2021–22 Washington Capitals season

The 2021–22 Washington Capitals season is the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[1]

2021–22 Washington Capitals
Division  Metropolitan
Conference  Eastern
2021–22 record18–5–7
Home record9–2–4
Road record9–3–3
Goals for106
Goals against78
Team information
General managerBrian MacLellan
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
John Carlson
ArenaCapital One Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (22)
AssistsAlexander Ovechkin (25)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (47)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (31)
Plus/minusNick Jensen
Alexander Ovechkin (+20)
WinsIlya Samsonov (11)
Goals against averageVitek Vanecek (2.47)

Standings

Divisional standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 30 18 5 7 16 106 78 +28 43
2 New York Rangers 30 19 7 4 17 86 77 +9 42
3 Carolina Hurricanes 28 20 7 1 18 90 61 +29 41
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 29 16 8 5 13 88 74 +14 37
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 28 14 13 1 8 91 95 −4 29
6 Philadelphia Flyers 28 11 12 5 10 73 92 −19 27
7 New Jersey Devils 28 10 13 5 7 78 97 −19 25
8 New York Islanders 25 8 12 5 8 54 73 −19 21
Updated to game(s) played on December 17, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 29 16 8 5 13 88 74 +14 37
2 AT Detroit Red Wings 30 14 13 3 8 83 102 −19 31
3 AT Boston Bruins 26 14 10 2 13 71 69 +2 30
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 28 14 13 1 8 91 95 −4 29
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 28 11 12 5 10 73 92 −19 27
6 ME New Jersey Devils 28 10 13 5 7 78 97 −19 25
7 AT Buffalo Sabres 30 10 15 5 7 82 104 −22 25
8 ME New York Islanders 25 8 12 5 8 54 73 −19 21
9 AT Ottawa Senators 27 9 17 1 7 76 97 −21 19
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 31 7 21 3 6 67 109 −42 17
Updated to game(s) played on December 17, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[4]

2021–22 game log
October: 5–0–3 (Home: 3–0–3; Road: 2–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 13NY Rangers5–1Vanecek18,5731–0–02[5]
2October 16Tampa Bay1–2OTVanecek18,5731–0–13[6]
3October 19Colorado6–3Samsonov18,5732–0–15[7]
4October 21@ New Jersey4–1Vanecek12,3773–0–17[8]
5October 23Calgary3–4OTSamsonov18,5733–0–28[9]
6October 25@ Ottawa7–5Samsonov11,3874–0–210[10]
7October 27Detroit2–3OTVanecek18,5734–0–311[11]
8October 29Arizona2–0Samsonov18,5735–0–313[12]
November: 9–4–2 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9November 1@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–3Vanecek19,0925–1–313[13]
10November 4@ Florida Panthers4–5OTVanecek12,5425–1–414[14]
11November 6Philadelphia Flyers1–2Vanecek18,5735–2–414[15]
12November 8Buffalo Sabres5–3Vanecek18,5736–2–416[16]
13November 11@ Detroit Red Wings2–0Fucale16,8127–2–418[17]
14November 12@ Columbus Blue Jackets4–3Samsonov16,9858–2–420[18]
15November 14Pittsburgh Penguins6–1Vanecek18,5739–2–422[19]
16November 16@ Anaheim Ducks2–3OTVanecek13,4569–2–523[20]
17November 17@ Los Angeles Kings2–0Samsonov14,69410–2–525[21]
18November 20@ San Jose Sharks4–0Samsonov16,52711–2–527[22]
19November 21@ Seattle Kraken2–5Vanecek17,15111–3–527[23]
20November 24Montreal Canadiens6–3Samsonov18,57312–3–529[24]
21November 26Florida Panthers4–3Samsonov18,57313–3–531[25]
22November 28@ Carolina Hurricanes4–2Samsonov18,81514–3–533[26]
23November 30@ Florida Panthers4–5Samsonov12,36514–4–533[27]
December: 4–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 2Chicago Blackhawks3–4SOVanecek18,57314–4–634[28]
25December 4Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Samsonov18,57315–4–636[29]
26December 6Anaheim Ducks4–3SOSamsonov18,57316–4–638[30]
27December 10Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Samsonov18,57316–5–638[31]
28December 11@ Buffalo Sabres3–2SOVanecek9,55417–5–640[32]
29December 15@ Chicago Blackhawks4–5OTSamsonov18,26017–5–741[33]
30December 17@ Winnipeg Jets5–2Vanecek14,03918–5–743[34]
31December 19Los Angeles Kings–
32December 21@ Philadelphia Flyers–
33December 23@ New York Islanders–
34December 27Ottawa Senators–
35December 29Nashville Predators–
36December 31@ Detroit Red Wings–
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2New Jersey Devils–
38January 4@ Montreal Canadiens–
39January 7@ St. Louis Blues–
40January 8@ Minnesota Wild–
41January 10Boston Bruins–
42January 15@ New York Islanders–
43January 16Vancouver Canucks–
44January 18Winnipeg Jets–
45January 20@ Boston Bruins–
46January 22Ottawa Senators–
47January 24Vegas Golden Knights–
48January 26San Jose Sharks–
49January 28@ Dallas Stars–
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
50February 1@ Pittsburgh Penguins–
51February 2Edmonton Oilers–
League-wide break for 2022 Winter Olympics (February 3–22)
52February 24@ New York Rangers–
53February 26@ Philadelphia Flyers–
54February 28Toronto Maple Leafs–
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
55March 3Carolina Hurricanes–
56March 5Seattle Kraken–
57March 8@ Calgary Flames–
58March 9@ Edmonton Oilers–
59March 11@ Vancouver Canucks–
60March 15New York Islanders–
61March 17@ Columbus Blue Jackets–
62March 18@ Carolina Hurricanes–
63March 20Dallas Stars–
64March 22St. Louis Blues–
65March 25@ Buffalo Sabres–
66March 26New Jersey Devils–
67March 28Carolina Hurricanes–
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
68April 2@ Nashville Predators–
69April 3Minnesota Wild–
70April 6Tampa Bay Lightning–
71April 9@ Pittsburgh Penguins–
72April 10Boston Bruins–
73April 12Philadelphia Flyers–
74April 14@ Toronto Maple Leafs–
75April 16@ Montreal Canadiens–
76April 18@ Colorado Avalanche–
77April 20@ Vegas Golden Knights–
78April 22@ Arizona Coyotes–
79April 24Toronto Maple Leafs–
80April 26New York Islanders–
81April 28Columbus Blue Jackets–
82April 29@ New York Rangers–

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

Player statistics

As of November 30, 2021

Skaters
Regular season[35]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Alexander Ovechkin23191837+164
Evgeny Kuznetsov2372027+1114
Tom Wilson2381523+1426
John Carlson2351722+44
Dmitry Orlov2341014+1922
Conor Sheary18549+22
Nick Jensen23369+212
Lars Eller17279+810
Connor McMichael2135804
T. J. Oshie8437−46
Trevor van Riemsdyk23077+34
Garnet Hathaway23516+614
Daniel Sprong20336+22
Anthony Mantha1024604
Nic Dowd15235+24
Martin Fehervary23235+56
Brett Leason15224−10
Aliaksei Protas1213400
Carl Hagelin23033+414
Justin Schultz20112+22
Garrett Pilon2101+10
Beck Malenstyn4101+12
Michael Sgarbossa410100
Hendrix Lapierre6101+22
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby8011+12
Dennis Cholowski4000−42


Goaltenders
Regular season[36]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Samsonov1210667:04911282.52330.9153000
Vitek Vanecek1212660:30434282.54299.9060000
Zachary Fucale1160:0010000.00211.0001000

†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.

Current roster

Updated December 12, 2021[37][38]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Nicklas Backstrom (A)  C L 34 2006 Gävle, Sweden
74 John Carlson (A) D R 31 2008 Natick, Massachusetts
38 Dennis Cholowski D L 23 2021 Langley, British Columbia
26 Nic Dowd C R 31 2018 Huntsville, Alabama
20 Lars Eller C L 32 2016 Rødovre, Denmark
42 Martin Fehervary D L 22 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia
62 Carl Hagelin LW L 33 2019 Nykvarn, Sweden
21 Garnet Hathaway RW R 30 2019 Naples, Florida
52 Matt Irwin D L 34 2021 Victoria, British Columbia
3 Nick Jensen D R 31 2019 Rogers, Minnesota
92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C L 29 2010 Chelyabinsk, Russia
49 Brett Leason RW R 22 2019 Calgary, Alberta
47 Beck Malenstyn RW L 23 2016 Delta, British Columbia
39 Anthony Mantha  RW L 27 2021 Longueuil, Quebec
24 Connor McMichael C L 20 2019 Scarborough, Ontario
9 Dmitry Orlov D L 30 2009 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
77 T. J. Oshie (A) RW R 34 2015 Mount Vernon, Washington
8 Alexander Ovechkin (C) LW R 36 2004 Moscow, Soviet Union
59 Aliaksei Protas C L 20 2019 Vitebsk, Belarus
30 Ilya Samsonov G L 24 2015 Magnitogorsk, Russia
2 Justin Schultz  D R 31 2020 Kelowna, British Columbia
23 Mike Sgarbossa C L 29 2018 Campbellville, Ontario
73 Conor Sheary LW L 29 2020 Winchester, Massachusetts
10 Daniel Sprong RW R 24 2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands
57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D R 30 2020 Middletown, New Jersey
41 Vitek Vanecek G L 25 2021 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
43 Tom Wilson (A) RW R 27 2012 Toronto, Ontario

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To New York Rangers
ARI 3rd-round pick in 2021 (#75 overall)		 To Washington Capitals
3rd-round pick in 2021 (Brent Johnson)
6th-round pick in 2021 (Dru Krebs)		 [39]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) To Winnipeg Jets
Brenden Dillon		 To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2022
2nd-round pick in 2023		 [40]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Seattle Kraken
WPG 2nd-round pick in 2023		 To Washington Capitals
Vitek Vanecek		 [41]

Notes:

  • [a] Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper in 50% of their playoff games; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Matt IrwinBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[42]
Dylan McIlrathDetroit Red Wings2-yearFree agency[42]
Hunter ShepardGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)2-yearFree agency[42]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)Mike VecchioneColorado Avalanche1-yearFree agency[43]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)Axel Jonsson-FjallbyBuffalo SabresWaivers[44]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)Dennis CholowskiSeattle KrakenWaivers[45]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)Vitek VanecekSeattle KrakenExpansion draft[46]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Craig AndersonBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[47]
Michael RafflDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[48]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)Henrik LundqvistRetirement[49]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)Axel Jonsson-FjallbyBuffalo SabresWaivers[50]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)Cameron SchillingAbbotsford Canucks (AHL)1-yearFree agency[51]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)Beck Malenstyn1-yearRe-signing[52]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)Alexander Ovechkin5-yearRe-signing[53]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Lucas Johansen1-yearRe-signing[42]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)Ilya Samsonov1-yearRe-signing[54]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)Vincent Iorio3-yearEntry-level[55]
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)Nic Dowd3-yearExtension[56]

Draft picks
See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 55 Vincent Iorio D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 80 Brent Johnson D  USA Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
4 119 Joaquin Lemay D  Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
5 151 Haakon Hanelt F/D  Germany Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)
6 176 Dru Krebs D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 183 Chase Clark G  USA Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)

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