2015–16 Washington Capitals season

2015–16 Washington Capitals
Division	1st Metropolitan
Conference	1st Eastern
2015–16 record	56–18–8
Home record	29–8–4
Road record	27–10–4
Goals for	252
Goals against	193
Team information
General manager	Brian MacLellan
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains	Nicklas Backstrom Brooks Orpik
Arena	Verizon Center
Average attendance	18,509 (27 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Ovechkin (50)
Assists	Evgeny Kuznetsov (57)
Points	Evgeny Kuznetsov (77)
Penalty minutes	Tom Wilson (163)
Plus/minus	Evgeny Kuznetsov (+27)
Wins	Braden Holtby (48)
Goals against average	Braden Holtby (2.20)

The 2015–16 Washington Capitals season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. The season began its regular games on October 10, 2015 against the New Jersey Devils.

Standings

Divisional standings

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Washington Capitals	82	56	18	8	52	252	193	120
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	26	8	44	245	203	104
New York Rangers	82	46	27	9	43	236	217	101
New York Islanders	82	45	27	10	40	232	216	100
Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	27	14	38	214	218	96
Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	31	16	33	198	226	86
New Jersey Devils	82	38	36	8	36	184	208	84
Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	40	8	28	219	252	76

Conference standings

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Washington Capitals	82	56	18	8	52	252	193	120
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	26	8	44	245	203	104
New York Rangers	82	46	27	9	43	236	217	101

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Florida Panthers	82	47	26	9	40	239	203	103
Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	31	5	43	227	201	97
Detroit Red Wings	82	41	30	11	39	211	224	93

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	82	45	27	10	40	232	216	100
Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	27	14	38	214	218	96
Boston Bruins	82	42	31	9	38	240	230	93
Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	31	16	33	198	226	86
Ottawa Senators	82	38	35	9	32	236	247	85
New Jersey Devils	82	38	36	8	36	184	208	84
Montreal Canadiens	82	38	38	6	33	221	236	82
Buffalo Sabres	82	35	36	11	33	201	222	81
Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	40	8	28	219	252	76
Toronto Maple Leafs	82	29	42	11	23	198	246	69

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Carolina	0–2	Washington		Holtby	15,955	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 22	Washington	1–2	Boston	OT	Grubauer	16,460	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 24	Washington	4–3	Montreal	SO	Ellis	21,287	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 28	Washington	3–1	NY Islanders		Peters	––	3–0–1	Recap
5	September 30	Washington	3–4	Carolina	SO	Peters	6,256	3–0–2	Recap
6	October 2	Boston	1–2	Washington	SO	Holtby	16,243	4–0–2	Recap
7	October 4	NY Islanders	2–6	Washington		Holtby	16,073	5–0–2	Recap

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log
October: 8–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 New Jersey 3–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 13 San Jose 5–0 Washington Holtby 18,506 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 15 Chicago 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 17 Carolina 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 20 Washington 6–2 Calgary Holtby 18,303 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 22 Washington 3–2 Vancouver Holtby 18,188 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 23 Washington 7–4 Edmonton Grubauer 16,839 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 28 Pittsburgh 3–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 6–2–0 12 Recap 9 October 30 Columbus 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 7–2–0 14 Recap 10 October 31 Washington 2–1 Florida OT Grubauer 11,207 8–2–0 16 Recap
November: 9–3–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 3 Washington 2–5 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 8–3–0 16 Recap 12 November 5 Boston 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 9–3–0 18 Recap 13 November 7 Toronto 2–3 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 10–3–0 20 Recap 14 November 10 Washington 0–1 Detroit Holtby 20,027 10–4–0 20 Recap 15 November 12 Washington 5–2 Philadelphia Holtby 19,414 11–4–0 22 Recap 16 November 13 Calgary 3–2 Washington OT Grubauer 18,506 11–4–1 23 Recap 17 November 18 Washington 2–1 Detroit OT Holtby 20,027 12–4–1 25 Recap 18 November 19 Dallas 3–2 Washington Grubauer 18,506 12–5–1 25 Recap 19 November 21 Colorado 3–7 Washington Holtby 18,506 13–5–1 27 Recap 20 November 23 Edmonton 0–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 14–5–1 29 Recap 21 November 25 Winnipeg 3–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 15–5–1 31 Recap 22 November 27 Tampa Bay 2–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 16–5–1 33 Recap 23 November 28 Washington 4–2 Toronto Holtby 19,053 17–5–1 35 Recap
December: 11–2–1 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 6–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Washington 3–2 Montreal Holtby 21,288 18–5–1 37 Recap 25 December 5 Washington 1–2 Winnipeg OT Holtby 15,294 18–5–2 38 Recap 26 December 8 Detroit 2–3 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 19–5–2 40 Recap 27 December 10 Washington 1–4 Florida Grubauer 12,810 19–6–2 40 Recap 28 December 12 Washington 2–1 Tampa Bay Holtby 19,092 20–6–2 42 Recap 29 December 14 Washington 4–1 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,520 21–6–2 44 Recap 30 December 16 Ottawa 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 22–6–2 46 Recap 31 December 18 Tampa Bay 3–5 Washington Grubauer 18,506 23–6–2 48 Recap 32 December 20 Washington 7–3 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 24–6–2 50 Recap 33 December 21 Washington 2–1 Carolina Grubauer 13,228 25–6–2 52 Recap 34 December 26 Montreal 1–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 26–6–2 54 Recap 35 December 28 Washington 2–0 Buffalo Holtby 19,070 27–6–2 56 Recap 36 December 30 Buffalo 2–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 28–6–2 58 Recap 37 December 31 Washington 2–4 Carolina Grubauer 14,134 28–7–2 58 Recap
January: 7–1–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Washington 4–5 Columbus SO Holtby 17,170 28–7–3 59 Recap 39 January 5 Washington 3–2 Boston Holtby 17,565 29–7–3 61 Recap 40 January 7 Washington 4–1 NY Islanders Holtby 14,261 30–7–3 63 Recap 41 January 9 Washington 4–3 NY Rangers OT Holtby 18,006 31–7–3 65 Recap 42 January 10 Ottawa 1–7 Washington Grubauer 18,506 32–7–3 67 Recap 43 January 14 Vancouver 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 33–7–3 69 Recap 44 January 16 Washington 1–4 Buffalo Holtby 19,070 33–8–3 69 Recap 45 January 17 NY Rangers 2–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 34–8–3 71 Recap 46 January 19 Washington 6–3 Columbus Holtby 12,291 35–8–3 73 Recap – January 22 Anaheim Washington Game rescheduled to April 10 due to hazardous weather. – January 24 Pittsburgh Washington Game rescheduled to March 1 due to hazardous weather. 47 January 27 Philadelphia 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 35–8–4 74 Recap
February: 10–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 48 February 2 Florida 5–2 Washington Grubauer 18,506 35–9–4 74 Recap 49 February 4 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 36–9–4 76 Recap 50 February 6 Washington 3–2 New Jersey SO Holtby 16,514 37–9–4 78 Recap 51 February 7 Philadelphia 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 38–9–4 80 Recap 52 February 9 Washington 5–3 Nashville Holtby 17,113 39–9–4 82 Recap 53 February 11 Washington 4–3 Minnesota Holtby 19,213 40–9–4 84 Recap 54 February 13 Washington 3–4 Dallas Holtby 18,532 40–10–4 84 Recap 55 February 16 Los Angeles 1–3 Washington Grubauer 18,506 41–10–4 86 Recap 56 February 18 Washington 3–2 NY Islanders OT Holtby 15,795 42–10–4 88 Recap 57 February 20 New Jersey 3–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 43–10–4 90 Recap 58 February 22 Arizona 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 44–10–4 92 Recap 59 February 24 Montreal 4–3 Washington Grubauer 18,506 44–11–4 92 Recap 60 February 26 Minnesota 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 45–11–4 94 Recap 61 February 28 Washington 2–3 Chicago Holtby 22,218 45–12–4 94 Recap
March: 9–4–2 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Pittsburgh 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 46–12–4 96 Recap 63 March 2 Toronto 2–3 Washington Grubauer 18,506 47–12–4 98 Recap 64 March 4 NY Rangers 3–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 47–13–4 98 Recap 65 March 5 Washington 2–1 Boston OT Grubauer 17,565 48–13–4 100 Recap 66 March 7 Washington 2–1 Anaheim SO Holtby 17,174 49–13–4 102 Recap 67 March 9 Washington 3–4 Los Angeles OT Holtby 18,324 49–13–5 103 Recap 68 March 12 Washington 2–5 San Jose Grubauer 17,562 49–14–5 103 Recap 69 March 15 Carolina 1–2 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 50–14–5 105 Recap 70 March 18 Nashville 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 51–14–5 107 Recap 71 March 20 Washington 2–6 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,656 51–15–5 107 Recap 72 March 22 Washington 4–2 Ottawa Holtby 19,313 52–15–5 109 Recap 73 March 25 Washington 1–0 New Jersey OT Holtby 16,514 53–15–5 111 Recap 74 March 26 St. Louis 4–0 Washington Grubauer 18,506 53–16–5 111 Recap 75 March 28 Columbus 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 54–16–5 113 Recap 76 March 30 Washington 1–2 Philadelphia SO Holtby 19,850 54–16–6 114 Recap
April: 2–2–2 (Home: 0–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Washington 4–2 Colorado Holtby 18,049 55–16–6 116 Recap 78 April 2 Washington 0–3 Arizona Grubauer 17,125 55–17–6 116 Recap 79 April 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 55–17–7 117 Recap 80 April 7 Pittsburgh 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 55–17–8 118 Recap 81 April 9 Washington 5–1 St. Louis Holtby 19,610 56–17–8 120 Recap 82 April 10 Anaheim 2–0 Washington Grubauer 18,506 56–18–8 120 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Kuznetsov, EvgenyEvgeny Kuznetsov 82 20 57 77 27 32 Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin 79 50 21 71 21 53 Backstrom, NicklasNicklas Backstrom 75 20 50 70 17 36 Williams, JustinJustin Williams 82 22 30 52 15 36 Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie 80 26 25 51 16 34 Johansson, MarcusMarcus Johansson 74 17 29 46 12 16 Chimera, JasonJason Chimera 82 20 20 40 0 22 Carlson, JohnJohn Carlson 56 8 31 39 16 14 Burakovsky, AndreAndre Burakovsky 79 17 21 38 4 12 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen 82 5 27 32 10 38 Orlov, DmitryDmitry Orlov 82 8 21 29 8 26 Wilson, TomTom Wilson 82 7 16 23 3 163 Alzner, KarlKarl Alzner 82 4 17 21 14 26 Beagle, JayJay Beagle 57 8 9 17 0 24 Schmidt, NateNate Schmidt 72 2 14 16 12 16 Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 41 3 7 10 11 24 Latta, MichaelMichael Latta 43 3 4 7 0 50 Laich, BrooksBrooks Laich ‡ || 60 || 1 || 6 || 7 || −7 || 16 Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 55 1 5 6 8 21 Richards, MikeMike Richards 39 2 3 5 −2 8 Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik † || 20 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 7 || 22 Galiev, StanislavStanislav Galiev 24 0 3 3 2 4 Ness, AaronAaron Ness 8 0 2 2 4 2 Carey, PaulPaul Carey 4 1 0 1 0 0 Sill, ZachZach Sill 10 1 0 1 0 2 Weber, MikeMike Weber † || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −1 || 28 Collins, SeanSean Collins 2 0 0 0 −1 2 Stanton, RyanRyan Stanton 1 0 0 0 −1 2 Stephenson, ChandlerChandler Stephenson 9 0 0 0 −3 2 Brown, ChrisChris Brown ‡ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 Carrick, ConnorConnor Carrick ‡ || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −2 || 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin 12 5 7 12 3 2 Carlson, JohnJohn Carlson 12 5 7 12 −2 4 Backstrom, NicklasNicklas Backstrom 12 2 9 11 3 8 Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie 12 6 4 10 2 11 Williams, JustinJustin Williams 12 3 4 7 −3 14 Johansson, MarcusMarcus Johansson 12 2 5 7 −2 2 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen 12 0 3 3 3 6 Beagle, JayJay Beagle 12 3 0 3 1 2 Chimera, JasonJason Chimera 12 1 1 2 −1 12 Alzner, KarlKarl Alzner 12 0 2 2 3 6 Kuznetsov, EvgenyEvgeny Kuznetsov 12 1 1 2 −4 8 Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 7 0 1 1 −1 4 Orlov, DmitryDmitry Orlov 11 0 1 1 0 2 Wilson, TomTom Wilson 12 0 1 1 −3 13 Schmidt, NateNate Schmidt 10 0 1 1 −3 2 Burakovsky, AndreAndre Burakovsky 12 1 0 1 −1 6 Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 6 0 0 0 −3 10 Richards, MikeMike Richards 12 0 0 0 0 4 Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 12 0 0 0 0 4 Weber, MikeMike Weber 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Holtby, BradenBraden Holtby	66	66	3841:11	48	9	7	141	2.20	1802	.922	3	0	1	6
Grubauer, PhilippPhilipp Grubauer	22	16	1111:53	8	9	1	43	2.32	523	.918	0	0	0	2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Holtby, BradenBraden Holtby	12	12	732	6	6	2	21	1.72	363	.942	2	0	1	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.

Roster

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Zach Sill	Boarding on Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL Game No. 588 in Boston on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 4:43 of the second period.	2 games	$6,182.80	January 6, 2016
Marcus Johansson	Illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey during NHL Game No. 601 in New York on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 8:42 of the first period.	2 games	$40,322.58	January 8, 2016

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Kuznetsov, E.E. Kuznetsov NHL First Star of the Week October 26, 2015 Holtby, B.B. Holtby NHL Second Star of the Week November 30, 2015 Holtby, B.B. Holtby NHL Second Star of the Month December 1, 2015 Oshie, T.T. Oshie NHL Second Star of the Week December 21, 2015 Ovechkin, A.A. Ovechkin NHL All-Star game captain January 2, 2016 Holtby, B.B. Holtby NHL Second Star of the Month January 4, 2016 Holtby, B.B. Holtby NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 Backstrom, N.N. Backstrom NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 Ovechkin, A.A. Ovechkin NHL First Star of the Week January 11, 2016 Kuznetsov, E.E. Kuznetsov NHL All-Star game replacement selection January 28, 2016 Kuznetsov, E.E. Kuznetsov NHL First Star of the Month February 1, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Niskanen, M.M. Niskanen 200th Career NHL Point October 10, 2015 Carlson, J.J. Carlson 400th Career NHL Game October 13, 2015 Stephenson, C.C. Stephenson 1st Career NHL Game October 15, 2015 Kuznetsov, E.E. Kuznetsov 100th Career NHL Game October 15, 2015 Galiev, S.S. Galiev 1st Career NHL Assist October 15, 2015 Ovechkin, A.A. Ovechkin 900th Career NHL Point October 20, 2015 J. Carlson 200th Career NHL Point November 5, 2015 Ovechkin, A.A. Ovechkin 484th Career Goal; Most Goals scored by Russian November 19, 2015 Laich, B.B. Laich 700th Career NHL Game November 19, 2015 Holtby, B.B. Holtby 200th Career NHL Game December 8, 2015 Backstrom, N.N. Backstrom 600th Career NHL Game December 8, 2015 Johansson, M.M. Johansson 200th Career NHL Point December 8, 2015 Williams, J.J. Williams 600th Career NHL Point December 8, 2015 M. Niskanen 600th Career NHL Game December 10, 2015 Chimera, J.J. Chimera 900th Career NHL Game December 18, 2015 N. Backstrom 600th Career NHL Point December 18, 2015 Schmidt, N.N. Schmidt 100th Career NHL Game December 31, 2015 A. Ovechkin 800th Career NHL Game January 9, 2016 Chorney, T.T. Chorney 100th Career NHL Game January 9, 2016 A. Ovechkin 500th Career NHL Goal January 10, 2016

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To New York Rangers BUF's 3rd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2015	To Washington Capitals MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	To St. Louis Blues Troy Brouwer Pheonix Copley 3rd-round pick in 2016	To Washington Capitals T. J. Oshie
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2017	To Washington Capitals Mike Weber[Note 1]
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)	To New York Rangers Chris Brown	To Washington Capitals Ryan Bourque
February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Brooks Laich Connor Carrick 2nd-round pick in 2016	To Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik ANA's 5th-round pick in 2016

Notes Note 1 Buffalo to retain 50% ($1.67 million) of salary as part of trade. Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Taylor Chorney Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Justin Williams Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $6.5 million July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Aaron Ness Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $575,000 July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Carter Camper Binghamton Senators 1 year, $575,000 July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Sean Collins Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000 July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Chris Bourque Hartford Wolf Pack 2 years, $1.2 million July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04) Dan Ellis Florida Panthers 1 year, $650,000 July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) Paul Carey Providence Bruins 1 year, $575,000 July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Zach Sill Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $575,000 July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) Ryan Stanton Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $575,000 October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) Tim McGauley Brandon Wheat Kings 3 years, entry-level contract January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) Mike Richards Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1 million March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28) Adam Carlson Mercyhurst College 2 years, entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Mike Green Detroit Red Wings 3 years, $18 million July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Steve Oleksy Pittsburgh Penguins 1 years, $575,000 July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Chris Conner Philadelphia Flyers 1 years, $575,000 July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Cameron Schilling Chicago Blackhawks 1 years, $575,000 July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Joel Ward San Jose Sharks 3 years, $9.825 million July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) Eric Fehr Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $6 million

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Patrick Wey Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Jay Beagle 3-years, $5.25 million July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Stanislav Galiev 2-years, $2.3 million July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Mike Moore 1 year, $575,000 July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) Evgeny Kuznetsov 2-years, $6 million July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06) Chris Brown 2-years, $1.701 million July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) Braden Holtby 5-years, $30.5 million July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) Jonas Siegenthaler 3-years, entry-level contract July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31) Marcus Johansson 1-year, $3.75 million February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) Taylor Chorney 2-years, $1.6 million contract extension Draft picks See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 22 Ilya Samsonov G Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 2 57[a] Jonas Siegenthaler D Switzerland ZSC Lions (NLA) 5 143 Conner Hobbs D Canada Regina Pats (WHL) 6 173 Colby Williams D Canada Regina Pats (WHL) Draft notes The Washington Capitals' second-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick. a  The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2015 (113th overall) to New York in exchange for this pick. The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015 (79th overall), a seventh-round pick in 2015 (184th overall) and this pick. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and this pick. The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Edward Pasquale and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2014, Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 and this pick. References