2006–07 Washington Capitals season

The 2006–07 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals' 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL), and the last one in which they used their blue, black and bronze color scheme. For the third consecutive season, the Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1979–80 season and the 1981–82 season. == Off-season == Chris Clark was named team captain on September 13, replacing previous captain Jeff Halpern who signed as a free agent with the Dallas Stars. == Regular season == December 15, 2006 - Ovechkin gets the second hat trick of his career by scoring all three goals of a 3–2 overtime victory against the Atlanta Thrashers. The third goal is scored just six seconds into overtime, tying Mats Sundin and David Legwand for the fastest regular-season overtime goal ever scored. === Season standings === Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold. P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot == Schedule and results == == Player statistics == === Scoring === Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. === Goaltending === == Awards and records == === Awards === === Milestones === == Transactions == The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. === Trades === === Players acquired === === Players lost === === Signings === == Draft picks == Washington's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. == See also == 2006–07 NHL season == Notes == == References == == External links == NHL Team Salaries - Washington Capitals from nhlnumbers.com