1995–96 Washington Capitals season
1995–96 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
1995–96 record | 39–32–11 |
Goals for | 234 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Jim Schoenfeld |
Captain | Dale Hunter |
The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play.
Off-season[]
The Capitals changed colors from red, white and blue to brown and blue.
Regular season[]
The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for (9) during the regular season.[1]
Final standings[]
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | W | October 7, 1995 | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1995 | 1–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 13, 1995 | 3–1 | Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 14, 1995 | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 17, 1995 | 4–3 | @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 4–1–0 |
6 | L | October 18, 1995 | 2–4 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 4–2–0 |
7 | L | October 20, 1995 | 4–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | October 26, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 5–3–0 |
9 | W | October 28, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 6–3–0 |
10 | W | October 29, 1995 | 3–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 7–3–0 |
11 | W | November 1, 1995 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 8–3–0 |
12 | L | November 3, 1995 | 2–3 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 8–4–0 |
13 | W | November 4, 1995 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 9–4–0 |
14 | L | November 7, 1995 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 9–5–0 |
15 | L | November 10, 1995 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) | 9–6–0 |
16 | L | November 11, 1995 | 1–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 9–7–0 |
17 | T | November 14, 1995 | 2–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 9–7–1 |
18 | L | November 17, 1995 | 2–3 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 9–8–1 |
19 | L | November 18, 1995 | 0–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 9–9–1 |
20 | W | November 21, 1995 | 3–2 | San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 10–9–1 |
21 | L | November 24, 1995 | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 10–10–1 |
22 | W | November 25, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 11–10–1 |
23 | T | November 29, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 11–10–2 |
24 | L | November 30, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 11–11–2 |
25 | L | December 2, 1995 | 3–5 | @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 11–12–2 |
26 | L | December 5, 1995 | 3–4 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 11–13–2 |
27 | T | December 8, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 11–13–3 |
28 | W | December 10, 1995 | 6–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 12–13–3 |
29 | W | December 14, 1995 | 4–3 OT | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 13–13–3 |
30 | W | December 16, 1995 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 14–13–3 |
31 | L | December 18, 1995 | 0–3 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 14–14–3 |
32 | W | December 22, 1995 | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 15–14–3 |
33 | L | December 23, 1995 | 1–3 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 15–15–3 |
34 | W | December 26, 1995 | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 16–15–3 |
35 | W | December 28, 1995 | 5–4 | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 17–15–3 |
36 | W | December 30, 1995 | 3–0 | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 18–15–3 |
37 | W | January 1, 1996 | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 19–15–3 |
38 | L | January 3, 1996 | 0–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 19–16–3 |
39 | T | January 5, 1996 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 19–16–4 |
40 | L | January 6, 1996 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 19–17–4 |
41 | W | January 11, 1996 | 6–1 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 20–17–4 |
42 | L | January 13, 1996 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 20–18–4 |
43 | T | January 16, 1996 | 1–1 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 20–18–5 |
44 | W | January 17, 1996 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 21–18–5 |
45 | L | January 23, 1996 | 4–5 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 21–19–5 |
46 | L | January 25, 1996 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 21–20–5 |
47 | W | January 26, 1996 | 1–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 22–20–5 |
48 | W | January 28, 1996 | 3–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 23–20–5 |
49 | L | January 31, 1996 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 23–21–5 |
50 | W | February 1, 1996 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 24–21–5 |
51 | W | February 3, 1996 | 6–5 OT | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 25–21–5 |
52 | W | February 7, 1996 | 2–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 26–21–5 |
53 | T | February 8, 1996 | 4–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 26–21–6 |
54 | T | February 10, 1996 | 4–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 26–21–7 |
55 | W | February 13, 1996 | 3–2 | Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 27–21–7 |
56 | L | February 15, 1996 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 27–22–7 |
57 | W | February 16, 1996 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) | 28–22–7 |
58 | L | February 18, 1996 | 0–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 28–23–7 |
59 | L | February 22, 1996 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 28–24–7 |
60 | L | February 24, 1996 | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 28–25–7 |
61 | W | February 27, 1996 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 29–25–7 |
62 | T | February 29, 1996 | 2–2 OT | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 29–25–8 |
63 | W | March 2, 1996 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 30–25–8 |
64 | W | March 3, 1996 | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 31–25–8 |
65 | L | March 9, 1996 | 1–6 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 31–26–8 |
66 | L | March 10, 1996 | 0–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 31–27–8 |
67 | W | March 12, 1996 | 9–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 32–27–8 |
68 | L | March 15, 1996 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 32–28–8 |
69 | W | March 17, 1996 | 2–1 | Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 33–28–8 |
70 | L | March 19, 1996 | 1–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 33–29–8 |
71 | T | March 21, 1996 | 3–3 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 33–29–9 |
72 | T | March 23, 1996 | 2–2 OT | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 33–29–10 |
73 | W | March 26, 1996 | 7–1 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 34–29–10 |
74 | W | March 27, 1996 | 1–0 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 35–29–10 |
75 | W | March 29, 1996 | 5–0 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 36–29–10 |
76 | T | March 31, 1996 | 1–1 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 36–29–11 |
77 | W | April 3, 1996 | 5–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 37–29–11 |
78 | L | April 4, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 37–30–11 |
79 | W | April 6, 1996 | 4–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 38–30–11 |
80 | W | April 10, 1996 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 39–30–11 |
81 | L | April 11, 1996 | 2–3 | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 39–31–11 |
82 | L | April 13, 1996 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 39–32–11 |
Playoffs[]
The Capitals Made the playoffs, but lost the opening round series 4-2 to the penguins.
Capitals' playoff results
Game 1--Wednesday, April 17, 1996--Washington 6, at Pittsburgh 4 Game 2--Friday, April 19, 1996--Washington 5, at Pittsburgh 3 Game 3--Monday, April 22, 1996--Pittsburgh 4, at Washington 1 Game 4--Wednesday, April 24, 1996--Pittsburgh 3, at Washington 2 (4 OT) Game 5--Friday, April 26, 1996--Washington 1, at Pittsburgh 4 Game 6--Sunday, April 28, 1996--Pittsburgh 3, at Washington 2 (Pittsburgh Penguins win series, 4-2)
Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michal Pivonka | C | 73 | 16 | 65 | 81 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 67 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
Joe Juneau | C | 80 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 30 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 70 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 92 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Keith Jones | RW | 68 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Sergei Gonchar | D | 78 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Sylvain Cote | D | 81 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Dale Hunter | C | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Pat Peake | C | 62 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Calle Johansson | D | 78 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 74 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Stefan Ustorf | C | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Tinordi | D | 71 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 113 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Berube | LW | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Klee | D | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 60 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Todd Krygier | LW | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Eagles | C/LW | 70 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Reekie | D | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Nelson | C | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Brunette | LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Johnson | D | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Witt | D | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 85 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Martin Gendron | RW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Kaminski | C | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 164 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Allison | C | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Poapst | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Carey | G | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Charron | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Baumgartner | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Chasse | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olaf Kolzig | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stewart Malgunas | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Zednik | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Carey | 4069 | 71 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 153 | 2.26 | 9 | 1631 | 1478 | .906 |
Olaf Kolzig | 897 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 3.08 | 0 | 406 | 360 | .887 |
Team: | 4966 | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 199 | 2.40 | 9 | 2037 | 1838 | .902 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Juneau | C | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Gonchar | D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Hunter | C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Michal Pivonka | C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Brunette | LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Peake | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Cote | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Krygier | LW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Eagles | C/LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Baumgartner | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Berube | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Carey | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Charron | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Johnson | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Jones | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Kaminski | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Klee | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olaf Kolzig | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Nelson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Poapst | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Tinordi | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stefan Ustorf | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Olaf Kolzig | 341 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1.94 | 0 | 167 | 156 | .934 |
Jim Carey | 97 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.19 | 0 | 39 | 29 | .744 |
Team: | 438 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 2.88 | 0 | 206 | 185 | .898 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Draft picks[]
Washington's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | Brad Church | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
1 | 23 | Miika Elomo | Finland | Kiekko-67 Turku (Finland) |
2 | 43 | Dwayne Hay | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
4 | 93 | Sebastien Charpentier | Canada | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) |
4 | 95 | Joel Theriault | Canada | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
5 | 105 | Benoit Gratton | Canada | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) |
5 | 124 | Joel Cort | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
6 | 147 | Frederick Jobin | Canada | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) |
8 | 199 | Russia | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
9 | 225 | Scott Swanson | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1995-96 Washington Capitals Roster and Statistics".
- ^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "1995-96 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
External links[]
- "1995–96 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- 1995–96 NHL season by team
- 1995–96 in American ice hockey by team
- Washington Capitals seasons
- 1995 in sports in Washington, D.C.
- 1996 in sports in Washington, D.C.