2013–14 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 5th Metropolitan |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2013–14 record | 38–30–14 |
Home record | 21–13–7 |
Road record | 17–17–7 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 240 |
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 | 18,054 (96.3%)[1] (41 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) Reading Royals (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (51) |
Assists | Nicklas Backstrom (61) |
Points | Nicklas Backstrom Alexander Ovechkin (79) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (151) |
Plus/minus | Steve Oleksy Joel Ward (+7) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (23) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.31) |
The 2013–14 Washington Capitals season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2] The Capitals failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, ending their six-season playoff streak. During this season, the Capitals also set the current NHL record for total shootouts in a season with 21 out of possible 82 games.[3] This would be the last season the Capitals failed to make the playoffs until 2023.
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 44 | 249 | 207 | +42 | 109 |
2 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 218 | 193 | +25 | 96 |
3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 236 | 235 | +1 | 94 |
4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
5 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–0–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–2) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 14 | Washington | 4–3 | Winnipeg | SO | Grubauer | 3,257 | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Washington | 4–3 | Philadelphia | SO | Leggio | 19,142 | 2–0–0 | Recap |
3[b] | September 17 | Boston | 3–2 | Washington | SO | Grubauer | 11,286 | 2–0–1 | Recap |
4 | September 20 | Chicago | 5–4 | Washington | SO | Leggio | 17,047 | 2–0–2 | Recap |
5 | September 23 | Washington | 2–3 | Boston | OT | Holtby | 17,006 | 2–0–3 | Recap |
6 | September 25 | Nashville | 1–4 | Washington | Neuvirth | 16,748 | 3–0–3 | Recap | |
7 | September 27 | Philadelphia | 3–6 | Washington | Neuvirth | 17,121 | 4–0–3 | Recap | |
8 | September 28 | Washington | 3–4 | Chicago | OT | Holtby | 20,650 | 4–0–4 | Recap |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Final stats
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 48 | 45 | 2,656:20 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 2.85 | 1475 | 0.915 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Philipp Grubauer | 17 | 14 | 883:23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 2.38 | 469 | 0.925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Neuvirth‡ | 13 | 11 | 766:57 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 2.82 | 383 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jaroslav Halak† | 12 | 12 | 700:32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2.31 | 383 | 0.930 | 1 | 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
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.
Trades
June 30, 2013[5] | To Winnipeg Jets 3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013 CGY's 5th-round pick in 2013 |
To Washington Capitals CHI's 2nd-round pick in 2013 |
September 29, 2013[6] | To Anaheim Ducks Mathieu Perreault |
To Washington Capitals John Mitchell 4th-round pick in 2014 |
March 4, 2014[7] | To Anaheim Ducks ANA's 4th-round pick in 2014 |
To Washington Capitals Dustin Penner |
March 4, 2014[8] | To Phoenix Coyotes Martin Erat John Mitchell |
To Washington Capitals Chris Brown Rostislav Klesla 4th-round pick in 2015 |
March 5, 2014[9] | To Buffalo Sabres Michal Neuvirth Rostislav Klesla |
To Washington Capitals Jaroslav Halak 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
April 19, 2014[10] | To Nashville Predators Jaynen Rissling |
To Washington Capitals 7th-round pick in 2014 |
May 1, 2014[11] | To New York Islanders Jaroslav Halak |
To Washington Capitals CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
Draft picksWashington Capitals' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
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