2015-16 Washington Capitals Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 56-18-8 (SO: 4-2) - 120 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 6-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Coach: Barry Trotz (56-18, 8 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2015-16 Washington Capitals Statistics
2015-16 Washington Capitals Results

The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2015-16 season with a record of 56 wins and 18 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 4-2 showing in shootouts for 120 points, finishing first in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.

The Capitals scored 252 goals and surrendered 193. Alex Ovechkin netted 50 goals for Washington, and Evgeny Kuznetsov accounted for 57 assists. Braden Holtby earned 48 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.20 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2015-16 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL conference second round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Karl AlznerDSeptember 24, 19886'2"206LBurnaby, BC Canada
Nicklas BackstromCNovember 23, 19876'0"183LGavle, Sweden
Jay BeagleCOctober 16, 19856'3"208RCalgary, AB Canada
Chris BrownCFebruary 3, 19916'2"215RFlower Mound, TX USA
Andre BurakovskyLFebruary 9, 19956'3"205LKlagenfurt, Austria
Paul CareyCSeptember 24, 19886'1"198LBoston, MA USA
John CarlsonDJanuary 10, 19906'3"208RNatick, MA USA
Connor CarrickDApril 13, 19945'11"195ROrland Park, IL USA
Jason ChimeraLMay 2, 19796'2"206LEdmonton, AB Canada
Taylor ChorneyDApril 27, 19876'0"196LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Sean CollinsCDecember 29, 19886'3"184LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Stanislav GalievRJanuary 17, 19926'1"187RMoscow, Russia
Philipp GrubauerGNovember 25, 19916'1"182LRosenheim, Germany
Braden HoltbyGSeptember 16, 19896'2"217LLloydminster, SK Canada
Marcus JohanssonCOctober 6, 19906'1"204LLandskrona, Sweden
Evgeny KuznetsovCMay 19, 19926'2"192LChelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Brooks LaichCJune 23, 19836'2"210LWawota, SK Canada
Michael LattaCMay 25, 19916'0"207RKitchener, ON Canada
Aaron NessDMay 18, 19905'10"170LRoseau, MN USA
Matt NiskanenDDecember 6, 19866'0"194RVirginia, MN USA
Dmitri OrlovDJuly 23, 19916'0"210LNovokuznetsk, USSR
Brooks OrpikDSeptember 26, 19806'2"219LAmherst, NY USA
T.J. OshieCDecember 23, 19865'11"170RMt. Vernon, WA USA
Alex OvechkinLSeptember 17, 19856'2"220RMoscow, Russia
Mike RichardsCFebruary 11, 19855'11"195LKenora, ON Canada
Nate SchmidtDJuly 16, 19916'1"194LSt. Cloud, MN USA
Zach SillCMay 24, 19886'0"202LTruro, NS Canada
Ryan StantonDJuly 20, 19896'2"196LSt. Albert, AB Canada
Chandler StephensonCApril 22, 19945'11"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Mike WeberDDecember 16, 19876'2"199LPittsburgh, PA USA
Justin WilliamsROctober 4, 19816'1"195RCobourg, ON Canada
Tom WilsonRMarch 29, 19946'4"220RToronto, ON Canada
Daniel WinnikCMarch 6, 19856'2"218RToronto, ON Canada



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