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.

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) 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) 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) 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) Won in Division Finals, 4–1 (Rangers) 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) 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) 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) Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–1 (Senators) Won in Conference Finals, 4–2 (Sabres) 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
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) 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).