2013–14 Washington Capitals season
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 Bäckström 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 Bäckström (61) |
Points | Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin (79) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (151) |
Plus/minus | Steve Oleksy and Joel Ward (+7) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (23) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halák (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 a possible 82 games.[3]
Off-season[]
Training camp[]
Regular season[]
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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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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 Halák† | 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 |
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 picks[]Washington Capitals' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
References[]
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- Washington Capitals seasons
- 2013–14 NHL season by team
- 2013 in sports in Washington, D.C.
- 2014 in sports in Washington, D.C.
- 2013–14 in American ice hockey by team