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2013–14 Washington Capitals season

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2013–14 Washington Capitals
Division5th Metropolitan
Conference9th Eastern
2013–14 record38–30–14
Home record21–13–7
Road record17–17–7
Goals for235
Goals against240
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachAdam Oates
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
Mike Green
Brooks Laich
ArenaVerizon Center
Average attendance18,054 (96.3%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
Reading Royals (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (51)
AssistsNicklas Backstrom (61)
PointsNicklas Backstrom
Alexander Ovechkin (79)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (151)
Plus/minusSteve Oleksy
Joel Ward (+7)
WinsBraden Holtby (23)
Goals against averageJaroslav Halak (2.31)

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.

Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2013–14 game log

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

Player statistics

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Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

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The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

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June 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


Player signings

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Player Date Contract terms
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

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Washington 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)
1 23 Andre Burakovsky LW Sweden Sweden Malmö Redhawks (Swe-2)
2 53 Madison Bowey D Canada Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 61[a] Zach Sanford LW United States United States Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL)
5 144 Blake Heinrich D United States United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
6 174 Brian Pinho C United States United States St. John's Prep Eagles (USHS-MA)
7 204 Tyler Lewington D Canada 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]

References

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  15. ^ Capitals Sign Mikhail Grabovski
  16. ^ Capitals Sign Pheonix Copley
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  24. ^ Josefson to IR; Urbom claimed off waivers from Caps
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