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2016–17 Washington Capitals season
| 2016–17 Washington Capitals |
|---|
| Presidents' Trophy winners |
| Metropolitan Division champions |
| 1st Metropolitan |
| 1st Eastern |
| 55–19–8 |
| 32–7–2 |
| 23–12–6 |
| 263 |
| 182 |
| Brian MacLellan |
| Barry Trotz |
| Alexander Ovechkin |
| Nicklas BackstromBrooks Orpik |
| Verizon Center |
| Hershey Bears (AHL)South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
| T. J. OshieAlexander Ovechkin (33) |
| Nicklas Backstrom (63) |
| Nicklas Backstrom (86) |
| Tom Wilson (133) |
| Brooks Orpik (+32) |
| Braden Holtby (42) |
| Philipp Grubauer (2.04) |
The 2016–17 NHL season was the 43rd season for the Washington Capitals. They finished the season as Presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history. After defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of NHL playoffs, in the second round of NHL playoffs the Capitals faced off against, and were beaten for the second year in a row by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the eventual Stanley Cup Champions.
Final Stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
†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.
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.
| 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 2016WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016 | |
| June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 20172nd-round pick in 2018 | To Washington Capitals Lars Eller | |
| February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15) | To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations | To Washington Capitals Tom Gilbert | |
| February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) | To St. Louis Blues Zach SanfordBrad Malone1st-round pick in 2017conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019 | To Washington Capitals Kevin ShattenkirkPheonix Copley |
Notes
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Player | Ref |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player | Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) | Ref |
| June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | Paul Carey | 1-year, $575,000 | |
| June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | Aaron Ness | 2-years, $1.225 million | |
| June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) | Zach Sill | 2-years, $1.225 million | |
| June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) | Tom Wilson | 2-years, $4 million | |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Connor Hobbs | 3-years, entry-level contract | |
| July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) | Zach Sanford | 3-years, entry-level contract | |
| July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20) | Marcus Johansson | 3-years, $13.75 million | |
| September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) | Dmitry Orlov | 1-year, $2.57 million | |
| March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) | Lucas Johansen | 3-years, entry-level contract | |
| March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) | Colby Williams | 2-years, entry-level contract | |
| March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30) | Garrett Pilon | 3-years, entry-level contract | |
| April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) | Beck Malenstyn | 3-years, entry-level contract | |
| April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) | Nathan Walker | 2-years, $1.3 million contract extension |
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.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}[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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Winnik and this pick.
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.
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