2013–14_Washington_Capitals_season
2013–14 Washington Capitals season
NHL ice hockey team season
The 2013–14 Washington Capitals season was 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.
2013–14 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 5th Metropolitan |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2013–14 record | 38–30–14 |
Home record | 21–13–7 |
Road record | 17–17–7 |
Goals for | 235 |
Goals against | 240 |
Team information | |
General manager | George McPhee |
Coach | Adam Oates |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Backstrom Mike Green Brooks Laich |
Arena | Verizon Center |
Average attendance | 18,054 (96.3%)[1] (41 games) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) Reading Royals (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (51) |
Assists | Nicklas Backstrom (61) |
Points | Nicklas Backstrom Alexander Ovechkin (79) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (151) |
Plus/minus | Steve Oleksy Joel Ward (+7) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (23) |
Goals against average | Jaroslav Halak (2.31) |
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Pre-season
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–0–4 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 2–0–2) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[a] | September 14 | Washington | 4–3 | Winnipeg | SO | Grubauer | 3,257 | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Washington | 4–3 | Philadelphia | SO | Leggio | 19,142 | 2–0–0 | Recap |
3[b] | September 17 | Boston | 3–2 | Washington | SO | Grubauer | 11,286 | 2–0–1 | Recap |
4 | September 20 | Chicago | 5–4 | Washington | SO | Leggio | 17,047 | 2–0–2 | Recap |
5 | September 23 | Washington | 2–3 | Boston | OT | Holtby | 17,006 | 2–0–3 | Recap |
6 | September 25 | Nashville | 1–4 | Washington | Neuvirth | 16,748 | 3–0–3 | Recap | |
7 | September 27 | Philadelphia | 3–6 | Washington | Neuvirth | 17,121 | 4–0–3 | Recap | |
8 | September 28 | Washington | 3–4 | Chicago | OT | Holtby | 20,650 | 4–0–4 | Recap |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Final stats
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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.
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.
Trades
June 30, 2013[5] | To Winnipeg Jets 3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013 CGY's 5th-round pick in 2013 |
To Washington Capitals CHI's 2nd-round pick in 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 Anaheim Ducks ANA's 4th-round pick in 2014 |
To Washington Capitals Dustin Penner |
March 4, 2014[8] | To Phoenix Coyotes Martin Erat John Mitchell |
To Washington Capitals Chris Brown Rostislav Klesla 4th-round pick in 2015 |
March 5, 2014[9] | To Buffalo Sabres Michal Neuvirth Rostislav Klesla |
To Washington Capitals Jaroslav Halak 3rd-round pick in 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 CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
Player | Date | Contract terms |
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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 |
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) |
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1 | 23 | Andre Burakovsky | LW | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (Swe-2) |
2 | 53 | Madison Bowey | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
3 | 61[a] | Zach Sanford | LW | United States | Islanders Hockey Club (EJHL) |
5 | 144 | Blake Heinrich | D | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
6 | 174 | Brian Pinho | C | United States | St. John's Prep Eagles (USHS-MA) |
7 | 204 | Tyler Lewington | D | 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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- "Capitals Sign Caleb Herbert – Washington Capitals". Washington Capitals. March 21, 2014.
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