2014-15 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 45-26-11 (SO: 5-4) - 101 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 7-7
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated New York Islanders 4-3
Conference Second Round - Lost to New York Rangers 4-3
Coach: Barry Trotz (45-26, 11 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2014-15 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 45-26-11 (SO: 5-4) - 101 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 7-7
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated New York Islanders 4-3
Conference Second Round - Lost to New York Rangers 4-3
Coach: Barry Trotz (45-26, 11 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2014-15 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2014-15 season with a record of 45 wins and 26 losses (and 11 overtime losses), with a 5-4 showing in shootouts for 101 points, finishing second in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.
The Capitals scored 242 goals and surrendered 203. Alex Ovechkin netted 53 goals for Washington, while Nicklas Backstrom recorded 60 assists. Braden Holtby earned 41 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.22 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2014-15 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL conference second round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 81 | 53 | 28 | 81 | 58 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 395 | 13.4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 82 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 11.8 |
| John Carlson | D | 82 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 6.2 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 82 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 14.5 |
| Mike Green | D | 72 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 6.3 |
| Troy Brouwer | R | 82 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 14.5 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 80 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 8.7 |
| Joel Ward | R | 82 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 30 | -4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 13.8 |
| Eric Fehr | R | 75 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 13.4 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 82 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 3.4 |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 53 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 13.8 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 82 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6.9 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 62 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 11.9 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 66 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 6.6 |
| Jason Chimera | L | 77 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 51 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 7.3 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 78 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0.0 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 172 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 5.1 |
| Curtis Glencross | L | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 |
| Michael Latta | C | 53 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Jack Hillen | D | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Liam O'Brien | C | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Tim Gleason | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanislav Galiev | R | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Chris Brown | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Steven Oleksy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Peters | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameron Schilling | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Volpatti | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Conner | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1562 | 237 | 415 | 652 | 847 | 126 | 60 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2419 | 9.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 73 | 4247 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 157 | 2.22 | 2044 | 1887 | .923 |
| Justin Peters | 12 | 647 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3.25 | 294 | 259 | .881 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.85 | 25 | 23 | .920 |
| Totals | 86 | 4959 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 194 | 2.35 | 2557 | 2363 | .924 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8.2 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12.5 | |
| John Carlson | D | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 | |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | |
| Mike Green | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | |
| Troy Brouwer | R | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 11.9 | |
| Joel Ward | R | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7.7 | |
| Eric Fehr | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11.8 | |
| Karl Alzner | D | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15.4 | |
| Jay Beagle | C | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4.2 | |
| Brooks Laich | C | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |
| Jason Chimera | L | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8.6 | |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Wilson | R | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Curtis Glencross | L | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Michael Latta | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Gleason | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 266 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 106 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 444 | 6.3 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 13 | 806 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1.71 | 412 | 389 | .944 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 21 | 18 | .857 |
| Totals | 14 | 866 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1.80 | 459 | 433 | .943 |
