2011-12 Washington Capitals Statistics
Team Record: 42-32-4 (SO: 0-4) - 92 points
in the NHL's Southeast Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bruce Boudreau (12-9, 1 OTL)
Coach: Dale Hunter (30-23, 7 OTL)
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2011-12 season with a record of 42 wins and 32 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 92 points in the NHL's Southeast Division.
The club scored 222 goals and allowed 230. Alex Ovechkin netted 38 goals for the squad, and Dennis Wideman accounted for 35 assists. Tomas Vokoun earned 25 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bruce Boudreau and Dale Hunter coached the team. The 2011-12 Washington Capitals lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 78 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 26 | -8 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 303 | 12.5 |
| Alexander Semin | L | 77 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 11.5 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 80 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 82 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 46 | -8 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 6.3 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 42 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 24 | -4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 14.7 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 82 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 34 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 191 | 8.4 |
| Jason Chimera | L | 82 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 205 | 9.8 |
| Troy Brouwer | R | 82 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 61 | -15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 133 | 13.5 |
| John Carlson | D | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 22 | -15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 5.9 |
| Mathieu Perreault | C | 64 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 26.7 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 60 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joel Ward | R | 73 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7.6 |
| Mike Knuble | R | 72 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | -15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6.6 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 69 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 6.3 |
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 68 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Keith Aucoin | C | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14.3 |
| Matt Hendricks | C | 78 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 95 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 4.1 |
| Cody Eakin | C | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Green | D | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 4.7 |
| Jeff Schultz | D | 54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 |
| Tomas Vokoun | G | 48 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Erskine | D | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Michal Neuvirth | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.J. King | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tomas Kundratek | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joel Rechlicz | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Collins | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1569 | 218 | 364 | 582 | 751 | -18 | 40 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 2121 | 10.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 7 | 361 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.49 | 192 | 177 | .922 |
| Tomas Vokoun | 48 | 2583 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 2.51 | 1299 | 1191 | .917 |
| Michal Neuvirth | 38 | 2020 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 2.82 | 976 | 881 | .903 |
| Totals | 93 | 4964 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 218 | 2.63 | 2467 | 2249 | .912 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Alexander Semin | L | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8.6 |
| Marcus Johansson | C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Wideman | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Brooks Laich | C | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Jason Chimera | L | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14.3 |
| Troy Brouwer | R | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9.1 |
| John Carlson | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 |
| Mathieu Perreault | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Joel Ward | R | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Mike Knuble | R | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Roman Hamrlik | D | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Keith Aucoin | C | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Matt Hendricks | C | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Mike Green | D | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7.4 |
| Jeff Schultz | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jay Beagle | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| John Erskine | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 266 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 120 | -2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 364 | 8.0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 14 | 922 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.95 | 489 | 459 | .939 |
| Totals | 14 | 922 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.95 | 489 | 459 | .939 |
