2015–16 Washington Capitals season

NHL ice hockey team season March 2026 June 2015 NHL 2015–16 2015 Washington Capitals Metropolitan 1st Eastern 1st 56–18–8 29–8–4 27–10–4 252 193 Brian MacLellan Barry Trotz Alexander Ovechkin Nicklas BackstromBrooks Orpik Verizon Center 18,5092015–2016 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/ ESPN(27 games) Hershey Bears (AHL)South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) Alexander Ovechkin (50) Evgeny Kuznetsov (57) Evgeny Kuznetsov (77) Evgeny Kuznetsov (+27) Tom Wilson (163) Braden Holtby (48) Braden Holtby (2.20) Yes Yes The 2015–16 Washington Capitals season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2013 2012 Triumph Books 127 978-1-60078-785-0 https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5/page/127 The season began its regular games on October 10, 2015, against the New Jersey Devils. This was the first of five consecutive Metropolitan Division titles for the Capitals. The 2015–16 Capitals team was the second one in franchise history to win the Presidents' Trophy, after the 2009–10 Capitals team. The Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, two games to four, by the eventual Stanley Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins. Standings WSH Schedule and results Pre-season 2015 preseason game log: 5–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–0–2)http://capitals.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090819003851/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm dead August 19, 2009 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Washington Capitals - Schedule July 17, 2015 Capitals.nhl.com # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Carolina 0–2 Washington Holtby 15,955 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 22 Washington 1–2 Boston OT Grubauer 16,460 1–0–1 Recap 3 September 24 Washington 4–3 Montreal SO Ellis 21,287 2–0–1 Recap 4 September 28 Washington 3–1 NY Islanders Peters –– 3–0–1 Recap 5 September 30 Washington 3–4 Carolina SO Peters 6,256 3–0–2 Recap 6 October 2 Boston 1–2 Washington SO Holtby 16,243 4–0–2 Recap 7 October 4 NY Islanders 2–6 Washington Holtby 16,073 5–0–2 Recap Regular season 2015–16 game log October: 8–2–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 New Jersey 3–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 13 San Jose 5–0 Washington Holtby 18,506 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 15 Chicago 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 17 Carolina 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 20 Washington 6–2 Calgary Holtby 18,303 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 22 Washington 3–2 Vancouver Holtby 18,188 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 23 Washington 7–4 Edmonton Grubauer 16,839 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 28 Pittsburgh 3–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 6–2–0 12 Recap 9 October 30 Columbus 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 7–2–0 14 Recap 10 October 31 Washington 2–1 Florida OT Grubauer 11,207 8–2–0 16 Recap November: 9–3–1 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 3 Washington 2–5 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 8–3–0 16 Recap 12 November 5 Boston 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 9–3–0 18 Recap 13 November 7 Toronto 2–3 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 10–3–0 20 Recap 14 November 10 Washington 0–1 Detroit Holtby 20,027 10–4–0 20 Recap 15 November 12 Washington 5–2 Philadelphia Holtby 19,414 11–4–0 22 Recap 16 November 13 Calgary 3–2 Washington OT Grubauer 18,506 11–4–1 23 Recap 17 November 18 Washington 2–1 Detroit OT Holtby 20,027 12–4–1 25 Recap 18 November 19 Dallas 3–2 Washington Grubauer 18,506 12–5–1 25 Recap 19 November 21 Colorado 3–7 Washington Holtby 18,506 13–5–1 27 Recap 20 November 23 Edmonton 0–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 14–5–1 29 Recap 21 November 25 Winnipeg 3–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 15–5–1 31 Recap 22 November 27 Tampa Bay 2–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 16–5–1 33 Recap 23 November 28 Washington 4–2 Toronto Holtby 19,053 17–5–1 35 Recap December: 11–2–1 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 6–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 3 Washington 3–2 Montreal Holtby 21,288 18–5–1 37 Recap 25 December 5 Washington 1–2 Winnipeg OT Holtby 15,294 18–5–2 38 Recap 26 December 8 Detroit 2–3 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 19–5–2 40 Recap 27 December 10 Washington 1–4 Florida Grubauer 12,810 19–6–2 40 Recap 28 December 12 Washington 2–1 Tampa Bay Holtby 19,092 20–6–2 42 Recap 29 December 14 Washington 4–1 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,520 21–6–2 44 Recap 30 December 16 Ottawa 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 22–6–2 46 Recap 31 December 18 Tampa Bay 3–5 Washington Grubauer 18,506 23–6–2 48 Recap 32 December 20 Washington 7–3 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 24–6–2 50 Recap 33 December 21 Washington 2–1 Carolina Grubauer 13,228 25–6–2 52 Recap 34 December 26 Montreal 1–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 26–6–2 54 Recap 35 December 28 Washington 2–0 Buffalo Holtby 19,070 27–6–2 56 Recap 36 December 30 Buffalo 2–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 28–6–2 58 Recap 37 December 31 Washington 2–4 Carolina Grubauer 14,134 28–7–2 58 Recap January: 7–1–2 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Washington 4–5 Columbus SO Holtby 17,170 28–7–3 59 Recap 39 January 5 Washington 3–2 Boston Holtby 17,565 29–7–3 61 Recap 40 January 7 Washington 4–1 NY Islanders Holtby 14,261 30–7–3 63 Recap 41 January 9 Washington 4–3 NY Rangers OT Holtby 18,006 31–7–3 65 Recap 42 January 10 Ottawa 1–7 Washington Grubauer 18,506 32–7–3 67 Recap 43 January 14 Vancouver 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 33–7–3 69 Recap 44 January 16 Washington 1–4 Buffalo Holtby 19,070 33–8–3 69 Recap 45 January 17 NY Rangers 2–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 34–8–3 71 Recap 46 January 19 Washington 6–3 Columbus Holtby 12,291 35–8–3 73 Recap – January 22 Anaheim Washington Game rescheduled to April 10 due to hazardous weather. – January 24 Pittsburgh Washington Game rescheduled to March 1 due to hazardous weather. 47 January 27 Philadelphia 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 35–8–4 74 Recap February: 10–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 48 February 2 Florida 5–2 Washington Grubauer 18,506 35–9–4 74 Recap 49 February 4 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 36–9–4 76 Recap 50 February 6 Washington 3–2 New Jersey SO Holtby 16,514 37–9–4 78 Recap 51 February 7 Philadelphia 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 38–9–4 80 Recap 52 February 9 Washington 5–3 Nashville Holtby 17,113 39–9–4 82 Recap 53 February 11 Washington 4–3 Minnesota Holtby 19,213 40–9–4 84 Recap 54 February 13 Washington 3–4 Dallas Holtby 18,532 40–10–4 84 Recap 55 February 16 Los Angeles 1–3 Washington Grubauer 18,506 41–10–4 86 Recap 56 February 18 Washington 3–2 NY Islanders OT Holtby 15,795 42–10–4 88 Recap 57 February 20 New Jersey 3–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 43–10–4 90 Recap 58 February 22 Arizona 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 44–10–4 92 Recap 59 February 24 Montreal 4–3 Washington Grubauer 18,506 44–11–4 92 Recap 60 February 26 Minnesota 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 45–11–4 94 Recap 61 February 28 Washington 2–3 Chicago Holtby 22,218 45–12–4 94 Recap March: 9–4–2 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Pittsburgh 2–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 46–12–4 96 Recap 63 March 2 Toronto 2–3 Washington Grubauer 18,506 47–12–4 98 Recap 64 March 4 NY Rangers 3–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 47–13–4 98 Recap 65 March 5 Washington 2–1 Boston OT Grubauer 17,565 48–13–4 100 Recap 66 March 7 Washington 2–1 Anaheim SO Holtby 17,174 49–13–4 102 Recap 67 March 9 Washington 3–4 Los Angeles OT Holtby 18,324 49–13–5 103 Recap 68 March 12 Washington 2–5 San Jose Grubauer 17,562 49–14–5 103 Recap 69 March 15 Carolina 1–2 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 50–14–5 105 Recap 70 March 18 Nashville 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 51–14–5 107 Recap 71 March 20 Washington 2–6 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,656 51–15–5 107 Recap 72 March 22 Washington 4–2 Ottawa Holtby 19,313 52–15–5 109 Recap 73 March 25 Washington 1–0 New Jersey OT Holtby 16,514 53–15–5 111 Recap 74 March 26 St. Louis 4–0 Washington Grubauer 18,506 53–16–5 111 Recap 75 March 28 Columbus 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 54–16–5 113 Recap 76 March 30 Washington 1–2 Philadelphia SO Holtby 19,850 54–16–6 114 Recap April: 2–2–2 (Home: 0–1–2; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Washington 4–2 Colorado Holtby 18,049 55–16–6 116 Recap 78 April 2 Washington 0–3 Arizona Grubauer 17,125 55–17–6 116 Recap 79 April 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 55–17–7 117 Recap 80 April 7 Pittsburgh 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 55–17–8 118 Recap 81 April 9 Washington 5–1 St. Louis Holtby 19,610 56–17–8 120 Recap 82 April 10 Anaheim 2–0 Washington Grubauer 18,506 56–18–8 120 RecapLegend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #ffc Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #ffffcc Playoffs 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Philadelphia Flyers: Washington wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Philadelphia 0–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 1–0 Recap 2 April 16 Philadelphia 1–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 2–0 Recap 3 April 18 Washington 6–1 Philadelphia Holtby 19,678 3–0 Recap 4 April 20 Washington 1–2 Philadelphia Holtby 19,692 3–1 Recap 5 April 22 Philadelphia 2–0 Washington Holtby 18,506 3–2 Recap 6 April 24 Washington 1–0 Philadelphia Holtby 19,925 4–2 Recap Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 28 Pittsburgh 3–4 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 1–0 Recap 2 April 30 Pittsburgh 2–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 1–1 Recap 3 May 2 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,601 1–2 Recap 4 May 4 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh OT Holtby 18,614 1–3 Recap 5 May 7 Pittsburgh 1–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 2–3 Recap 6 May 10 Washington 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Holtby 18,650 2–4 Recap Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid #cfc #fcc Loss 1px solid #fcc Player statistics Final stats Skaters Regular season2015-2016 Regular Season Stats - Points - Washington Capitals - Statistics http://capitals.nhl.com/club/stats.htm? https://web.archive.org/web/20090818025000/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead August 18, 2009 Washington Capitals April 13, 2016 Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Evgeny Kuznetsov 82 20 57 77 27 32 Alexander Ovechkin 79 50 21 71 21 53 Nicklas Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 75 20 50 70 17 36 Justin Williams 82 22 30 52 15 36 T. J. Oshie 80 26 25 51 16 34 Marcus Johansson ice hockey, born 1990 74 17 29 46 12 16 Jason Chimera 82 20 20 40 0 22 John Carlson ice hockey 56 8 31 39 16 14 Andre Burakovsky André Burakovsky 79 17 21 38 4 12 Matt Niskanen 82 5 27 32 10 38 Dmitry Orlov ice hockey 82 8 21 29 8 26 Tom Wilson ice hockey 82 7 16 23 3 163 Karl Alzner 82 4 17 21 14 26 Jay Beagle 57 8 9 17 0 24 Nate Schmidt 72 2 14 16 12 16 Brooks Orpik 41 3 7 10 11 24 Michael Latta 43 3 4 7 0 50 Brooks Laich‡ 60 1 6 7 −7 16 Taylor Chorney 55 1 5 6 8 21 Mike Richards ice hockey 39 2 3 5 −2 8 Daniel Winnik† 20 2 3 5 7 22 Stanislav Galiev 24 0 3 3 2 4 Aaron Ness 8 0 2 2 4 2 Paul Carey ice hockey 4 1 0 1 0 0 Zach Sill 10 1 0 1 0 2 Mike Weber† 10 0 0 0 −1 28 Sean Collins ice hockey, born 1988 2 0 0 0 −1 2 Ryan Stanton ice hockey, born 1989 1 0 0 0 −1 2 Chandler Stephenson 9 0 0 0 −3 2 Chris Brown ice hockey‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Connor Carrick‡ 3 0 0 0 −2 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Alexander Ovechkin 12 5 7 12 3 2 John Carlson ice hockey 12 5 7 12 −2 4 Nicklas Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 12 2 9 11 3 8 T. J. Oshie 12 6 4 10 2 11 Justin Williams 12 3 4 7 −3 14 Marcus Johansson ice hockey, born 1990 12 2 5 7 −2 2 Jay Beagle 12 3 0 3 1 2 Matt Niskanen 12 0 3 3 3 6 Jason Chimera 12 1 1 2 −1 12 Evgeny Kuznetsov 12 1 1 2 −4 8 Karl Alzner 12 0 2 2 3 6 Andre Burakovsky André Burakovsky 12 1 0 1 −1 6 Taylor Chorney 7 0 1 1 −1 4 Dmitry Orlov ice hockey 11 0 1 1 0 2 Tom Wilson ice hockey 12 0 1 1 −3 13 Nate Schmidt 10 0 1 1 −3 2 Brooks Orpik 6 0 0 0 −3 10 Mike Richards ice hockey 12 0 0 0 0 4 Daniel Winnik 12 0 0 0 0 4 Mike Weber 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Braden Holtby 66 66 3841:11 48 9 7 141 2.20 1802 .922 3 0 1 6 Philipp Grubauer 22 16 1111:53 8 9 1 43 2.32 523 .918 0 0 0 2 Playoffs Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Braden Holtby 12 12 732 6 6 2 21 1.72 363 .942 2 0 1 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. Player suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Zach Sill Boarding on Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid during NHL Game No. 588 in Boston on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 4:43 of the second period. 2 games $6,182.80 January 6, 2016Capitals' Sill suspended two games for boarding http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=760096 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329211811/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=760096 dead March 29, 2015 NHL January 6, 2016 Marcus Johansson Illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey during NHL Game No. 601 in New York on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 8:42 of the first period. 2 games $40,322.58 January 8, 2016Capitals forward Johansson suspended two games http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796718 https://web.archive.org/web/20160109064311/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796718 dead January 9, 2016 NHL January 8, 2016 Notable achievements Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded E. Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov NHL First Star of the WeekKuznetsov, Markov and Quick named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=784858 https://web.archive.org/web/20151027040805/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=784858 dead October 27, 2015 NHL October 26, 2015 October 26, 2015 B. Holtby Braden Holtby NHL Second Star of the WeekBenn, Holtby and Galchenyuk named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790300 https://web.archive.org/web/20151202051816/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790300 dead December 2, 2015 NHL November 30, 2015 November 30, 2015 B. Holtby Braden Holtby NHL Second Star of the MonthKane, Holtby and Duchene named stars for November http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790448 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203221805/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790448 dead December 3, 2015 NHL December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 T. Oshie T. J. Oshie NHL Second Star of the WeekVarlamov, Oshie and Koivu named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793810 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222090601/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793810 dead December 22, 2015 NHL December 21, 2015 December 21, 2015 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin NHL All-Star game captainFans elect division captains for 2016 All-Star Game http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795530 https://web.archive.org/web/20160103115550/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795530 dead January 3, 2016 NHL January 2, 2016 January 2, 2016 B. Holtby Braden Holtby NHL Second Star of the MonthGaudreau, Holtby and Kane named stars for December http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795913 https://web.archive.org/web/20160104235610/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=795913 dead January 4, 2016 NHL January 4, 2016 January 4, 2016 B. Holtby Braden Holtby NHL All-Star game selectionStar-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796248 https://web.archive.org/web/20160106220520/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796248 dead January 6, 2016 NHL January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016 N. Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström NHL All-Star game selection January 6, 2016 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin NHL First Star of the WeekOvechkin, Mrazek and Barrie named stars of week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=797080 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112172218/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=797080 dead January 12, 2016 NHL January 11, 2016 January 11, 2016 E. Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov NHL All-Star game replacement selectionKuznetsov, Neal added to All-Star Game rosters http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=800011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160128154515/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=800011 dead January 28, 2016 NHL January 28, 2015 January 28, 2016 E. Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov NHL First Star of the MonthKuznetsov, Crawford, Letang named stars for January https://www.nhl.com/news/evgeny-kuznetsov-corey-crawford-kris-letang-named-stars-for-january-278125618 NHL February 1, 2016 February 1, 2016 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached M. Niskanen Matt Niskanen 200th Career NHL Point October 10, 2015 J. Carlson John Carlson (ice hockey) 400th Career NHL Game October 13, 2015 C. Stephenson Chandler Stephenson 1st Career NHL Game October 15, 2015 E. Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov 100th Career NHL Game October 15, 2015 S. Galiev Stanislav Galiev 1st Career NHL Assist October 15, 2015 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin 900th Career NHL Point October 20, 2015 J. Carlson 200th Career NHL Point November 5, 2015 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin 484th Career Goal; Most Goals scored by Russian November 19, 2015 B. Laich Brooks Laich 700th Career NHL Game November 19, 2015 B. Holtby Braden Holtby 200th Career NHL Game December 8, 2015 N. Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 600th Career NHL Game December 8, 2015 M. Johansson Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990) 200th Career NHL Point December 8, 2015 J. Williams Justin Williams 600th Career NHL Point December 8, 2015 M. Niskanen 600th Career NHL Game December 10, 2015 J. Chimera Jason Chimera 900th Career NHL Game December 18, 2015 N. Backstrom 600th Career NHL Point December 18, 2015 N. Schmidt Nate Schmidt 100th Career NHL Game December 31, 2015 A. Ovechkin 800th Career NHL Game January 9, 2016 T. Chorney Taylor Chorney 100th Career NHL Game January 9, 2016 A. Ovechkin 500th Career NHL Goal January 10, 2016 Transactions The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season. Trades DateDetailsRef 2015 06 27 To New York Rangers BUF's 3rd-round pick in 20154th-round pick in 2015 To Washington Capitals MTL's 2nd-round pick in 2015Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772519 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627231239/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772519 dead June 27, 2015 Washington Capitals June 27, 2015 2015 07 02 To St. Louis Blues Troy Brouwer Pheonix Copley 3rd-round pick in 2016 To Washington Capitals T. J. OshieCapitals Acquire T.J. Oshie from St. Louis http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773726 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706004037/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773726 dead July 6, 2015 Washington Capitals July 2, 2015 2016 02 23 To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2017 To Washington Capitals Mike WeberNote1 Note 1 Note 1Capitals Acquire Mike Weber from Buffalo http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870189 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224153302/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870189 dead February 24, 2016 Washington Capitals February 23, 2016 2016 02 28 To New York Rangers Chris Brown To Washington Capitals Ryan BourqueCapitals Acquire Ryan Bourque from NY Rangers http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871240 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305201918/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871240 dead March 5, 2016 Washington Capitals February 28, 2016 2016 02 28 To Toronto Maple Leafs Brooks LaichConnor Carrick2nd-round pick in 2016 To Washington Capitals Daniel WinnikANA's 5th-round pick in 2016Capitals Acquire Daniel Winnik from Toronto http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871241 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050029/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871241 dead March 4, 2016 Washington Capitals February 28, 2016 Notes Note1 Note 1 Note 1Buffalo to retain 50% ($1.67 million) of salary as part of trade. Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 07 01 Taylor Chorney Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $700,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773360 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702061936/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773360 dead July 2, 2015 Capitals Sign Taylor Chorney nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Justin Williams Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $6.5 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773613 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704214416/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773613 dead July 4, 2015 Capitals Sign Justin Williams nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Aaron Ness Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $575,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773536 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703065119/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773536 dead July 3, 2015 Capitals Sign Carter Camper, Sean Collins, Mike Moore and Aaron Ness nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Carter Camper Binghamton Senators 1 year, $575,000 2015 07 01 Sean Collins Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000 2015 07 02 Chris Bourque Hartford Wolf Pack 2 years, $1.2 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773759 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705104722/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773759 dead July 5, 2015 Capitals Sign Chris Bourque nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 04 Dan Ellis Florida Panthers 1 year, $650,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773958 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706104907/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773958 dead July 6, 2015 Capitals Sign Dan Ellis nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 08 Paul Carey Providence Bruins 1 year, $575,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774275 https://web.archive.org/web/20150710045605/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774275 dead July 10, 2015 Capitals Sign Paul Carey nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 16 Zach Sill Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $575,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775044 https://web.archive.org/web/20150720183010/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775044 dead July 20, 2015 Capitals Sign Zach Sill capitals.nhl.com July 16, 2015 2015 07 24 Ryan Stanton Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $575,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775514 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725011124/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775514 dead July 25, 2015 Capitals Sign Ryan Stanton capitals.nhl.com July 24, 2015 2015 10 05 Tim McGauley Brandon Wheat Kings 3 years, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781828 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009022834/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781828 dead October 9, 2015 Capitals Sign Tim McGauley capitals.nhl.com October 7, 2015 2016 01 06 Mike Richards Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=796384 https://web.archive.org/web/20160110085201/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=796384 dead January 10, 2016 Capitals Agree to Terms with Mike Richards capitals.nhl.com January 6, 2016 2016 03 28 Adam Carlson Mercyhurst College 2 years, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875869 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413174428/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875869 dead April 13, 2016 Capitals Sign Adam Carlson capitals.nhl.com March 29, 2016 Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 07 01 Mike Green Detroit Red Wings 3 years, $18 million http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773493 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702110353/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773493 dead July 2, 2015 Green agrees to three-year deal with Wings nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Steve Oleksy Pittsburgh Penguins 1 years, $575,000 http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773482 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702092502/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773482 dead July 2, 2015 Penguins Sign Defenseman Steve Oleksy nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Chris Conner Philadelphia Flyers 1 years, $575,000 http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773515 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702065325/http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773515 dead July 2, 2015 Flyers sign C Tim Brent, RW Chris Connor, D Davis Drewiske nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 02 Cameron Schilling Chicago Blackhawks 1 years, $575,000 http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773200 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703005333/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773200 dead July 3, 2015 Blackhawks agree to terms with Schilling and Liambas nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 03 Joel Ward San Jose Sharks 3 years, $9.825 million http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773899 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704223439/http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773899 dead July 4, 2015 Sharks Sign Forward Joel Ward nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 28 Eric Fehr Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $6 million http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775783 https://web.archive.org/web/20150730224003/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775783 dead July 30, 2015 Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Eric Fehr to a Three-Year Contract nhl.com July 28, 2015 Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Lost via retirement Date Player Ref 2015 06 29 Patrick Weyhttps://twitter.com/vogscaps/status/615520822388785153 In wake of back to back concussions, Patrick Wey has elected to retire and pursue educational interests. Great kid, wish him the best. #Caps Vogel Mike @VogsCaps 2015-06-29 Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref 2015 06 29 Jay Beagle 3-years, $5.25 million http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/06/29/capitals-re-sign-jay-beagle Capitals Re-sign Jay Beagle Capital's Today July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Stanislav Galiev 2-years, $2.3 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773275 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701222758/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773275 dead July 1, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Stanislav Galiev nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 01 Mike Moore 1 year, $575,000 2015 07 06 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2-years, $6 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774110 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708201711/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774110 dead July 8, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Evgeny Kuznetsov nhl.com July 17, 2015 2015 07 06 Chris Brown 2-years, $1.701 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775079 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721012551/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775079 dead July 21, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Chris Brown capitals.nhl.com July 16, 2015 2015 07 24 Braden Holtby 5-years, $30.5 million http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/07/24/capitals-re-sign-braden-holtby CAPITALS RE-SIGN BRADEN HOLTBY capitals.nhl.com July 24, 2015 2015 07 30 Jonas Siegenthaler 3-years, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776029 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803144036/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776029 dead August 3, 2015 Capitals Sign Jonas Siegenthaler capitals.nhl.com July 30, 2015 2015 07 31 Marcus Johansson 1-year, $3.75 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776114 https://web.archive.org/web/20150805023522/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776114 dead August 5, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Marcus Johansson capitals.nhl.com July 31, 2015 2016 02 19 Taylor Chorney 2-years, $1.6 million contract extension http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=869555 https://web.archive.org/web/20160221091817/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=869555 dead February 21, 2016 Capitals Re-sign Taylor Chorney capitals.nhl.com February 22, 2016 Draft picks List of Washington Capitals draft picks Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2015 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 22 Ilya Samsonov G Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 2 57Note1 a a Jonas Siegenthaler D Switzerland ZSC Lions (NLA) 5 143 Conner Hobbs D Canada Regina Pats (WHL) 6 173 Colby Williams D Canada Regina Pats (WHL) Draft notes2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/2015.htm Pro Sports Transactions June 3, 2015 The Washington Capitals' second-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.Flames deal Glencross to Capitals https://www.tsn.ca/flames-deal-glencross-to-capitals-1.219341 March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 Note1 a a The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2015 (113th overall) to New York in exchange for this pick. The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 (209th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2015 (79th overall), a seventh-round pick in 2015 (184th overall) and this pick. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick will go to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's second-round pick in 2015 (57th overall) to Washington in exchange for and Buffalo's third-round pick in 2015 (62nd overall) and this pick.Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772519 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627231239/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772519 dead June 27, 2015 June 27, 2015 June 27, 2015 The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick will go to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Edward Pasquale and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2014, Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 and this pick.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724266 https://web.archive.org/web/20140630013100/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724266 dead June 30, 2014 Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft June 28, 2014 June 28, 2014 References 30em Category:Washington Capitals seasons Washington Capitals season, 2015-16 Category:Presidents' Trophy seasons Washington Capitals Washington Capitals