2017-18 Washington Capitals Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 49-26-7 (SO: 3-1) - 105 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 16-8
Won Stanley Cup
Conference First Round - Defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2
Conference Second Round - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Vegas Golden Knights 4-1
Coach: Barry Trotz (49-26, 7 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2017-18 Washington Capitals Statistics
2017-18 Washington Capitals Results

The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 49 wins and 26 losses (and 7 overtime losses), with a 3-1 showing in shootouts for 105 points, finishing first in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 16-8.

The Capitals potted 259 goals and gave up 239. Alex Ovechkin scored 49 goals for Washington, and Evgeny Kuznetsov accounted for 56 assists. Braden Holtby earned 34 wins for the squad, while Philipp Grubauer added 15 or more victories also. Philipp Grubauer registered a 2.35 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2017-18 Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Nicklas BackstromCNovember 23, 19876'0"183LGavle, Sweden
Jay BeagleCOctober 16, 19856'3"208RCalgary, AB Canada
Madison BoweyDApril 22, 19956'2"198RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Travis BoydCSeptember 14, 19935'11"185LHopkins, MN USA
Andre BurakovskyLFebruary 9, 19956'3"205LKlagenfurt, Austria
John CarlsonDJanuary 10, 19906'3"208RNatick, MA USA
Alex ChiassonROctober 1, 19906'4"208RMontreal, QC Canada
Taylor ChorneyDApril 27, 19876'0"196LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Brett ConnollyRMay 2, 19926'2"181RPrince George, BC Canada
Christian DjoosDAugust 6, 19946'0"169LGothenburg, Sweden
Lars EllerCMay 8, 19896'0"198LRodovre, Denmark
Shane GersichCJuly 10, 19965'11"175LChaska, MN USA
Tyler GraovacCApril 27, 19936'5"212LBrampton, ON Canada
Philipp GrubauerGNovember 25, 19916'1"182LRosenheim, Germany
Braden HoltbyGSeptember 16, 19896'2"217LLloydminster, SK Canada
Jakub JerabekDMay 12, 19915'11"200LPilsen, Czechoslovakia
Michal KempnyDSeptember 8, 19906'0"194LHodonin, Czechoslovakia
Evgeny KuznetsovCMay 19, 19926'2"192LChelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Aaron NessDMay 18, 19905'10"170LRoseau, MN USA
Matt NiskanenDDecember 6, 19866'0"194RVirginia, MN USA
Liam O'BrienCJuly 29, 19946'1"205LHalifax, NS Canada
Dmitri OrlovDJuly 23, 19916'0"210LNovokuznetsk, USSR
Brooks OrpikDSeptember 26, 19806'2"219LAmherst, NY USA
T.J. OshieCDecember 23, 19865'11"170RMt. Vernon, WA USA
Alex OvechkinLSeptember 17, 19856'2"220RMoscow, Russia
Anthony PelusoRApril 18, 19896'3"235RNorth York, ON Canada
Devante Smith-PellyRJune 14, 19926'0"213RScarborough, ON Canada
Chandler StephensonCApril 22, 19945'11"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jakub VranaLFebruary 28, 19966'0"195LPrague, Czech Republic
Nathan WalkerCFebruary 7, 19945'9"186LCardiff, United Kingdom
Tom WilsonRMarch 29, 19946'4"220RToronto, ON Canada



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