how many times have the capitals missed the playoffs since 2009

The Washington Capitals have played in 154 games in the playoffs since 2008-09.

	TEAM	GP	SEASON	W	L	OTL	SOL	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Capitals	14	2008-09	7	7			41	38	3	21.2	80.0	28.29	10.4	30.14	.910
2	Capitals	7	2009-10	3	4			22	20	2	3.0	80.0	41.71	7.5	27.71	.897
3	Capitals	9	2010-11	4	5			23	24	-1	14.3	86.8	32.11	8.0	29.11	.908
4	Capitals	14	2011-12	7	7			29	30	-1	17.9	87.5	27.57	7.5	32.79	.935
5	Capitals	7	2012-13	3	4			12	16	-4	18.8	92.9	32.29	5.3	29.29	.922
6	Capitals	14	2014-15	7	7			28	28	0	10.7	90.6	31.71	6.3	31.07	.936
7	Capitals	12	2015-16	6	6			29	22	7	26.0	90.7	32.33	7.5	30.33	.940
8	Capitals	13	2016-17	7	6			36	36	0	25.0	85.0	33.85	8.2	28.77	.904
9	Capitals	24	2017-18	16	8			86	61	25	29.3	76.0	31.75	11.3	28.79	.912
10	Capitals	7	2018-19	3	4			20	21	-1	25.0	88.0	27.14	10.5	33.43	.910
11	Capitals	8	2019-20	2	5	1	1	13	23	-10	17.9	93.3	24.88	6.5	27.00	.894
12	Capitals	5	2020-21	1	4			10	16	-6	14.3	73.7	33.80	5.9	34.60	.908
13	Capitals	6	2021-22	2	4			19	20	-1	29.2	100.0	30.33	10.4	33.17	.899
14	Capitals	4	2023-24	0	4			7	15	-8	11.8	62.5	25.25	6.9	26.00	.856
15	Capitals	10	2024-25	5	5			25	27	-2	17.9	71.4	23.50	10.6	29.70	.909
	Total	154		73	80	1	1	400	397	3	20.2	83.7	30.51	8.5	30.06	.914

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More Capitals Stats

Team Leaders

5

Tuch

5

Strome

+/-

+8

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.43

9th

GA/GP

3.14

20th

PP%

15.8

22nd

PK%

83.3

12th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	2	0	12	13
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Islanders	3	3	0	6	4
Devils	3	3	0	6	-6
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	5	3	3	-21

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Tue 10/20	LAK	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BUF	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Thu 10/29	WSH	@	NSH	8:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

3 - 3 - 1

Final

Capitals

4 - 3 - 0

Wed 14 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

8

Kaprizov

7

Lafreniere

7

Connor

Assists Leaders

13

McDavid

9

Eichel

8

Hughes

Points Leaders

17

McDavid

14

Bouchard

13

Eichel

Hits Leaders

41

Sherwood

37

Cuylle

34

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

24

Weegar

23

Hronek

23

Chabot

Wins Leaders

5

Swayman

5

Ullmark

4

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

1.15

Garand

1.20

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.951

Garand

.948

Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.83

4.43

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

1.71

1.75

2.29

Power Play Rankings

36.8

34.5

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

93.3

92.3

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

6-2

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

1-5

1-4

2-5

2-4

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	5	2	0	10	10
Senators	5	2	0	10	2
Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Canadiens	3	3	1	7	-4
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	2	0	12	13
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Islanders	3	3	0	6	4
Devils	3	3	0	6	-6
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	5	3	3	-21

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	5	2	0	10	8
Jets	4	1	1	9	1
Avalanche	4	2	1	9	9
Wild	4	2	1	9	5
Blues	3	2	1	7	3
Stars	3	3	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	2	6	-3
Blackhawks	2	5	0	4	-12
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	6	2	0	12	10
Oilers	5	0	1	11	11
Kraken	5	2	0	10	10
Ducks	4	2	0	8	3
Sharks	3	3	0	6	-7
Canucks	2	6	0	4	-12
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	5	0	2	-17