2015–16 Washington Capitals season
2015–16 Washington Capitals | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Metropolitan Division champions | |
Division | 1st Metropolitan |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2015–16 record | 56–18–8 |
Home record | 29–8–4 |
Road record | 27–10–4 |
Goals for | 252 |
Goals against | 193 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Backstrom Brooks Orpik |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Average attendance | 18,509[1] (27 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (50) |
Assists | Evgeny Kuznetsov (57) |
Points | Evgeny Kuznetsov (77) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (163) |
Plus/minus | Evgeny Kuznetsov (+27) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (48) |
Goals against average | Braden Holtby (2.20) |
The 2015–16 Washington Capitals season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2] The season began its regular games on October 10, 2015, against the New Jersey Devils.[3] This was the first of five consecutive Metropolitan Division titles for the Capitals.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 252 | 193 | +59 | 120 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 245 | 203 | +42 | 104 |
3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 236 | 217 | +19 | 101 |
4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
5 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
Schedule and results
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 5–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)[3] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 21 | Carolina | 0–2 | Washington | Holtby | 15,955 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 22 | Washington | 1–2 | Boston | OT | Grubauer | 16,460 | 1–0–1 | Recap |
3 | September 24 | Washington | 4–3 | Montreal | SO | Ellis | 21,287 | 2–0–1 | Recap |
4 | September 28 | Washington | 3–1 | NY Islanders | Peters | –– | 3–0–1 | Recap | |
5 | September 30 | Washington | 3–4 | Carolina | SO | Peters | 6,256 | 3–0–2 | Recap |
6 | October 2 | Boston | 1–2 | Washington | SO | Holtby | 16,243 | 4–0–2 | Recap |
7 | October 4 | NY Islanders | 2–6 | Washington | Holtby | 16,073 | 5–0–2 | Recap |
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
[edit]Final stats
- Skaters
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 66 | 66 | 3841:11 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 141 | 2.20 | 1802 | .922 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Philipp Grubauer | 22 | 16 | 1111:53 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 2.32 | 523 | .918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Braden Holtby | 12 | 12 | 732 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 1.72 | 363 | .942 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Player suspensions/fines
[edit]Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Zach Sill | Boarding on Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL Game No. 588 in Boston on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 4:43 of the second period. | 2 games | $6,182.80 | January 6, 2016[6] |
Marcus Johansson | Illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey during NHL Game No. 601 in New York on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 8:42 of the first period. | 2 games | $40,322.58 | January 8, 2016[7] |
Notable achievements
[edit]Awards
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Milestones
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Transactions
[edit]The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details
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June 27, 2015 | To New York Rangers BUF's 3rd-round pick in 2015 4th-round pick in 2015 |
To Washington Capitals MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015 |
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July 2, 2015 | To St. Louis Blues Troy Brouwer Pheonix Copley 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
To Washington Capitals T. J. Oshie |
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February 23, 2016 | To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2017 |
To Washington Capitals Mike Weber[Note 1] |
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February 28, 2016 | To New York Rangers Chris Brown |
To Washington Capitals Ryan Bourque |
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February 28, 2016 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Brooks Laich Connor Carrick 2nd-round pick in 2016 |
To Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik ANA's 5th-round pick in 2016 |
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Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Lost via retirement
[edit]Date | Player | Ref |
June 29, 2015 | Patrick Wey | [40] |
Player signings
[edit]Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 29, 2015 | Jay Beagle | 3-years, $5.25 million | [41] |
July 1, 2015 | Stanislav Galiev | 2-years, $2.3 million | [42] |
July 1, 2015 | Mike Moore | 1 year, $575,000 | [25] |
July 6, 2015 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2-years, $6 million | [43] |
July 6, 2015 | Chris Brown | 2-years, $1.701 million | [44] |
July 24, 2015 | Braden Holtby | 5-years, $30.5 million | [45] |
July 30, 2015 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 3-years, entry-level contract | [46] |
July 31, 2015 | Marcus Johansson | 1-year, $3.75 million | [47] |
February 19, 2016 | Taylor Chorney | 2-years, $1.6 million contract extension | [48] |
Draft picks
[edit]Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 22 | Ilya Samsonov | G | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) |
2 | 57[a] | Jonas Siegenthaler | D | Switzerland | ZSC Lions (NLA) |
5 | 143 | Conner Hobbs | D | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
6 | 173 | Colby Williams | D | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
- Draft notes[49]
- The Washington Capitals' second-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[50]
- a The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2015 (113th overall) to New York in exchange for this pick.[51] The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015 (79th overall), a seventh-round pick in 2015 (184th overall) and this pick.[51]
- The Washington Capitals' third-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[50]
- The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and this pick.[51]
- The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Edward Pasquale and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2014, Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[52]
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