List of Washington Capitals seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Capitals have completed in the NHL since their inception in 1974.
Stanley Cup Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	League Leader
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses/SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of May 15, 2007. Hockeydb.com, Washington Capitals season statistics and records.
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
1974–75 	80 	8 	67 	5 	— 	21 	181 	446 	1085 	5th, Norris 	Did not qualify
1975–76 	80 	11 	59 	10 	— 	32 	224 	394 	951 	5th, Norris 	Did not qualify
1976–77 	80 	24 	42 	14 	— 	62 	221 	307 	1231 	4th, Norris 	Did not qualify
1977–78 	80 	17 	49 	14 	— 	48 	195 	321 	1332 	5th, Norris 	Did not qualify
1978–79 	80 	24 	41 	15 	— 	63 	273 	338 	1312 	4th, Norris 	Did not qualify
1979–80 	80 	27 	40 	13 	— 	67 	261 	293 	1198 	5th, Patrick 	Did not qualify
1980–81 	80 	26 	36 	18 	— 	70 	286 	317 	1872 	5th, Patrick 	Did not qualify
1981–82 	80 	26 	41 	13 	— 	65 	319 	338 	1932 	5th, Patrick 	Did not qualify
1982–83 	80 	39 	25 	16 	— 	94 	306 	283 	1329 	3rd, Patrick 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 1–3 (Islanders)
1983–84 	80 	48 	27 	5 	— 	101 	308 	226 	1252 	2nd, Patrick 	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Flyers) </br> Lost in Division Finals, 2–4 (Islanders)
1984–85 	80 	46 	25 	9 	— 	101 	322 	240 	1161 	2nd, Patrick 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–3 (Islanders)
1985–86 	80 	50 	23 	7 	— 	107 	315 	272 	1418 	2nd, Patrick 	Won in Division Semifinals, 3–0 (Islanders) </br> Lost in Division Finals, 2–4 (Rangers)
1986–87 	80 	38 	32 	10 	— 	86 	285 	278 	1720 	2nd, Patrick 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Islanders)
1987–88 	80 	38 	33 	9 	— 	85 	281 	249 	1680 	3rd, Patrick 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–3 (Flyers) </br> Lost in Division Finals, 3–4 (Devils)
1988–89 	80 	41 	29 	10 	— 	92 	305 	259 	1836 	1st, Patrick 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Flyers)
1989–90 	80 	36 	38 	6 	— 	78 	284 	275 	2204 	3rd, Patrick 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–2 (Devils) </br> Won in Division Finals, 4–1 (Rangers) </br> Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Bruins)
1990–91 	80 	37 	36 	7 	— 	81 	258 	258 	1839 	3rd, Patrick 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–2 (Rangers) </br> Lost in Division Finals, 1–4 (Penguins)
1991–92 	80 	45 	27 	8 	— 	98 	330 	275 	1777 	2nd, Patrick 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Penguins)
1992–93 	84 	43 	34 	7 	— 	93 	325 	286 	1709 	2nd, Patrick 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Islanders)
1993–94 	84 	39 	35 	10 	— 	88 	277 	263 	2007 	3rd, Atlantic 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Penguins) </br> Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Rangers)
1994–951	48 	22 	18 	8 	— 	52 	136 	120 	1144 	3rd, Atlantic 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Penguins)
1995–96 	82 	39 	32 	11 	— 	89 	234 	204 	1553 	4th, Atlantic 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Penguins)
1996–97 	82 	33 	40 	9 	— 	75 	214 	231 	1652 	5th, Atlantic 	Did not qualify
1997–98 	82 	40 	30 	12 	— 	92 	219 	202 	1198 	3rd, Atlantic 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–2 (Bruins) </br> Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–1 (Senators) </br> Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Sabres) </br> Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Red Wings)
1998–99 	82 	31 	45 	6 	— 	68 	200 	218 	1381 	3rd, Southeast 	Did not qualify
1999–00 	82 	44 	24 	12 	2 	102 	227 	194 	994 	1st, Southeast 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Penguins)
2000–01 	82 	41 	27 	10 	4 	96 	233 	211 	1141 	1st, Southeast 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Penguins)
2001–02 	82 	36 	33 	11 	2 	85 	228 	240 	1043 	2nd, Southeast 	Did not qualify
2002–03 	82 	39 	29 	8 	6 	92 	224 	220 	1268 	2nd, Southeast 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Lightning)
2003–04 	82 	23 	46 	10 	3 	59 	186 	253 	1282 	5th, Southeast 	Did not qualify
2004–05 	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL Lockout
2005–062	82 	29 	41 	— 	12 	70 	237 	306 	1426 	5th, Southeast 	Did not qualify
2006–07 	82 	28 	40 	— 	14 	70 	235 	286 	1205 	5th, Southeast 	Did not qualify
2007–08 	82 	43 	31 	— 	8 	94 	242 	231 	1015 	1st, Southeast 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Flyers)
2008–09 	82 	50 	24 	— 	8 	108 	272 	245 	1021 	1st, Southeast 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4–3 (Rangers) </br> Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Penguins)
Totals 	2722 	1161 	1199 	303 	59 	2684 	8643 	9079 	48168 	5 division titles 	1 conference title
:1 Season was shortened due to the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
:2 As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).
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