1995–96 Washington Capitals season

The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play.

1995–96 Washington Capitals
Division4th Atlantic
1995–96 record39–32–11
Goals for234
Goals against204
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainDale Hunter

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

Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers82452413282208103
2New York Rangers8241271427223796
3Florida Panthers8241311025423492
4Washington Capitals8239321123420489
5Tampa Bay Lightning8238321223824888
6New Jersey Devils8237331221520286
7New York Islanders8222501022931554
Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413282208103
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8249294362284102
3New York RangersATL8241271427223796
4Florida PanthersATL8241311025423492
5Boston BruinsNE8240311128226991
6Montreal CanadiensNE8240321026524890
7Washington CapitalsATL8239321123420489
8Tampa Bay LightningATL8238321223824888
9New Jersey DevilsATL8237331221520286
10Hartford WhalersNE823439923725977
11Buffalo SabresNE823342724726273
12New York IslandersATL8222501022931554
13Ottawa SenatorsNE821859519129141

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19954–1St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–0–0
2LOctober 11, 19951–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)1–1–0
3WOctober 13, 19953–1Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)2–1–0
4WOctober 14, 19952–0Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)3–1–0
5WOctober 17, 19954–3@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)4–1–0
6LOctober 18, 19952–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)4–2–0
7LOctober 20, 19954–7Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)4–3–0
8WOctober 26, 19954–2@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)5–3–0
9WOctober 28, 19954–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)6–3–0
10WOctober 29, 19953–1@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)7–3–0
11WNovember 1, 19955–2Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)8–3–0
12LNovember 3, 19952–3Florida Panthers (1995–96)8–4–0
13WNovember 4, 19953–2@ New York Islanders (1995–96)9–4–0
14LNovember 7, 19953–4Boston Bruins (1995–96)9–5–0
15LNovember 10, 19951–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)9–6–0
16LNovember 11, 19951–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)9–7–0
17TNovember 14, 19952–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)9–7–1
18LNovember 17, 19952–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)9–8–1
19LNovember 18, 19950–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)9–9–1
20WNovember 21, 19953–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)10–9–1
21LNovember 24, 19951–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–10–1
22WNovember 25, 19954–2@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)11–10–1
23TNovember 29, 19952–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)11–10–2
24LNovember 30, 19952–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)11–11–2
25LDecember 2, 19953–5@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)11–12–2
26LDecember 5, 19953–4Florida Panthers (1995–96)11–13–2
27TDecember 8, 19952–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)11–13–3
28WDecember 10, 19956–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)12–13–3
29WDecember 14, 19954–3 OTNew York Islanders (1995–96)13–13–3
30WDecember 16, 19953–2New York Rangers (1995–96)14–13–3
31LDecember 18, 19950–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)14–14–3
32WDecember 22, 19956–3Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)15–14–3
33LDecember 23, 19951–3@ New York Islanders (1995–96)15–15–3
34WDecember 26, 19954–0Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)16–15–3
35WDecember 28, 19955–4@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)17–15–3
36WDecember 30, 19953–0Hartford Whalers (1995–96)18–15–3
37WJanuary 1, 19964–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)19–15–3
38LJanuary 3, 19960–2@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)19–16–3
39TJanuary 5, 19964–4 OTNew York Rangers (1995–96)19–16–4
40LJanuary 6, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)19–17–4
41WJanuary 11, 19966–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)20–17–4
42LJanuary 13, 19962–4Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)20–18–4
43TJanuary 16, 19961–1 OTWinnipeg Jets (1995–96)20–18–5
44WJanuary 17, 19963–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)21–18–5
45LJanuary 23, 19964–5Florida Panthers (1995–96)21–19–5
46LJanuary 25, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)21–20–5
47WJanuary 26, 19961–0Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)22–20–5
48WJanuary 28, 19963–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)23–20–5
49LJanuary 31, 19963–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)23–21–5
50WFebruary 1, 19964–2@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)24–21–5
51WFebruary 3, 19966–5 OTNew York Islanders (1995–96)25–21–5
52WFebruary 7, 19962–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)26–21–5
53TFebruary 8, 19964–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)26–21–6
54TFebruary 10, 19964–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)26–21–7
55WFebruary 13, 19963–2Calgary Flames (1995–96)27–21–7
56LFebruary 15, 19963–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)27–22–7
57WFebruary 16, 19964–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)28–22–7
58LFebruary 18, 19960–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)28–23–7
59LFebruary 22, 19963–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)28–24–7
60LFebruary 24, 19961–2New Jersey Devils (1995–96)28–25–7
61WFebruary 27, 19965–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)29–25–7
62TFebruary 29, 19962–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)29–25–8
63WMarch 2, 19962–0@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)30–25–8
64WMarch 3, 19963–0Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)31–25–8
65LMarch 9, 19961–6New York Rangers (1995–96)31–26–8
66LMarch 10, 19960–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)31–27–8
67WMarch 12, 19969–0Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)32–27–8
68LMarch 15, 19962–5Boston Bruins (1995–96)32–28–8
69WMarch 17, 19962–1Dallas Stars (1995–96)33–28–8
70LMarch 19, 19961–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)33–29–8
71TMarch 21, 19963–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)33–29–9
72TMarch 23, 19962–2 OTHartford Whalers (1995–96)33–29–10
73WMarch 26, 19967–1@ New York Islanders (1995–96)34–29–10
74WMarch 27, 19961–0 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)35–29–10
75WMarch 29, 19965–0Ottawa Senators (1995–96)36–29–10
76TMarch 31, 19961–1 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)36–29–11
77WApril 3, 19965–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)37–29–11
78LApril 4, 19962–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)37–30–11
79WApril 6, 19964–3@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)38–30–11
80WApril 10, 19964–1@ New York Rangers (1995–96)39–30–11
81LApril 11, 19962–3New Jersey Devils (1995–96)39–31–11
82LApril 13, 19962–3Buffalo 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 PivonkaC731665813618625
Peter BondraRW6752288040181147
Joe JuneauC8014506430-3722
Steve KonowalchukLW702322459213713
Keith JonesRW681823411038502
Sergei GoncharD781526416025404
Sylvain CoteD8153338405302
Dale HunterC821324371125403
Pat PeakeC62171936467803
Calle JohanssonD781025355013400
Kelly MillerLW7471320307021
Stefan UstorfC4871017148001
Mark TinordiD713101311326200
Craig BerubeLW50210121511101
Ken KleeD66831160-1012
Todd KrygierLW166511128100
Mike EaglesC/LW70471175-1000
Joe ReekieD7837101497000
Jeff NelsonC33077163000
Andrew BrunetteLW1133605001
Jim JohnsonD6624634-3000
Brendan WittD4823585-4001
Martin GendronRW202138-5000
Kevin KaminskiC54123164-1000
Jason AllisonC190332-3000
Steve PoapstD31010-1001
Jim CareyG7101160000
Eric CharronD401143000
Nolan BaumgartnerD10000-1000
Denis ChasseRW30005-1000
Olaf KolzigG1800020000
Stewart MalgunasD100000000
Richard ZednikRW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jim Carey406971352491532.26916311478.906
Olaf Kolzig89718482463.080406360.887
Team:4966823932111992.40920371838.902

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Joe JuneauC50776000
Sergei GoncharD62464100
Dale HunterC615624000
Peter BondraRW63258201
Michal PivonkaC632518100
Andrew BrunetteLW61340000
Pat PeakeC521312200
Sylvain CoteD620212100
Todd KrygierLW620212001
Mike EaglesC/LW61122000
Steve KonowalchukLW20220000
Kelly MillerLW60114000
Nolan BaumgartnerD100010000
Craig BerubeLW200019000
Jim CareyG30000000
Eric CharronD60008000
Jim JohnsonD60006000
Keith JonesRW20007000
Kevin KaminskiC300016000
Ken KleeD10000000
Olaf KolzigG50004000
Jeff NelsonC30004000
Steve PoapstD60000000
Mark TinordiD600016000
Stefan UstorfC50000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Olaf Kolzig341523111.940167156.934
Jim Carey97301106.1903929.744
Team:438624212.880206185.898

[3]

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)
117Brad Church CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
123Miika Elomo FinlandKiekko-67 Turku (Finland)
243Dwayne Hay CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
493Sebastien Charpentier CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
495Joel Theriault CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5105Benoit Gratton CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
5124Joel Cort CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
6147Frederick Jobin CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
8199Vasili Turkovsky RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
9225Scott Swanson United StatesOmaha Lancers (USHL)

See also

References

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