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2023–24 Washington Capitals season

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2023–24 Washington Capitals
Division 4th Metropolitan
Conference 8th Eastern
2023–24 record 40–31–11
Home record 22–12–7
Road record 18–19–4
Goals for 220
Goals against 257
General Manager Brian MacLellan
Coach Spencer Carbery
Captain Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains Nicklas Backstrom
John Carlson
T. J. Oshie
Tom Wilson
Arena Capital One Arena
Minor League Affiliate(s)
Team leaders
Goals Alexander Ovechkin (31)
Assists John Carlson (42)
Points Dylan Strome (67)
Penalties in minutes Tom Wilson (133)
Wins Charlie Lindgren (25)
Goals against average Charlie Lindgren (2.67)

The 2023–24 Washington Capitals season was the 50th season (49th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[1]

The Capitals returned to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 2013–14 season (and only the second time since 2006–07), ending their eight-season playoff streak,[2] and attempted to win the team's second Stanley Cup and their first since 2018. The Capitals clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference on April 16, 2024, following a 2–1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.[3] In the playoffs, the Capitals were swept by the New York Rangers in the first round, the first time they were swept out of the first round in franchise history.[4]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
[v • d • e]
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – New York Rangers 82 55 23 4 43 282 229 +53 114
2 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 23 7 44 279 216 +63 111
3 x – New York Islanders 82 39 27 16 29 246 263 −17 94
4 x – Washington Capitals 82 40 31 11 32 220 257 −37 91
5 e – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 32 12 32 255 251 +4 88
6 e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 38 33 11 30 235 261 −26 87
7 e – New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 33 264 283 −19 81
8 e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 27 43 12 21 237 300 −63 66
Source: National Hockey League[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Conference standings[]

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
[v • d • e]
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 45 29 8 37 291 268 +23 98
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 40 31 11 32 220 257 −37 91
3 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 41 32 9 27 278 274 +4 91
4 ME e – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 32 12 32 255 251 +4 88
5 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 38 33 11 30 235 261 −26 87
6 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 39 37 6 33 246 244 +2 84
7 ME e – New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 33 264 283 −19 81
8 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 37 41 4 25 255 281 −26 78
9 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 30 36 16 20 236 289 −53 76
10 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 27 43 12 21 237 300 −63 66
Source: National Hockey League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

The preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2023.[7]

2023 preseason game log: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1 September 24 Buffalo 4–3 Washington SO Stevenson Capital One Arena 12,638 0–0–1
2 September 28 Detroit 3–4 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 12,746 1–0–1
3 September 30 Washington 2–5 Detroit Shepard Little Caesars Arena 11,050 1–1–1
4 October 3 Washington 5–4 Boston OT Kuemper TD Garden 17,565 2–1–1
5 October 5 Washington 4–2 Columbus Lindgren Nationwide Arena 11,491 3–1–1
6 October 7 Columbus 4–2 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 12,961 3–2–1
Legend:

      Win       Loss       Overtime/shootout loss

Regular Season[]

2023–24 game log
October: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 13 Pittsburgh 4–0 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 0–1–0 0 [8]
2 October 16 Calgary 2–3 Washington SO Kuemper Capital One Arena 16,489 1–1–0 2 [9]
3 October 18 Washington 1–6 Ottawa Kuemper Canadian Tire Centre 15,021 1–2–0 2 [10]
4 October 21 Washington 2–3 Montreal OT Kuemper Bell Centre 21,105 1–2–1 3 [11]
5 October 24 Toronto 4–1 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 16,641 1–3–1 3 [12]
6 October 25 Washington 6–4 New Jersey Shepard Prudential Center 16,117 2–3–1 5 [13]
7 October 27 Minnesota 2–3 Washington SO Kuemper Capital One Arena 16,602 3–3–1 7 [14]
8 October 29 San Jose 1–3 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 15,856 4–3–1 9 [15]
November: 8–3–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
9 November 2 NY Islanders 3–0 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 16,209 4–4–1 9 [16]
10 November 4 Columbus 1–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 5–4–1 11 [17]
11 November 8 Florida 4–3 Washington OT Kuemper Capital One Arena 16,104 5–4–2 12 [18]
12 November 10 Washington 4–2 New Jersey Lindgren Prudential Center 16,514 6–4–2 14 [19]
13 November 11 Washington 4–1 NY Islanders Shepard UBS Arena 16,519 7–4–2 16 [20]
14 November 14 Vegas 0–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 16,598 8–4–2 18 [21]
15 November 18 Columbus 3–4 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 9–4–2 20 [22]
16 November 22 Buffalo 3–4 Washington OT Kuemper Capital One Arena 18,573 10–4–2 22 [23]
17 November 24 Edmonton 5–0 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 10–5–2 22 [24]
18 November 27 Washington 1–2 San Jose Kuemper SAP Center 10,759 10–6–2 22 [25]
19 November 29 Washington 2–1 Los Angeles Lindgren Crypto.com Arena 18,145 11–6–2 24 [26]
20 November 30 Washington 5–4 Anaheim Kuemper Honda Center 14,336 12–6–2 26 [27]
December: 5–5–4 (Home: 2–0–3; Road: 3–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
21 December 2 Washington 1–4 Vegas Kuemper T-Mobile Arena 18,140 12–7–2 26 [28]
22 December 4 Washington 0–6 Arizona Kuemper Mullett Arena 4,600 12–8–2 26 [29]
23 December 7 Dallas 5–4 Washington SO Lindgren Capital One Arena 15,850 12–8–3 27 [30]
24 December 9 NY Rangers 0–4 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 13–8–3 29 [31]
25 December 10 Washington 4–2 Chicago Kuemper United Center 18,258 14–8–3 31 [32]
26 December 14 Washington 3–4 Philadelphia SO Lindgren Wells Fargo Center 18,557 14–8–4 32 [33]
27 December 16 Washington 1–3 Nashville Lindgren Bridgestone Arena 17,267 14–9–4 32 [34]
28 December 17 Washington 2–1 Carolina SO Kuemper PNC Arena 18,700 15–9–4 34 [35]
29 December 20 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington OT Kuemper Capital One Arena 18,573 16–9–4 36 [36]
30 December 21 Washington 3–2 Columbus OT Lindgren Nationwide Arena 18,172 17–9–4 38 [37]
31 December 23 Tampa Bay 2–1 Washington SO Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 17–9–5 39 [38]
32 December 27 Washington 1–5 NY Rangers Kuemper Madison Square Garden 18,006 17–10–5 39 [39]
33 December 29 Washington 1–5 NY Islanders Kuemper UBS Arena 17,255 17–11–5 39 [40]
34 December 30 Nashville 3–2 Washington SO Shepard Capital One Arena 18,573 17–11–6 40 [41]
January: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 1–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
35 January 2 Washington 4–3 Pittsburgh Kuemper PPG Paints Arena 18,190 18–11–6 42 [42]
36 January 3 New Jersey 6–3 Washington Shepard Capital One Arena 17,156 18–12–6 42 [43]
37 January 5 Carolina 6–2 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 18,573 18–13–6 42 [44]
38 January 7 Los Angeles 3–4 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 18,573 19–13–6 44 [45]
39 January 11 Seattle 4–1 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 17,935 19–14–6 44 [46]
40 January 13 NY Rangers 2–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 20–14–6 46 [47]
41 January 14 Washington 1–2 NY Rangers Lindgren Madison Square Garden 18,006 20–15–6 46 [48]
42 January 16 Anaheim 0–2 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 15,961 21–15–6 48 [49]
43 January 18 St. Louis 2–5 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 17,909 22–15–6 50 [50]
44 January 20 Washington 0–3 St. Louis Lindgren Enterprise Center 18,096 22–16–6 50 [51]
45 January 23 Washington 3–5 Minnesota Kuemper Xcel Energy Center 18,437 22–17–6 50 [52]
46 January 24 Washington 2–6 Colorado Lindgren Ball Arena 18,136 22–18–6 50 [53]
47 January 27 Washington 4–5 Dallas OT Lindgren American Airlines Center 18,532 22–18–7 51 [54]
February: 5–4–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
48 February 6 Montreal 5–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 16,959 22–19–7 51 [55]
49 February 8 Washington 2–4 Florida Kuemper Amerant Bank Arena 17,645 22–20–7 51 [56]
50 February 10 Washington 3–0 Boston Lindgren TD Garden 17,850 23–20–7 53 [57]
51 February 11 Vancouver 3–2 Washington OT Kuemper Capital One Arena 18,573 23–20–8 54 [58]
52 February 13 Colorado 6–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 17,878 23–21–8 54 [59]
53 February 17 Washington 4–3 Montreal Kuemper Bell Centre 21,105 24–21–8 56 [60]
54 February 20 New Jersey 2–6 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 17,232 25–21–8 58 [61]
55 February 22 Washington 5–3 Tampa Bay Lindgren Amalie Arena 19,092 26–21–8 60 [62]
56 February 24 Washington 2–3 Florida OT Lindgren Amerant Bank Arena 19,887 26–21–9 61 [63]
57 February 26 Ottawa 3–6 Washington Kuemper Capital One Arena 17,296 27–21–9 63 [64]
58 February 27 Washington 3–8 Detroit Lindgren Little Caesars Arena 19,515 27–22–9 63 [65]
March: 9–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 4–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
59 March 1 Philadelphia 2–5 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 28–22–9 65 [66]
60 March 3 Arizona 5–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 28–23–9 65 [67]
61 March 7 Washington 6–0 Pittsburgh Lindgren PPG Paints Arena 17,093 29–23–9 67 [68]
62 March 9 Chicago 1–4 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 30–23–9 69 [69]
63 March 11 Washington 0–3 Winnipeg Lindgren Canada Life Centre 13,716 30–24–9 69 [70]
64 March 13 Washington 2–7 Edmonton Kuemper Rogers Place 18,347 30–25–9 69 [71]
65 March 14 Washington 2–1 Seattle Lindgren Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 31–25–9 71 [72]
66 March 16 Washington 2–1 Vancouver Lindgren Rogers Arena 18,859 32–25–9 73 [73]
67 March 18 Washington 5–2 Calgary Lindgren Scotiabank Saddledome 16,793 33–25–9 75 [74]
68 March 20 Toronto 7–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 17,727 33–26–9 75 [75]
69 March 22 Carolina 6–7 Washington SO Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 34–26–9 77 [76]
70 March 24 Winnipeg 0–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 35–26–9 79 [77]
71 March 26 Detroit 3–4 Washington OT Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 36–26–9 81 [78]
72 March 28 Washington 1–5 Toronto Lindgren Scotiabank Arena 18,577 36–27–9 81 [79]
73 March 30 Boston 3–2 Washington SO Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 36–27–10 82 [80]
April: 4–4–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
74 April 2 Washington 2–6 Buffalo Lindgren KeyBank Center 14,390 36–28–10 82 [81]
75 April 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 36–29–10 82 [82]
76 April 5 Washington 2–4 Carolina Kuemper PNC Arena 18,724 36–30–10 82 [83]
77 April 7 Ottawa 3–2 Washington OT Lindgren Capital One Arena 17,902 36–30–11 83 [84]
78 April 9 Washington 2–1 Detroit Lindgren Little Caesars Arena 19,515 37–30–11 85 [85]
79 April 11 Washington 2–4 Buffalo Lindgren KeyBank Center 15,454 37–31–11 85 [86]
80 April 13 Tampa Bay 2–4 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 38–31–11 87 [87]
81 April 15 Boston 0–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 39–31–11 89 [88]
82 April 16 Washington 2–1 Philadelphia Lindgren Wells Fargo Center 19,411 40–31–11 91 [89]

      Win (2 Points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference first round vs. (M1) New York Rangers: New York won 4–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 21 Washington 1–4 NY Rangers Lindgren 18,006 0–1 [90]
2 April 23 Washington 3–4 NY Rangers Lindgren 18,006 0–2 [91]
3 April 26 NY Rangers 3–1 Washington Lindgren 18,573 0–3 [92]
4 April 28 NY Rangers 4–2 Washington Lindgren 18,573 0–4 [93]

      Win       Loss

Player stats[]

As of April 28, 2024

Skaters[]

Regular Season[94]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Strome, DylanDylan Strome 82 27 40 67 −13 22
Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin 79 31 34 65 −22 20
Carlson, JohnJohn Carlson 82 10 42 52 –7 40
‡Mantha, AnthonyAnthony Mantha 56 20 14 34 +5 17
Wilson, TomTom Wilson 74 18 17 35 −19 133
McMichael, ConnorConnor McMichael 80 18 15 33 –20 34
Protas, AliakseiAliaksei Protas 78 6 23 29 –3 8
Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie 52 12 13 25 –6 44
Milano, SonnySonny Milano 49 15 8 23 +4 10
Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 47 4 19 23 –14 25
Sandin, RasmusRasmus Sandin 68 3 20 23 –13 24
Dowd, NicNic Dowd 64 12 10 22 –2 47
Lapierre, HendrixHendrix Lapierre 51 8 14 22 −1 4
Malenstyn, BeckBeck Malenstyn 81 6 15 21 −1 25
‡Kuznetsov, EvgenyEvgeny Kuznetsov 43 6 11 17 –11 24
Aube-Kubel, NicolasNicolas Aube-Kubel 60 6 10 16 +4 23
Fehervary, MartinMartin Fehervary 66 3 13 16 –7 24
Jensen, NickNick Jensen 78 1 13 14 −9 10
van Riemsdyk, TrevorTrevor van Riemsdyk 70 0 14 14 –7 18
Sgarbossa, MichaelMichael Sgarbossa 25 4 3 7 0 2
Miroshnichenko, IvanIvan Miroshnichenko 21 2 4 6 –4 6
‡Edmundson, JoelJoel Edmundson 44 1 5 6 –5 19
Phillips, MatthewMatthew Phillips 28 1 4 5 –3 0
Bear, EthanEthan Bear 24 1 3 4 –5 10
Alexeyev, AlexanderAlexander Alexeyev 39 1 2 3 −8 6
McIlrath, DylanDylan McIlrath 3 0 1 1 +1 5
Haman Aktell, HardyHardy Haman Aktell 6 0 1 1 –2 2
Johansen, LucasLucas Johansen 6 0 1 1 +1 4
Backstrom, NicklasNicklas Backstrom 8 0 1 1 −3 2
Dube, PierrickPierrick Dube 3 0 0 0 +1 2
Snively, JoeJoe Snively 3 0 0 0 –1 0
Iorio, VincentVincent Iorio 6 0 0 0 +1 0

Playoffs[95]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Fehervary, MartinMartin Fehervary 4 2 1 3 0 2
Wilson, TomTom Wilson 4 1 2 3 +1 16
Carlson, JohnJohn Carlson 4 1 1 2 –1 2
Lapierre, HendrixHendrix Lapierre 4 1 1 2 −2 0
Strome, DylanDylan Strome 4 1 1 2 −1 0
Protas, AliakseiAliaksei Protas 4 0 2 2 +1 0
McMichael, ConnorConnor McMichael 4 1 0 1 –3 2
Alexeyev, AlexanderAlexander Alexeyev 4 0 1 1 −2 4
Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie 4 0 1 1 –2 4
Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 4 0 1 1 –2 2
Iorio, VincentVincent Iorio 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Jensen, NickNick Jensen 1 0 0 0 −1 2
Miroshnichenko, IvanIvan Miroshnichenko 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sandin, RasmusRasmus Sandin 1 0 0 0 0 2
Johansen, LucasLucas Johansen 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aube-Kubel, NicolasNicolas Aube-Kubel 3 0 0 0 −1 2
van Riemsdyk, TrevorTrevor van Riemsdyk 3 0 0 0 –3 0
Dowd, NicNic Dowd 4 0 0 0 0 6
Malenstyn, BeckBeck Malenstyn 4 0 0 0 −1 2
McIlrath, DylanDylan McIlrath 4 0 0 0 +2 10
Milano, SonnySonny Milano 4 0 0 0 −2 0
Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin 4 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[96]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Lindgren, CharlieCharlie Lindgren 50 48 2,852:23 25 16 7 127 2.67 1,431 .911 6 0 0 0
Kuemper, DarcyDarcy Kuemper 33 30 1,866:32 13 14 3 103 3.31 940 .890 1 0 1 0
Shepard, HunterHunter Shepard 4 4 244:50 2 1 1 13 3.19 123 .894 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[97]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Lindgren, CharlieCharlie Lindgren 4 4 234:31 0 4 14 3.58 103 .864 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
‡No longer with the Capitals.

Transactions[]

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 dagger  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2025 		To Washington Capitals
PIT 7th-round pick in 2023 		[98]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) To Montreal Canadiens
MIN 3rd-round pick in 2024
7th-round pick in 2024 		To Washington Capitals
Joel Edmundson (50% retained) 		[99]
March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05) To Vegas Golden Knights
Anthony Mantha (50% retained) 		To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2024
4th-round pick in 2026 		[100]
March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Joel Edmundson (50% retained) 		To Washington Capitals
NYI 3rd-round pick in 2024
CHI 5th-round pick in 2025 		[101]
March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) To Carolina Hurricanes
Evgeny Kuznetsov (50% retained) 		To Washington Capitals
3rd-round pick in 2025 		[102]
June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) To Los Angeles Kings
Darcy Kuemper 		To Washington Capitals
Pierre-Luc Dubois 		[103]
June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) To Calgary Flames
COL 2nd-round pick in 2025 		To Washington Capitals
Andrew Mangiapane 		[104]

Players acquired[]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Max Pacioretty Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency [105]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) Pierrick Dube Laval Rocket (AHL) 2-yeardagger Free agency [106]
Matthew Phillips Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [106]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) Alex Limoges Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [107]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) Chase Priskie Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [108]
December 28, 2023 (2023-12-28) Ethan Bear Vancouver Canucks 2-year Free agency [109]
March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05) Matthew Phillips Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [110]

Players lost[]

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Connor Brown Edmonton Oilers 1-year Free-agency [111]
Matt Irwin Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free-agency [112]
Garrett Pilon Ottawa Senators 1-year Free-agency [113]
Conor Sheary Tampa Bay Lightning 3-year Free-agency [114]
Craig Smith Dallas Stars 1-year Free-agency [115]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) Zachary Fucale Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) 2-year Free-agency [116]
July 28, 2023 (2023-07-28) Gabriel Carlsson Växjö Lakers (SHL) 3-year Free-agency [117]
July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31) Bobby Nardella HV71 (SHL) 1-year Free-agency [118]
February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16) Matthew Phillips Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [119]

Signings[]

Date Player Term Ref
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) Hunter Shepard 1-year [106]
Dylan McIlrath 2-year [106]
July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) Martin Fehervary 3-year [120]
Riley Sutter 1-year [121]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) Andrew Cristall 3-yeardagger [122]
August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04) Tom Wilson 7-year‡ [123]
December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12) Clay Stevenson 2-year‡ [124]
March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) Rasmus Sandin 5-year [125]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals selections at 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Ryan Leonard RW  United States U.S NTDP (USHL)
2 40 Andrew Cristall LW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 104 Patrick Thomas C  Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
5 136 Cameron Allen D  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
7 200 Brett Hyland C  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Notes:

References[]

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2012). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2013. Triumph Books, 127. ISBN 978-1-60078-785-0. 
  2. ↑ Capitals eliminated, hampered by injuries to Backstrom, others (April 5, 2023).
  3. ↑ Oshie scores late, Capitals top Flyers to clinch 2nd East wild card (April 16, 2024).
  4. ↑ Capitals need to reevaluate, look to future after being swept in 1st round (April 29, 2024).
  5. ↑ NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
  6. ↑ NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
  7. ↑ Washington Capitals Announce 2023 Preseason Game Schedule.
  8. ↑ Pittsburgh Penguins - Washington Capitals - October 13, 2023 (October 13, 2023).
  9. ↑ Calgary Flames - Washington Capitals - October 16, 2023 (October 16, 2023).
  10. ↑ Washington Capitals - Ottawa Senators - October 18, 2023 (October 18, 2023).
  11. ↑ Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens - October 21, 2023 (October 21, 2023).
  12. ↑ Toronto Maple Leafs - Washington Capitals - October 24, 2023 (October 24, 2023).
  13. ↑ Washington Capitals - New Jersey Devils - October 25, 2023 (October 25, 2023).
  14. ↑ Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals - October 27, 2023 (October 27, 2023).
  15. ↑ San Jose Sharks - Washington Capitals - October 29, 2023 (October 29, 2023).
  16. ↑ New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - November 2, 2023 (November 2, 2023).
  17. ↑ Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals - November 4, 2023 (November 4, 2023).
  18. ↑ Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals - November 8, 2023 (November 8, 2023).
  19. ↑ New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - November 10, 2023 (November 10, 2023).
  20. ↑ Washington Capitals - NY Islanders - November 11, 2023 (November 11, 2023).
  21. ↑ Vegas Golden Knights - Washington Capitals - November 14, 2023 (November 14, 2023).
  22. ↑ Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals - November 18, 2023 (November 18, 2023).
  23. ↑ Buffalo Sabres - Washington Capitals - November 22, 2023 (November 22, 2023).
  24. ↑ Edmonton Oilers - Washington Capitals - November 24, 2023 (November 24, 2023).
  25. ↑ San Jose Sharks - Washington Capitals - November 27, 2023 (November 27, 2023).
  26. ↑ Washington Capitals - Los Angeles Kings - November 29, 2023 (November 29, 2023).
  27. ↑ Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks - November 30, 2023 (November 29, 2023).
  28. ↑ Washington Capitals - Vegas Golden Knights - December 2, 2023 (December 2, 2023).
  29. ↑ Washington Capitals - Arizona Coyotes - December 4, 2023 (December 4, 2023).
  30. ↑ Dallas Stars - Washington Capitals - December 7, 2023 (December 7, 2023).
  31. ↑ New York Rangers - Washington Capitals - December 9, 2023 (December 9, 2023).
  32. ↑ Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks - December 10, 2023 (December 10, 2023).
  33. ↑ Washington Capitals - Philadelphia Flyers - December 14, 2023 (December 14, 2023).
  34. ↑ Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators - December 16, 2023 (December 16, 2023).
  35. ↑ Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators - December 17, 2023 (December 17, 2023).
  36. ↑ New York Islanders - Washington Capitals - December 20, 2023 (December 20, 2023).
  37. ↑ Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets - December 21, 2023 (December 21, 2023).
  38. ↑ Tampa Bay Lightning - Washington Capitals - December 23, 2023 (December 23, 2023).
  39. ↑ Washington Capitals - New York Rangers - December 27, 2023 (December 27, 2023).
  40. ↑ Washington Capitals - New York Islanders - December 29, 2023 (December 29, 2023).
  41. ↑ Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals - December 30, 2023 (December 30, 2023).
  42. ↑ Washington Capitals - Pittsburgh Penguins - January 2, 2024 (January 2, 2024).
  43. ↑ New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - January 3, 2024 (January 3, 2024).
  44. ↑ Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes - January 5, 2024 (January 5, 2024).
  45. ↑ Los Angeles Kings - Washington Capitals - January 7, 2024 (January 7, 2024).
  46. ↑ Seattle Kraken - Washington Capitals - January 11, 2024 (January 11, 2024).
  47. ↑ New York Rangers - Washington Capitals - January 13, 2024 (January 13, 2024).
  48. ↑ Washington Capitals - New York Rangers - January 14, 2024 (January 14, 2024).
  49. ↑ Anaheim Ducks - Washington Capitals - January 16, 2024 (January 16, 2024).
  50. ↑ St. Louis Blues - Washington Capitals - January 18, 2024 (January 18, 2024).
  51. ↑ Washington Capitals - St. Louis Blues - January 20, 2024 (January 20, 2024).
  52. ↑ Washington Capitals - Minnesota Wild - January 23, 2024 (January 23, 2024).
  53. ↑ Washington Capitals - Colorado Avalanche - January 24, 2024 (January 24, 2024).
  54. ↑ Washington Capitals - Dallas Stars - January 27, 2024 (January 27, 2024).
  55. ↑ Montreal Canadiens - Washington Capitals - February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2024).
  56. ↑ Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers - February 8, 2024 (February 8, 2024).
  57. ↑ Washington Capitals - Boston Bruins - February 10, 2024 (February 10, 2024).
  58. ↑ Vancouver Canucks - Washington Capitals - February 11, 2024 (February 11, 2024).
  59. ↑ Colorado Avalanche - Washington Capitals - February 13, 2024 (February 13, 2024).
  60. ↑ Washington Capitals - Montréal Canadiens - February 17, 2024 (February 17, 2024).
  61. ↑ New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals - February 20, 2024 (February 20, 2024).
  62. ↑ Washington Capitals - Tampa Bay Lightning - February 22, 2024 (February 22, 2024).
  63. ↑ Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers - February 24, 2024 (February 24, 2024).
  64. ↑ Ottawa Senators - Washington Capitals - February 26, 2024 (February 26, 2024).
  65. ↑ Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings - February 27, 2024 (February 27, 2024).
  66. ↑ Philadelphia Flyers - Washington Capitals - March 1, 2024 (March 1, 2024).
  67. ↑ Arizona Coyotes - Washington Capitals - March 3, 2024 (March 3, 2024).
  68. ↑ Washington Capitals - Pittsburgh Penguins - March 7, 2024 (March 7, 2024).
  69. ↑ Chicago Blackhawks - Washington Capitals - March 9, 2024 (March 9, 2024).
  70. ↑ Washington Capitals - Winnipeg Jets - March 11, 2024 (March 11, 2024).
  71. ↑ Washington Capitals - Edmonton Oilers - March 13, 2024 (March 13, 2024).
  72. ↑ Washington Capitals - Seattle Kraken - March 14, 2024 (March 14, 2024).
  73. ↑ Washington Capitals - Vancouver Canucks - March 16, 2024 (March 16, 2024).
  74. ↑ Washington Capitals - Calgary Flames - March 18, 2024 (March 18, 2024).
  75. ↑ Toronto Maple Leafs - Washington Capitals - March 20, 2024 (March 20, 2024).
  76. ↑ Carolina Hurricanes - Washington Capitals - March 22, 2024 (March 22, 2024).
  77. ↑ Winnipeg Jets - Washington Capitals - March 24, 2024 (March 24, 2024).
  78. ↑ Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals - March 26, 2024 (March 26, 2024).
  79. ↑ Washington Capitals - Toronto Maple Leafs - March 28, 2024 (March 28, 2024).
  80. ↑ Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals - March 30, 2024 (March 30, 2024).
  81. ↑ Washington Capitals - Buffalo Sabres - April 2, 2024 (April 2, 2024).
  82. ↑ Pittsburgh Penguins - Washington Capitals - April 4, 2024 (April 4, 2024).
  83. ↑ Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes - April 5, 2024 (April 5, 2024).
  84. ↑ Ottawa Senators - Washington Capitals - April 7, 2024 (April 7, 2024).
  85. ↑ Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings - April 9, 2024 (April 9, 2024).
  86. ↑ Washington Capitals - Buffalo Sabres - April 11, 2024 (April 11, 2024).
  87. ↑ Tampa Bay Lightning - Washington Capitals - April 13, 2024 (April 13, 2024).
  88. ↑ Boston Bruins - Washington Capitals - April 15, 2024 (April 15, 2024).
  89. ↑ Washington Capitals - Philadelphia Flyers - April 16, 2024 (April 16, 2024).
  90. ↑ Washington Capitals - New York Rangers - April 21, 2024 (April 21, 2024).
  91. ↑ Washington Capitals - New York Rangers - April 23, 2024 (April 23, 2024).
  92. ↑ New York Rangers - Washington Capitals - April 26, 2024 (April 26, 2024).
  93. ↑ New York Rangers - Washington Capitals - April 28, 2024 (April 28, 2024).
  94. ↑ 2023–2024 – Regular Season – Washington Capitals – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
  95. ↑ 2021–22 Playoffs – Washington Capitals Stats – Skaters.
  96. ↑ NHL.com - Stats - Washington Capitals Goalies - Regular season.
  97. ↑ 2023–24 Playoffs – Washington Capitals Stats – Goalies. Retrieved on April 29, 2024.
  98. ↑ Sharks Select Seven Players on Day Two of the 2023 NHL Draft. San Jose Sharks (June 29, 2023).
  99. ↑ Capitals Acquire Joel Edmundson from Montreal Canadiens. Washington Capitals (July 1, 2023).
  100. ↑ Capitals Acquire 2024 Second-Round Pick and 2026 Fourth-Round Pick from Vegas for Anthony Mantha. Washington Capitals (March 5, 2024).
  101. ↑ Capitals Acquire 2024 Third-Round Pick and 2025 Fifth-Round Pick from Toronto for Joel Edmundson. Washington Capitals (March 7, 2024).
  102. ↑ Capitals Acquire 2025 Third-Round Pick from Carolina for Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington Capitals (March 8, 2024).
  103. ↑ Capitals Acquire Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings. Washington Capitals (June 19, 2024).
  104. ↑ Capitals Acquire Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames. Washington Capitals (June 27, 2024).
  105. ↑ Capitals Sign Max Pacioretty. Washington Capitals (July 1, 2023).
  106. ↑ 106.0 106.1 106.2 106.3 Capitals Re-sign Shepard and McIlrath, sign forwards Dubé and Phillips. Washington Capitals (July 1, 2023).
  107. ↑ Capitals Sign Alex Limoges. Washington Capitals (July 3, 2023).
  108. ↑ Capitals Sign Chase Priskie. Washington Capitals (July 5, 2023).
  109. ↑ Capitals Sign Ethan Bear. Washington Capitals (December 28, 2023).
  110. ↑ Capitals Claim Matthew Phillips. Washington Capitals (March 5, 2024).
  111. ↑ Oilers sign Connor Brown to one-year contract. Edmonton Oilers (July 1, 2023).
  112. ↑ Canucks Agree to Terms with Matt Irwin & Zach Sawchenko on Two-Way Deals. Vancouver Canucks (July 1, 2023).
  113. ↑ Free Agency Day One. Ottawa Senators (July 1, 2023).
  114. ↑ Lightning sign free agent forward, 2-time Cup Champion, Conor Sheary. Tampa Bay Lightning (July 1, 2023).
  115. ↑ Stars sign forward Craig Smith to a one-year contract. Dallas Stars (July 1, 2023).
  116. ↑ Закари Фукале – в "Тракторе" (Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk (July 6, 2023).
  117. ↑ Välkommen Gabriel Carlsson (Swedish). Växjö Lakers (July 28, 2023).
  118. ↑ Bobby Nardella förstärker backsidan i HV71 (Swedish). Traktor Chelyabinsk (July 31, 2023).
  119. ↑ Penguins Claim Forward Matthew Phillips off of Waivers. Pittsburgh Penguins (February 16, 2024).
  120. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Defenseman Martin Fehervary. Washington Capitals (July 4, 2023).
  121. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Riley Sutter. Washington Capitals (July 4, 2023).
  122. ↑ Capitals Sign Andrew Cristall. Washington Capitals (July 7, 2023).
  123. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Tom Wilson. Washington Capitals (August 4, 2023).
  124. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Clay Stevenson. Washington Capitals (December 12, 2023).
  125. ↑ Capitals Re-sign Defenseman Rasmus Sandin. Washington Capitals (March 6, 2024).
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