The Washington Capitals had their lowest goal differential in a game versus the Sabres on December 21, 1975, with a differential of -12 goals.

washington capitals lowest goal diff in a regular-season game

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	G	GA	PPG	PPO	OPP PPG	OPP PPO	S	SA
1	Capitals	-12	12/21/1975	WSH	@	BUF	L 2-14	2	14	1		1		16	50
2	Capitals	-11	4/2/1977	WSH	@	MTL	L 0-11	0	11	0		0		24	42
3	Capitals	-11	3/15/1975	WSH	@	PIT	L 1-12	1	12	0		0		24	65
4	Capitals	-11	12/14/1974	WSH	@	BOS	L 1-12	1	12	1		2		16	48
5	Capitals	-10	2/12/1977	WSH	@	TOR	L 0-10	0	10	0		3		30	37
6	Capitals	-10	1/4/1975	WSH	@	MTL	L 0-10	0	10	0		5		17	47
7	Capitals	-10	11/10/1974	WSH	vs	MTL	L 1-11	1	11	0		2		17	42
8	Capitals	-9	4/1/1976	WSH	@	PHI	L 2-11	2	11	0		2		23	62
9	Capitals	-8	11/2/1983	WSH	@	EDM	L 3-11	3	11	1	5	1	2	33	32
10	Capitals	-8	12/4/1978	WSH	@	LAK	L 2-10	2	10	0	2	1	7	23	38
11	Capitals	-8	4/5/1975	WSH	@	MTL	L 2-10	2	10	0		1		18	45
12	Capitals	-8	3/4/1975	WSH	vs	BOS	L 0-8	0	8	0		1		27	37
13	Capitals	-7	4/12/2025	WSH	@	CBJ	L 0-7	0	7	0	2	0	2	22	26
14	Capitals	-7	12/12/2010	WSH	@	NYR	L 0-7	0	7	0	4	1	3	31	20
15	Capitals	-7	1/25/2006	WSH	@	PIT	L 1-8	1	8	1	11	3	7	30	37
16	Capitals	-7	11/3/2005	WSH	@	PHI	L 1-8	1	8	0	5	2	8	30	43
17	Capitals	-7	10/8/2005	WSH	@	ATL	L 1-8	1	8	1	9	4	15	20	42
18	Capitals	-7	11/30/1991	WSH	@	NYI	L 1-8	1	8	0	5	3	6	27	23
19	Capitals	-7	2/12/1986	WSH	@	PIT	L 1-8	1	8	0	2	3	6	19	38
20	Capitals	-7	1/28/1986	WSH	@	DET	L 0-7	0	7	0	4	2	6	26	37
21	Capitals	-7	10/16/1982	WSH	vs	BUF	L 2-9	2	9	1	7	3	5	32	36
22	Capitals	-7	3/23/1982	WSH	@	NYI	L 1-8	1	8	1	7	3	4	20	26
23	Capitals	-7	1/4/1981	WSH	vs	PHI	L 1-8	1	8	0	7	1	4	23	41
24	Capitals	-7	4/7/1979	WSH	@	MTL	L 3-10	3	10	1	3	4	4	18	41
25	Capitals	-7	3/24/1978	WSH	vs	NYR	L 4-11	4	11	2	6	4	7	29	25