2014–15 Washington Capitals season

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2014–15 Washington Capitals
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference4th Eastern
2014–15 record45–26–11
Home record23–13–5
Road record22–13–6
Goals for242
Goals against203
Team information
General managerBrian MacLellan
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
Brooks Orpik
ArenaVerizon Center
Average attendance19,099[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (53)
AssistsNicklas Backstrom (60)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (81)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (172)
Plus/minusMike Green (+15)
WinsBraden Holtby (41)
Goals against averagePhilipp Grubauer (1.85)

The 2014–15 Washington Capitals season was the 41st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2]

The Washington Capitals 40th Anniversary patch

Off-season[]

Less than two weeks after the end of the Capitals' 2013–14 season, where the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007, the Washington Capitals announced that Head Coach Adam Oates was fired and general manager George McPhee would not have his contract with the team renewed.[3] On May 26, 2014, the Capitals promoted Brian MacLellan to be senior vice president and general manager and named Barry Trotz their new head coach.[4]

In July 2014, the Capitals signed several free agents, including former Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik.

Playoffs[]

The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Metropolitan Division's second seed. They defeated the New York Islanders in the first round, and were defeated by the New York Rangers in the second round.

Standings[]

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – New York Rangers 82 53 22 7 49 252 192 +60 113
2 x – Washington Capitals 82 45 26 11 40 242 203 +39 101
3 x – New York Islanders 82 47 28 7 40 252 230 +22 101
4 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

2014–15 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics[]

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby 73 72 4247 41 20 10 157 2.22 2044 .923 9 0 2 2
Justin Peters 12 9 647 3 6 1 35 3.25 294 .881 0 0 0 0
Philipp Grubauer 1 1 65 1 0 0 2 1.85 25 .920 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby 13 13 806 6 7 23 1.71 412 .944 1 0 1 0
Philipp Grubauer 1 1 60 1 0 3 3.00 21 .857 0 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.

Notable achievements[]

Awards[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades[]

June 28, 2014[11] To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2014
To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2014
June 28, 2014[12] To Winnipeg Jets
6th-round pick in 2014
NSH's 7th-round pick in 2014
7th-round pick in 2015
To Washington Capitals
Edward Pasquale
6th-round pick in 2014
June 28, 2014 To New York Rangers
4th-round pick in 2014
CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014
To Washington Capitals
3rd-round pick in 2014
February 28, 2015[13] To Carolina Hurricanes
Jack Hillen
ARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015
To Washington Capitals
Tim Gleason
March 1, 2015[14] To Calgary Flames
2nd-round pick in 2015
3rd-round pick in 2015
To Washington Capitals
Curtis Glencross
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