached the 20-goal mark. The Capitals also scored the most power-play goals in the league with 79, and had the best power-play percentage at 25.24% (79 for 313).
Ovechkin led the team with 109 points and finished as the league's third-highest goal scorer, despite playing nine games fewer than the league leaders. Fellow Capital's player Nicklas Bäckström finished the season with 101 points, the fourth-most in the NHL. Mike Green led all defensemen in points, finishing with 76. The Capitals also dominated the plus-minus category, with five players finishing in the top six in the league. Despite enjoying a top-ranked regular season, the Capitals were ousted by the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs in 7 games. Their early post-season exit in 2010 was considered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history.

## Pre-season

| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Location |
| 1 | September 17 | Buffalo Sabres | W 4-3 (OT) | HSBC Arena |
| 2 | September 19 | Chicago Blackhawks | W 3-2 (OT) | United Center |
| 3 | September 21 | Buffalo Sabres | L 1-2 | Verizon Center |
| 4 | September 23 | Chicago Blackhawks | W 6-2 | Verizon Center |
| 5 | September 24 | New York Rangers | L 2-3 | Madison Square Garden |
| 6 | September 27 | New York Rangers | W 4-3 | Verizon Center |

## Regular season

On December 28, the Capitals traded captain Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jason Chimera. On January 5, Alexander Ovechkin was named the team's new captain, the unanimous choice of his teammates.
From January 13 to February 7, 2010, Washington won 14-straight games.
By finishing the regular season with 121 points in the standings, the Capitals became the first non-Original Six team to ever reach the 120-point plateau.
The Capitals finished the regular season in first place in scoring, with 313 goals (excluding five shootout-winning goals). This was the highest total by an NHL team since the 1995–96 season. Seven Washington players reached the 20-goal mark. The Capitals also scored the most power-play goals in the league with 79, and had the best power-play percentage at 25.24% (79 for 313).

### Divisional standings

Southeast Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
| 2 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
| 2 | y – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
| 3 | y – Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
| 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |
| 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

### Game log

2009–10 Game Log :
October: 8-2-3 (Home: 4-1-2; Road: 4-1-1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 1Boston Bruins4 - 1TD Garden17,5651-0-02
2October 3Toronto Maple Leafs6 - 4Verizon Center18,2772-0-04
3October 6Philadelphia Flyers6 - 5 OTWachovia Center19,5672-0-15
4October 8New York Rangers4 - 3Verizon Center18,2772-1-15
5October 10Detroit Red Wings3 - 2Joe Louis Arena19,1222-2-15
6October 12New Jersey Devils3 - 2 SOVerizon Center18,2772-2-26
7October 15San Jose Sharks4 - 1Verizon Center18,2773-2-28
8October 17Nashville Predators3 - 2 SOVerizon Center18,2774-2-210
9October 22Atlanta Thrashers5 - 4Philips Arena13,1925-2-212
10October 24New York Islanders3 - 2 OTNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,5416-2-214
11October 27Philadelphia Flyers4 - 2Verizon Center18,2777-2-216
12October 29Atlanta Thrashers4 - 3Philips Arena12,8938-2-218
13October 30New York Islanders4 - 3 OTVerizon Center18,2778-2-319 :
November: 8-3-3 (Home: 4-1-1, Road: 4-2-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
14November 1Columbus Blue Jackets4 - 5 OTVerizon Center18,2778-2-420
15November 4New Jersey Devils2 - 3Prudential Center13,4988-3-420
16November 6Florida Panthers4 - 1BankAtlantic Center15,8779-3-422
17November 7Florida Panthers7 - 4Verizon Center18,27710-3-424
18November 11New York Islanders5 - 4 SO Verizon Center18,27711-3-426
19November 13Minnesota Wild3 - 1Verizon Center18,27712-3-428
20November 14New Jersey Devils2 - 5Prudential Center16,52112-4-428
21November 17New York Rangers4 - 2Madison Square Garden18,20013-4-430
22November 20Montreal Canadiens2 - 3Verizon Center18,27713-5-430
23November 21Toronto Maple Leafs1 - 2 SOAir Canada Centre19,45513-5-531
24November 23Ottawa Senators3 - 4 OTScotiabank Place16,21013-5-632
25November 25Buffalo Sabres2 - 0Verizon Center18,27714-5-634
26November 28Montreal Canadiens4 - 3 SOBell Centre21,27315-5-636
27November 30Carolina Hurricanes3 - 2RBC Center12,79716-5-638 :
December: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-1-0, Road: 4-4-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
28December 3Florida Panthers6 - 2Verizon Center18,27717-5-640
29December 5Philadelphia Flyers8 - 2Wachovia Center19,78918-5-642
30December 7Tampa Bay Lightning3 - 0St. Pete Times Forum12,40019-5-644
31December 9Buffalo Sabres0 - 3HSBC Arena17,98219-6-644
32December 11Carolina Hurricanes4 - 3 OTVerizon Center18,27720-6-646
33December 12Toronto Maple Leafs3 - 6Air Canada Centre19,31620-7-646
34December 15Colorado Avalanche6 - 1Pepsi Center14,17221-7-648
35December 18Vancouver Canucks2 - 3GM Place18,81021-8-648
36December 19Edmonton Oilers4 - 2Rexall Place16,83922-8-650
37December 23Buffalo Sabres5 - 2Verizon Center18,27723-8-652
38December 26New Jersey Devils4 - 1Verizon Center18,27724-8-654
39December 28Carolina Hurricanes3 - 6Verizon Center18,27724-9-654
40December 30San Jose Sharks2 - 5HP Pavilion17,56224-10-654 :
January: 13-2-0 (Home: 9-0-0, Road: 4-2-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
41January 2Los Angeles Kings1 - 2Staples Center18,11824-11-654
42January 5Montreal Canadiens4 - 2Verizon Center18,27725-11-656
43January 7Ottawa Senators5 - 2Verizon Center18,27726-11-658
44January 9Atlanta Thrashers8 - 1Philips Arena16,76727-11-660
45January 12Tampa Bay Lightning4 - 7St. Pete Times Forum13,89127-12-660
46January 13Florida Panthers5 - 4 SOBankAtlantic Center14,77628-12-662
47January 15Toronto Maple Leafs6 - 1Verizon Center18,27729-12-664
48January 17Philadelphia Flyers5 - 3Verizon Center18,27730-12-666
49January 19Detroit Red Wings3 - 2Verizon Center18,27731-12-668
50January 21Pittsburgh Penguins6 - 3Mellon Arena17,13232-12-670
51January 23Phoenix Coyotes4 - 2Verizon Center18,27733-12-672
52January 26New York Islanders7 - 2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,54934-12-674
53January 27Anaheim Ducks5 - 1Verizon Center18,27735-12-676
54January 29Florida Panthers4 - 1Verizon Center18,27736-12-678
55January 31Tampa Bay Lightning3 - 2Verizon Center18,27737-12-680 :
February: 4-1-2 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 2-1-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
56February 2Boston Bruins4 - 1TD Garden17,56538-12-682
57February 4New York Rangers6 - 5Madison Square Garden18,20039-12-684
58February 5Atlanta Thrashers5 - 2Verizon Center18,27740-12-686
59February 7Pittsburgh Penguins5 - 4 OTVerizon Center18,27741-12-688
60February 10Montreal Canadiens6 - 5 OTBell Centre21,27341-12-789
61February 11Ottawa Senators6 - 5Scotiabank Place19,68241-13-789
62February 13St. Louis Blues4 - 3 SOScottrade Center19,15041-13-890 :
March: 8-2-4 (Home: 4-2-2, Road: 4-0-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
63March 3Buffalo Sabres3 - 1HSBC Arena18,69042-13-892
64March 4Tampa Bay Lightning5 - 4Verizon Center18,27743-13-894
65March 6New York Rangers2 - 0Verizon Center18,27744-13-896
66March 8Dallas Stars4 - 3 SOVerizon Center18,27744-13-997
67March 10Carolina Hurricanes4 - 3 OTVerizon Center18,27745-13-999
68March 12Tampa Bay Lightning2 - 3Verizon Center18,27745-14-999
69March 14Chicago Blackhawks4 - 3 OTUnited Center22,28946-14-9101
70March 16Florida Panthers7 - 3BankAtlantic Center15,12347-14-9103
71March 18Carolina Hurricanes3 - 4 OTRBC Center18,14447-14-10104
72March 20Tampa Bay Lightning3 - 1St. Pete Times Forum19,84448-14-10106
73March 24Pittsburgh Penguins4 - 3 SOVerizon Center18,27749-14-10108
74March 25Carolina Hurricanes3 - 2 SORBC Center18,04649-14-11109
75March 28Calgary Flames5 - 3Verizon Center18,27749-15-11109
76March 30Ottawa Senators4 - 5 OTVerizon Center18,27749–15–12110 :
April: 5-0-1 (Home: 3-0-1, Road: 2-0-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
77April 1Atlanta Thrashers2 - 1Verizon Center18,27750-15-12112
78April 3Columbus Blue Jackets3 - 2Nationwide Arena16,95751-15-12114
79April 5Boston Bruins3 - 2 OTVerizon Center18,27752-15-12116
80April 6Pittsburgh Penguins6 - 3Mellon Arena17,13253-15-12118
81April 9Atlanta Thrashers5 - 2Verizon Center18,27754-15-12120
82April 11Boston Bruins3-4 SOVerizon Center18,27754-15-13121 :

## Playoffs

On March 11, the Capitals clinched the division title for the third consecutive season after also winning division titles in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 campaigns. The Capitals also clinched as the Eastern Conference regular season champions. On April 4, the Capitals won their first ever Presidents' Trophy award. The Capitals played the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round. The Canadiens won Game 1, 3–2 in overtime. The Capitals won the next three games to take a 3–1 series lead. The Canadiens won the next two games to tie the series at 3–3 and force a Game 7. In Game 7, the Canadiens took a 2–0 lead, which held up until the third period. The Capitals came close many times and outshot the Canadiens 42 to 16, but Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak kept them in the game, only allowing one goal. The Canadiens won the game 2–1 and eliminated the Capitals in the first round. Their early post-season exit in 2010 was considered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history.
Key: Win Loss Clinch Playoff Series Eliminated from playoffs
2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 72 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 45 | 89 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 82 | 33 | 68 | 101 | 37 | 50 |
| Alexander Semin | 73 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 36 | 66 |
| Mike Green | 75 | 19 | 57 | 76 | 39 | 54 |
| Brooks Laich | 78 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 16 | 34 |
| Mike Knuble | 69 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 23 | 59 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 69 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 9 | 28 |
| Brendan Morrison | 74 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 23 | 40 |
| Eric Fehr | 69 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 18 | 24 |
| Tom Poti | 70 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 42 |
| Matt Bradley | 77 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 47 |
| Jeff Schultz | 73 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 50 | 32 |
| Jason Chimera$^†$ | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 51 |
| David Steckel | 79 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 19 |
| Chris Clark$^‡$ | 38 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 68 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 68 |
| Brian Pothier$^‡$ | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Boyd Gordon | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| John Erskine | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 66 |
| Tyler Sloan | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
| John Carlson | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| Eric Belanger$^†$ | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Corvo$^†$ | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| Keith Aucoin | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Karl Alzner | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| Quintin Laing | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| Milan Jurcina$^{‡†}$ | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Alexandre Giroux | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Scott Walker$^†$ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Kyle Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Beagle | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Boyd Kane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andrew Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Chris Bourque$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Alexander Ovechkin | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Mike Knuble | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| John Carlson | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Poti | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Eric Fehr | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Bradley | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Jason Chimera | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Brooks Laich | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Green | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Joe Corvo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Alexander Semin | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Boyd Gordon | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendan Morrison | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Belanger | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Jeff Schultz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Karl Alzner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Sloan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| David Steckel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Jose Theodore | 47 | 2586 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 2.81 | 1352 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Semyon Varlamov | 26 | 1527 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 2.55 | 718 | .909 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michal Neuvirth | 17 | 872 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2.75 | 464 | .914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Semyon Varlamov | 6 | 349 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2.41 | 153 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Theodore | 2 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.70 | 40 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Alexander Ovechkin | NHL First Star of the Week | October 5, 2009 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | NHL Third Star of the Week | October 19, 2009 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | NHL Second Star of the Month | October 2009 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | NHL First Star of the Week | December 7, 2009 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | NHL First Star of the Week | January 18, 2010 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | NHL First Star of the Month | January 2010 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 1, 2010 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | NHL First Star of the Week | February 8, 2010 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 8, 2010 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | NHL Third Star of the Week | April 12, 2010 |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Ted Lindsay Award winner | June 23, 2010 |
| Jose Theodore | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner | June 23, 2010 |

## Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 27, 2009 | To Phoenix Coyotes Sami Lepisto | To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2010 |
| July 17, 2009 | To Calgary Flames Keith Seabrook | To Washington Capitals Future considerations |
| December 28, 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Clark Milan Jurcina | To Washington Capitals Jason Chimera |
| March 3, 2010 | To Carolina Hurricanes 7th-round pick in 2010 | To Washington Capitals Scott Walker |
| March 3, 2010 | To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010 | To Washington Capitals Eric Belanger |
| March 3, 2010 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 6th-round pick in 2010 | To Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina |
| March 3, 2010 | To Carolina Hurricanes Brian Pothier Oskar Osala 2nd-round pick in 2011 | To Washington Capitals Joe Corvo |
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Anton Gustafsson3 years
Quintin Laing1 year
Boyd Gordon1 year, $761,000
Shaone Morrisonn1 year, $1.975 million
Eric Fehr1 year, $771,750
Chris Bourque1 year
Kyle Wilson1 year
Steve Pinizzotto2 years
Jeff Schultz1 year, $715,000
Milan Jurcina1 year, $1.375 million
Cody Eakin3-year entry-level contract
Alexander Semin1 year, $6 million contract extension
Tyler Sloan2-year contract extension
Dave Steckel3-year contract extension
Keith Aucoin2-year contract extension
Dmitri Kugryshev3-year entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

The Capitals' picks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009.
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (league) | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics |
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (league) | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1 | 24 | Marcus Johansson | Sweden | C | Farjestad BK (Elitserien) | | | | | |
| 2 | 55 | Dmitry Orlov | Russia | D | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL) | | | | | |
| 3 | 85 | Cody Eakin | Canada | C | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | | | | | |
| 4 | 115 | Patrick Wey | United States | D | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) | | | | | |
| 5 | 145 | Brett Flemming | Canada | D | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) | | | | | |
| 6 | 175 | Garrett Mitchell | Canada | RW | Regina Pats (WHL) | | | | | |
| 7 | 205 | Benjamin Casavant | Canada | LW | P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) | | | | | |

## Farm teams
### Hershey Bears

The Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Hershey Bears in the 2009–10 season.

### South Carolina Stingrays

The South Carolina Stingrays remain Washington's ECHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season.