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2021–22 Washington Capitals
Division4th Metropolitan
Conference8th Eastern
2021–22 record44–26–12
Home record19–16–6
Road record25–10–6
Goals for275
Goals against245
Team information
General managerBrian MacLellan
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
John Carlson
ArenaCapital One Arena
Average attendance18,573[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (50)
AssistsJohn Carlson
Evgeny Kuznetsov (54)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (90)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (98)
Plus/minusNick Jensen (+32)
WinsIlya Samsonov (23)
Goals against averageZachary Fucale (1.75)

The 2021–22 Washington Capitals season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2] On April 17, 2022, the Capitals clinched a playoff spot after the New York Islanders lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3] The Capitals were defeated in the first round by the Florida Panthers, in six games.

Standings[edit]

Divisional standings[edit]

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Carolina Hurricanes 82 54 20 8 47 278 202 +76 116
2 x – New York Rangers 82 52 24 6 44 254 207 +47 110
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 46 25 11 37 272 229 +43 103
4 x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 +30 100
5 e – New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
6 e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
7 e – New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
8 e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
Source: National Hockey League[4]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings[edit]

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 +35 107
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 +30 100
3 ME e – New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
4 ME e – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
5 AT e – Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 AT e – Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 AT e – Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 ME e – New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
9 ME e – Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
10 AT e – Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
Source: National Hockey League[5]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[6]

2021–22 game log
October: 5–0–3 (home: 3–0–3; road: 2–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 13 New York Rangers 5–1 Vanecek 18,573 1–0–0 2 [7]
2 October 16 Tampa Bay 1–2 OT Vanecek 18,573 1–0–1 3 [8]
3 October 19 Colorado 6–3 Samsonov 18,573 2–0–1 5 [9]
4 October 21 @ New Jersey 4–1 Vanecek 12,377 3–0–1 7 [10]
5 October 23 Calgary 3–4 OT Samsonov 18,573 3–0–2 8 [11]
6 October 25 @ Ottawa 7–5 Samsonov 11,387 4–0–2 10 [12]
7 October 27 Detroit 2–3 OT Vanecek 18,573 4–0–3 11 [13]
8 October 29 Arizona 2–0 Samsonov 18,573 5–0–3 13 [14]
November: 9–4–2 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
9 November 1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Vanecek 19,092 5–1–3 13 [15]
10 November 4 @ Florida Panthers 4–5 OT Vanecek 12,542 5–1–4 14 [16]
11 November 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Vanecek 18,573 5–2–4 14 [17]
12 November 8 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Vanecek 18,573 6–2–4 16 [18]
13 November 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–0 Fucale 16,812 7–2–4 18 [19]
14 November 12 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Samsonov 16,985 8–2–4 20 [20]
15 November 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 Vanecek 18,573 9–2–4 22 [21]
16 November 16 @ Anaheim Ducks 2–3 OT Vanecek 13,456 9–2–5 23 [22]
17 November 17 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Samsonov 14,694 10–2–5 25 [23]
18 November 20 @ San Jose Sharks 4–0 Samsonov 16,527 11–2–5 27 [24]
19 November 21 @ Seattle Kraken 2–5 Vanecek 17,151 11–3–5 27 [25]
20 November 24 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Samsonov 18,573 12–3–5 29 [26]
21 November 26 Florida Panthers 4–3 Samsonov 18,573 13–3–5 31 [27]
22 November 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Samsonov 18,815 14–3–5 33 [28]
23 November 30 @ Florida Panthers 4–5 Samsonov 12,365 14–4–5 33 [29]
December: 6–2–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
24 December 2 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 SO Vanecek 18,573 14–4–6 34 [30]
25 December 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Samsonov 18,573 15–4–6 36 [31]
26 December 6 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 SO Samsonov 18,573 16–4–6 38 [32]
27 December 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Samsonov 18,573 16–5–6 38 [33]
28 December 11 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 SO Vanecek 9,554 17–5–6 40 [34]
29 December 15 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 OT Samsonov 18,260 17–5–7 41 [35]
30 December 17 @ Winnipeg Jets 5–2 Vanecek 14,039 18–5–7 43 [36]
31 December 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Vanecek 18,573 18–6–7 43 [37]
— December 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers Postponed due to COVID-19.[38] Moved to February 17.[39]
— December 23 @ New York Islanders Postponed due to COVID-19.[40] Moved to April 28.[39]
— December 27 Ottawa Senators Postponed due to COVID-19.[41] Moved to February 13.[39]
32 December 29 Nashville Predators 5–3 Samsonov 18,573 19–6–7 45 [42]
33 December 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Samsonov 17,721 20–6–7 47 [43]
January: 5–6–2 (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
34 January 2 New Jersey Devils 3–4 OT Samsonov 18,573 20–6–8 48 [44]
— January 4 @ Montreal Canadiens Postponed due to attendance restrictions.[45] Moved to February 10.[39]
35 January 7 @ St. Louis Blues 1–5 Samsonov 18,096 20–7–8 48 [46]
36 January 8 @ Minnesota Wild 2–3 SO Fucale 19,078 20–7–9 49 [47]
37 January 10 Boston Bruins 3–7 Fucale 18,573 20–8–9 49 [48]
38 January 15 @ New York Islanders 2–0 Vanecek 17,255 21–8–9 51 [49]
39 January 16 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Samsonov 18,573 21–9–9 51 [50]
40 January 18 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 OT Vanecek 18,573 22–9–9 53 [51]
41 January 20 @ Boston Bruins 3–4 Vanecek 17,850 22–10–9 53 [52]
42 January 22 Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT Vanecek 18,573 23–10–9 55 [53]
43 January 24 Vegas Golden Knights 0–1 Vanecek 18,573 23–11–9 55 [54]
44 January 26 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Samsonov 18,573 23–12–9 55 [55]
45 January 28 @ Dallas Stars 5–0 Vanecek 18,532 24–12–9 57 [56]
February: 4–6–0 (home: 0–4–0; road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
46 February 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Samsonov 17,826 25–12–9 59 [57]
47 February 2 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 Copley 18,573 25–13–9 59 [58]
48 February 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–5 Samsonov 18,573 25–14–9 59 [59]
49 February 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 Samsonov 500 26–14–9 61 [60]
50 February 13 Ottawa Senators 1–4 Samsonov 18,573 26–15–9 61 [61]
51 February 15 @ Nashville Predators 4–1 Samsonov 17,238 27–15–9 63 [62]
52 February 17 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Samsonov 16,886 28–15–9 65 [63]
53 February 24 @ New York Rangers 1–4 Samsonov 18,006 28–16–9 65 [64]
54 February 26 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Samsonov 18,276 28–17–9 65 [65]
55 February 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Vanecek 18,573 28–18–9 65 [66]
March: 9–3–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 5–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
56 March 3 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Vanecek 18,573 29–18–9 67 [67]
57 March 5 Seattle Kraken 5–2 Vanecek 18,573 30–18–9 69 [68]
58 March 8 @ Calgary Flames 5–4 Vanecek 15,628 31–18–9 71 [69]
59 March 9 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–4 OT Samsonov 16,368 31–18–10 72 [70]
60 March 11 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 OT Vanecek 18,814 32–18–10 74 [71]
61 March 15 New York Islanders 4–3 SO Vanecek 18,573 33–18–10 76 [72]
62 March 17 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 Vanecek 15,911 34–18–10 78 [73]
63 March 18 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 SO Samsonov 18,680 35–18–10 80 [74]
64 March 20 Dallas Stars 2–3 Vanecek 18,573 35–19–10 80 [75]
65 March 22 St. Louis Blues 2–5 Vanecek 18,573 35–20–10 80 [76]
66 March 25 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 SO Samsonov 9,740 36–20–10 82 [77]
67 March 26 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Vanecek 18,573 37–20–10 84 [78]
68 March 28 Carolina Hurricanes 1–6 Vanecek 18,573 37–21–10 84 [79]
April: 7–5–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
69 April 3 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Vanecek 18,573 37–22–10 84 [80]
70 April 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Samsonov 18,573 38–22–10 86 [81]
71 April 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Samsonov 18,404 39–22–10 88 [82]
72 April 10 Boston Bruins 4–2 Vanecek 18,573 40–22–10 90 [83]
73 April 12 Philadelphia Flyers 9–2 Samsonov 18,573 41–22–10 92 [84]
74 April 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–7 Samsonov 18,466 41–23–10 92 [85]
75 April 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 8–4 Vanecek 21,105 42–23–10 94 [86]
76 April 18 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Samsonov 18,020 43–23–10 96 [87]
77 April 20 @ Vegas Golden Knights 3–4 OT Samsonov 18,240 43–23–11 97 [88]
78 April 22 @ Arizona Coyotes 2–0 Vanecek 14,053 44–23–11 99 [89]
79 April 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 SO Vanecek 18,573 44–23–12 100 [90]
80 April 26 New York Islanders 1–4 Samsonov 18,573 44–24–12 100 [91]
81 April 28 @ New York Islanders 1–5 Vanecek 16,722 44–25–12 100 [92]
82 April 29 @ New York Rangers 2–3 Samsonov 17,230 44–26–12 100 [93]

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

Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Florida Panthers: Florida won 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 3 @ Florida 4–2 Vanecek 19,678 1–0 [94]
2 May 5 @ Florida 1–5 Vanecek 19,636 1–1 [95]
3 May 7 Florida 6–1 Samsonov 18,573 2–1 [96]
4 May 9 Florida 2–3 OT Samsonov 18,573 2–2 [97]
5 May 11 @ Florida 3–5 Samsonov 20,023 2–3 [98]
6 May 13 Florida 3–4 OT Samsonov 18,573 2–4 [99]

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

As of April 29, 2022

Skaters[edit]

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular season[102]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Samsonov 44 39 2,361:18 23 12 5 119 3.02 1,145 .896 3 0 0 0
Vitek Vanecek 42 39 2,317:23 20 12 6 103 2.67 1,117 .908 4 0 0 0
Zachary Fucale 4 3 171:35 1 1 1 5 1.75 66 .924 1 0 0 0
Pheonix Copley 2 1 96:35 0 1 0 5 3.11 41 .878 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[103]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ilya Samsonov 5 4 262:54 1 3 13 2.97 148 .912 0 0 0 0
Vitek Vanecek 2 2 99:49 1 1 7 4.21 51 .863 0 0 0 2

†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[edit]

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To New York Rangers
ARI 3rd-round pick in 2021 		To Washington Capitals
3rd-round pick in 2021
6th-round pick in 2021 		[104]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) To Winnipeg Jets
Brenden Dillon 		To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2022
2nd-round pick in 2023 		[105]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Seattle Kraken
WPG 2nd-round pick in 2023 		To Washington Capitals
Vitek Vanecek 		[106]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Seattle Kraken
Daniel Sprong
4th-round pick in 2022
6th-round pick in 2022 		To Washington Capitals
Marcus Johansson 		[107]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Arizona Coyotes
3rd-round pick in 2023 		To Washington Capitals
Johan Larsson 		[108]

Notes:

  • [a] Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper in 50% of their playoff games; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Matt Irwin Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [109]
Dylan McIlrath Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [109]
Hunter Shepard Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 2-year Free agency [109]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Mike Vecchione Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [110]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Buffalo Sabres Waivers [111]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) Dennis Cholowski Seattle Kraken Waivers [112]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) Henrik Rybinski Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 3-year Free agency [113]
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) Clay Stevenson Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC) 2-year Free agency [114]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) Vitek Vanecek Seattle Kraken Expansion draft [115]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Craig Anderson Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [116]
Michael Raffl Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [117]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) Henrik Lundqvist Retirement [118]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Buffalo Sabres Waivers [119]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) Cameron Schilling Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) 1-year Free agency [120]
February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09) Dennis Cholowski Seattle Kraken Waivers [121]
June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15) Tobias Geisser EV Zug (NL) 3-year Free agency [122]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08) Beck Malenstyn 1-year Re-signing [123]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Alexander Ovechkin 5-year Re-signing [124]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Lucas Johansen 1-year Re-signing [109]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) Ilya Samsonov 1-year Re-signing [125]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04) Vincent Iorio 3-year Entry-level [126]
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14) Nic Dowd 3-year Extension [127]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) Joe Snively 2-year Extension [128]
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) Mike Vecchione 1-year Extension [129]
April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29) Garin Bjorklund 3-year Entry-level [130]
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02) Bogdan Trineyev 3-year Entry-level [131]
June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) Brett Leason 2-year Extension [132]
Beck Malenstyn 2-year Extension [133]

Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 55 Vincent Iorio D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 80 Brent Johnson D  USA Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
4 119 Joaquin Lemay D  Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
5 151 Haakon Hanelt F/D  Germany Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)
6 176 Dru Krebs D  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 183 Chase Clark G  USA Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)

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