2011-12 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 42-32-8 (SO: 4-4) - 92 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Southeast Division
Postseason: 7-7
Lost NHL conference semi-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-3
Conference Semi-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-3
Coach: Bruce Boudreau (12-9, 1 OTL)
Coach: Dale Hunter (30-23, 7 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2011-12 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 42-32-8 (SO: 4-4) - 92 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Southeast Division
Postseason: 7-7
Lost NHL conference semi-finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-3
Conference Semi-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-3
Coach: Bruce Boudreau (12-9, 1 OTL)
Coach: Dale Hunter (30-23, 7 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2011-12 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2011-12 season with a record of 42 wins and 32 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 4-4 showing in shootouts for 92 points, finishing second in the NHL's Southeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.
The Capitals scored 222 goals and allowed 230. Alex Ovechkin netted 38 goals for Washington, and Dennis Wideman accounted for 35 assists. Tomas Vokoun earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bruce Boudreau and Dale Hunter coached the team. The 2011-12 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL conference semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 78 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 26 | -8 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 12.5 |
| Alexander Semin | L | 77 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 11.5 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 80 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 8 | -5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 15.6 |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 82 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 46 | -8 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 6.3 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 42 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 24 | -4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 14.7 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 82 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 34 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 8.4 |
| Jason Chimera | L | 82 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 205 | 9.8 |
| Troy Brouwer | R | 82 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 61 | -15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 13.5 |
| John Carlson | D | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 22 | -15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 5.9 |
| Mathieu Perreault | C | 64 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 26.7 |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 60 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5.9 |
| Mike Knuble | R | 72 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | -15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6.6 |
| Joel Ward | R | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7.6 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 69 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 6.3 |
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 68 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Keith Aucoin | C | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 |
| Matt Hendricks | C | 78 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 95 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 4.1 |
| Cody Eakin | C | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12.9 |
| Mike Green | D | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4.7 |
| Jeff Schultz | D | 54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 |
| John Erskine | D | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Tomas Vokoun | G | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michal Neuvirth | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joel Rechlicz | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.J. King | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sean Collins | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Tomas Kundratek | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1569 | 218 | 364 | 582 | 751 | -18 | 41 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 2295 | 9.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Vokoun | 48 | 2583 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 2.51 | 1299 | 1191 | .917 |
| Michal Neuvirth | 38 | 2020 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 2.82 | 976 | 881 | .903 |
| Braden Holtby | 7 | 361 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.49 | 192 | 177 | .922 |
| Totals | 93 | 4964 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 218 | 2.63 | 2685 | 2467 | .919 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 | |
| Alexander Semin | L | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8.6 | |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8.0 | |
| Brooks Laich | C | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 | |
| Jason Chimera | L | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14.3 | |
| Troy Brouwer | R | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9.1 | |
| John Carlson | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 | |
| Mathieu Perreault | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Knuble | R | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Joel Ward | R | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Karl Alzner | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | |
| Keith Aucoin | C | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Matt Hendricks | C | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | |
| Mike Green | D | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7.4 | |
| Jeff Schultz | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Jay Beagle | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | |
| John Erskine | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 266 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 120 | -8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 386 | 7.5 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 14 | 922 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.95 | 459 | 429 | .935 |
| Totals | 14 | 922 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.95 | 489 | 459 | .939 |
