2016–17 Washington Capitals season

The 2016–17 Washington Capitals season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[1] They finished the season as Presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history.

2016–17 Washington Capitals
Metropolitan Division champions
Division1st Metropolitan
Conference1st Eastern
2016–17 record55–19–8
Home record32–7–2
Road record23–12–6
Goals for263
Goals against182
Team information
General managerBrian MacLellan
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
Brooks Orpik
ArenaVerizon Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsT. J. Oshie
Alexander Ovechkin (33)
AssistsNicklas Backstrom (63)
PointsNicklas Backstrom (86)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (133)
Plus/minusBrooks Orpik (+32)
WinsBraden Holtby (42)
Goals against averagePhilipp Grubauer (2.04)

Standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 55 19 8 53 263 182 +81 118
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 50 21 11 46 282 234 +48 111
3 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 50 24 8 47 249 195 +54 108
4 x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102
5 New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87
8 New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Regular season
2016–17 Schedule
October: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 11 Points
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–1), 17 Points
December: 8–3–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–2), 19 Points
January: 12–2–1 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 5–2–1), 25 Points
February: 9–2–1 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–1), 19 Points
March: 9–5–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0), 19 Points
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0), 8 Points
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Toronto Maple Leafs: Washington won 4–2
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–3

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[2]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby63633680:10421361272.071690.9259000
Philipp Grubauer24191264:341362432.04585.9263000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby1313803:2776332.46364.9090002
Philipp Grubauer1018:340026.469.7780000

†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.

Roster


Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades
Date
Details
 Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To St. Louis Blues
1st-round pick in 2016		 To Washington Capitals
1st-round pick in 2016
WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016		 [3]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2018		 To Washington Capitals
Lars Eller		 [4]
February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15) To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations		 To Washington Capitals
Tom Gilbert		 [5]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To St. Louis Blues
Zach Sanford
Brad Malone
1st-round pick in 2017
conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019		 To Washington Capitals
Kevin Shattenkirk
Pheonix Copley		 [6]
Notes

Lost via retirement
Date Player Ref

Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)Paul Carey1-year, $575,000[15]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)Aaron Ness2-years, $1.225 million[15]
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)Zach Sill2-years, $1.225 million[16]
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)Tom Wilson2-years, $4 million[17]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Connor Hobbs3-years, entry-level contract[18]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)Zach Sanford3-years, entry-level contract[19]
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)Marcus Johansson3-years, $13.75 million[20]
September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)Dmitry Orlov1-year, $2.57 million[21]
March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)Lucas Johansen3-years, entry-level contract[22]
March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)Colby Williams2-years, entry-level contract[22]
March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)Garrett Pilon3-years, entry-level contract[23]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)Beck Malenstyn3-years, entry-level contract[24]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)Nathan Walker2-years, $1.3 million contract extension[24]

Draft picks
See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 28[a] Lucas Johansen D Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 87[b] Garrett Pilon C Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4 117 Damien Riat LW Switzerland Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)
5 145[c] Beck Malenstyn LW Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5 147 Axel Jonsson-Fjallby LW Sweden Djurgarden-jr. (Swe-Jr)
6 177 Chase Priskie D United States Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA
7 207 Dmitriy Zaitsev D Russia Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL)
Draft notes[25]
  • The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington in exchange for this pick.[26]
  • [a] The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall) and this pick.[26]
  • The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.[27]
  • [b] The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall) and this pick.[26]
St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T. J. Oshie to Washington in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and this pick.[28]
Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Korbinian Holzer to Anaheim in exchange for Eric Brewer and this pick.[29]

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