2024–25 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | Metropolitan |
Conference | Eastern |
2024–25 record | 21–8–2 |
Home record | 9–4–2 |
Road record | 12–4–0 |
Goals for | 118 |
Goals against | 83 |
Team information | |
General manager | Chris Patrick |
Coach | Spencer Carbery |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson T. J. Oshie Tom Wilson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Connor McMichael Alexander Ovechkin (15) |
Assists | Dylan Strome (27) |
Points | Dylan Strome (38) |
Penalty minutes | Brandon Duhaime (37) |
Plus/minus | Rasmus Sandin (+16) |
Wins | Logan Thompson (12) |
Goals against average | Logan Thompson (2.48) |
← 2023–24 → |
The 2024–25 Washington Capitals season is the 51st season (50th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New Jersey Devils | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 116 | 91 | +25 | 45 |
2 | Washington Capitals | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 118 | 83 | +35 | 44 |
3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 112 | 87 | +25 | 41 |
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 105 | 127 | −22 | 35 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 33 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 119 | −19 | 32 |
6 | New York Rangers | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 92 | 93 | −1 | 31 |
7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 108 | 118 | −10 | 31 |
8 | New York Islanders | 33 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 31 |
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
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | Boston Bruins | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 88 | 107 | −19 | 38 |
2 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 99 | 91 | +8 | 36 |
3 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 105 | 127 | −22 | 35 |
4 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 33 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 119 | −19 | 32 |
5 | ME | New York Rangers | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 92 | 93 | −1 | 31 |
6 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 108 | 118 | −10 | 31 |
7 | ME | New York Islanders | 33 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 86 | 103 | −17 | 31 |
8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 84 | 98 | −14 | 30 |
9 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 88 | 114 | −26 | 27 |
10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 33 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 116 | −20 | 26 |
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
Preseason
The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
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October: 7–2–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
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November: 10–4–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 7–1–0)
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December: 4–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 3–2–0)
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January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Roster
Updated December 20, 2024
Transactions
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2024 | To Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
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June 29, 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights NYI 3rd-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
To Washington Capitals Logan Thompson |
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June 29, 2024 | To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2024 5th-round pick in 2024 |
To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
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July 1, 2024 | To Ottawa Senators Nick Jensen 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
To Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun |
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November 12, 2024 | To Pittsburgh Penguins CHI 5th-round pick in 2025 3rd-round pick in 2027 |
To Washington Capitals Lars Eller |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Brandon Duhaime | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency | |
Taylor Raddysh | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | ||
Matt Roy | Los Angeles Kings | 6-year | Free agency | ||
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Luke Philp | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | |
Spencer Smallman | 1-year | Free agency | |||
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) | Jakub Vrana | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | |
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Joe Snively | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | |
August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09) | Matthew Phillips | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | |
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) | Max Pacioretty | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) | Terik Parascak | 3-year† | |
September 27, 2024 (2024-09-27) | Eriks Mateiko | 3-year† |
Draft picks
See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picksBelow are the Washington Capitals's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 17 | Terik Parascak | RW | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
2 | 43 | Cole Hutson | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
2 | 52 | Leon Muggli | D | Switzerland | EV Zug (National League) |
3 | 75 | Ilya Protas | LW | Belarus | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
3 | 90 | Eriks Mateiko | W | Latvia | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
4 | 114 | Nicholas Kempf | G | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
6 | 178 | Petr Sikora | C | Czech Republic | HC Oceláři Třinec (Czech U20) |
7 | 212 | Miroslav Satan | C | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia U20) |
Notes:
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