2021–22 Washington Capitals season

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2021–22 Washington Capitals
Division  Metropolitan
Conference  Eastern
2021–22 record31–18–9
Home record14–11–5
Road record17–7–4
Goals for190
Goals against162
Team information
General managerBrian MacLellan
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
John Carlson
ArenaCapital One Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (36)
AssistsEvgeny Kuznetsov (37)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (70)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (70)
Plus/minusNick Jensen (+27)
WinsIlya Samsonov (17)
Goals against averageZachary Fucale (1.75)

The 2021–22 Washington Capitals season is the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[1]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 56 39 12 5 33 191 134 +57 83
2 New York Rangers 56 36 15 5 31 169 139 +30 77
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 57 34 14 9 28 185 152 +33 77
4 Washington Capitals 57 30 18 9 25 185 158 +27 69
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 57 28 26 3 19 190 210 −20 59
6 New York Islanders 53 21 24 8 19 137 152 −15 50
7 New Jersey Devils 56 20 31 5 14 171 202 −31 45
8 Philadelphia Flyers 55 17 28 10 13 139 192 −53 44
Updated to game(s) played on March 7, 2022. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings[]

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Boston Bruins 57 34 18 5 28 173 155 +18 73
2 ME Washington Capitals 58 31 18 9 26 190 162 +28 71
3 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 57 28 26 3 19 190 210 −20 59
4 AT Detroit Red Wings 57 24 27 6 13 165 212 −47 54
5 ME New York Islanders 53 21 24 8 19 137 152 −15 50
6 ME New Jersey Devils 57 21 31 5 15 176 205 −29 47
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 56 18 28 10 14 141 193 −52 46
8 AT Ottawa Senators 56 20 31 5 17 147 180 −33 45
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 58 18 32 8 15 154 209 −55 44
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 56 15 34 7 11 137 212 −75 37
Updated to game(s) played on March 8, 2022. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[4]

2021–22 game log
October: 5–0–3 (Home: 3–0–3; Road: 2–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 13 NY Rangers 5–1 Vanecek 18,573 1–0–0 2 [5]
2 October 16 Tampa Bay 1–2 OT Vanecek 18,573 1–0–1 3 [6]
3 October 19 Colorado 6–3 Samsonov 18,573 2–0–1 5 [7]
4 October 21 @ New Jersey 4–1 Vanecek 12,377 3–0–1 7 [8]
5 October 23 Calgary 3–4 OT Samsonov 18,573 3–0–2 8 [9]
6 October 25 @ Ottawa 7–5 Samsonov 11,387 4–0–2 10 [10]
7 October 27 Detroit 2–3 OT Vanecek 18,573 4–0–3 11 [11]
8 October 29 Arizona 2–0 Samsonov 18,573 5–0–3 13 [12]
November: 9–4–2 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
9 November 1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Vanecek 19,092 5–1–3 13 [13]
10 November 4 @ Florida Panthers 4–5 OT Vanecek 12,542 5–1–4 14 [14]
11 November 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Vanecek 18,573 5–2–4 14 [15]
12 November 8 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Vanecek 18,573 6–2–4 16 [16]
13 November 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–0 Fucale 16,812 7–2–4 18 [17]
14 November 12 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Samsonov 16,985 8–2–4 20 [18]
15 November 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 Vanecek 18,573 9–2–4 22 [19]
16 November 16 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–3 OT Vanecek 13,456 9–2–5 23 [20]
17 November 17 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Samsonov 14,694 10–2–5 25 [21]
18 November 20 @ San Jose Sharks 4–0 Samsonov 16,527 11–2–5 27 [22]
19 November 21 @ Seattle Kraken 2–5 Vanecek 17,151 11–3–5 27 [23]
20 November 24 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Samsonov 18,573 12–3–5 29 [24]
21 November 26 Florida Panthers 4–3 Samsonov 18,573 13–3–5 31 [25]
22 November 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Samsonov 18,815 14–3–5 33 [26]
23 November 30 @ Florida Panthers 4–5 Samsonov 12,365 14–4–5 33 [27]
December: 6–2–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
24 December 2 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 SO Vanecek 18,573 14–4–6 34 [28]
25 December 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Samsonov 18,573 15–4–6 36 [29]
26 December 6 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 SO Samsonov 18,573 16–4–6 38 [30]
27 December 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Samsonov 18,573 16–5–6 38 [31]
28 December 11 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 SO Vanecek 9,554 17–5–6 40 [32]
29 December 15 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 OT Samsonov 18,260 17–5–7 41 [33]
30 December 17 @ Winnipeg Jets 5–2 Vanecek 14,039 18–5–7 43 [34]
31 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Vanecek 18,573 18–6–7 43 [35]
December 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers Postponed due to COVID-19.[36] Moved to February 17.[37]
December 23 @ New York Islanders Postponed due to COVID-19.[38] Moved to April 28.[37]
December 27 Ottawa Senators Postponed due to COVID-19.[39] Moved to February 13.[37]
32 December 29 Nashville Predators 5–3 Samsonov 18,573 19–6–7 45 [40]
33 December 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Samsonov 17,721 20–6–7 47 [41]
January: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
34 January 2 New Jersey Devils 3–4 OT Samsonov 18,573 20–6–8 48 [42]
January 4 @ Montreal Canadiens Postponed due to attendance restrictions.[43] Moved to February 10.[37]
35 January 7 @ St. Louis Blues 1–5 Samsonov 18,096 20–7–8 48 [44]
36 January 8 @ Minnesota Wild 2–3 SO Fucale 19,078 20–7–9 49 [45]
37 January 10 Boston Bruins 3–7 Fucale 18,573 20–8–9 49 [46]
38 January 15 @ New York Islanders 2–0 Vanecek 17,255 21–8–9 51 [47]
39 January 16 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Samsonov 18,573 21–9–9 51 [48]
40 January 18 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 OT Vanecek 18,573 22–9–9 53 [49]
41 January 20 @ Boston Bruins 3–4 Vanecek 17,850 22–10–9 53 [50]
42 January 22 Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT Vanecek 18,573 23–10–9 55 [51]
43 January 24 Vegas Golden Knights 0–1 Vanecek 18,573 23–11–9 55 [52]
44 January 26 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Samsonov 18,573 23–12–9 55 [53]
45 January 28 @ Dallas Stars 5–0 Vanecek 18,532 24–12–9 57 [54]
February: 4–6–0 (Home: 0–4–0; Road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
46 February 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Samsonov 17,826 25–12–9 59 [55]
47 February 2 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 Copley 18,573 25–13–9 59 [56]
48 February 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–5 Samsonov 18,573 25–14–9 59 [57]
49 February 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Samsonov 500 26–14–9 61 [58]
50 February 13 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Samsonov 18,573 26–15–9 61 [59]
51 February 15 @ Nashville Predators 4–1 Samsonov 17,238 27–15–9 63 [60]
52 February 17 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Samsonov 16,886 28–15–9 65 [61]
53 February 24 @ New York Rangers 1–4 Samsonov 18,006 28–16–9 65 [62]
54 February 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Samsonov 18,276 28–17–9 65 [63]
55 February 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Vanecek 18,573 28–18–9 65 [64]
March: 3–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
56 March 3 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Vanecek 18,573 29–18–9 67 [65]
57 March 5 Seattle Kraken 5–2 Vanecek 18,573 30–18–9 69 [66]
58 March 8 @ Calgary Flames 5–4 Vanecek 15,628 31–18–9 71 [67]
59 March 9 @ Edmonton Oilers
60 March 11 @ Vancouver Canucks
61 March 15 New York Islanders
62 March 17 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
63 March 18 @ Carolina Hurricanes
64 March 20 Dallas Stars
65 March 22 St. Louis Blues
66 March 25 @ Buffalo Sabres
67 March 26 New Jersey Devils
68 March 28 Carolina Hurricanes
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
69 April 3 Minnesota Wild
70 April 6 Tampa Bay Lightning
71 April 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins
72 April 10 Boston Bruins
73 April 12 Philadelphia Flyers
74 April 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
75 April 16 @ Montreal Canadiens
76 April 18 @ Colorado Avalanche
77 April 20 @ Vegas Golden Knights
78 April 22 @ Arizona Coyotes
79 April 24 Toronto Maple Leafs
80 April 26 New York Islanders
81 April 28 @ New York Islanders
82 April 29 @ New York Rangers

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

Player statistics[]

As of February 3, 2022

Skaters[]

Regular season[68]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Alexander Ovechkin 46 29 29 58 +15 6
Evgeny Kuznetsov 44 14 31 45 +10 18
John Carlson 43 9 25 34 +10 10
Tom Wilson 43 13 18 31 +8 58
Dmitry Orlov 43 7 15 22 +17 34
Conor Sheary 37 11 10 21 +1 4
Lars Eller 40 8 13 21 +3 18
Garnet Hathaway 42 7 7 14 +9 33
Connor McMichael 42 6 8 14 0 6
Nicklas Backstrom 14 3 10 13 +3 2
T. J. Oshie 18 5 8 13 −4 8
Daniel Sprong 38 8 5 13 +6 8
Trevor van Riemsdyk 42 1 11 12 +2 12
Nic Dowd 34 6 5 11 +1 24
Nick Jensen 41 3 8 11 +20 8
Justin Schultz 42 2 9 11 0 8
Aliaksei Protas 33 3 6 9 +4 0
Carl Hagelin 45 2 6 8 +4 20
Martin Fehervary 44 3 4 7 +16 12
Anthony Mantha 10 2 4 6 0 4
Brett Leason 33 3 3 6 0 2
Michael Sgarbossa 10 2 2 4 +3 0
Joe Snively 4 0 2 2 +3 0
Matt Irwin 13 0 2 2 −1 4
Lucas Johansen 1 0 1 1 +1 0
Garrett Pilon 2 1 0 1 +1 0
Hendrix Lapierre 6 1 0 1 +2 2
Dennis Cholowski 7 0 1 1 −4 2
Michal Kempny 7 0 1 1 −1 6
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby 9 0 1 1 +1 2
Beck Malenstyn 12 1 0 1 +2 9
Alexander Alexeyev 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[69]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Samsonov 24 21 1,310:57 14 5 3 63 2.88 644 .902 3 0 0 0
Vitek Vanecek 24 23 1,306:06 10 6 5 52 2.39 610 .915 2 0 0 0
Zachary Fucale 4 3 171:35 1 1 1 5 1.75 66 .924 1 0 0 0
Pheonix Copley 1 0 53:55 0 1 0 1 1.11 22 .955 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.

Current roster[]

Updated March 4, 2022[70][71]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Sweden Nicklas Backstrom (A) C L 34 2006 Gävle, Sweden
74 United States John Carlson (A) D R 32 2008 Natick, Massachusetts
26 United States Nic Dowd C R 31 2018 Huntsville, Alabama
20 Denmark Lars Eller C L 32 2016 Rødovre, Denmark
42 Slovakia Martin Fehervary D L 22 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia
62 Sweden Carl Hagelin Injured Reserve LW L 33 2019 Nykvarn, Sweden
21 United States Garnet Hathaway RW R 30 2019 Naples, Florida
52 Canada Matt Irwin D L 34 2021 Victoria, British Columbia
3 United States Nick Jensen D R 31 2019 Rogers, Minnesota
45 Sweden Axel Jonsson-Fjallby LW L 24 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
6 Czech Republic Michal Kempny D L 31 2018 Hodonín, Czechoslovakia
92 Russia Evgeny Kuznetsov C L 29 2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia
39 Canada Anthony Mantha RW L 27 2021 Longueuil, Quebec
24 Canada Connor McMichael C L 21 2019 Scarborough, Ontario
9 Russia Dmitry Orlov D L 30 2009 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
77 United States T. J. Oshie RW R 35 2015 Mount Vernon, Washington
8 Russia Alexander Ovechkin (C) LW R 36 2004 Moscow, Soviet Union
30 Russia Ilya Samsonov G L 25 2015 Magnitogorsk, Russia
2 Canada Justin Schultz D R 31 2020 Kelowna, British Columbia
73 United States Conor Sheary LW L 29 2020 Winchester, Massachusetts
91 United States Joe Snively Injured Reserve LW L 26 2019 Herndon, Virginia
10 Netherlands Daniel Sprong RW R 24 2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands
57 United States Trevor van Riemsdyk D R 30 2020 Middletown, New Jersey
41 Czech Republic Vitek Vanecek G L 26 2021 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
43 Canada Tom Wilson RW R 27 2012 Toronto, Ontario


Transactions[]

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To New York Rangers
ARI 3rd-round pick in 2021 (#75 overall)
To Washington Capitals
3rd-round pick in 2021 ()
6th-round pick in 2021 ()
[72]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) To Winnipeg Jets
Brenden Dillon
To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2022
2nd-round pick in 2023
[73]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Seattle Kraken
WPG 2nd-round pick in 2023
To Washington Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
[74]

Notes:

  • [a] Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper in 50% of their playoff games; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired[]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Matt Irwin Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [75]
Dylan McIlrath Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [75]
Hunter Shepard Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 2-year Free agency [75]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Mike Vecchione Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [76]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Buffalo Sabres Waivers [77]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) Dennis Cholowski Seattle Kraken Waivers [78]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 3-year Free agency [79]

Players lost[]

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) Vitek Vanecek Seattle Kraken Expansion draft [80]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Craig Anderson Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [81]
Michael Raffl Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [82]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) Henrik Lundqvist Retirement [83]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Buffalo Sabres Waivers [84]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) Cameron Schilling Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) 1-year Free agency [85]
February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09) Dennis Cholowski Seattle Kraken Waivers [86]

Signings[]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08) Beck Malenstyn 1-year Re-signing [87]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Alexander Ovechkin 5-year Re-signing [88]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Lucas Johansen 1-year Re-signing [75]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) Ilya Samsonov 1-year Re-signing [89]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) 3-year Entry-level [90]
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14) Nic Dowd 3-year Extension [91]

Draft picks[]

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 55 D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 80 D  USA Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
4 119 D  Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
5 151 F/D  Germany Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)
6 176 D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 183 G  USA Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)

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