2013–14 Washington Capitals season

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Steve Oleksy
Joel Ward (+7)
WinsBraden Holtby (23)
Goals against averageJaroslav Halak (2.31)

The

40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2] The Capitals failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, ending their six-season playoff streak. During this season, the Capitals also set the current NHL record for total shootouts in a season with 21 out of possible 82 games.[3]
This would be the last season the Capitals failed to make the playoffs until 2023.

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 24 7 44 249 207 +42 109
2 x – New York Rangers 82 45 31 6 41 218 193 +25 96
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 30 10 39 236 235 +1 94
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
5 Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
6 New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 43 32 7 38 231 216 +15 93
2 AT x – Detroit Red Wings 82 39 28 15 34 222 230 −8 93
3 ME Washington Capitals 82 38 30 14 28 235 240 −5 90
4 ME New Jersey Devils 82 35 29 18 35 197 208 −11 88
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 37 31 14 30 236 265 −29 88
6 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 38 36 8 29 231 256 −25 84
7 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 34 207 230 −23 83
8 ME New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 25 225 267 −42 79
9 AT Florida Panthers 82 29 45 8 21 196 268 −72 66
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 21 51 10 14 157 248 −91 52
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2013–14 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Braden Holtby 48 45 2,656:20 23 15 4 126 2.85 1475 0.915 4 0 2 7
Philipp Grubauer 17 14 883:23 6 5 5 35 2.38 469 0.925 0 0 0 0
Michal Neuvirth‡ 13 11 766:57 4 6 2 36 2.82 383 0.914 0 0 1 0
Jaroslav Halak† 12 12 700:32 5 4 3 27 2.31 383 0.930 1 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

June 30, 2013[5] To
2013
 To Washington Capitals
2013
September 29, 2013[6] To Anaheim Ducks
Mathieu Perreault 		To Washington Capitals
John Mitchell
4th-round pick in
2014
March 4, 2014[7] To
2014
 To Washington Capitals
Dustin Penner
March 4, 2014[8] To Phoenix Coyotes
Martin Erat
John Mitchell 		To Washington Capitals
2015
March 5, 2014[9] To Buffalo Sabres
Michal Neuvirth
Rostislav Klesla 		To Washington Capitals
2015
April 19, 2014[10] To Nashville Predators
Jaynen Rissling 		To Washington Capitals
7th-round pick in
2014
May 1, 2014[11] To New York Islanders
Jaroslav Halak 		To Washington Capitals
2014


Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Tomas Kundratek[25] July 2, 2013 2 years, $1.1 million
Karl Alzner[26] July 10, 2013 4 years, $11.2 million
Peter LeBlanc[27] July 10, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Nicolas Deschamps[28] July 22, 2013 1 year, $726,000
Andre Burakovsky[29] September 4, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Marcus Johansson[30] September 7, 2013 2 years, $4 million
Connor Carrick[31] September 23, 2013 3 years, $2.35 million entry-level contract
Jason Chimera[32] November 8, 2013 2 years, $4 million contract extension
Evgeny Kuznetsov[33] March 8, 2014 2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Dmitry Orlov[34] March 13, 2014 2 years, $4 million contract extension
Caleb Herbert[35] March 21, 2014 2 years, $1.48 million entry-level contract
Chandler Stephenson[36] April 12, 2014 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Garrett Mitchell[37] May 13, 2014 1 year, $550,000
Christian Djoos[38] May 16, 2014 3 years, $2.135 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Washington Capitals' picks at the

2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey
on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 23 Andre Burakovsky LW Sweden Sweden Malmö Redhawks (Swe-2)
2 53 Madison Bowey D Canada Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 61[a] Zach Sanford LW United States United States Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL)
5 144 Blake Heinrich D United States United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
6 174 Brian Pinho C United States United States
St. John's Prep Eagles
(USHS-MA)
7 204 Tyler Lewington D Canada Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Draft notes[39]
  • a The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Washington's third and fourth-round picks in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[40]
         Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[41]
  • The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013 (114th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.[40]
  • The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013 (84th overall), Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 (127th overall) and this pick.[40]
  • The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 (61st overall) to Washington in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 (84th and 114th overall) and this pick.[40]
         Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012, that sent Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and this pick.[42]

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  14. ^ Capitals Sign Brandon Segal
  15. ^ Capitals Sign Mikhail Grabovski
  16. ^ Capitals Sign Pheonix Copley
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  23. ^ Capitals Claim Alexander Urbom Off Waivers from New Jersey
  24. ^ Josefson to IR; Urbom claimed off waivers from Caps
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