League: | NHL |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Washington Capitals |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 6th |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 13th |
Record: | 35–37–10 |
Homerecord: | 18–16–7 |
Roadrecord: | 17–21–3 |
Goalsfor: | 255 |
Goalsagainst: | 265 |
Generalmanager: | Brian MacLellan |
Coach: | Peter Laviolette |
Captain: | Alexander Ovechkin |
Altcaptain: | Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson |
Arena: | Capital One Arena |
Attendance: | 18,573[1] |
Minorleague: | Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Alexander Ovechkin (42) |
Assistsleader: | Evgeny Kuznetsov (43) |
Pointsleader: | Alexander Ovechkin (75) |
Plusminusleader: | Trevor van Riemsdyk (+10) |
Pimleader: | Tom Wilson (78) |
Winsleader: | Darcy Kuemper (22) |
Gaaleader: | Darcy Kuemper (2.87) |
The 2022–23 Washington Capitals season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2] The Capitals missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season (and only the second time since 2006–07 and changing their colors back to a more patriotic color scheme), ending their eight-season playoff streak, being eliminated from playoff contention on April 4, 2023, after the Florida Panthers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2–1.[3] The Capitals ended a streak of 15 consecutive winning seasons, one of twelve NHL teams to ever have a streak that long.[4]
The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.[5] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || October 12 || Boston Bruins || 2–5 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 0–1–0 || 0 || [6] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || October 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–3 || || Lindgren || 18,914 || 0–2–0 || 0 || [7] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || October 15 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 1–2–0 || 2 || [8] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || October 17 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–4 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 2–2–0 || 4 || [9] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || October 20 || @ Ottawa Senators || 2–5 || || Kuemper || 14,210 || 2–3–0 || 4 || [10] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 22 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–3 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 3–3–0 || 6 || [11] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 24 || @ New Jersey Devils || 6–3 || || Lindgren || 11,405 || 4–3–0 || 8 || [12] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 8 || October 27 || @ Dallas Stars || 0–2 || || Kuemper || 18,235 || 4–4–0 || 8 || [13] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || October 29 || @ Nashville Predators || 3–0 || || Kuemper || 17,159 || 5–4–0 || 10 || [14] |- style="background:#fff;"| 10 || October 31 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || SO || Kuemper || 16,211 || 5–4–1 || 11 || [15] |-|- style="background:#fff;"| 11 || November 1 || Vegas Golden Knights || 2–3 || OT || Lindgren || 18,573 || 5–4–2 || 12 || [16] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || November 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–3 || || Kuemper || 18,527 || 5–5–2 || 12 || [17] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 13 || November 5 || Arizona Coyotes || 2–3 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 5–6–2 || 12 || [18] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 14 || November 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–4 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 6–6–2 || 14 || [19] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 15 || November 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 6–7–2 || 14 || [20] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || November 11 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5–1 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 7–7–2 || 16 || [21] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 17 || November 13 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–6 || || Kuemper || 19,092 || 7–8–2 || 16 || [22] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 18 || November 15 || @ Florida Panthers || 2–5 || || Kuemper || 13,813 || 7–9–2 || 16 || [23] |- style="background:#fff;"| 19 || November 17 || @ St. Louis Blues || 4–5 || SO || Lindgren || 18,096 || 7–9–3 || 17 || [24] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 20 || November 19 || Colorado Avalanche || 0–4 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 7–10–3 || 17 || [25] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || November 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || OT || Kuemper || 18,573 || 8–10–3 || 19 || [26] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 22 || November 25 || Calgary Flames || 3–0 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 9–10–3 || 21 || [27] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || November 26 || @ New Jersey Devils || 1–5 || || Lindgren || 16,514 || 9–11–3 || 21 || [28] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || November 29 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 5–1 || || Kuemper || 18,179 || 10–11–3 || 23 || [29] |-|- style="background:#fff;"| 25 || December 1 || @ Seattle Kraken || 2–3 || OT || Kuemper || 17,151 || 10–11–4 || 24 || [30] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 26 || December 3 || @ Calgary Flames || 2–5 || || Lindgren || 18,698 || 10–12–4 || 24 || [31] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 5 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 3–2 || || Lindgren || 17,264 || 11–12–4 || 26 || [32] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 7 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4–1 || || Lindgren || 16,826 || 12–12–4 || 28 || [33] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 9 || Seattle Kraken || 4–1 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 13–12–4 || 30 || [34] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || December 11 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 5–2 || || Lindgren || 14,096 || 14–12–4 || 32 || [35] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || December 13 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 7–3 || || Lindgren || 16,181 || 15–12–4 || 34 || [36] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 32 || December 15 || Dallas Stars || 1–2 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 15–13–4 || 34 || [37] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || December 17 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 16–13–4 || 36 || [38] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || OT || Lindgren || 18,573 || 17–13–4 || 38 || [39] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || December 22 || @ Ottawa Senators || 3–2 || OT || Kuemper || 17,231 || 18–13–4 || 40 || [40] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || December 23 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–1 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 19–13–4 || 42 || [41] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || December 27 || @ New York Rangers || 4–0 || || Kuemper || 18,006 || 20–13–4 || 44 || [42] |- style="background:#fff;"| 38 || December 29 || Ottawa Senators || 3–4 || OT || Kuemper || 18,573 || 20–13–5 || 45 || [43] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || December 31 || Montreal Canadiens || 9–2 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 21–13–5 || 47 || [44] |-|- style="background:#fff;"| 40 || January 3 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–5 || OT || Kuemper || 18,573 || 21–13–6 || 48 || [45] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || January 5 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 6–2 || || Kuemper || 17,924 || 22–13–6 || 50 || [46] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 42 || January 6 || Nashville Predators || 2–3 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 22–14–6 || 50 || [47] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || January 8 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 1–0 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 23–14–6 || 52 || [48] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 44 || January 11 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–5 || || Kuemper || 17,352 || 23–15–6 || 52 || [49] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || January 14 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–3 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 23–16–6 || 52 || [50] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || January 16 || @ New York Islanders || 4–3 || OT || Kuemper || 16,344 || 24–16–6 || 54 || [51] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 47 || January 17 || Minnesota Wild || 2–4 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 24–17–6 || 54 || [52] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || January 19 || @ Arizona Coyotes || 4–0 || || Kuemper || 4,600 || 25–17–6 || 56 || [53] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 49 || January 21 || @ Vegas Golden Knights || 2–6 || || Kuemper || 18,251 || 25–18–6 || 56 || [54] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 50 || January 24 || @ Colorado Avalanche || 2–3 || || Kuemper || 18,132 || 25–19–6 || 56 || [55] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || January 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || SO || Kuemper || 18,573 || 26–19–6 || 58 || [56] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 52 || January 29 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–5 || || Kuemper || 18,593 || 26–20–6 || 58 || [57] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || January 31 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 4–3 || OT || Lindgren || 17,879 || 27–20–6 || 60 || [58] |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || February 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || || Kuemper || 17,850 || 28–20–6 || 62 || [59] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 55 || February 12 || San Jose Sharks || 1–4 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 28–21–6 || 62 || [60] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 56 || February 14 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 28–22–6 || 62 || [61] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 57 || February 16 || Florida Panthers || 3–6 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 28–23–6 || 62 || [62] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 58 || February 18 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || || Kuemper || 56,961
(outdoors) || 28–24–6 || 62 || [63] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 59 || February 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–3 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 28–25–6 || 62 || [64] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 60 || February 23 || Anaheim Ducks || 2–4 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 28–26–6 || 62 || [65] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || February 25 || New York Rangers || 6–3 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 29–26–6 || 64 || [66] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 62 || February 26 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–7 || || Kuemper || 19,070 || 29–27–6 || 64 || [67] |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || March 1 || @ Anaheim Ducks || 3–2 || OT || Kuemper || 14,279 || 30–27–6 || 66 || [68] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || March 4 || @ San Jose Sharks || 8–3 || || Kuemper || 17,562 || 31–27–6 || 68 || [69] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 || March 6 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–4 || || Kuemper || 17,577 || 31–28–6 || 68 || [70] |- style="background:#fff;"| 66 || March 9 || New Jersey Devils || 2–3 || SO || Kuemper || 18,573 || 31–28–7 || 69 || [71] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || March 11 || @ New York Islanders || 5–1 || || Kuemper || 17,255 || 32–28–7 || 71 || [72] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || March 14 || @ New York Rangers || 3–5 || || Kuemper || 17,476 || 32–29–7 || 71 || [73] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || March 15 || Buffalo Sabres || 5–4 || SO || Lindgren || 18,573 || 33–29–7 || 73 || [74] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 70 || March 17 || St. Louis Blues || 2–5 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 33–30–7 || 73 || [75] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 71 || March 19 || @ Minnesota Wild || 3–5 || || Lindgren || 19,231 || 33–31–7 || 73 || [76] |- style="background:#fff;"| 72 || March 21 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 6–7 || OT || Lindgren || 18,573 || 33–31–8 || 74 || [77] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || March 23 || Chicago Blackhawks || 6–1 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 34–31–8 || 76 || [78] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 74 || March 25 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || || Kuemper || 18,456 || 34–32–8 || 76 || [79] |- style="background:#fff;"| 75 || March 29 || New York Islanders || 1–2 || SO || Kuemper || 18,573 || 34–32–9 || 77 || [80] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || March 30 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–5 || || Kuemper || 19,092 || 34–33–9 || 77 || [81] |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 77 || April 2 || New York Rangers || 2–5 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 34–34–9 || 77 || [82] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 78 || April 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–6 || || Kuemper || 21,105 || 34–35–9 || 77 || [83] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 79 || April 8 || Florida Panthers || 2–4 || || Lindgren || 18,573 || 34–36–9 || 77 || [84] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || April 10 || New York Islanders || 5–2 || || Kuemper || 18,573 || 35–36–9 || 79 || [85] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 81 || April 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–5 || || Lindgren || 17,850 || 35–37–9 || 79 || [86] |- style="background:#fff;"| 82 || April 13 || New Jersey Devils || 4–5 || OT || Kuemper || 18,573 || 35–37–10 || 80 || [87] |-|-|
Final Statistics
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 42 | 33 | 75 | –16 | 48 | ||
81 | 23 | 42 | 65 | –4 | 24 | ||
81 | 12 | 43 | 55 | –26 | 56 | ||
‡ | 61 | 7 | 31 | 38 | +9 | 21 | |
82 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +9 | 22 | ||
58 | 19 | 16 | 35 | –18 | 59 | ||
† | 64 | 11 | 22 | 33 | –5 | 18 | |
40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | –7 | 12 | ||
77 | 5 | 24 | 29 | –1 | 18 | ||
‡ | 60 | 13 | 15 | 28 | –3 | 8 | |
67 | 11 | 16 | 27 | –8 | 31 | ||
65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +6 | 26 | ||
75 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +10 | 15 | ||
33 | 13 | 9 | 22 | –13 | 78 | ||
39 | 7 | 14 | 21 | –25 | 14 | ||
‡ | 43 | 3 | 16 | 19 | +2 | 10 | |
‡ | 59 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +6 | 52 | |
† | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | –1 | 36 | |
67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | –11 | 31 | ||
58 | 4 | 11 | 15 | –8 | 12 | ||
† | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | –7 | 16 | |
† | 47 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +2 | 46 | |
† | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
61 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –8 | 36 | ||
32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | –2 | 4 | ||
12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 0 | ||
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –6 | 7 | ||
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 | ||
Player | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | 56 | 3,223:47 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 154 | 2.87 | 1.674 | .909 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
31 | 26 | 1,692:04 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 86 | 3.05 | 853 | .899 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
To New Jersey Devils Vitek Vanecek 2nd-round pick in 2022 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2022 | [90] | ||
To Ottawa Senators 2nd-round pick in 2024 | To Washington Capitals Connor Brown | [91] | ||
To Minnesota Wild Dmitry Orlov | To Washington Capitals Andrei Svetlakov | [92] | ||
To Boston Bruins Garnet Hathaway Andrei Svetlakov | To Washington Capitals Craig Smith 1st-round pick in 2023 3rd-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025 | [93] | ||
To Minnesota Wild Marcus Johansson | To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2024 | [94] | ||
To Toronto Maple Leafs Erik Gustafsson BOS 1st-round pick in 2023 | To Washington Capitals Rasmus Sandin | [95] | ||
To Colorado Avalanche Lars Eller | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2025 | [96] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-year | Free agency | [97] | ||||
5-year | Free agency | [98] | ||||
3-year | Free agency | [99] | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [100] | |||
Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [101] | |||
1-year | Free agency | [102] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [103] | ||||
Waivers | [104] | |||||
Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [105] | |||
Vaxjo Lakers HC (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [106] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-year | Free agency | [107] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [108] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [109] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [110] | ||||
Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency | [111] | |||
Brynas IF (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [112] | |||
Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [113] | |||
Waivers | [114] | |||||
Waivers | [115] | |||||
HV71 (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [116] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2-year | [117] | |||
1-year | [118] | |||
1-year | [119] | |||
3-year | [120] | |||
3-year | [121] | |||
5-year | [122] | |||
3-year | [123] | |||
3-year | [124] | |||
3-year | [125] | |||
1-year | [126] | |||
3-year | [127] | |||
2-year | [128] | |||
2-year | [129] |
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | Ivan Miroshnichenko | LW | Omskie Krylia (VHL) | ||
2 | 37 | Ryan Chesley | D | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) | ||
3 | 70 | Alexander Suzdalev | LW | HV71 (J20 Nationell) | ||
85 | Ludwig Persson | C | Frolunda HC (J20 Nationell) | |||
5 | 149 | Jake Karabela | C | Guelph Storm (OHL) | ||
6 | 181 | Ryan Hofer | C | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | ||
7 | 213 | David Gucciardi | D | Michigan State University (B1G) |