The 2024–25 Washington Capitals season is the 51st season (50th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[1]
2024–25 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | Metropolitan |
Conference | Eastern |
2024–25 record | 27–10–4 |
Home record | 14–4–3 |
Road record | 13–6–1 |
Goals for | 150 |
Goals against | 109 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chris Patrick |
Coach | Spencer Carbery |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson T. J. Oshie Tom Wilson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (19) |
Assists | Dylan Strome (33) |
Points | Dylan Strome (45) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Duhaime (43) |
Plus/minus | Aliaksei Protas (+24) |
Wins | Logan Thompson (17) |
Goals against average | Logan Thompson (2.32) |
Standings
editDivisional standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Washington Capitals | 43 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 156 | 113 | +43 | 61 |
2 | New Jersey Devils | 45 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 142 | 114 | +28 | 56 |
3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 145 | 120 | +25 | 54 |
4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 43 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 149 | 151 | −2 | 46 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 133 | 164 | −31 | 44 |
6 | New York Rangers | 42 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 122 | 131 | −9 | 42 |
7 | New York Islanders | 42 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 114 | 129 | −15 | 41 |
8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 43 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 132 | 151 | −19 | 41 |
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
editPos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | Boston Bruins | 45 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 116 | 142 | −26 | 47 |
2 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 43 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 149 | 151 | −2 | 46 |
3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 42 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 126 | 140 | −14 | 44 |
4 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 133 | 164 | −31 | 44 |
5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 119 | 118 | +1 | 43 |
6 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 115 | 131 | −16 | 42 |
7 | ME | New York Rangers | 42 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 122 | 131 | −9 | 42 |
8 | ME | New York Islanders | 42 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 114 | 129 | −15 | 41 |
9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 43 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 132 | 151 | −19 | 41 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 43 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 132 | 146 | −14 | 37 |
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
editPreseason
editThe preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.[4]
2024 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)
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Legend
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Regular season
editThe regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[5]
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October: 7–2–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
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November: 10–4–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 7–1–0)
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December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 4–4–0)
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January: 2–0–2 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–0–1)
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February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Roster
editUpdated January 11, 2024[47][48]
Transactions
editThe Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2024 | To Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
[49] |
June 29, 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights NYI 3rd-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
To Washington Capitals Logan Thompson |
[50] |
June 29, 2024 | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2024 5th-round pick in 2024 |
To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
[51] |
July 1, 2024 | To Ottawa Senators Nick Jensen 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
To Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun |
[52] |
November 12, 2024 | To Pittsburgh Penguins CHI 5th-round pick in 2025 3rd-round pick in 2027 |
To Washington Capitals Lars Eller |
[53] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Brandon Duhaime | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency | [54] |
Taylor Raddysh | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [55] | |
Matt Roy | Los Angeles Kings | 6-year | Free agency | [56] | |
July 2, 2024 | Luke Philp | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [57] |
Spencer Smallman | 1-year | Free agency | [57] | ||
October 7, 2024 | Jakub Vrana | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [58] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [59] |
July 2, 2024 | Joe Snively | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [60] |
August 9, 2024 | Matthew Phillips | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [61] |
October 7, 2024 | Max Pacioretty | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [62] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 5, 2024 | Terik Parascak | 3-year† | [63] |
September 27, 2024 | Eriks Mateiko | 3-year† | [64] |
Draft picks
editBelow are the Washington Capitals's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 17 | Terik Parascak | RW | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
2 | 43 | Cole Hutson | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
2 | 52 | Leon Muggli | D | Switzerland | EV Zug (National League) |
3 | 75 | Ilya Protas | LW | Belarus | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
3 | 90 | Eriks Mateiko | W | Latvia | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
4 | 114 | Nicholas Kempf | G | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
6 | 178 | Petr Sikora | C | Czech Republic | HC Oceláři Třinec (Czech U20) |
7 | 212 | Miroslav Satan | C | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia U20) |
Notes:
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