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(Top) 1 Off-season 2 Regular season 3 Schedule and results 3.1 Season standings 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 6 Awards and records 6.1 Awards 7 Transactions 7.1 Trades 7.2 Free agents signed 7.3 Free agents lost 7.4 Claimed via waivers 7.5 Lost via waivers 7.6 Player signings 8 Draft picks 9 See also 10 References

2012–13 Washington Capitals season

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2012–13 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	3rd Eastern
2012–13 record	27–18–3
Home record	15–8–1
Road record	12–10–2
Goals for	149
Goals against	130
Team information
General manager	George McPhee
Coach	Adam Oates
Captain	Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains	Nicklas Backstrom Mike Green Brooks Laich
Arena	Verizon Center
Average attendance	17,734 (95.8%)^[1] (24 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Ovechkin (32)
Assists	Nicklas Backstrom (48)
Points	Alexander Ovechkin (53)
Penalty minutes	Matt Hendricks (71)
Plus/minus	Eric Fehr (+14)
Wins	Braden Holtby (22)
Goals against average	Braden Holtby (2.59)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Off-season[edit]

On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach.^[2]

Regular season[edit]

The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170).^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

2012–13 Schedule^[4]

January: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT/SO	Decision	Record	Points	Attendance	Recap
1	19	Washington Capitals	3–6	Tampa Bay Lightning	–	Holtby	0–1–0	0	19,204	Recap
2	22	Winnipeg Jets	4–2	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	0–2–0	0	18,506	Recap
3	24	Montreal Canadiens	4–1	Washington Capitals	–	Neuvirth	0–3–0	0	18,506	Recap
4	25	Washington Capitals	2–3	New Jersey Devils	OT	Neuvirth	0–3–1	1	17,625	Recap
5	27	Buffalo Sabres	2–3	Washington Capitals	–	Neuvirth	1–3–1	3	18,506	Recap^{[permanent dead link]}
6	29	Washington Capitals	2–3	Ottawa Senators	–	Neuvirth	1–4–1	3	19,267	Recap
7	31	Washington Capitals	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	–	Neuvirth	1–5–1	3	19,374	Recap

February: 6–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT/SO	Decision	Record	Points	Attendance	Recap
8	1	Philadelphia Flyers	2–3	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	2–5–1	5	18,506	Recap
9	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–3	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	2–6–1	5	18,506	Recap
10	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2	Washington Capitals	–	Neuvirth	2–7–1	5	18,506	Recap
11	7	Washington Capitals	2–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	–	Holtby	2–8–1	5	18,650	Recap
12	9	Florida Panthers	0–5	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	3–8–1	7	18,506	Recap
13	12	Washington Capitals	6–5	Florida Panthers	OT	Holtby	4–8–1	9	15,340	Recap
14	14	Washington Capitals	4–3	Tampa Bay Lightning	–	Holtby	5–8–1	11	19,204	Recap
15	17	Washington Capitals	1–2	New York Rangers	–	Holtby	5–9–1	11	17,200	Recap
16	21	New Jersey Devils	3–2	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	5–10–1	11	18,506	Recap
17	23	New Jersey Devils	1–5	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	6–10–1	13	18,506	Recap
18	26	Carolina Hurricanes	0–3	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	7–10–1	15	18,506	Recap
19	27	Washington Capitals	1–4	Philadelphia Flyers	–	Holtby	7–11–1	15	19,904	Recap

March: 9–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 6–3–1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT/SO	Decision	Record	Points	Attendance	Recap
20	2	Washington Capitals	3–0	Winnipeg Jets	–	Holtby	8–11–1	17	15,004	Recap
21	5	Boston Bruins	3–4	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	9–11–1	19	18,506	Recap
22	7	Florida Panthers	1–7	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	10–11–1	21	18,506	Recap
23	9	Washington Capitals	2–5	New York Islanders	–	Grubauer	10–12–1	21	14,819	Recap
24	10	New York Rangers	4–1	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	10–13–1	21	18,506	Recap
25	12	Carolina Hurricanes	4–0	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	10–14–1	21	18,506	Recap
26	14	Washington Capitals	3–2	Carolina Hurricanes	–	Neuvirth	11–14–1	23	16,810	Recap
27	16	Washington Capitals	1–4	Boston Bruins	–	Neuvirth	11–15–1	23	17,565	Recap
28	17	Buffalo Sabres	3–5	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	12–15–1	25	18,506	Recap
29	19	Washington Capitals	1–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	–	Holtby	12–16–1	25	18653	Recap
30	21	Washington Capitals	4–0	Winnipeg Jets	–	Holtby	13–16–1	27	15,004	Recap
31	22	Washington Capitals	6–1	Winnipeg Jets	–	Holtby	14–16–1	29	15,004	Recap
32	24	Washington Capitals	3–2	New York Rangers	SO	Holtby	15–16–1	31	17,200	Recap
33	26	New York Islanders	3–2	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	15–17–1	31	18,506	Recap
34	30	Washington Capitals	4–3	Buffalo Sabres	SO	Holtby	16–17–1	33	19,070	Recap
35	31	Washington Capitals	4–5	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Holtby	16–17–2	34	19,681	Recap

April: 11–1–1 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT/SO	Decision	Record	Points	Attendance	Recap
36	2	Washington Capitals	5–3	Carolina Hurricanes	–	Holtby	17–17–2	36	16,530	Recap
37	4	New York Islanders	1–2	Washington Capitals	SO	Holtby	18–17–2	38	18,506	Recap
38	6	Washington Capitals	4–3	Florida Panthers	–	Holtby	19–17–2	40	16,886	Recap
39	7	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–4	Washington Capitals	–	Neuvirth	20–17–2	42	18,506	Recap
40	9	Washington Capitals	3–2	Montreal Canadiens	–	Neuvirth	21–17–2	44	21,273	Recap
41	11	Carolina Hurricanes	1–3	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	22–17–2	46	18,506	Recap
42	13	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–6	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	23–17–2	48	18,506	Recap
43	16	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–5	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	24–17–2	50	18,506	Recap
44	18	Washington Capitals	1–3	Ottawa Senators	–	Holtby	24–18–2	50	19,965	Recap
45	20	Washington Capitals	5–1	Montreal Canadiens	–	Holtby	25–18–2	52	21,273	Recap
46	23	Winnipeg Jets	5–3	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	26–18–2	54	18,506	Recap
47	25	Ottawa Senators	2–1	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	26–18–3	55	18,506	Recap
48	27	Boston Bruins	2–3	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	27–18–3	57	18,506	Recap

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss

Season standings[edit]

Southeast Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	126	+23	57
2	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	109	+19	51
3	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	133	−5	42
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	104	+44	40
5	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	143	−31	36

Source: National Hockey League
y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – Pittsburgh Penguins	48	36	12	0	33	165	119	+46	72
2	NE	y – Montreal Canadiens	48	29	14	5	26	149	126	+23	63
3	SE	y – Washington Capitals	48	27	18	3	24	149	130	+19	57
4	NE	x – Boston Bruins	48	28	14	6	24	131	109	+22	62
5	NE	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	17	5	26	145	133	+12	57
6	AT	x – New York Rangers	48	26	18	4	22	130	112	+18	56
7	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	48	25	17	6	21	116	104	+12	56
8	AT	x – New York Islanders	48	24	17	7	20	139	139	0	55

9	SE	Winnipeg Jets	48	24	21	3	22	128	144	−16	51
10	AT	Philadelphia Flyers	48	23	22	3	22	133	141	−8	49
11	AT	New Jersey Devils	48	19	19	10	17	112	129	−17	48
12	NE	Buffalo Sabres	48	21	21	6	14	115	143	−28	48
13	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	48	19	25	4	18	128	160	−32	42
14	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	18	26	4	17	148	150	−2	40
15	SE	Florida Panthers	48	15	27	6	12	112	171	−59	36

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Playoffs[edit]

The Washington Capitals ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Southeast Division champions and therefore as the Eastern Conference's 3rd seed. They faced the #6 seed New York Rangers in the first round, losing 4 games to 3.

Key: Win Loss

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers: Rangers win series 4–3

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series	Attendance	Recap
1	May 2	New York Rangers	1–3	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	Capitals lead 1–0	18,506	Recap
2	May 4	New York Rangers	0–1	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	Capitals lead 2–0	18,506	Recap
3	May 6	Washington Capitals	3–4	New York Rangers	–	Holtby	Capitals lead 2–1	17,200	Recap
4	May 8	Washington Capitals	3–4	New York Rangers	–	Holtby	Series ties 2–2	17,200	Recap
5	May 10	New York Rangers	1–2	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	Capitals lead 3–2	18,506	Recap
6	May 12	Washington Capitals	0–1	New York Rangers	–	Holtby	Series tied 3–3	17,200	Recap
7	May 13	New York Rangers	5–0	Washington Capitals	–	Holtby	Rangers win 4–3	18,506	Recap

Player statistics[edit]

Final stats^[5]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Alexander Ovechkin	48	32	24	56	2	36
Mike Ribeiro	48	13	36	49	−4	53
Nicklas Backstrom	48	8	40	48	8	20
Troy Brouwer	47	19	14	33	−5	28
Mike Green	35	12	14	26	−3	20
John Carlson	48	6	16	22	11	18
Marcus Johansson	34	6	16	22	3	4
Joel Ward	39	8	12	20	7	12
Eric Fehr	41	9	8	17	14	10
Mathieu Perreault	39	6	11	17	7	20
Jason Chimera	47	3	11	14	−5	48
Wojtek Wolski	27	4	5	9	1	6
Jack Hillen	23	3	6	9	9	14
Steven Oleksy	28	1	8	9	9	33
Matt Hendricks	48	5	3	8	−6	73
Jay Beagle	48	2	6	8	−1	14
Tomas Kundratek	25	1	6	7	−5	8
John Erskine	30	3	3	6	10	34
Karl Alzner	48	1	4	5	−6	14
Brooks Laich	9	1	3	4	2	6
Martin Erat^†	9	1	2	3	0	4
Jeff Schultz	26	0	3	3	−6	12
Tom Poti	16	0	2	2	−2	2
Joey Crabb	26	2	0	2	−1	8
Dmitry Orlov	5	0	1	1	5	0
Aaron Volpatti^†	17	0	1	1	−2	7
Roman Hamrlik^‡	4	0	1	1	−1	2
Cameron Schilling	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Joel Ward	7	1	3	4	−1	6
Mike Green	7	2	2	4	0	4
Mathieu Perreault	7	1	3	4	3	0
Jason Chimera	7	1	2	3	1	4
Nicklas Backstrom	7	1	2	3	−2	0
Mike Ribeiro	7	1	1	2	−2	10
Alexander Ovechkin	7	1	1	2	−2	4
Troy Brouwer	7	1	1	2	0	10
Karl Alzner	7	1	1	2	3	2
Marcus Johansson	7	1	1	2	−3	0
John Erskine	7	0	1	1	−4	4
Jay Beagle	7	1	0	1	−5	4
Jack Hillen	7	0	1	1	−4	6
John Carlson	7	0	1	1	−4	4
Steven Oleksy	7	0	1	1	−1	4
Martin Erat	4	0	0	0	1	4
Matt Hendricks	7	0	0	0	−2	0
Eric Fehr	7	0	0	0	−2	6
Tom Wilson	3	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	36	35	2089:14	23	12	1	90	2.58	1123	.920	4	2	2
Michal Neuvirth	13	12	723:08	4	5	2	33	2.74	367	.910	0	0	0
Philipp Grubauer	2	1	83:58	0	1	0	5	3.57	59	.915	0	0	0
Totals		48	2896:20	27	18	3	128	2.65	1549	.917	4	2	2

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	7	7	432:50	3	4	16	2.22	205	.922	1	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Player	Award	Awarded
Regular Season
Alexander Ovechkin^[6]	Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy	April 2013
Alexander Ovechkin^[7]	Hart Memorial Trophy	June 15, 2013

Transactions[edit]

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades[edit]

Date	Details
June 22, 2012^[8]	ToDallas Stars: Cody Eakin 2nd-round pick in 2012	To Washington Capitals: Mike Ribeiro
June 27, 2012^[9]	ToCalgary Flames: Dennis Wideman	To Washington Capitals: Jordan Henry 5th-round pick in 2013
January 31, 2013^[10]	ToFlorida Panthers: Zach Hamill	To Washington Capitals: Casey Wellman
January 31, 2013^[11]	ToChicago Blackhawks: Mathieu Beaudoin	To Washington Capitals: Peter LeBlanc
March 14, 2013^[12]	ToMinnesota Wild: Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014^[a]	To Washington Capitals: Chay Genoway
March 14, 2013^[13]	ToToronto Maple Leafs: Kevin Marshall	To Washington Capitals: Nicolas Deschamps
April 2, 2013^[14]	ToPhoenix Coyotes: Matt Clackson	To Washington Capitals: Joel Rechlicz
April 2, 2013^[15]	ToEdmonton Oilers: Garrett Stafford	To Washington Capitals: Dane Byers
April 3, 2013^[16]	ToNashville Predators: Filip Forsberg	To Washington Capitals: Martin Erat Michael Latta

^ Condition not satisfied.

Free agents signed[edit]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Joey Crabb^[17]	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $950,000
Garrett Stafford^[18]	Hamilton Bulldogs	1 year, $550,000
Jack Hillen^[19]	Nashville Predators	1 year, $650,000
Ryan Stoa^[20]	Lake Erie Monsters	1 year, $700,000
Wojtek Wolski^[21]	Florida Panthers	1 year, $600,000
Matt Clackson^[22]	Chicago Wolves	1 year, $525,000
Eric Fehr^[23]	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $600,000
Steven Oleksy^[24]	Hershey Bears	3 years, $1.625 million entry-level contract
Nate Schmidt^[25]	University of Minnesota	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost[edit]

Player	New team	Contract terms
Sean Collins^[26]	New York Rangers	1 year, $600,000
Jeff Halpern^[27]	New York Rangers	1 year, $700,000
Joel Rechlicz^[28]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $550,000
Alexander Semin^[29]	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $7 million
Keith Aucoin^[30]	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $650,000
Mike Knuble^[31]	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers[edit]

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Aaron Volpatti^[32]	Vancouver Canucks	February 28, 2013

Lost via waivers[edit]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Roman Hamrlik^[33]	New York Rangers	March 6, 2013

Player signings[edit]

Player	Date	Contract terms
Dany Sabourin^[34]	May 30, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Mike Carman^[35]	June 29, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Kevin Marshall^[18]	July 2, 2012	1 year, $525,000
Mathieu Perreault^[36]	July 5, 2012	2 years, $2.1 million
Jay Beagle^[37]	July 5, 2012	3 years, $2.7 million
Zach Hamill^[38]	July 11, 2012	1 year, $700,000
Filip Forsberg^[39]	July 13, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mike Green^[40]	July 16, 2012	3 years, $18.25 million
Tom Wilson^[41]	July 19, 2012	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Troy Brouwer^[42]	September 12, 2012	3 years, $11 million contract extension
John Carlson^[43]	September 14, 2012	6 years, $23.8 million
Braden Holtby^[44]	February 25, 2013	2 years, $3.7 million contract extension
John Erskine^[45]	February 25, 2013	2 years, $3.925 million contract extension
Casey Wellman^[46]	March 28, 2013	2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Jack Hillen^[47]	April 2, 2013	2 years, $1.4 million contract extension
Patrick Wey^[48]	April 5, 2013	2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract
Ryan Stoa^[49]	April 15, 2013	1 year, $550,000 contract extension
Aaron Volpatti^[50]	April 24, 2013	2 years, $1.15 million contract extension
Eric Fehr^[51]	April 24, 2013	2 years, $3 million contract extension
Joel Rechlicz^[52]	June 26, 2013	1 year, $550,000

Draft picks[edit]

Washington Capitals' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.^[53]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	11^[a]	Filip Forsberg	C	Sweden	Leksands IF (Elitserien)
1	16	Tom Wilson	RW	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3	77	Chandler Stephenson	C/LW	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
4	100^[b]	Thomas Di Pauli	C	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4	107	Austin Wuthrich	RW	United States	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
5	137	Connor Carrick	D	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6	167	Riley Barber	RW	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7	195^[c]	Christian Djoos	D	Sweden	Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7	197	Jaynen Rissling	D	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7	203^[d]	Sergei Kostenko	G	Russia	Metallurg Novokuznetsk-2 (MHL)

Draft notes^[54]

^a The Colorado Avalanche first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for 2012 second-round pick and this pick.^[55]
The Washington Capitals second-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a February 28, 2011, trade that sent Jason Arnott to the Capitals in exchange for Dave Steckel and this pick.^[56]
^b The Winnipeg Jets fourth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 8, 2011, trade that sent Eric Fehr to the Jets in exchange for Danick Paquette and this pick.^[57]
^c The Calgary Flames seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a July 17, 2009, trade that sent Keith Seabrook to the Flames in exchange for this pick.^[58]
^d The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 4, 2012, trade that sent Tomas Vokoun to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.^[59]

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^ Alex Ovechkin Wins Third Hart Trophy

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^ "Capitals Acquire Nicolas Deschamps from Toronto" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved March 14, 2013.

^ "Capitals Acquire Joel Rechlicz from Phoenix" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

^ "Forward Dane Byers Joins Hershey Bears" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

^ "Capitals Acquire Martin Erat and Michael Latta from Nashville" (Press release). Washington Capitals. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

^ Capitals Sign Joey Crabb

^ ^a ^b Capitals Sign Garrett Stafford and Kevin Marshall

^ Capitals Sign Jack Hillen

^ Capitals Sign Ryan Stoa

^ Capitals Sign Wojtek Wolski

^ Capitals Sign Matt Clackson

^ Capitals Sign Eric Fehr

^ Capitals Sign and Recall Steven Oleksy from Hershey

^ Capitals Sign Nate Schmidt

^ Minor signing: Rangers add defenseman Sean Collins

^ Rangers add veteran forward Halpern

^ Coyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz

^ Canes Agree to Terms with Alexander Semin

^ Leafs Sign Keith Aucoin & Simon Gysbers

^ Flyers, Knuble agree to terms

^ Capitals Claim Aaron Volpatti Off Waivers from Vancouver

^ Rangers add veteran defenseman Hamrlik

^ Capitals Re-sign Dany Sabourin

^ Capitals Re-sign Mike Carman

^ Capitals Re-sign Mathieu Perreault

^ Capitals Re-sign Jay Beagle

^ Capitals Re-sign Center Zach Hamill

^ Capitals Sign Filip Forsberg

^ Capitals Re-sign Mike Green

^ Capitals Sign Tom Wilson

^ Capitals Re-sign Troy Brouwer

^ Capitals Re-sign John Carlson

^ Capitals Re-sign Braden Holtby

^ Capitals Re-sign John Erskine

^ Capitals Re-sign Casey Wellman

^ Capitals Re-sign Jack Hillen

^ Capitals Sign Patrick Wey

^ Capitals Re-sign Ryan Stoa

^ Capitals Re-sign Aaron Volpatti

^ Capitals Re-sign Eric Fehr

^ Capitals Re-sign Joel Rechlicz

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Washington Capitals

Founded in 1974
Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owner(s): Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis)
General manager: Brian MacLellan
Head coach: Spencer Carbery
Team captain: Alexander Ovechkin
Current roster

Arenas

Capital Centre
Capital One Arena

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: Hershey Bears
ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays

Media

TV: Monumental Sports Network
Radio: WFED; WJFK

Culture and lore

v t e Washington Capitals seasons
1970s	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2012–13 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington Winnipeg
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	2012 NHL Entry Draft 2012–13 NHL lockout Oil Change Playoffs Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines

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