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 possible 82 games.[3] This would be the last season the Capitals failed to make the playoffs until 2023.
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 Backstrom 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 Backstrom (61) |
Points | Nicklas Backstrom Alexander Ovechkin (79) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (151) |
Plus/minus | Steve Oleksy Joel Ward (+7) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (23) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.31) |
Standings
editPos | 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
editPre-season
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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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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editFinal stats
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
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 Halak† | 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
editThe Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.
Trades
editJune 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 Jaynen Rissling |
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 acquirededit
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Free agents lostedit
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Claimed via waiversedit
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Lost via waiversedit
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Player signings
editPlayer | Date | Contract terms |
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Tomas Kundratek[25] | July 2, 2013 | 2 years, $1.1 million |
Karl Alzner[26] | July 10, 2013 | 4 years, $11.2 million |
Peter LeBlanc[27] | July 10, 2013 | 1 year, $550,000 |
Nicolas Deschamps[28] | July 22, 2013 | 1 year, $726,000 |
Andre Burakovsky[29] | September 4, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
Marcus Johansson[30] | September 7, 2013 | 2 years, $4 million |
Connor Carrick[31] | September 23, 2013 | 3 years, $2.35 million entry-level contract |
Jason Chimera[32] | November 8, 2013 | 2 years, $4 million contract extension |
Evgeny Kuznetsov[33] | March 8, 2014 | 2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
Dmitry Orlov[34] | March 13, 2014 | 2 years, $4 million contract extension |
Caleb Herbert[35] | March 21, 2014 | 2 years, $1.48 million entry-level contract |
Chandler Stephenson[36] | April 12, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
Garrett Mitchell[37] | May 13, 2014 | 1 year, $550,000 |
Christian Djoos[38] | May 16, 2014 | 3 years, $2.135 million entry-level contract |
Draft picks
editWashington Capitals' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 23 | Andre Burakovsky | LW | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (Swe-2) |
2 | 53 | Madison Bowey | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
3 | 61[a] | Zach Sanford | LW | United States | Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL) |
5 | 144 | Blake Heinrich | D | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
6 | 174 | Brian Pinho | C | United States | St. John's Prep Eagles (USHS-MA) |
7 | 204 | Tyler Lewington | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
- Draft notes[39]
- a The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Washington's third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[40]
Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[41] - The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 (114th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.[40]
- The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (84th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.[40]
- The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and this pick.[40]
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012, that sent Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and this pick.[42]
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- ^ "Capitals Re-sign Jason Chimera – Washington Capitals". Washington Capitals. November 8, 2013.
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