The 2016–17 NHL season was the 43rd season for the Washington Capitals.[1] They finished the season as presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history.
2016–17 Washington Capitals | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Metropolitan Division champions | |
Division | 1st Metropolitan |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2016–17 record | 55–19–8 |
Home record | 32–7–2 |
Road record | 23–12–6 |
Goals for | 263 |
Goals against | 182 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Backstrom Brooks Orpik |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | T. J. Oshie Alexander Ovechkin (33) |
Assists | Nicklas Backstrom (63) |
Points | Nicklas Backstrom (86) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (133) |
Plus/minus | Brooks Orpik (+32) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (42) |
Goals against average | Philipp Grubauer (2.04) |
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 263 | 182 | +81 | 118 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 46 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 111 |
3 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 249 | 195 | +54 | 108 |
4 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Schedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 11 Points
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November: 8–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–1), 17 Points
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December: 8–3–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–2), 19 Points
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January: 12–2–1 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 5–2–1), 25 Points
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February: 9–2–1 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–1), 19 Points
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March: 9–5–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0), 19 Points
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April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0), 8 Points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss |
Playoffs
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Toronto Maple Leafs: Washington won 4–2
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Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–3
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Win Loss |
Player statistics
editFinal Stats
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 63 | 63 | 3680:10 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 127 | 2.07 | 1690 | .925 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philipp Grubauer | 24 | 19 | 1264:34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 2.04 | 585 | .926 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 13 | 13 | 803:27 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 2.46 | 364 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 0 | 18:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.46 | 9 | .778 | 0 | 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
editThe Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2016 | To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2016 | To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2016 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016 | [4] |
June 24, 2016 | To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To Washington Capitals Lars Eller | [5] |
February 15, 2017 | To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations | To Washington Capitals Tom Gilbert | [6] |
February 27, 2017 | To St. Louis Blues Zach Sanford Brad Malone 1st-round pick in 2017 conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 | To Washington Capitals Kevin Shattenkirk Pheonix Copley | [7] |
- Notes
Free agents acquirededit
| Free agents lostedit
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Lost via retirement
editDate | Player | Ref |
Player signings
editDate | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
June 24, 2016 | Paul Carey | 1-year, $575,000 | [16] |
June 24, 2016 | Aaron Ness | 2-years, $1.225 million | [16] |
June 30, 2016 | Zach Sill | 2-years, $1.225 million | [17] |
June 30, 2016 | Tom Wilson | 2-years, $4 million | [18] |
July 1, 2016 | Connor Hobbs | 3-years, entry-level contract | [19] |
July 11, 2016 | Zach Sanford | 3-years, entry-level contract | [20] |
July 20, 2016 | Marcus Johansson | 3-years, $13.75 million | [21] |
September 21, 2016 | Dmitry Orlov | 1-year, $2.57 million | [22] |
March 2, 2017 | Lucas Johansen | 3-years, entry-level contract | [23] |
March 2, 2017 | Colby Williams | 2-years, entry-level contract | [23] |
March 30, 2017 | Garrett Pilon | 3-years, entry-level contract | [24] |
April 10, 2017 | Beck Malenstyn | 3-years, entry-level contract | [25] |
April 10, 2017 | Nathan Walker | 2-years, $1.3 million contract extension | [25] |
Draft picks
editBelow are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 28[a] | Lucas Johansen | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
3 | 87[b] | Garrett Pilon | C | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
4 | 117 | Damien Riat | LW | Switzerland | Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) |
5 | 145[c] | Beck Malenstyn | LW | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
5 | 147 | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | Sweden | Djurgarden-jr. (Swe-Jr) |
6 | 177 | Chase Priskie | D | United States | Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA |
7 | 207 | Dmitriy Zaitsev | D | Russia | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL) |
- Draft notes[26]
- The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington in exchange for this pick.[27]
- [a] The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall) and this pick.[27]
- The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.[28]
- [b] The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall) and this pick.[27]
- St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T. J. Oshie to Washington in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and this pick.[29]
- [c] The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Winnik and this pick.[28]
- Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Korbinian Holzer to Anaheim in exchange for Eric Brewer and this pick.[30]
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