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2024–25 Washington Capitals season

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2024–25 Washington Capitals
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record36–11–8
Home record17–4–6
Road record19–7–2
Goals for196
Goals against139
Team information
General managerChris Patrick
CoachSpencer Carbery
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
John Carlson
T. J. Oshie
Tom Wilson
ArenaCapital One Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (26)
AssistsDylan Strome (38)
PointsDylan Strome (54)
Penalty minutesTom Wilson (50)
Plus/minusAliaksei Protas (+29)
WinsLogan Thompson (24)
Goals against averageLogan Thompson (2.23)

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.[1]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 55 36 11 8 31 196 140 +56 80
2 Carolina Hurricanes 56 33 19 4 29 184 154 +30 70
3 New Jersey Devils 57 31 20 6 27 175 142 +33 68
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 56 26 22 8 18 184 186 −2 60
5 New York Rangers 55 27 24 4 25 165 168 −3 58
6 New York Islanders 55 25 23 7 19 152 162 −10 57
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 57 23 25 9 16 164 201 −37 55
8 Philadelphia Flyers 57 24 26 7 15 162 192 −30 55
Updated to game(s) played on February 9, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Ottawa Senators 56 29 23 4 22 158 156 +2 62
2 AT Detroit Red Wings 55 28 22 5 21 160 171 −11 61
3 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 56 26 22 8 18 184 186 −2 60
4 AT Boston Bruins 57 27 24 6 20 157 182 −25 60
5 ME New York Rangers 55 27 24 4 25 165 168 −3 58
6 ME New York Islanders 55 25 23 7 19 152 162 −10 57
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 56 25 26 5 18 163 194 −31 55
8 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 57 23 25 9 16 164 201 −37 55
9 ME Philadelphia Flyers 57 24 26 7 15 162 192 −30 55
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 54 22 27 5 18 171 185 −14 49
Updated to game(s) played on February 9, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.[4]

2024 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1 September 22 Philadelphia 6–2 Washington Shepard Capital One Arena 12,851 0–1–0
2 September 24 Washington 2–4 Boston Shepard TD Garden 17,850 0–2–0
3 September 25 Washington 5–3 New Jersey Thompson Prudential Center 7,092 1–2–0
4 September 27 Columbus 8–4 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 13,009 1–3–0
5 September 30 Washington 3–2 Columbus Thompson Nationwide Arena 10,080 2–3–0
6 October 5 Boston 0–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 13,224 3–3–0
Legend

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Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[5]

2024–25 game log
October: 7–2–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 12 New Jersey 5–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 0–1–0 0 [6]
2 October 15 Vegas 2–4 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 16,727 1–1–0 2 [7]
3 October 17 Dallas 2–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 17,034 2–1–0 4 [8]
4 October 19 Washington 6–5 New Jersey OT Thompson Prudential Center 16,514 3–1–0 6 [9]
5 October 22 Washington 4–1 Philadelphia Lindgren Wells Fargo Center 18,132 4–1–0 8 [10]
6 October 23 Philadelphia 3–6 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 17,254 5–1–0 10 [11]
7 October 26 Washington 0–3 Tampa Bay Lindgren Amalie Arena 19,092 5–2–0 10 [12]
8 October 29 NY Rangers 3–5 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 17,390 6–2–0 12 [13]
9 October 31 Montreal 3–6 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 15,789 7–2–0 14 [14]
November: 10–4–1 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 7–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
10 November 2 Columbus 2–7 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 17,666 8–2–0 16 [15]
11 November 3 Washington 2–4 Carolina Lindgren Lenovo Center 18,796 8–3–0 16 [16]
12 November 6 Nashville 2–3 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 17,177 9–3–0 18 [17]
13 November 8 Pittsburgh 4–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 9–4–0 18 [18]
14 November 9 Washington 8–1 St. Louis Thompson Enterprise Center 18,096 10–4–0 20 [19]
15 November 13 Toronto 4–3 Washington OT Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 10–4–1 21 [20]
16 November 15 Washington 5–2 Colorado Lindgren Ball Arena 18,083 11–4–1 23 [21]
17 November 17 Washington 5–2 Vegas Thompson T-Mobile Arena 17,877 12–4–1 25 [22]
18 November 18 Washington 6–2 Utah Lindgren Delta Center 11,131 13–4–1 27 [23]
19 November 21 Colorado 2–1 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 17,414 13–5–1 27 [24]
20 November 23 New Jersey 3–2 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 13–6–1 27 [25]
21 November 25 Washington 4–1 Florida Thompson Amerant Bank Arena 18,504 14–6–1 29 [26]
22 November 27 Washington 5–4 Tampa Bay Lindgren Amalie Arena 19,092 15–6–1 31 [27]
23 November 29 NY Islanders 4–5 Washington OT Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 16–6–1 33 [28]
24 November 30 Washington 6–5 New Jersey Lindgren Prudential Center 16,514 17–6–1 35 [29]
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 4–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 3 San Jose 2–1 Washington OT Thompson Capital One Arena 17,859 17–6–2 36 [30]
26 December 6 Washington 3–1 Toronto Lindgren Scotiabank Arena 18,723 18–6–2 38 [31]
27 December 7 Washington 4–2 Montreal Thompson Bell Centre 21,105 19–6–2 40 [32]
28 December 12 Washington 2–1 Columbus OT Thompson Nationwide Arena 15,962 20–6–2 42 [33]
29 December 14 Buffalo 2–4 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 21–6–2 44 [34]
30 December 16 Washington 1–3 Dallas Lindgren American Airlines Center 18,532 21–7–2 44 [35]
31 December 17 Washington 2–3 Chicago Thompson United Center 18,511 21–8–2 44 [36]
32 December 20 Carolina 1–3 Washington Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 22–8–2 46 [37]
33 December 22 Los Angeles 1–3 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 23–8–2 48 [38]
34 December 23 Washington 1–4 Boston Lindgren TD Garden 17,850 23–9–2 48 [39]
35 December 28 Washington 5–2 Toronto Thompson Scotiabank Arena 19,125 24–9–2 50 [40]
36 December 29 Washington 2–4 Detroit Lindgren Little Caesars Arena 19,515 24–10–2 50 [41]
37 December 31 Boston 1–3 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 25–10–2 52 [42]
January: 9–1–4 (Home: 4–0–2; Road: 5–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
38 January 2 Minnesota 4–3 Washington SO Lindgren Capital One Arena 18,573 25–10–3 53 [43]
39 January 4 NY Rangers 4–7 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 26–10–3 55 [44]
40 January 6 Washington 3–4 Buffalo SO Lindgren KeyBank Center 15,548 26–10–4 56 [45]
41 January 8 Vancouver 1–2 Washington OT Thompson Capital One Arena 17,941 27–10–4 58 [46]
42 January 10 Montreal 3–2 Washington OT Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 27–10–5 59 [47]
43 January 11 Washington 4–1 Nashville Thompson Bridgestone Arena 17,159 28–10–5 61 [48]
44 January 14 Anaheim 0–3 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 29–10–5 63 [49]
45 January 16 Washington 1–0 Ottawa OT Thompson Canadian Tire Centre 17,242 30–10–5 65 [50]
46 January 18 Pittsburgh 1–4 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 31–10–5 67 [51]
47 January 21 Washington 3–2 Edmonton Thompson Rogers Place 18,347 32–10–5 69 [52]
48 January 23 Washington 3–0 Seattle Lindgren Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 33–10–5 71 [53]
49 January 25 Washington 1–2 Vancouver Lindgren Rogers Arena 18,876 33–11–5 71 [54]
50 January 28 Washington 3–1 Calgary Thompson Scotiabank Saddledome 17,455 34–11–5 73 [55]
51 January 30 Washington 4–5 Ottawa OT Lindgren Canadian Tire Centre 18,792 34–11–6 74 [56]
February: 2–0–2 (Home: 1–0–2; Road: 1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
52 February 1 Winnipeg 5–4 Washington OT Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 34–11–7 75 [57]
53 February 4 Florida 3–6 Washington Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 35–11–7 77 [58]
54 February 6 Washington 4–3 Philadelphia Lindgren Wells Fargo Center 18,726 36–11–7 79 [59]
55 February 9 Utah 5–4 Washington SO Thompson Capital One Arena 18,573 36–11–8 80 [60]
56 February 22 Washington Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
57 February 23 Edmonton Washington Capital One Arena
58 February 25 Calgary Washington Capital One Arena
59 February 27 St. Louis Washington Capital One Arena
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
60 March 1 Tampa Bay Washington Capital One Arena
61 March 3 Ottawa Washington Capital One Arena
62 March 5 Washington NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
63 March 7 Detroit Washington Capital One Arena
64 March 9 Seattle Washington Capital One Arena
65 March 11 Washington Anaheim Honda Center
66 March 13 Washington Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
67 March 15 Washington San Jose SAP Center
68 March 18 Detroit Washington Capital One Arena
69 March 20 Philadelphia Washington Capital One Arena
70 March 22 Florida Washington Capital One Arena
71 March 25 Washington Winnipeg Canada Life Centre
72 March 27 Washington Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
73 March 30 Buffalo Washington Capital One Arena
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
74 April 1 Washington Boston TD Garden
75 April 2 Washington Carolina Lenovo Center
76 April 4 Chicago Washington Capital One Arena
77 April 6 Washington NY Islanders UBS Arena
78 April 10 Carolina Washington Capital One Arena
79 April 12 Washington Columbus Nationwide Arena
80 April 13 Columbus Washington Capital One Arena
81 April 15 Washington NY Islanders UBS Arena
82 April 17 Washington Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena

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

Overtime statistics

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Games Won Lost Game-winning goal scorers
Overtime 10 5 5 Chychrun (1), Dubois (1), Ovechkin (1), Protas (1), Wilson (1)
Shootout 3 0 3
Total 13 5 8

Player stats

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As of February 10, 2025

Skaters

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