2015-16 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 56-18-8 (SO: 4-2) - 120 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 6-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Coach: Barry Trotz (56-18, 8 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2015-16 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 56-18-8 (SO: 4-2) - 120 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 6-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
Coach: Barry Trotz (56-18, 8 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2015-16 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2015-16 season with a record of 56 wins and 18 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 4-2 showing in shootouts for 120 points, finishing first in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.
The Capitals scored 252 goals and surrendered 193. Alex Ovechkin netted 50 goals for Washington, and Evgeny Kuznetsov accounted for 57 assists. Braden Holtby earned 48 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.20 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2015-16 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL conference second round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 82 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 10.4 |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 79 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 398 | 12.6 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 75 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 15.5 |
| Justin Williams | R | 82 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 10.9 |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 80 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 14.1 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 74 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 12.9 |
| Jason Chimera | L | 82 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 12.1 |
| John Carlson | D | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 6.5 |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 79 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 13.5 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 3.3 |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 82 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 8.9 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 82 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 163 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 7.1 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 82 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 5.3 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 57 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 10.8 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 2.5 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9.7 |
| Michael Latta | C | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 1.5 |
| Taylor Chorney | D | 55 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 |
| Daniel Winnik | C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Mike Richards | C | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Stanislav Galiev | R | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Ness | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Zach Sill | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Paul Carey | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Collins | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Brown | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Stanton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Connor Carrick | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Weber | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1564 | 248 | 422 | 670 | 739 | 190 | 55 | 103 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 2510 | 9.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 66 | 3841 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 2.20 | 1802 | 1661 | .922 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 22 | 1111 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2.32 | 523 | 480 | .918 |
| Totals | 88 | 4952 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 184 | 2.23 | 2509 | 2325 | .927 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 | |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 8.1 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8.3 | |
| Justin Williams | R | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 18.8 | |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | |
| Jason Chimera | L | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | |
| John Carlson | D | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10.2 | |
| Andre Burakovsky | L | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | |
| Dmitri Orlov | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Wilson | R | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Karl Alzner | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| Jay Beagle | C | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Taylor Chorney | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Daniel Winnik | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Richards | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Braden Holtby | G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Weber | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 228 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 120 | -9 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 388 | 7.5 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 12 | 732 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1.72 | 363 | 342 | .942 |
| Totals | 12 | 732 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1.72 | 384 | 363 | .945 |
