2009–10 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2009–10 2009 Washington Capitals Eastern 1st Southeast 1st 54–15–13 30–5–6 24–10–7 315 229 George McPhee Bruce Boudreau Chris Clark (Oct.–Dec.)Vacant (Dec. 28 – Jan. 5) Alexander Ovechkin (Jan.–Apr.) Mike KnubleAlexander Ovechkin (Oct.–Jan.)Tom Poti Verizon Center 18,277 Alexander Ovechkin (50) Nicklas Backstrom (68) Alexander Ovechkin (109) Jeff Schultz (+48) Alexander Ovechkin (87) Jose Theodore (30) Semyon Varlamov (2.54) Yes Yes The 2009–10 Washington Capitals season was the team's 36th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The season started with the 2009 NHL entry draft on June 26–27 with the Capitals holding the 24th selection in the draft.Kimelman Adam http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=425557 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616124543/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=425557 dead June 16, 2009 Final order for Entry Draft set National Hockey League 2009-06-13 2009-06-16 On December 28, 2009, the Capitals traded away captain Chris Clark and defenseman Milan Jurcina to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for winger Jason Chimera. On January 5, 2010, Alexander Ovechkin was named the team's new captain, the unanimous choice of his teammates. Ovechkin became the first European, second-youngest and 14th overall captain in team history.Capitals Named Alex Ovechkin Team Captain http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=512469&navid=DL 5 January 2010 5 January 2010 Washington Capitals 23 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130323062304/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=512469 dead From January 13 to February 7, 2010, Washington won 14-straight games.https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/2010_games.html 2009-10 Washington Capitals Schedule and Results The Capitals eventually finished 2009-10 regular season first in the Eastern Conference and in the NHL with 121 points, securing their first ever President's Trophy while also becoming the first non-Original Six team to ever reach the 120-point plateau. The Capitals finished the regular season in first place in scoring, with 313 goals (excluding five shootout-winning goals). This was the highest total by an NHL team since the 1995–96 season. Seven Washington players reached the 20-goal mark. The Capitals also scored the most power-play goals in the league with 79, and had the best power-play percentage at 25.24% (79 for 313).https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/2010.html 2009-10 Washington Capitals Roster and Statisticshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010_games.html 2009-10 NHL Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html 2009-10 NHL Summary Ovechkin led the team with 109 points and finished as the league's third-highest goal scorer, despite playing nine games fewer than the league leaders. Fellow Capital's player Nicklas Bäckström finished the season with 101 points, the fourth-most in the NHL. Mike Green led all defensemen in points, finishing with 76. The Capitals also dominated the plus-minus category, with five players finishing in the top six in the league.http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLSASAll&sort=points&viewName=summary https://web.archive.org/web/20091007085742/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLSASAll&sort=points&viewName=summary dead October 7, 2009 2009-2010 – Regular Season – All Skaters – Summary – Points – Stats National Hockey League August 8, 2012 Despite enjoying a top-ranked regular season, the Capitals were ousted by the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs in 7 games. Their early post-season exit in 2010 was considered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history. Pre-season # Date Opponent Score Location 1 September 17 Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 (OT) HSBC Arena 2 September 19 Chicago Blackhawks W 3-2 (OT) United Center 3 September 21 Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 Verizon Center 4 September 23 Chicago Blackhawks W 6-2 Verizon Center 5 September 24 New York Rangers L 2-3 Madison Square Garden 6 September 27 New York Rangers W 4-3 Verizon Center Regular season On December 28, the Capitals traded captain Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jason Chimera. On January 5, Alexander Ovechkin was named the team's new captain, the unanimous choice of his teammates. From January 13 to February 7, 2010, Washington won 14-straight games.https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/2010_games.html 2009-10 Washington Capitals Schedule and Results By finishing the regular season with 121 points in the standings, the Capitals became the first non-Original Six team to ever reach the 120-point plateau. The Capitals finished the regular season in first place in scoring, with 313 goals (excluding five shootout-winning goals). This was the highest total by an NHL team since the 1995–96 season. Seven Washington players reached the 20-goal mark. The Capitals also scored the most power-play goals in the league with 79, and had the best power-play percentage at 25.24% (79 for 313).https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/2010.html 2009-10 Washington Capitals Roster and Statisticshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010_games.html 2009-10 NHL Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html 2009-10 NHL Summary Divisional standings WSH Conference standings WSH Game log background:blue; color:#FF0000 2009–10 Game Log y background:#003366; color:white October: 8-2-3 (Home: 4-1-2; Road: 4-1-1) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || October 1 || Boston Bruins || 4 - 1 || TD Garden || 17,565 || 1-0-0 || 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || October 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6 - 4 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 2-0-0 || 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" | 3 || October 6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6 - 5 OT || Wachovia Center || 19,567 || 2-0-1 || 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || October 8 || New York Rangers || 4 - 3 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 2-1-1 || 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 5 || October 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 - 2 || Joe Louis Arena || 19,122 || 2-2-1 || 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" | 6 || October 12 || New Jersey Devils || 3 - 2 SO || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 2-2-2 || 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || October 15 || San Jose Sharks || 4 - 1 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 3-2-2 || 8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || October 17 || Nashville Predators || 3 - 2 SO || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 4-2-2 || 10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || October 22 || Atlanta Thrashers || 5 - 4 || Philips Arena || 13,192 || 5-2-2 || 12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || October 24 || New York Islanders || 3 - 2 OT || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 11,541 || 6-2-2 || 14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || October 27 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4 - 2 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 7-2-2 || 16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || October 29 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4 - 3 || Philips Arena || 12,893 || 8-2-2 || 18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" | 13 || October 30 || New York Islanders || 4 - 3 OT || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 8-2-3 || 19 |- y background:#003366; color:white November: 8-3-3 (Home: 4-1-1, Road: 4-2-2) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 14 || November 1 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 4 - 5 OT || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 8-2-4 || 20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || November 4 || New Jersey Devils || 2 - 3 || Prudential Center || 13,498 || 8-3-4 || 20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || November 6 || Florida Panthers ||4 - 1 || BankAtlantic Center ||15,877 || 9-3-4 || 22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || November 7 || Florida Panthers || 7 - 4 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 10-3-4 || 24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || November 11 || New York Islanders ||5 - 4 SO || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 11-3-4 || 26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || November 13 || Minnesota Wild ||3 - 1 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 12-3-4 || 28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || November 14 || New Jersey Devils || 2 - 5 || Prudential Center || 16,521 || 12-4-4 || 28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || November 17 || New York Rangers || 4 - 2 || Madison Square Garden ||18,200 || 13-4-4 || 30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || November 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 2 - 3 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 13-5-4 || 30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 23 || November 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1 - 2 SO || Air Canada Centre ||19,455 || 13-5-5 || 31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 24 || November 23 || Ottawa Senators || 3 - 4 OT || Scotiabank Place ||16,210 || 13-5-6 || 32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || November 25 || Buffalo Sabres || 2 - 0 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 14-5-6 || 34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || November 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 - 3 SO || Bell Centre ||21,273 || 15-5-6 || 36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || November 30 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3 - 2 || RBC Center || 12,797 || 16-5-6 || 38 |- y background:#003366; color:white December: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-1-0, Road: 4-4-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || December 3 || Florida Panthers || 6 - 2 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 17-5-6 || 40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || December 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || 8 - 2 || Wachovia Center ||19,789 || 18-5-6 || 42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || December 7 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3 - 0 || St. Pete Times Forum ||12,400 || 19-5-6 || 44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 31 || December 9 || Buffalo Sabres || 0 - 3 || HSBC Arena ||17,982 || 19-6-6 || 44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || December 11 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4 - 3 OT || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 20-6-6 || 46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 33 || December 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3 - 6 || Air Canada Centre ||19,316 || 20-7-6 || 46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || December 15 || Colorado Avalanche || 6 - 1 || Pepsi Center ||14,172 || 21-7-6 || 48 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 35 || December 18 || Vancouver Canucks || 2 - 3 || GM Place ||18,810 || 21-8-6 || 48 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || December 19 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 - 2 || Rexall Place ||16,839 || 22-8-6 || 50 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || December 23 || Buffalo Sabres || 5 - 2 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 23-8-6 || 52 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || December 26 || New Jersey Devils || 4 - 1 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 24-8-6 || 54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 39 || December 28 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3 - 6 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 24-9-6 || 54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 40 || December 30 || San Jose Sharks || 2 - 5 || HP Pavilion ||17,562 || 24-10-6 || 54 |- y background:#003366; color:white January: 13-2-0 (Home: 9-0-0, Road: 4-2-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || January 2 || Los Angeles Kings || 1 - 2 || Staples Center ||18,118 || 24-11-6 || 54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || January 5 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 - 2 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 25-11-6 || 56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || January 7 || Ottawa Senators || 5 - 2 || Verizon Center || 18,277 ||26-11-6 || 58 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || January 9 || Atlanta Thrashers || 8 - 1 || Philips Arena || 16,767 ||27-11-6 || 60 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || January 12 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4 - 7 || St. Pete Times Forum ||13,891 ||27-12-6 || 60 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || January 13 || Florida Panthers || 5 - 4 SO || BankAtlantic Center ||14,776 ||28-12-6 || 62 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || January 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6 - 1 || Verizon Center ||18,277 ||29-12-6 || 64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || January 17 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5 - 3 || Verizon Center ||18,277 ||30-12-6 || 66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || January 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 3 - 2 || Verizon Center ||18,277 ||31-12-6 || 68 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || January 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6 - 3 || Mellon Arena || 17,132 ||32-12-6 || 70 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || January 23 || Phoenix Coyotes || 4 - 2 || Verizon Center || 18,277 ||33-12-6 || 72 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || January 26 || New York Islanders ||7 - 2 || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 12,549 ||34-12-6|| 74 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || January 27 || Anaheim Ducks || 5 - 1 || Verizon Center || 18,277 ||35-12-6|| 76 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || January 29 || Florida Panthers || 4 - 1 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 36-12-6|| 78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || January 31 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3 - 2 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 37-12-6|| 80 |- y background:#003366; color:white February: 4-1-2 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 2-1-2) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || February 2 || Boston Bruins || 4 - 1 || TD Garden || 17,565 || 38-12-6|| 82 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || February 4 || New York Rangers || 6 - 5 || Madison Square Garden || 18,200 || 39-12-6|| 84 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || February 5 || Atlanta Thrashers ||5 - 2 || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 40-12-6|| 86 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || February 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins ||5 - 4 OT || Verizon Center ||18,277 || 41-12-6|| 88 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 60 || February 10 || Montreal Canadiens || 6 - 5 OT || Bell Centre || 21,273 || 41-12-7|| 89 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 61 || February 11 || Ottawa Senators || 6 - 5 || Scotiabank Place || 19,682 || 41-13-7 || 89 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 62 || February 13 || St. Louis Blues || 4 - 3 SO || Scottrade Center || 19,150 || 41-13-8|| 90 |- y background:#003366; color:white March: 8-2-4 (Home: 4-2-2, Road: 4-0-2) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || March 3 || Buffalo Sabres || 3 - 1 || HSBC Arena ||18,690 || 42-13-8 || 92 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || March 4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 5 - 4 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 43-13-8 || 94 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 || March 6 || New York Rangers || 2 - 0 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 44-13-8 || 96 |- align="center" | 66 || March 8 || Dallas Stars || 4 - 3 SO || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 44-13-9 || 97 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || March 10 || Carolina Hurricanes || 4 - 3 OT || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 45-13-9 || 99 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 68 || March 12 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2 - 3 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 45-14-9 || 99 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || March 14 || Chicago Blackhawks || 4 - 3 OT || United Center || 22,289 ||46-14-9 ||101 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || March 16 || Florida Panthers || 7 - 3 || BankAtlantic Center || 15,123 || 47-14-9 || 103 |- align="center" | 71 || March 18 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3 - 4 OT || RBC Center || 18,144 || 47-14-10 || 104 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 || March 20 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3 - 1 || St. Pete Times Forum || 19,844 || 48-14-10 || 106 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || March 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4 - 3 SO || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 49-14-10 || 108 |- align="center" | 74 || March 25 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3 - 2 SO || RBC Center || 18,046 || 49-14-11 || 109 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 75 || March 28 || Calgary Flames || 5 - 3 || Verizon Center || 18,277 ||49-15-11 || 109 |- align="center" | 76 || March 30 || Ottawa Senators || 4 - 5 OT || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 49–15–12 || 110 |- y background:#003366; color:white April: 5-0-1 (Home: 3-0-1, Road: 2-0-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Record Points |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || April 1 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2 - 1 || Verizon Center || 18,277 ||50-15-12 || 112 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || April 3 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3 - 2 || Nationwide Arena || 16,957 || 51-15-12 || 114 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 || April 5 || Boston Bruins || 3 - 2 OT || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 52-15-12 || 116 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 || April 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6 - 3 || Mellon Arena || 17,132 || 53-15-12 || 118 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 || April 9 || Atlanta Thrashers || 5 - 2 || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 54-15-12 || 120 |- align="center" | 82 || April 11 || Boston Bruins || 3-4 SO || Verizon Center || 18,277 || 54-15-13 || 121 |- Playoffs 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs On March 11, the Capitals clinched the division title for the third consecutive season after also winning division titles in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 campaigns. The Capitals also clinched as the Eastern Conference regular season champions. On April 4, the Capitals won their first ever Presidents' Trophy award. The Capitals played the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round. The Canadiens won Game 1, 3–2 in overtime. The Capitals won the next three games to take a 3–1 series lead. The Canadiens won the next two games to tie the series at 3–3 and force a Game 7. In Game 7, the Canadiens took a 2–0 lead, which held up until the third period. The Capitals came close many times and outshot the Canadiens 42 to 16, but Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak kept them in the game, only allowing one goal. The Canadiens won the game 2–1 and eliminated the Capitals in the first round. Their early post-season exit in 2010 was considered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history. Key: #ccffcc darkgray Win #ffbbbb darkgray Loss lightblue darkgray Clinch Playoff Series #9966cc darkgray Eliminated from playoffs 2010 Stanley Cup PlayoffsEastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Canadiens 3 - 2 Capitals OT Theodore 18,377 Capitals trail 0 - 1 2 April 17 Canadiens 5 - 6 Capitals OT Varlamov 18,377 Series tied 1 - 1 3 April 19 Capitals 5 - 1 Canadiens Varlamov 21,273 Capitals lead 2 - 1 4 April 21 Capitals 6 - 3 Canadiens Varlamov 21,273 Capitals lead 3 - 1 5 April 23 Canadiens 2 - 1 Capitals Varlamov 18,377 Capitals lead 3 - 2 6 April 26 Capitals 1 - 4 Canadiens Varlamov 21,273 Series tied 3 - 3 7 April 28 Canadiens 2 - 1 Capitals Varlamov 18,377 Capitals lose 3 - 4 Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Alexander Ovechkin 72 50 59 109 45 89 Nicklas Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 82 33 68 101 37 50 Alexander Semin 73 40 44 84 36 66 Mike Green Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) 75 19 57 76 39 54 Brooks Laich 78 25 34 59 16 34 Mike Knuble 69 29 24 53 23 59 Tomas Fleischmann Tomáš Fleischmann 69 23 28 51 9 28 Brendan Morrison 74 12 30 42 23 40 Eric Fehr 69 21 18 39 18 24 Tom Poti 70 4 20 24 26 42 Matt Bradley ice hockey, born 1978 77 10 14 24 6 47 Jeff Schultz 73 3 20 23 50 32 Jason Chimera† 39 7 10 17 6 51 David Steckel 79 5 11 16 4 19 Chris Clark Chris Clark (ice hockey)‡ 38 4 11 15 -4 27 Shaone Morrisonn 68 1 11 12 8 68 Brian Pothier‡ 41 4 7 11 12 10 Boyd Gordon 36 4 6 10 4 12 Mathieu Perreault 21 4 5 9 4 6 John Erskine John Erskine (ice hockey) 50 1 5 6 16 66 Tyler Sloan 40 2 4 6 -1 22 John Carlson John Carlson (ice hockey) 22 1 5 6 11 8 Eric Belanger Éric Bélanger† 17 2 4 6 3 4 Joe Corvo† 18 2 4 6 -4 2 Keith Aucoin 9 1 4 5 -2 0 Karl Alzner 21 0 5 5 -2 8 Quintin Laing 36 2 2 4 2 21 Milan Jurcina Milan Jurčina‡† 27 0 4 4 0 14 Alexandre Giroux 9 1 2 3 3 4 Scott Walker Scott Walker (ice hockey)† 9 2 1 3 1 9 Kyle Wilson Kyle Wilson (ice hockey) 2 0 2 2 1 0 Jay Beagle 7 1 1 2 -1 2 Boyd Kane 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Andrew Gordon Andrew Gordon (ice hockey) 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Chris Bourque† 1 0 0 0 -2 0 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Alexander Ovechkin 7 5 5 10 5 0 Nicklas Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 7 5 4 9 7 4 Mike Knuble 7 2 4 6 2 6 John Carlson John Carlson (ice hockey) 7 1 3 4 6 0 Tom Poti 6 0 4 4 9 5 Eric Fehr 7 3 1 4 2 4 Matt Bradley ice hockey, born 1978 7 1 2 3 2 2 Jason Chimera 7 1 2 3 2 2 Brooks Laich 7 2 1 3 -2 4 Mike Green Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) 7 0 3 3 1 12 Joe Corvo 7 1 1 2 -2 4 Alexander Semin 7 0 2 2 0 4 Boyd Gordon 6 1 1 2 2 0 Brendan Morrison 5 0 1 1 -1 2 Eric Belanger Éric Bélanger 7 0 1 1 0 4 Tomas Fleischmann Tomáš Fleischmann 6 0 1 1 -1 6 Jeff Schultz 7 0 1 1 -1 4 Karl Alzner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Walker Scott Walker (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Sloan 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Shaone Morrisonn 5 0 0 0 1 2 David Steckel 3 0 0 0 1 0 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts Regular season Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Jose Theodore José Théodore 47 2586 30 7 7 121 2.81 1352 .911 1 0 2 0 Semyon Varlamov 26 1527 15 4 6 65 2.55 718 .909 2 0 1 0 Michal Neuvirth 17 872 9 4 0 40 2.75 464 .914 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Semyon Varlamov 6 349 3 3 14 2.41 153 .908 0 0 0 0 Jose Theodore José Théodore 2 81 0 1 5 3.70 40 .875 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record Awards and records Awards Regular Season Player Award Awarded Alexander OvechkinOvechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL "Three Stars" NHL First Star of the Week October 5, 2009 Alexander OvechkinBryzgalov, Anderson, Ovechkin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week NHL Third Star of the Week October 19, 2009 Alexander OvechkinAnderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October NHL Second Star of the Month October 2009 Nicklas BackstromBackstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week' NHL First Star of the Week December 7, 2009 Alexander OvechkinOvechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week NHL First Star of the Week January 18, 2010 Alexander OvechkinOvi, Henrik Sedin, Vokoun named January's best NHL First Star of the Month January 2010 Nicklas BackstromPhoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan named NHL first star of the week with nine points NHL Third Star of the Week February 1, 2010 Alexander OvechkinWashington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin once again named NHL first star of week NHL First Star of the Week February 8, 2010 Nicklas BackstromWashington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin once again named NHL first star of week NHL Third Star of the Week February 8, 2010 Nicklas BackstromCrosby, Staal, Backstrom are NHL's Stars of the Week NHL Third Star of the Week April 12, 2010 Alexander OvechkinOvechkin Wins 3rd Consecutive NHLPA MVP Ted Lindsay Award winner June 23, 2010 Jose TheodoreJose Theodore Honored with Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner June 23, 2010 Transactions The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. Trades DateDetails June 27, 2009COYOTES ACQUIRE LEPISTO FROM WASHINGTON, HESHKA FROM VANCOUVER IN EXCHANGE FOR DRAFT PICKS To Phoenix Coyotes Sami Lepisto To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2010 July 17, 2009Capitals Trade Keith Seabrook to Calgary Flames To Calgary Flames Keith Seabrook To Washington Capitals Future considerations December 28, 2009Capitals Acquire Jason Chimera from Columbus for Chris Clark, Milan Jurcina To Columbus Blue Jackets Chris ClarkMilan Jurcina To Washington Capitals Jason Chimera March 3, 2010Capitals Acquire Right Wing Scott Walker from Carolina To Carolina Hurricanes 7th-round pick in 2010 To Washington Capitals Scott Walker March 3, 2010Capitals Acquire Center Eric Belanger from Minnesota To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010 To Washington Capitals Eric Belanger March 3, 2010Capitals Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina from Columbus To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 6th-round pick in 2010Condition not satisfied. To Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina March 3, 2010Capitals Acquire Defenseman Joe Corvo from Carolina To Carolina Hurricanes Brian PothierOskar Osala2nd-round pick in 2011 To Washington Capitals Joe Corvo Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Jake HauswirthCapitals Sign Center Jake Hauswirth Omaha Lancers 3 years, $545,000http://www.capgeek.com/players/display.php?pos=D&pid=107642 Jake Hauswirth - CapGeek 2010-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100114175113/http://capgeek.com/players/display.php?pid=107642&pos=D 2010-01-14 dead Mike KnubleCapitals Sign Mike Knuble to Two-Year Contract Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $5.6 million Brendan MorrisonCaps Sign Brendan Morrison Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.5 million Dustin StevensonCapitals Sign Defenseman Dustin Stevenson La Ronge Ice Wolves 3 years, entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Sergei FedorovFedorov: "I Always Wanted to Play on the Same Team With My Brother" Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 years Viktor Kozlov2009-10 Washington Capitals Preview Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3 years Donald Brashearhttp://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433008 Rangers agree to terms with Brashear 2009-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090704025842/http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433008 2009-07-04 dead New York Rangers 2 years, $2.8 million Graham MinkFlorida Panthers Sign RW Graham Mink Florida Panthers 2 years, $525,000 Staffan Kronwallhttp://flames.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=442643&page=NewsPage&service=page Flames sign d-man Kronwall 2009-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090718082348/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442643 2009-07-18 dead Calgary Flames 2 years, $500,000 Brent JohnsonPens Sign Goaltender Brent Johnson Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $2 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Chris BourqueCapitals Claim Chris Bourque off Waivers from Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins December 5, 2009 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Chris BourquePenguins Claim Forward Chris Bourque Off Waivers Pittsburgh Penguins September 30, 2009 Player signings Player Contract terms Anton GustafssonCapitals Sign Center Anton Gustafsson https://web.archive.org/web/20090520145551/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=422775&page=NewsPage&service=page May 20, 2009 3 years Quintin Lainghttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=425849&page=NewsPage&service=page Capitals Re-Sign Left Wing Quintin Laing to One-Year Contract 2009-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090622231523/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=425849 2009-06-22 dead 1 year Boyd Gordonhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=442550&page=NewsPage&service=page Capitals Sign Boyd Gordon 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090719014241/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=442550&page=NewsPage&service=page 2009-07-19 dead 1 year, $761,000 Shaone Morrisonnhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 Capitals Sign Shaone Morrisonn and Eric Fehr 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090720064905/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 2009-07-20 dead 1 year, $1.975 million Eric Fehrhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 Capitals Sign Shaone Morrisonn and Eric Fehr 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090720064905/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 2009-07-20 dead 1 year, $771,750 Chris Bourquehttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 Chris Bourque, Steve Pinizzotto and Kyle Wilson also signed for next year 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090720064905/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 2009-07-20 dead 1 year Kyle Wilsonhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 Chris Bourque, Steve Pinizzotto and Kyle Wilson also signed for next year 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090720064905/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 2009-07-20 dead 1 year Steve Pinizzottohttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 Chris Bourque, Steve Pinizzotto and Kyle Wilson also signed for next year 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090720064905/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442811 2009-07-20 dead 2 years Jeff Schultzhttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442849 Capitals Sign Jeff Schultz 2009-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090724033931/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442849 2009-07-24 dead 1 year, $715,000 Milan Jurcinahttp://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=457948&page=NewsPage&service=page Capitals Sign Milan Jurcina 2009-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001171125/http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=457948&page=NewsPage&service=page 2011-10-01 dead 1 year, $1.375 million Cody EakinCapitals Sign Center Cody Eakin 3-year entry-level contract Alexander SeminCaps Extend Forward Alexander Semin 1 year, $6 million contract extension Tyler SloanCapitals Sign Tyler Sloan and David Steckel to Contract Extensions 2-year contract extension Dave SteckelCapitals Sign Tyler Sloan and David Steckel to Contract Extensions 3-year contract extension Keith AucoinCapitals Sign Keith Aucoin to Two-Year Contract Extension 2-year contract extension Dmitri KugryshevCapitals Sign Right Wing Dmitry Kugryshev 3-year entry-level contract Draft picks The Capitals' picks in the 2009 NHL entry draft, in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009. RndPickPlayerNatPosTeam (league)NHL statisticsGPGAPtsPIM124 Marcus Johansson C Farjestad BK (Elitserien) 255 Dmitry Orlov D Metallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL) 385 Cody Eakin C Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 4115 Patrick Wey D Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 5145 Brett Flemming D Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 6175 Garrett Mitchell RW Regina Pats (WHL) 7205 Benjamin Casavant LW P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) Farm teams Hershey Bears The Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Hershey Bears in the 2009–10 season. South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays remain Washington's ECHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season. See also 2009–10 NHL season References External links 2009–10 Washington Capitals season at ESPN 2009–10 Washington Capitals season at Hockey Reference Cap W Cap Category:Presidents' Trophy seasons Category:Washington Capitals seasons