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1995–96 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1995–96 |
| year | 1995 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | 39–32–11 |
| HomeRecord | 21–15–5 |
| RoadRecord | 18–17–6 |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Atlantic |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| GoalsFor | 234 |
| GoalsAgainst | 204 |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Jim Schoenfeld |
| Captain | Dale Hunter |
| Arena | USAir Arena |
| Attendance | 15,155 |
| MinorLeague | Portland Pirates |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | |
| GoalsLeader | Peter Bondra (52) |
| AssistsLeader | Michal Pivonka (65) |
| PointsLeader | Michal Pivonka (81) |
| PIMLeader | Kevin Kaminski (164) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Mark Tinordi (+26) |
| WinsLeader | Jim Carey (35) |
| GAALeader | Jim Carey (2.26) |
Hampton Roads Admirals The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play. The Capitals made the playoffs, but lost their opening round series 4–2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Off-season
The Capitals introduced a new logo and color scheme featuring blue, black and bronze.
Regular season
The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for (9) during the regular season.
Final standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 7, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 13, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 14, 1995||2–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||3–1–0 || |- |5||October 17, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||4–1–0 || |- |6||October 18, 1995||2–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||4–2–0 || |- |7||October 20, 1995||4–7 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||4–3–0 || |- |8||October 26, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||5–3–0 || |- |9||October 28, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||6–3–0 || |- |10||October 29, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||7–3–0 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 17, 1996 || 6–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Capitals lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 19, 1996 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Capitals lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 22, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Capitals lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 24, 1996 || 2–3 4OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 26, 1996 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 28, 1996 || 2–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins win 4–2 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | C | 73 | 16 | 65 | 81 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||
| 12 | RW | 67 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 90 | C | 80 | 14 | 50 | 64 | −3 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −4 | 6 | |||
| 22 | LW | 70 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | RW | 68 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | |||
| 55 | D | 78 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 25 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | D | 81 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 12 | |||
| 32 | C | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 112 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | |||
| 14 | C | 62 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 12 | |||
| 6 | D | 78 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 50 | |||||||||
| 10 | LW | 74 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 16 | C | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 24 | D | 71 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 16 | |||
| 27 | LW | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 19 | |||
| 2 | D | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | LW | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 12 | |||
| 36 | C | 70 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −1 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 29 | D | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 149 | |||||||||
| 11 | C | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 18 | LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 0 | |||
| 4 | D | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | |||
| 19 | D | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 85 | |||||||||
| 34 | RW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 23 | C | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 164 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 41 | C | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 15 | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | G | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 38 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 | |||
| 26 | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 37 | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Jim Carey | 71 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 1631 | 153 | 2.26 | .906 | 9 | 4069 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 6.18 | .744 | 0 | 97 | ||
| 37 | Olaf Kolzig | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 406 | 46 | 3.08 | .887 | 0 | 897 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 167 | 11 | 1.93 | .934 | 0 | 341 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | ||||
| (in-season) | |||||
| Lester Patrick Trophy | Milt Schmidt | ||||
| NHL First All-Star team | Jim Carey (Goaltender) | ||||
| Vezina Trophy | Jim Carey | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1996-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Peter Bondra |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Ustorf | October 7, 1995 | |||
| Brendan Witt | ||||
| Nolan Baumgartner | October 18, 1995 | |||
| Andrew Brunette | January 17, 1996 | |||
| Steve Poapst | April 10, 1996 | |||
| Richard Zednik | April 13, 1996 |
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Brad Church | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 1 | 23 | Miika Elomo | Kiekko-67 Turku (Finland) | |
| 2 | 43 | Dwayne Hay | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 4 | 93 | Sebastien Charpentier | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 95 | Joel Theriault | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 105 | Benoit Gratton | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 124 | Joel Cort | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
| 6 | 147 | Frederick Jobin | Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) | |
| 8 | 199 | Vasili Turkovsky | CSKA Moscow (Russia) | |
| 9 | 225 | Scott Swanson | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
Notes
References
References
- (June 23, 1995). "Caps change their image with a new logo, colors".
- "Capitals Jersey History".
- "1995-96 NHL Summary".
- "1995-96 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "Lester Patrick Trophy".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "Vezina Trophy".
- "1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "1995-96 NHL Debuts".
- "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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