2017-18 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 49-26-7 (SO: 3-1) - 105 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 16-8
Won Stanley Cup
Conference First Round - Defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2
Conference Second Round - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Vegas Golden Knights 4-1
Coach: Barry Trotz (49-26, 7 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2017-18 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 49-26-7 (SO: 3-1) - 105 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 16-8
Won Stanley Cup
Conference First Round - Defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2
Conference Second Round - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Vegas Golden Knights 4-1
Coach: Barry Trotz (49-26, 7 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2017-18 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 49 wins and 26 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 3-1 showing in shootouts for 105 points, finishing first in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 16-8.
The Capitals potted 259 goals and gave up 239. Alex Ovechkin scored 49 goals for Washington, and Evgeny Kuznetsov accounted for 56 assists. Braden Holtby earned 34 wins for the squad, while Philipp Grubauer added 15 or more victories also. Philipp Grubauer registered a 2.35 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2017-18 Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 82 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 32 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 355 | 13.8 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 79 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 187 | 14.4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 81 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 12.7 |
| John Carlson | D | 82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 6.3 |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 74 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 14.2 |
| Lars Eller | C | 81 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 38 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 11.2 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 78 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 187 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 11.4 |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 82 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 8.0 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 5.8 |
| Brett Connolly | R | 70 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 30 | -6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 22.4 |
| Jakub Vrana | L | 73 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 9.8 |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 56 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 14.3 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 79 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 10.8 |
| Alex Chiasson | R | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 15.3 |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 67 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16.7 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 75 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 6.8 |
| Christian Djoos | D | 63 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Madison Bowey | D | 51 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0.0 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 81 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 68 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Chorney | D | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Jakub Jerabek | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Michal Kempny | D | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6.3 |
| Nathan Walker | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Aaron Ness | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Shane Gersich | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Boyd | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Liam O'Brien | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Graovac | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Peluso | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1565 | 256 | 438 | 694 | 780 | 71 | 55 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2379 | 10.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 54 | 3068 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 2.99 | 1648 | 1495 | .907 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 35 | 1865 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 2.35 | 953 | 880 | .923 |
| Totals | 89 | 4933 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 226 | 2.75 | 2827 | 2601 | .920 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 24 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 15.2 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 24 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 13.5 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 20 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13.9 | |
| John Carlson | D | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6.3 | |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 24 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 14.5 | |
| Lars Eller | C | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 13.5 | |
| Tom Wilson | R | 21 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14.7 | |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.2 | |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | |
| Brett Connolly | R | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18.8 | |
| Jakub Vrana | L | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 7.7 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | |
| Jay Beagle | C | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 | |
| Alex Chiasson | R | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 24 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24.1 | |
| Christian Djoos | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | |
| Jakub Jerabek | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Michal Kempny | D | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 | |
| Nathan Walker | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Shane Gersich | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Travis Boyd | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 457 | 86 | 149 | 235 | 207 | 104 | 22 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 762 | 11.3 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 23 | 1386 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 2.16 | 639 | 589 | .922 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 2 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.57 | 49 | 41 | .837 |
| Totals | 25 | 1491 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 2.33 | 746 | 688 | .922 |
