2016-17 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 55-19-8 (SO: 2-5) - 118 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 7-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3
Coach: Barry Trotz (55-19, 8 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2016-17 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 55-19-8 (SO: 2-5) - 118 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 7-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3
Coach: Barry Trotz (55-19, 8 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2016-17 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 55 wins and 19 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 2-5 showing in shootouts for 118 points, finishing first in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.
The Capitals paced the league with just 182 goals allowed. Washington scored 263 goals. T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin netted 33 goals for the squad each, while Nicklas Backstrom recorded 63 assists. Braden Holtby earned 42 wins for the team and a team-best 2.07 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2016-17 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 82 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 14.2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 82 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 50 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 313 | 10.5 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 82 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 11.2 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 82 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 18.6 |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 68 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 23.1 |
| Justin Williams | R | 80 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 14.4 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 3.2 |
| John Carlson | D | 72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5.0 |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 64 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 10.8 |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 82 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 51 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 4.8 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 81 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 13.0 |
| Lars Eller | C | 81 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 10.4 |
| Daniel Winnik | C | 72 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 14.6 |
| Brett Connolly | R | 66 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 18.5 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 82 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 133 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7.4 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.0 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 19 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 79 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0.0 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 82 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3.7 |
| Jakub Vrana | L | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 |
| Taylor Chorney | D | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Zachary Sanford | L | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Riley Barber | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Garrett Mitchell | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Ness | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Carey | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Liam O'Brien | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1563 | 261 | 453 | 714 | 738 | 345 | 57 | 109 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 2495 | 10.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 63 | 3680 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 127 | 2.07 | 1690 | 1563 | .925 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 24 | 1265 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 2.04 | 585 | 542 | .926 |
| Totals | 87 | 4945 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 170 | 2.06 | 2445 | 2275 | .930 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23.1 | |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10.2 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 11.6 | |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8.7 | |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14.8 | |
| Justin Williams | R | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10.3 | |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 | |
| John Carlson | D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | |
| Jay Beagle | C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Lars Eller | C | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Daniel Winnik | C | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Brett Connolly | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Wilson | R | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15.8 | |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 2.8 | |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Karl Alzner | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Braden Holtby | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Carey | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 248 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 130 | -20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 440 | 8.2 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 13 | 803 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2.47 | 364 | 331 | .909 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.32 | 9 | 7 | .778 |
| Totals | 14 | 822 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2.55 | 408 | 373 | .914 |
