2009–10 Washington Capitals season

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.[1]

2009–10 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference1st Eastern
2009–10 record54–15–13
Home record30–5–6
Road record24–10–7
Goals for315
Goals against229
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachBruce Boudreau
CaptainChris Clark (Oct.–Dec.)
Vacant (Dec. 28–Jan. 5)
Alexander Ovechkin (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsMike Knuble
Alexander Ovechkin (Oct.–Jan.)
Tom Poti
ArenaVerizon Center
Average attendance18,277
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (50)
AssistsNicklas Backstrom (68)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (109)
Penalty minutesAlexander Ovechkin (87)
Plus/minusJeff Schultz (+48)
WinsJose Theodore (30)
Goals against averageSemyon Varlamov (2.54)

Pre-season
# Date Opponent Score Location
1September 17Buffalo SabresW 4-3 (OT)HSBC Arena
2September 19Chicago BlackhawksW 3-2 (OT)United Center
3September 21Buffalo SabresL 1-2Verizon Center
4September 23Chicago BlackhawksW 6-2Verizon Center
5September 24New York RangersL 2-3Madison Square Garden
6September 27New York RangersW 4-3Verizon 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.[2]

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).[3][4][5]

Divisional standings
Southeast Division[6]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals82541513318233121
2 Atlanta Thrashers8235341323425683
3 Carolina Hurricanes8235371023025680
4 Tampa Bay Lightning8234361221726080
5 Florida Panthers8232371320824477

Conference standings
Eastern Conference[7]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log
2009–10 Game Log
October: 8-2-3 (Home: 4-1-2; Road: 4-1-1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 1Boston Bruins4 - 1TD Garden17,5651-0-02
2October 3Toronto Maple Leafs6 - 4Verizon Center18,2772-0-04
3October 6Philadelphia Flyers6 - 5 OTWachovia Center19,5672-0-15
4October 8New York Rangers4 - 3Verizon Center18,2772-1-15
5October 10Detroit Red Wings3 - 2Joe Louis Arena19,1222-2-15
6October 12New Jersey Devils3 - 2 SOVerizon Center18,2772-2-26
7October 15San Jose Sharks4 - 1Verizon Center18,2773-2-28
8October 17Nashville Predators3 - 2 SOVerizon Center18,2774-2-210
9October 22Atlanta Thrashers5 - 4Philips Arena13,1925-2-212
10October 24New York Islanders3 - 2 OTNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,5416-2-214
11October 27Philadelphia Flyers4 - 2Verizon Center18,2777-2-216
12October 29Atlanta Thrashers4 - 3Philips Arena12,8938-2-218
13October 30New York Islanders4 - 3 OTVerizon Center18,2778-2-319
November: 8-3-3 (Home: 4-1-1, Road: 4-2-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
14November 1Columbus Blue Jackets4 - 5 OTVerizon Center18,2778-2-420
15November 4New Jersey Devils2 - 3Prudential Center13,4988-3-420
16November 6Florida Panthers4 - 1BankAtlantic Center15,8779-3-422
17November 7Florida Panthers7 - 4Verizon Center18,27710-3-424
18November 11New York Islanders5 - 4 SO Verizon Center18,27711-3-426
19November 13Minnesota Wild3 - 1Verizon Center18,27712-3-428
20November 14New Jersey Devils2 - 5Prudential Center16,52112-4-428
21November 17New York Rangers4 - 2Madison Square Garden18,20013-4-430
22November 20Montreal Canadiens2 - 3Verizon Center18,27713-5-430
23November 21Toronto Maple Leafs1 - 2 SOAir Canada Centre19,45513-5-531
24November 23Ottawa Senators3 - 4 OTScotiabank Place16,21013-5-632
25November 25Buffalo Sabres2 - 0Verizon Center18,27714-5-634
26November 28Montreal Canadiens4 - 3 SOBell Centre21,27315-5-636
27November 30Carolina Hurricanes3 - 2RBC Center12,79716-5-638
December: 8-5-0 (Home: 4-1-0, Road: 4-4-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
28December 3Florida Panthers6 - 2Verizon Center18,27717-5-640
29December 5Philadelphia Flyers8 - 2Wachovia Center19,78918-5-642
30December 7Tampa Bay Lightning3 - 0St. Pete Times Forum12,40019-5-644
31December 9Buffalo Sabres0 - 3HSBC Arena17,98219-6-644
32December 11Carolina Hurricanes4 - 3 OTVerizon Center18,27720-6-646
33December 12Toronto Maple Leafs3 - 6Air Canada Centre19,31620-7-646
34December 15Colorado Avalanche6 - 1Pepsi Center14,17221-7-648
35December 18Vancouver Canucks2 - 3GM Place18,81021-8-648
36December 19Edmonton Oilers4 - 2Rexall Place16,83922-8-650
37December 23Buffalo Sabres5 - 2Verizon Center18,27723-8-652
38December 26New Jersey Devils4 - 1Verizon Center18,27724-8-654
39December 28Carolina Hurricanes3 - 6Verizon Center18,27724-9-654
40December 30San Jose Sharks2 - 5HP Pavilion17,56224-10-654
January: 13-2-0 (Home: 9-0-0, Road: 4-2-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
41January 2Los Angeles Kings1 - 2Staples Center18,11824-11-654
42January 5Montreal Canadiens4 - 2Verizon Center18,27725-11-656
43January 7Ottawa Senators5 - 2Verizon Center18,27726-11-658
44January 9Atlanta Thrashers8 - 1Philips Arena16,76727-11-660
45January 12Tampa Bay Lightning4 - 7St. Pete Times Forum13,89127-12-660
46January 13Florida Panthers5 - 4 SOBankAtlantic Center14,77628-12-662
47January 15Toronto Maple Leafs6 - 1Verizon Center18,27729-12-664
48January 17Philadelphia Flyers5 - 3Verizon Center18,27730-12-666
49January 19Detroit Red Wings3 - 2Verizon Center18,27731-12-668
50January 21Pittsburgh Penguins6 - 3Mellon Arena17,13232-12-670
51January 23Phoenix Coyotes4 - 2Verizon Center18,27733-12-672
52January 26New York Islanders7 - 2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,54934-12-674
53January 27Anaheim Ducks5 - 1Verizon Center18,27735-12-676
54January 29Florida Panthers4 - 1Verizon Center18,27736-12-678
55January 31Tampa Bay Lightning3 - 2Verizon Center18,27737-12-680
February: 4-1-2 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 2-1-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
56February 2Boston Bruins4 - 1TD Garden17,56538-12-682
57February 4New York Rangers6 - 5Madison Square Garden18,20039-12-684
58February 5Atlanta Thrashers5 - 2Verizon Center18,27740-12-686
59February 7Pittsburgh Penguins5 - 4 OTVerizon Center18,27741-12-688
60February 10Montreal Canadiens6 - 5 OTBell Centre21,27341-12-789
61February 11Ottawa Senators6 - 5Scotiabank Place19,68241-13-789
62February 13St. Louis Blues4 - 3 SOScottrade Center19,15041-13-890
March: 8-2-4 (Home: 4-2-2, Road: 4-0-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
63March 3Buffalo Sabres3 - 1HSBC Arena18,69042-13-892
64March 4Tampa Bay Lightning5 - 4Verizon Center18,27743-13-894
65March 6New York Rangers2 - 0Verizon Center18,27744-13-896
66March 8Dallas Stars4 - 3 SOVerizon Center18,27744-13-997
67March 10Carolina Hurricanes4 - 3 OTVerizon Center18,27745-13-999
68March 12Tampa Bay Lightning2 - 3Verizon Center18,27745-14-999
69March 14Chicago Blackhawks4 - 3 OTUnited Center22,28946-14-9101
70March 16Florida Panthers7 - 3BankAtlantic Center15,12347-14-9103
71March 18Carolina Hurricanes3 - 4 OTRBC Center18,14447-14-10104
72March 20Tampa Bay Lightning3 - 1St. Pete Times Forum19,84448-14-10106
73March 24Pittsburgh Penguins4 - 3 SOVerizon Center18,27749-14-10108
74March 25Carolina Hurricanes3 - 2 SORBC Center18,04649-14-11109
75March 28Calgary Flames5 - 3Verizon Center18,27749-15-11109
76March 30Ottawa Senators4 - 5 OTVerizon Center18,27749–15–12110
April: 5-0-1 (Home: 3-0-1, Road: 2-0-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
77April 1Atlanta Thrashers2 - 1Verizon Center18,27750-15-12112
78April 3Columbus Blue Jackets3 - 2Nationwide Arena16,95751-15-12114
79April 5Boston Bruins3 - 2 OTVerizon Center18,27752-15-12116
80April 6Pittsburgh Penguins6 - 3Mellon Arena17,13253-15-12118
81April 9Atlanta Thrashers5 - 2Verizon Center18,27754-15-12120
82April 11Boston Bruins3-4 SOVerizon Center18,27754-15-13121

Playoffs
Main article: 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, considered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history.

Key:   Win   Loss   Clinch Playoff Series   Eliminated from playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

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 Theodore47258630771212.811352.9111020
Semyon Varlamov2615271546652.55718.9092010
Michal Neuvirth17872940402.75464.9140000
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov634933142.41153.9080000
Jose Theodore2810153.7040.8750000

†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
PlayerAwardAwarded
Alexander Ovechkin[8]NHL First Star of the WeekOctober 5, 2009
Alexander Ovechkin[9]NHL Third Star of the WeekOctober 19, 2009
Alexander Ovechkin[10]NHL Second Star of the MonthOctober 2009
Nicklas Backstrom[11]NHL First Star of the WeekDecember 7, 2009
Alexander Ovechkin[12]NHL First Star of the WeekJanuary 18, 2010
Alexander Ovechkin[13]NHL First Star of the MonthJanuary 2010
Nicklas Backstrom[14]NHL Third Star of the WeekFebruary 1, 2010
Alexander Ovechkin[15]NHL First Star of the WeekFebruary 8, 2010
Nicklas Backstrom[16]NHL Third Star of the WeekFebruary 8, 2010
Nicklas Backstrom[17]NHL Third Star of the WeekApril 12, 2010
Alexander Ovechkin[18]Ted Lindsay Award winnerJune 23, 2010
Jose Theodore[19]Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winnerJune 23, 2010

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Draft picks

The Capitals' picks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009.

Rnd Pick Player Nat Pos Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
124Marcus Johansson SwedenCFarjestad BK (Elitserien)
255Dmitry Orlov RussiaDMetallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL)
385Cody Eakin CanadaCSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
4115Patrick Wey United StatesDWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
5145Brett Flemming CanadaDMississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
6175Garrett Mitchell CanadaRWRegina Pats (WHL)
7205Benjamin Casavant CanadaLWP.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

References

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  2. "2009-10 Washington Capitals Schedule and Results".
  3. "2009-10 Washington Capitals Roster and Statistics".
  4. "2009-10 NHL Schedule and Results".
  5. "2009-10 NHL Summary".
  6. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  7. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  8. Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL "Three Stars"
  9. Bryzgalov, Anderson, Ovechkin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week
  10. Anderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October
  11. Backstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week'
  12. Ovechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week
  13. Ovi, Henrik Sedin, Vokoun named January's best
  14. Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan named NHL first star of the week with nine points
  15. Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin once again named NHL first star of week
  16. Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin once again named NHL first star of week
  17. Crosby, Staal, Backstrom are NHL's Stars of the Week
  18. Ovechkin Wins 3rd Consecutive NHLPA MVP
  19. Jose Theodore Honored with Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
  20. COYOTES ACQUIRE LEPISTO FROM WASHINGTON, HESHKA FROM VANCOUVER IN EXCHANGE FOR DRAFT PICKS
  21. Capitals Trade Keith Seabrook to Calgary Flames
  22. Capitals Acquire Jason Chimera from Columbus for Chris Clark, Milan Jurcina
  23. Capitals Acquire Right Wing Scott Walker from Carolina
  24. Capitals Acquire Center Eric Belanger from Minnesota
  25. Capitals Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina from Columbus
  26. Capitals Acquire Defenseman Joe Corvo from Carolina
  27. Capitals Sign Center Jake Hauswirth
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  29. Capitals Sign Mike Knuble to Two-Year Contract
  30. Caps Sign Brendan Morrison
  31. Capitals Sign Defenseman Dustin Stevenson
  32. Fedorov: "I Always Wanted to Play on the Same Team With My Brother"
  33. 2009-10 Washington Capitals Preview
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  35. Florida Panthers Sign RW Graham Mink
  36. "Flames sign d-man Kronwall". Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  37. Pens Sign Goaltender Brent Johnson
  38. Capitals Claim Chris Bourque off Waivers from Pittsburgh
  39. Penguins Claim Forward Chris Bourque Off Waivers
  40. Capitals Sign Center Anton Gustafsson Archived May 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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  42. "Capitals Sign Boyd Gordon". Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
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  44. "Capitals Sign Shaone Morrisonn and Eric Fehr". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
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  47. "Chris Bourque, Steve Pinizzotto and Kyle Wilson also signed for next year". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  48. "Capitals Sign Jeff Schultz". Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  49. "Capitals Sign Milan Jurcina". Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  50. Capitals Sign Center Cody Eakin
  51. Caps Extend Forward Alexander Semin
  52. Capitals Sign Tyler Sloan and David Steckel to Contract Extensions
  53. Capitals Sign Tyler Sloan and David Steckel to Contract Extensions
  54. Capitals Sign Keith Aucoin to Two-Year Contract Extension
  55. Capitals Sign Right Wing Dmitry Kugryshev
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