2010–11 Washington Capitals season

The 2010–11 Washington Capitals season is the 37th season for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite the Capitals' first round exit in the 2010 Playoffs, ticket prices for this season were increased between 13 and 50 percent.Capitals Raise Ticket Prices Again, Washington Post, February 18, 2010.
== Regular season ==
The Capitals finished the regular season having been shut out a league-high 11 times, tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
==Schedule and results==
=== Pre-season ===
2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 22 	Washington Capitals 	6 – 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Holtby 	1-0-0 	 	 	
2 	September 25 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 1 	Nashville Predators 	 	Neuvirth 	2-0-0 	 	 	
3 	September 28 	Boston Bruins 	2 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	3-0-0 	 	 	
4 	September 29 	Washington Capitals 	4 – 1 	Boston Bruins 	 	Holtby 	4-0-0 	 	 	
5 	October 1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	5-0-0 	 	 	
6 	October 3 	Nashville Predators 	3 – 0 	Washington Capitals 	 	Sabourin 	5-1-0 	 	 	
===Regular season===
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
1 	8 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 4 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Neuvirth 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap 	
2 	9 	New Jersey Devils 	2 – 7 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap 	
3 	11 	Ottawa Senators 	2 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Neuvirth 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap 	
4 	13 	New York Islanders 	1 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap 	
5 	16 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	Nashville Predators 	OT 	Neuvirth 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap 	
6 	19 	Boston Bruins 	3 – 1 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap 	
7 	21 	Washington Capitals 	1 – 4 	Boston Bruins 	 	Varlamov 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap 	
8 	23 	Atlanta Thrashers 	3 – 4 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Neuvirth 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap 	
9 	27 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 0 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Neuvirth 	6–3–0 	12 	Recap 	
10 	28 	Washington Capitals 	1 – 2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Neuvirth 	6–4–0 	12 	Recap 	
11 	30 	Washington Capitals 	7 – 2 	Calgary Flames 	 	Neuvirth 	7–4–0 	14 	Recap 	
November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)	November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
12 	3 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Neuvirth 	8–4–0 	16 	Recap 	
13 	5 	Boston Bruins 	3 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	 	Holtby 	9–4–0 	18 	Recap 	
14 	7 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Holtby 	10–4–0 	20 	Recap 	
15 	9 	Washington Capitals 	5 – 3 	New York Rangers 	 	Neuvirth 	11–4–0 	22 	Recap 	
16 	11 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	3 – 6 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	12–4–0 	24 	Recap 	
17 	13 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 3 	Buffalo Sabres 	OT 	Holtby 	12–4–1 	25 	Recap 	
18 	14 	Atlanta Thrashers 	4 – 6 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	13–4–1 	27 	Recap 	
19 	17 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 – 4 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	14–4–1 	29 	Recap 	
20 	19 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 5 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Neuvirth 	14–5–1 	29 	Recap 	
21 	20 	Philadelphia Flyers 	5 – 4 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Neuvirth 	14–5–2 	30 	Recap 	
22 	22 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 5 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Holtby 	14–6–2 	30 	Recap 	
23 	24 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Varlamov 	15–6–2 	32 	Recap 	
24 	26 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	0 – 6 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	16–6–2 	34 	Recap 	
25 	28 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Varlamov 	17–6–2 	36 	Recap 	
December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)	December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
26 	1 	Washington Capitals 	4 – 1 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Varlamov 	18–6–2 	38 	Recap 	
27 	2 	Washington Capitals 	1 – 2 	Dallas Stars 	 	Neuvirth 	18–7–2 	38 	Recap 	
28 	4 	Atlanta Thrashers 	3 – 1 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	18–8–2 	38 	Recap 	
29 	6 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	5 – 4 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Neuvirth 	18–8–3 	39 	Recap 	
30 	9 	Florida Panthers 	3 – 0 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	18–9–3 	39 	
Recap 	
31 	11 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	18–10–3 	39 	Recap 	
32 	12 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 7 	New York Rangers 	 	Varlamov 	18–11–3 	39 	Recap 	
33 	15 	Anaheim Ducks 	2 – 1 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Varlamov 	18–11–4 	40 	Recap 	
34 	18 	Boston Bruins 	3 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	18–12–4 	40 	Recap 	
35 	19 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Neuvirth 	19–12–4 	42 	Recap 	
36 	21 	New Jersey Devils 	1 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	20–12–4 	44 	Recap 	
37 	23 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Neuvirth 	20–12–5 	45 	Recap 	
38 	26 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Varlamov 	21–12–5 	47 	Recap 	
39 	28 	Montreal Canadiens 	0 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	22–12–5 	49 	Recap 	
January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)	January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
40 	1 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	Varlamov 	23-12-5 	51 	Recap 	
41 	4 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 – 0 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Varlamov 	23-12-6 	52 	Recap 	
42 	8 	Florida Panthers 	2 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	24-12-6 	54 	Recap 	
43 	11 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 4 	Florida Panthers 	OT 	Neuvirth 	24-12-7 	55 	Recap 	
44 	12 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 3 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Varlamov 	24-13-7 	55 	Recap 	
45 	14 	Vancouver Canucks 	4 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	24-14-7 	55 	Recap 	
46 	16 	Ottawa Senators 	1 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	25-14-7 	57 	Recap 	
47 	18 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 3 	Philadelphia Flyers 	OT 	Varlamov 	25-14-8 	58 	Recap 	
48 	20 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 1 	New York Islanders 	 	Holtby 	26-14-8 	60 	Recap 	
49 	22 	Washington Capitals 	4 – 1 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	Holtby 	27-14-8 	62 	Recap 	
50 	24 	New York Rangers 	2 – 1 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Holtby 	27-14-9 	63 	Recap 	
51 	26 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 1 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Varlamov 	27-15-9 	63 	Recap 	
February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)	February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
52 	1 	Montreal Canadiens 	3 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Varlamov 	27–15–10 	64 	Recap 	
53 	4 	Washington Capitals 	5 – 2 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Varlamov 	28–16–10 	66 	Recap 	
54 	6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	0 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	29–16–10 	68 	Recap 	
55 	8 	San Jose Sharks 	2 – 0 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	29–16–10 	68 	Recap 	
56 	12 	Los Angeles Kings 	4 – 1 	Washington Capitals 	 	Varlamov 	29–16–10 	68 	Recap 	
57 	14 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 3 	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Neuvirth 	29–17–10 	68 	Recap 	
58 	16 	Washington Capitals 	7 – 6 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Neuvirth 	30–17–10 	70 	Recap 	
59 	17 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 3 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Neuvirth 	30–18–10 	70 	Recap 	
60 	20 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 1 	Buffalo Sabres 	 	Varlamov 	31–18–10 	72 	Recap 	
61 	21 	Washington Capitals 	1 – 0 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	Neuvirth 	32–18–10 	74 	Recap 	
62 	22 	New York Rangers 	6 – 0 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	32–19–10 	74 	Recap 	
63 	26 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	New York Islanders 	 	Neuvirth 	33–20–10 	76 	Recap 	
March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0) 	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)	March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
64 	1 	New York Islanders 	1 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Neuvirth 	34–20–10 	78 	Recap 	
65 	3 	St. Louis Blues 	2 – 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	35–20–10 	80 	Recap 	
66 	6 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	Florida Panthers 	OT 	Neuvirth 	36–20–10 	82 	Recap 	
67 	7 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 1 	Tampa Lightning 	SO 	HoltbyStarting goaltender Michal Neuvirth was pulled after the first period after an injury.	37–20–10 	84 	Recap 	
68 	9 	Edmonton Oilers 	0 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	 	Holtby 	38–20–10 	86 	Recap 	
69 	11 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	 	Holtby 	39–20–10 	88 	Recap 	
70 	13 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3 – 4 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Holtby 	40–20–10 	90 	Recap 	
71 	15 	Washington Capitals 	4 – 2 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Holtby 	41–20–10 	92 	Recap 	
72 	16 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 3 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	Neuvirth 	41–21–10 	92 	Recap 	
73 	18 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 0 	New Jersey Devils 	 	Neuvirth 	42–21–10 	94 	Recap 	
74 	22 	Washington Capitals 	5 – 4 	Philadelphia Flyers 	SO 	Neuvirth 	43–21–10 	96 	Recap 	
75 	25 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 2 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Varlamov 	43–22–10 	96 	Recap 	
76 	26 	Washington Capitals 	2 – 0 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Holtby 	44–22–10 	98 	Recap 	
77 	29 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3 – 2 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Varlamov 	44–22–11 	99 	Recap 	
78 	31 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3 – 4 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Neuvirth 	45–22–11 	101 	Recap 	
April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap 	
79 	2 	Buffalo Sabres 	4 – 5 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Neuvirth 	46–22–11 	103 	Recap 	
80 	5 	Washington Capitals 	3 – 2 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	SO 	Neuvirth 	47–22–11 	105 	Recap 	
81 	6 	Washington Capitals 	5 – 2 	Florida Panthers 	 	Varlamov 	48–22–11 	107 	Recap 	
82 	9 	Washington Capitals 	0 – 1 	Florida Panthers 	 	Neuvirth 	48–23–11 	107 	Recap 	
== Playoffs ==
The Capitals won the Southeast Division title for the fourth consecutive season. The Capitals also clinched as the Eastern Conference regular season champions. The Capitals played the New York Rangers in the opening round and won 4–1, but were swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 13 	New York Rangers 	1 - 2 	Washington Capitals 	OT 	Neuvirth 	18,398 	Capitals lead 1 - 0 	
2 	April 15 	New York Rangers 	0 - 2 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	18,398 	Capitals lead 2 - 0 	
3 	April 17 	Washington Capitals 	2 - 3 	New York Rangers 	 	Neuvirth 	18,200 	Capitals lead 2 - 1 	
4 	April 20 	Washington Capitals 	4 - 3 	New York Rangers 	2OT 	Neuvirth 	18,200 	Capitals lead 3 - 1 	
5 	April 23 	New York Rangers 	1 - 3 	Washington Capitals 	 	Neuvirth 	18,398 	Capitals win 4 - 1 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	79	32	53	85 	24 	41
 	77	18	47	65 	24 	40
 	65	28	26	54 	22 	71
 	82	16	32	48 	14 	46
 	79	24	16	40 	10 	36
 	82	7 	30	37 	21 	44
 	69	13	14	27 	2 	10
 	81	10	16	26 	-10	64
 	49	8 	16	24 	6 	48
 	77	9 	16	25 	-2 	110
 	52	10	10	20 	0 	16
 	35	7 	7 	14 	-3 	20
 	82	2 	10	12 	14 	24
‡ 	57	5 	6 	11 	-3 	24
 	61	4 	7 	11 	-3 	68
 	73	4 	7 	11 	1 	94
‡ 	23	4 	6 	10 	3 	10
 	72	1 	9 	10 	6 	12
 	60	3 	6 	9 	-5 	16
 	21	2 	5 	7 	-4 	8
† 	11	4 	3 	7 	3 	8
† 	14	1 	6 	7 	7 	6
 	33	1 	5 	6 	-6 	14
† 	18	1 	6 	7 	0 	6
† 	55	1 	4 	5 	3 	28
 	31	2 	1 	3 	-2 	8
 	9 	1 	1 	2 	-2 	0
 	16	0 	2 	2 	-3 	30
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2 	0
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	1 	1 	-1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	9 	5	5	10 	-1 	10
 	9 	1	6	7 	0 	2
 	9 	1	5	6 	4 	2
 	9 	4	2	6 	2 	8
 	8 	1	5	6 	0 	8
 	9 	2	4	6 	-2 	0
 	9 	2	2	4 	-3 	2
 	9 	1	2	3 	1 	4
 	9 	2	1	3 	-2 	4
 	6 	2	0	2 	2 	8
 	9 	1	1	2 	1 	6
 	9 	0	2	2 	0 	4
 	9 	0	1	1 	1 	2
 	5 	1	0	1 	3 	0
 	9 	0	1	1 	-4 	0
 	9 	0	0	0 	-3 	4
 	7 	0	0	0 	-2 	4
 	9 	0	0	0 	-1 	6
 	9 	0	0	0 	1 	6
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	48	2,689	27	12	4 	110	2.45	1,283	.914	4 	0	0	0
 	27	1,560	11	9 	5 	58 	2.23	759 	.924	2 	0	0	2
 	14	736 	10	2 	2 	22 	1.79	332 	.934	2 	0	1	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	9 	590	4	5	23	2.34	261	.912	1 	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 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michal NeuvirthCaps' Neuvirth named October Rookie of the Month	NHL Rookie of the Month 	October 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander SeminPrice, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Semyon VarlamovVarlamov tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' 	NHL First Star of the Week	January 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Braden HoltbyCaps' Holtby tops 'Three Stars' of the week 	NHL First Star of the Week	March 14, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus Johansson 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander Ovechkin	400th Career NHL Game 	October 13, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Fahey 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 16, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus Johansson 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 19, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brooks Laich 	400th Career NHL Game 	October 21, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michal Neuvirth 	1st Career NHL Shutout 	October 27, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Knuble 	900th Career NHL Game 	October 30, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Braden Holtby 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Win 	November 5, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brooks Laich 	200th Career NHL Point 	November 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Backstrom 	200th Career NHL Assist 	November 11, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric Fehr 	200th Career NHL Game 	November 24, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Fahey 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	November 26, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus Johansson 	1st Career NHL Assist 	November 26, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Poti 	800th Career NHL Game 	December 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Chimera 	200th Career NHL Point 	December 21, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Gordon 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	December 21, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Knuble 	500th Career NHL Point 	January 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Hendricks 	100th Career NHL Game 	January 11, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Backstrom 	300th Career NHL Point 	January 18, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Karl Alzner 	100th Career NHL Game 	January 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Hannan 	800th Career NHL Game 	January 26, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Bradley 	600th Career NHL Game 	February 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nicklas Backstrom 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Schultz 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 25, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander Ovechkin	300th Career NHL Assist 	March 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Arnott 	900th Career NHL Point 	March 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander Ovechkin	600th Career NHL Point 	March 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dennis Wideman 	200th Career NHL Point 	March 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Braden Holtby 	1st Career NHL Shutout 	March 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brooks Laich 	100th Career NHL Goal 	March 15, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John Carlson 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Arnott 	400th Career NHL Goal 	April 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander Ovechkin	300th Career NHL Goal 	April 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Milestones===
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michal Neuvirth 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Win 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michal Neuvirth 	1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout 	April 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Karl Alzner 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean Collins 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John Erskine 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
===Trades===
Date 	 	
June 26, 2010Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing 	To Toronto Maple Leafs4th-round pick (116th overall) in 2010 – Petter Granberg5th-round pick in 2010 – Daniel Brodin	To Washington Capitals4th-round pick (112th overall) in 2010 – Philipp Grubauer
July 28, 2010Capitals Acquire Left Wing D.J. King from St. Louis 	To St. Louis BluesStefan Della Rovere 	To Washington CapitalsD. J. King
November 30, 2010Capitals Acquire Scott Hannan from Colorado for Tomas Fleischmann	To Colorado AvalancheTomas Fleischmann 	To Washington CapitalsScott Hannan
February 28, 2011Capitals Acquire Dennis Wideman from Florida 	To Florida PanthersJake Hauswirth3rd-round pick in 2011 – Jonathan Racine 	To Washington CapitalsDennis Wideman
February 28, 2011Capitals Acquire Jason Arnott from New Jersey 	To New Jersey DevilsDave Steckel2nd-round pick in 2012 – Raphael Bussieres 	To Washington CapitalsJason Arnott
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Dany SabourinCapitals Sign Goaltender Dany Sabourin 	Providence Bruins 	1 year, $525.000
Kyle GreentreeCapitals Sign Defenseman Brian Fahey and Left Wing Kyle Greentree	Chicago Blackhawks 	2 years, $1.025 million
Brian Fahey 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $500,000
Brian WillsieCapitals Sign Right Wing Brian Willsie 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $525,000
Brandon AndersonCapitals Sign Goaltender Brandon Anderson 	Lethbridge Hurricanes	3 years, $1.62 million entry-level contract
Matt HendricksCapitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a One-Year Contract 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $575,000
Todd FordCapitals Recall Jay Beagle and Todd Ford from Hershey 	Hershey Bears 	1 year, $500,000
Garret MitchellCapitals Sign Right Wing Garrett Mitchell 	Regina Pats 	3 years, $1.725 million entry-level contract
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Milan JurcinaEATON AND JURCINA AGREE TO TERMS 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $1 million
Kyle WilsonBlue Jackets Sign Former Ohio State Defenseman Nate Guenin, Forwards Trevor Frischmon, Kyle Wilson	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $600,000
Alexandre GirouxOilers sign Giroux 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $500,000
Joe CorvoCorvo Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Canes 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2 years, $4.5 million
Chris BourqueBourque bids farewell to Hershey Bears-Washington Capitals 	Atlant Moscow Oblast 	2 years, $1 million
Shaone MorrisonnSABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH SHAONE MORRISONN 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 years, $4.15 million
Eric BelangerCoyotes Sign Belanger to One-Year Deal 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $750,000
Jose TheodoreWild Lands Jose Theodore 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $1.1 million
Brendan MorrisonFlames sign Morrison 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $725,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Marco SturmCapitals Claim Marco Sturm Off Waivers from Los Angeles	Los Angeles Kings	February 26, 2011
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Nicklas BackstromCapitals Sign Nicklas Backstrom to 10-Year Contract 	10 years, $67 million
Marcus JohanssonCapitals Sign Center Marcus Johansson 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Boyd GordonCapitals Sign Forward Boyd Gordon 	1 year, $800,000
Jeff SchultzCapitals Sign Defenseman Jeff Schultz to Four-Year Contract 	4 years, $11 million
Eric FehrCapitals Sign Right Wing Eric Fehr to Two-Year Contract 	2 years, $4.4 million
Andrew GordonCapitals Sign Jay Beagle, Andrew Gordon, Andrew Joudrey, Patrick McNeill and Zach Miskovic	1 year, $500,000
Andrew Joudrey 	1 year, $500,000
Patrick McNeill 	1 year, $500,000
Zach Miskovic 	1 year, $500,000
Jay Beagle 	2 years, $1.025 million
Tomas FleischmannCapitals Sign Forward Tomas Fleischmann 	1 year, $2.6 million
Tom PotiCapitals Sign Tom Poti to Contact Extension 	2 years, $5.75 million contract extension
Michal NeuvirthCapitals Sign Michal Neuvirth to Contact Extension 	2 years, $2.3 million contract extension
Philipp GrubauerCapitals Sign Goaltender Philipp Grubauer 	3 years, $1.835 million entry-level contract
Brett FlemmingCapitals Sign Defenseman Brett Flemming 	3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract
John ErskineCapitals Sign John Erskine to Contact Extension 	2 years, $3 million contract extension
Alexander SeminCapitals Sign Alexander Semin to Contract Extension 	1 year, $6.7 million contract extension
Matt HendricksCapitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a Two-Year Extension 	2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Dmitri OrlovCapitals Sign Defenseman Dmitry Orlov 	3 years, $2.13 million entry-level contract
Mike KnubleCapitals Sign Mike Knuble to One-Year Contract Extension 	1 year, $2 million contract extension
==Draft picks==
Washington's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	26 	Evgeny Kuznetsov	C 	 	Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)
3 	86 	Stanislav Galiev	RW 	 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
4 	112 (from Phoenix via Toronto)	Philipp Grubauer	G 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 	142 (from Phoenix) 	Caleb Herbert 	C 	 	Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
6 	176 	Samuel Carrier 	RW 	 	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
== Farm teams ==
=== Hershey Bears ===
The Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Hershey Bears in the 2010–11 season.
=== South Carolina Stingrays ===
The South Carolina Stingrays remain Washington's ECHL affiliate for the 2010–11 season.
== See also ==
* 2010–11 NHL season
== References ==
==External links==
* 2010–11 Washington Capitals season at ESPN
* 2010–11 Washington Capitals season at Hockey Reference
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