2014–15 Washington Capitals season

NHL ice hockey team season March 2026 April 2014 NHL 2014–15 2014 Washington Capitals Eastern 4th Metropolitan 2nd 45–26–11 23–13–5 22–13–6 242 203 Brian MacLellan Barry Trotz Alexander Ovechkin Nicklas BackstromBrooks Orpik Verizon Center 19,0992014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/ ESPN(41 games) Alexander Ovechkin (53) Nicklas Backstrom (60) Alexander Ovechkin (81) Mike Green (+15) Tom Wilson (172) Braden Holtby (41) Philipp Grubauer (1.85) The 2014–15 Washington Capitals season was the 41st 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 thumb|right|250px|The Washington Capitals 40th Anniversary patch Off-season Less than two weeks after the end of the Capitals' 2013–14 season, where the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007, the Washington Capitals announced that Head Coach Adam Oates was fired and general manager George McPhee would not have his contract with the team renewed.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/washington-capitals-fire-head-coach-and-long-time-gm/article18280953/ February 2022 On May 26, 2014, the Capitals promoted Brian MacLellan to be senior vice president and general manager and named Barry Trotz their new head coach.capitalstoday.com CAPITALS PROMOTE BRIAN MACLELLAN TO GENERAL MANAGER, NAME BARRY TROTZ COACH http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/05/26/capitals-promote-brian-maclellan-to-general-manager-name-barry-trotz-coach Caps PR 26 May 2014 In July 2014, the Capitals signed several free agents, including former Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik. Playoffs 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Metropolitan Division's second seed. They defeated the New York Islanders in the first round, and were defeated by the New York Rangers in the second round. Standings WSH Schedule and results Pre-season 2014 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Buffalo 0–1 Washington Holtby 16,707 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 22 Washington 4–5 Philadelphia Grubauer 17,679 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 24 Washington 0–2 Boston Copley 17,215 1–2–0 Recap 4 September 26 Boston 4–5 Washington OT Peters 17,426 2–2–0 Recap 5 September 28 Washington 2–0 Montreal Holtby 21,287 3–2–0 Recap 6 October 1 Washington 1–6 Buffalo Holtby 18,228 3–3–0 Recap 7 October 2 Philadelphia 2–3 Washington SO Peters 16,765 4–3–0 Recap 8 October 5 Carolina 2–5 Washington Holtby 16,138 5–3–0 Recap Regular season 2014–15 Game Log October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Montreal 2–1 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 11 Washington 4–0 Boston Holtby 17,565 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 14 San Jose 6–5 Washington SO Peters 18,506 1–0–2 4 Recap 4 October 16 New Jersey 2–6 Washington Holtby 18,506 2–0–2 6 Recap 5 October 18 Florida 1–2 Washington SO Peters 18,506 3–0–2 8 Recap 6 October 22 Washington 2–3 Edmonton Holtby 16,839 3–1–2 8 Recap 7 October 25 Washington 3–1 Calgary Holtby 19,095 4–1–2 10 Recap 8 October 26 Washington 2–4 Vancouver Peters 18,427 4–2–2 10 Recap 9 October 29 Detroit 4–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 4–3–2 10 Recap November: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Washington 3–4 Tampa Bay Holtby 19,119 4–4–2 10 Recap 11 November 2 Arizona 6–5 Washington Peters 18,506 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 November 4 Calgary 4–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 4–5–3 11 Recap 13 November 7 Washington 3–2 Chicago Holtby 21,892 5–5–3 13 Recap 14 November 8 Carolina 3–4 Washington OT Peters 18,506 6–5–3 15 Recap 15 November 11 Columbus 2–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 7–5–3 17 Recap 16 November 14 New Jersey 1–0 Washington Holtby 18,506 7–6–3 17 Recap 17 November 15 Washington 1–4 St. Louis Peters 19,339 7–7–3 17 Recap 18 November 18 Washington 2–1 Arizona OT Holtby 11,769 8–7–3 19 Recap 19 November 20 Washington 3–2 Colorado Holtby 16,476 9–7–3 21 Recap 20 November 22 Buffalo 2–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 9–8–3 21 Recap 21 November 26 Washington 2–3 NY Islanders OT Holtby 16,170 9–8–4 22 Recap 22 November 28 NY Islanders 2–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 29 Washington 2–6 Toronto Holtby 19,161 10–9–4 24 Recap December: 8–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 6–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Vancouver 4–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 10–10–4 24 Recap 25 December 4 Washington 2–1 Carolina Holtby 10,783 11–10–4 26 Recap 26 December 6 Washington 4–1 New Jersey Holtby 15,230 12–10–4 28 Recap 27 December 9 Washington 5–3 Tampa Bay Holtby 17,109 13–10–4 30 Recap 28 December 11 Columbus 3–2 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 13–10–5 31 Recap 29 December 13 Tampa Bay 2–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 14–10–5 33 Recap 30 December 16 Washington 1–2 Florida SO Holtby 10,012 14–10–6 34 Recap 31 December 18 Washington 5–4 Columbus OT Holtby 13,722 15–10–6 36 Recap 32 December 20 Washington 4–0 New Jersey Holtby 14,776 16–10–6 38 Recap 33 December 22 Ottawa 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 17–10–6 40 Recap 34 December 23 Washington 2–4 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 17–11–6 40 Recap 35 December 27 Washington 3–0 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,663 18–11–6 42 Recap 36 December 29 Washington 3–4 NY Islanders OT Holtby 16,170 18–11–7 43 Recap January: 7–3–3 (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 1 (Winter Classic) Chicago 2–3 Washington Holtby 42,832 (at Nationals Park) 19–11–7 45 Recap 38 January 4 Florida 3–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 20–11–7 47 Recap 39 January 7 Washington 6–2 Toronto Holtby 19,047 21–11–7 49 Recap 40 January 8 Washington 2–3 Philadelphia OT Holtby 19,703 21–11–8 50 Recap 41 January 10 Detroit 1–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 22–11–8 52 Recap 42 January 12 Colorado 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 23–11–8 54 Recap 43 January 14 Philadelphia 0–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 24–11–8 56 Recap 44 January 16 Washington 3–4 Nashville Holtby 17,303 24–12–8 56 Recap 45 January 17 Washington 4–5 Dallas Peters 18,532 24–13–8 56 Recap 46 January 20 Edmonton 5–4 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 24–13–9 57 Recap 47 January 27 Washington 3–4 Columbus Holtby 16,514 24–14–9 57 Recap 48 January 28 Pittsburgh 0–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 25–14–9 59 Recap 49 January 31 Washington 0–1 Montreal OT Holtby 21,286 25–14–10 60 Recap February: 8–6–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 St. Louis 4–3 Washington Peters 18,506 25–15–10 60 Recap 51 February 3 Los Angeles 0–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 26–15–10 62 Recap 52 February 5 Washington 2–1 Ottawa Holtby 16,543 27–15–10 64 Recap 53 February 6 Anaheim 2–3 Washington SO Grubauer 18,506 28–15–10 66 Recap 54 February 8 Philadelphia 3–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 28–16–10 66 Recap 55 February 11 Washington 5–4 San Jose OT Holtby 16,956 29–16–10 68 Recap 56 February 14 Washington 1–3 Los Angeles Holtby 18,230 29–17–10 68 Recap 57 February 15 Washington 5–3 Anaheim Peters 17,252 30–17–10 70 Recap 58 February 17 Washington 3–1 Pittsburgh Holtby 18,663 31–17–10 72 https://archive.today/20150218085904/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/m_gamecenter?id=2014020848 Recap 59 February 19 Winnipeg 1–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 32–17–10 74 Recap 60 February 21 NY Islanders 2–3 Washington SO Holtby 18,506 33–17–10 76 Recap 61 February 22 Washington 2–3 Philadelphia Holtby 19,703 33–18–10 76 Recap 62 February 25 Pittsburgh 4–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 33–19–10 76 Recap 63 February 27 Washington 0–3 Carolina Holtby 13,415 33–20–10 76 Recap March: 9–5–0 (Home: 5–4–0; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Toronto 0–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 34–20–10 78 Recap 65 March 3 Washington 5–3 Columbus Holtby 16,514 35–20–10 80 Recap 66 March 5 Minnesota 2–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 35–21–10 80 Recap 67 March 7 Buffalo 1–6 Washington Holtby 18,506 36–21–10 82 Recap 68 March 11 NY Rangers 3–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 36–22–10 82 Recap 69 March 13 Dallas 4–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 36–23–10 82 Recap 70 March 15 Boston 0–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 37–23–10 84 Recap 71 March 16 Washington 4–3 Buffalo SO Holtby 19,070 38–23–10 86 Recap 72 March 19 Washington 3–2 Minnesota Holtby 19,044 39–23–10 88 Recap 73 March 21 Washington 0–3 Winnipeg Holtby 15,016 39–24–10 88 Recap 74 March 26 New Jersey 2–3 Washington OT Holtby 18,506 40–24–10 90 Recap 75 March 28 Nashville 4–3 Washington Peters 18,506 40–25–10 90 Recap 76 March 29 Washington 5–2 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 41–25–10 92 Recap 77 March 31 Carolina 2–4 Washington Holtby 18,506 42–25–10 94 Recap April: 3–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Washington 5–4 Montreal SO Holtby 21,286 43–25–10 96 Recap 79 April 4 Washington 3–4 Ottawa OT Holtby 16,543 43–25–11 97 Recap 80 April 5 Washington 2–1 Detroit Holtby 20,027 44–25–11 99 Recap 81 April 8 Boston 0–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 45–25–11 101 Recap 82 April 11 NY Rangers 4–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 45–26–11 101 RecapLegend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) New York Islanders: Washington wins 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 NY Islanders 4–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 0–1 Recap 2 April 17 NY Islanders 3–4 Washington Grubauer 18,506 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Washington 1–2 NY Islanders OT Holtby 16,170 1–2 Recap 4 April 21 Washington 2–1 NY Islanders OT Holtby 16,170 2–2 Recap 5 April 23 NY Islanders 1–5 Washington Holtby 18,506 3–2 Recap 6 April 25 Washington 1–3 NY Islanders Holtby 16,170 3–3 Recap 7 April 27 NY Islanders 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 4–3 Recap Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) New York Rangers: Rangers win 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 30 Washington 2–1 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 1–0 Recap 2 May 2 Washington 2–3 NY Rangers Holtby 18,006 1–1 Recap 3 May 4 NY Rangers 0–1 Washington Holtby 18,506 2–1 Recap 4 May 6 NY Rangers 1–2 Washington Holtby 18,506 3–1 Recap 5 May 8 Washington 1–2 NY Rangers OT Holtby 18,006 3–2 Recap 6 May 10 NY Rangers 4–3 Washington Holtby 18,506 3–3 Recap 7 May 13 Washington 1–2 NY Rangers OT Holtby 18,006 3–4 Recap Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid #cfc #fcc Loss 1px solid #fcc Player statistics Final stats Skaters Regular season2014-2015 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 March 19, 2015 Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Alexander Ovechkin 81 53 28 81 10 58 Nicklas Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 82 18 60 78 5 40 John Carlson ice hockey 82 12 43 55 11 28 Marcus Johansson ice hockey, born 1990 82 20 27 47 6 10 Mike Green ice hockey, born 1985 72 10 35 45 15 34 Troy Brouwer 82 21 22 43 11 53 Evgeny Kuznetsov 80 11 26 37 10 24 Joel Ward ice hockey 82 19 15 34 −4 30 Eric Fehr 75 19 14 33 8 20 Matt Niskanen 82 4 27 31 7 47 Andre Burakovsky André Burakovsky 53 9 13 22 12 10 Karl Alzner 82 5 16 21 14 20 Jay Beagle 62 10 10 20 6 20 Brooks Laich 66 7 13 20 −2 24 Jason Chimera 77 7 12 19 −1 51 Brooks Orpik 78 0 19 19 5 66 Tom Wilson ice hockey 67 4 13 17 −1 172 Curtis Glencross† 18 4 3 7 −1 6 Michael Latta 53 0 6 6 4 68 Jack Hillen‡ 35 0 5 5 1 10 Nate Schmidt 39 1 3 4 −2 10 Liam O'Brien ice hockey 13 1 1 2 4 23 Tim Gleason† 17 0 2 2 5 11 Chris Brown ice hockey 5 1 0 1 1 2 Stanislav Galiev 2 1 0 1 1 0 Chris Conner 2 0 0 0 1 4 Aaron Volpatti 2 0 0 0 0 0 Steven Oleksy 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Cameron Schilling 4 0 0 0 1 4 Playoffs2014-2015 Playoffs 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 March 19, 2015 Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Alexander Ovechkin 14 5 4 9 −3 6 Joel Ward ice hockey 14 3 6 9 1 2 Nicklas Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 14 3 5 8 −3 2 Evgeny Kuznetsov 14 5 2 7 4 8 Jason Chimera 14 3 4 7 4 4 John Carlson ice hockey 14 1 5 6 3 4 Jay Beagle 14 1 4 5 0 4 Karl Alzner 14 2 2 4 0 6 Marcus Johansson ice hockey, born 1990 14 1 3 4 2 2 Matt Niskanen 14 0 4 4 −2 0 Andre Burakovsky André Burakovsky 11 2 1 3 2 0 Troy Brouwer 14 0 3 3 −3 10 Brooks Laich 14 1 1 2 1 0 Brooks Orpik 14 0 2 2 5 8 Mike Green ice hockey, born 1985 14 0 2 2 −1 14 Curtis Glencross 10 1 0 1 −5 2 Tim Gleason 14 0 1 1 −3 5 Tom Wilson ice hockey 13 0 1 1 −2 25 Eric Fehr 4 0 0 0 −1 2 Michael Latta 4 0 0 0 −1 2 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 73 72 4247 41 20 10 157 2.22 2044 .923 9 0 2 2 Justin Peters 12 9 647 3 6 1 35 3.25 294 .881 0 0 0 0 Philipp Grubauer 1 1 65 1 0 0 2 1.85 25 .920 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L 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 13 13 806 6 7 23 1.71 412 .944 1 0 1 0 Philipp Grubauer 1 1 60 1 0 3 3.00 21 .857 0 0 0 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. Notable achievements Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin NHL Second Star of the WeekOshie, Ovechkin, Price named NHL's Three Stars http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=747190 https://web.archive.org/web/20150105203749/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=747190 dead January 5, 2015 NHL January 5, 2015 January 5, 2015 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin NHL All-Star game selection2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150111080926/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 dead January 11, 2015 NHL January 10, 2015 January 10, 2015 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin NHL First Star of the MonthOvechkin, Tavares, Rask named 'Stars' for January http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751419 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202215719/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=751419 dead February 2, 2015 NHL February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin NHL Third Star of the MonthDubnyk, Price, Ovechkin named NHL's three stars for February http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=755752 https://web.archive.org/web/20150302101629/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=755752 dead March 2, 2015 NHL March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached L. O'Brien Liam O'Brien (ice hockey) 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2014 A. Burakovsky André Burakovsky 1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point October 9, 2014 A. Burakovsky 1st Career NHL Assist October 14, 2014 L. O'Brien 1st Career NHL Goal October 26, 2014 J. Chimera Jason Chimera 800th Career NHL Game October 29, 2014 M. Niskanen Matt Niskanen 500th Career NHL Game October 29, 2014 M. Johansson Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990) 100th Career NHL Assist November 2, 2014 A. Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin Capitals All-Time Franchise Points Record November 4, 2014 J. Beagle Jay Beagle 200th Career NHL Game November 7, 2014 A. Ovechkin 400th Career NHL Assist November 8, 2014 A. Ovechkin 700th Career NHL Game November 26, 2014 E. Fehr Eric Fehr 400th Career NHL Game December 2, 2014 J. Ward Joel Ward (ice hockey) 200th Career NHL Point December 6, 2014 B. Laich Brooks Laich 300th Career NHL Point December 6, 2014 T. Wilson Tom Wilson (ice hockey) 100th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014 M. Johansson 300th Career NHL Game January 1, 2015 N. Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström 400th Career NHL Assist January 27, 2015 T. Brouwer Troy Brouwer 500th Career NHL Game February 3, 2015 K. Alzner Karl Alzner 400th Career NHL Game February 11, 2015 J. Ward 500th Career NHL Game March 3, 2015 N. Backstrom Nicklas Bäckström Capitals All-Time Franchise Assists Record March 15, 2015 S. Galiev Stanislav Galiev 1st Career NHL Game April 8, 2015 B. Holtby Braden Holtby 20th Career NHL Shutout April 8, 2015 S. Galiev 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point April 11, 2015 Transactions The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season. Trades June 28, 20142014 NHL DRAFT: ROUND 2 – Buffalo Sabres – News http://sabres.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=30262 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726044430/http://sabres.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=30262 dead July 26, 2014 Buffalo Sabres June 28, 2014 To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 20143rd-round pick in 2014 To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2014June 28, 2014Jets Make Six Selections & Two Trades on Day Two of Draft http://jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724417 https://web.archive.org/web/20140802204815/http://jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724417 dead August 2, 2014 Winnipeg Jets June 28, 2014 To Winnipeg Jets 6th-round pick in 2014NSH's 7th-round pick in 20147th-round pick in 2015 To Washington Capitals Edward Pasquale6th-round pick in 2014June 28, 2014 To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2014CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 To Washington Capitals 3rd-round pick in 2014February 28, 2015Capitals Acquire Tim Gleason from Carolina http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755610 https://web.archive.org/web/20150303132541/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755610 dead March 3, 2015 Washington Capitals February 28, 2015 To Carolina Hurricanes Jack HillenARZ's 4th-round pick in 2015 To Washington Capitals Tim GleasonMarch 1, 2015Capitals Acquire Curtis Glencross from Calgary http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755827 https://web.archive.org/web/20150303132551/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755827 dead March 3, 2015 Washington Capitals March 1, 2015 To Calgary Flames 2nd-round pick in 20153rd-round pick in 2015 To Washington Capitals Curtis Glencross Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Brooks Orpik Pittsburgh Penguins 5-years, $27.5 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725264 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213711/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725264 dead July 14, 2014 Capitals Sign Brooks Orpik July 1, 2014 Justin Peters Carolina Hurricanes 2-years, $1.9 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725263 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225653/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725263 dead July 14, 2014 Capitals Sign Justin Peters July 1, 2014 Matt Niskanen Pittsburgh Penguins 7-years, $40.25 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725266 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230008/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725266 dead July 14, 2014 Capitals Sign Matt Niskanen July 1, 2014 Mike Moore Providence Bruins 1-year, $550,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725267 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144959/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725267 dead July 14, 2014 Capitals Sign Jon Landry and Mike Moore July 1, 2014 Jon Landry Iowa Wild 1-year, $550,000 July 1, 2014 Chris Conner Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000 http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725268 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152708/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725268 dead July 14, 2014 Capitals Sign Chris Conner July 4, 2014 Tim Kennedy Arizona Coyotes 1-year, $550,000 http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/07/04/capitals-sign-tim-kennedy-and-kris-newbury Capitals Sign Tim Kennedy and Kris Newbury - Capital's Today Capital's Today Capital's Today July 4, 2014 Kris Newbury Philadelphia Flyers 1-year, $550,000 October 6, 2014 Liam O'Brien Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3 years, $1.865 million entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733253 https://web.archive.org/web/20141010085456/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=733253 dead October 10, 2014 Capitals Sign Liam O'Brien Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 David Leggio New York Islanders 1 year, $700,000 http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725059 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141902/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725059 dead July 7, 2014 New York Islanders - Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals July 2, 2014 Joel Rechlicz Minnesota Wild 1 year, $600,000 http://wild.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=30424 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002537/http://wild.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=30424 dead July 15, 2014 Wild Signs Rechlicz To Two-Way Deal July 2, 2014 Mikhail Grabovski New York Islanders 4 years, $20 million http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725221 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192443/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725221 dead July 14, 2014 New York Islanders - Islanders Agree to Terms with Grabovski July 3, 2014 Tyson Strachan Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $650,000 http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725371 https://web.archive.org/web/20140704081732/http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725371 dead July 4, 2014 SABRES SIGN DEFENSEMAN TYSON STRACHAN August 8, 2014 Julien Brouillette Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $600,000 http://jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=728130 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811011022/http://jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=728130 dead August 11, 2014 Jets Agree to Terms with Julien Brouillette Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Lost via waivers Player New team Date Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Michael Latta 2-years, $1.15 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725265 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160445/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725265 dead July 14, 2014 Capitals Re-sign Michael Latta July 9, 2014 Edward Pasquale 1-year, $550,000 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725749 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201732/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725749 dead July 14, 2014 Pasquale signs two-way contract with Capitals NHL.com July 13, 2014 Nate Schmidt 1-year, $625,000 http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/07/13/capitals-re-sign-nate-schmidt Capitals Re-sign Nate Schmidt - Capital's Today Capital's Today Capital's Today July 15, 2014 Vitek Vanecek 3-year, $2.3275 million entry-level contract http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/07/15/capitals-sign-vitek-vanecek Capitals Sign Vitek Vanecek - Capital's Today Capital's Today Capital's Today July 15, 2014 Jakub Vrana 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/07/15/capitals-sign-jakub-vrana Capitals Sign Jakub Vrana - Capital's Today Capital's Today Capital's Today July 15, 2014 July 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140717083102/http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2014/07/15/capitals-sign-jakub-vrana dead July 25, 2014 Nathan Walker 3-year, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727246 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810024627/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=727246 dead August 10, 2014 Capitals Sign Nathan Walker September 9, 2014 Cameron Schilling 1 year http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729885 https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002202/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=729885 dead September 11, 2014 Capitals Re-sign Cameron Schilling March 4, 2015 Tyler Lewington 3-year, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756641 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308220911/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756641 dead March 8, 2015 Capitals Sign Tyler Lewington March 31, 2015 Travis Boyd 2-year, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=760735 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112903/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=760735 dead April 2, 2015 Capitals Sign Travis Boyd April 17, 2015 Riley Barber 2-year, entry-level contract http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=763820 https://web.archive.org/web/20150422051138/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=763820 dead April 22, 2015 Capitals Sign Riley Barber June 2, 2015 Garrett Mitchell 2-years http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769624 https://web.archive.org/web/20150920035925/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=769624 dead September 20, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Garrett Mitchell June 15, 2015 Philipp Grubauer 2-years, $1.5 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770936 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024201206/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=770936 dead October 24, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Philipp Grubauer June 17, 2015 Nate Schmidt 2-years, $1.625 million http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771254 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617191522/http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771254 dead June 17, 2015 Capitals Re-sign Nate Schmidt Suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Tom Wilson Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 1057 in Minnesota on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 14:45 of the second period. – $2,000.00 March 27, 2015Capitals' Wilson fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment 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 March 27, 2015 Draft picks List of Washington Capitals draft picks The 2014 NHL entry draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 13 Jakub Vrana L/RW Linkopings HC (Sweden) 2 39Note1 a a Vitek Vanecek G Bili Tygri Liberec (Czech Republic) 3 89Note1 b b Nathan Walker LW Hershey Bears (AHL) 5 134 Shane Gersich C/LW USA U-18 (USHL) 6 159Note1 c c Steven Spinner RW Eden Prairie High School (USHS–MN) 7 194 Kevin Elgestal RW Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) Notes Note1 a aThe Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick (from the Minnesota Wild originally from the Winnipeg Jets) went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent a 2014 second-round pick and 2014 third-round pick to the Sabres in exchange for this pick. The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent a 2014 second-round pick (from the Minnesota Wild originally from the Winnipeg Jets) to the Capitals exchange for a 2014 third-round pick and this pick. The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent a 2014 second-round pick (from the Minnesota Wild originally from the Winnipeg Jets) to the Capitals exchange for a 2014 second-round pick and this pick. Note1 b bThe New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent two 2014 fourth-round picks to the Rangers in exchange for this pick. The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent a 2014 third-round pick to the Capitals exchange for a 2014 fourth-round pick (from the New York Islanders originally from the Chicago Blackhawks) and this pick. Note1 c cThe Winnipeg Jets' sixth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent a 2014 sixth-round pick, a 2014 seventh-round pick (from the Nashville Predators) and a 2015 seventh-round pick to the Jets in exchange for Edward Pasquale and this pick. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as a result of a June 28, 2014 trade that sent Edward Pasquale and a 2014 sixth-round pick to the Capitals exchange for a 2014 seventh-round pick (from the Nashville Predators) and a 2015 seventh-round pick and this pick. References 30em Washington Category:Washington Capitals seasons Washington Capitals Washington Capitals