washington capitals player most assists in a season

Dennis Maruk has the most assists for the Capitals in a season, with 76 assists in 1981-82.

	NAME	A	SEASON	TM	GP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	76	1981-82	WSH	80	60	136	-7	128	20	37	2	1	1		268	22.4
2	Adam Oates A. Oates	69	2000-01	WSH	81	13	82	-9	28	5	37	0	2	4	1	72	18.1	1,081	1,836	58.9	16	49	74	99	21:00
3	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	68	2009-10	WSH	82	33	101	+37	50	11	26	0	0	4	1	222	14.9	667	1,336	49.9	90	62	54	52	20:27
4	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	66	2008-09	WSH	82	22	88	+16	46	14	28	0	0	1	0	174	12.6	570	1,171	48.7	52	46	77	62	19:57
5	Michal Pivonka M. Pivonka	65	1995-96	WSH	73	16	81	+18	36	6	18	2	2	5	2	168	9.5
6	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	63	2016-17	WSH	82	23	86	+17	38	8	27	0	0	5	2	162	14.2	685	1,333	51.4	45	33	61	54	18:16
7	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	61	2013-14	WSH	82	18	79	-20	54	6	38	1	0	1	0	196	9.2	714	1,415	50.5	89	54	54	24	19:48
8	Scott Stevens S. Stevens	61	1988-89	WSH	80	7	68	+1	225	6	33	0	0	3	0	195	3.6
9	John Carlson J. Carlson	60	2019-20	WSH	69	15	75	+12	26	2	24	0	0	6	0	189	7.9	0	1	0.0	55	108	42	80	24:38
10	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	60	2014-15	WSH	82	18	78	+5	40	3	30	0	0	3	1	153	11.8	862	1,609	53.6	91	52	55	36	20:32
11	Scott Stevens S. Stevens	60	1987-88	WSH	80	12	72	+14	184	5	31	1	0	2	0	231	5.2
12	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	59	2009-10	WSH	72	50	109	+45	89	13	23	0	0	7	0	368	13.6	10	22	45.5	185	20	66	76	21:48
13	Dale Hunter D. Hunter	59	1992-93	WSH	84	20	79	+3	198	10	22	0	0	2	0	120	16.7
14	Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	59	1978-79	WSH	76	31	90	-14	71	6	20	2	0	3		189	16.4
15	Adam Oates A. Oates	58	1997-98	WSH	82	18	76	+6	36	3	23	2	4	3	0	121	14.9
16	Larry Murphy L. Murphy	58	1986-87	WSH	80	23	81	+25	39	8	20	0	1	4	1	224	10.3
17	John Carlson J. Carlson	57	2018-19	WSH	80	13	70	+21	34	3	30	0	0	1	0	185	7.0	0	0		54	164	55	87	25:04
18	Evgeny Kuznetsov E. Kuznetsov	57	2015-16	WSH	82	20	77	+27	32	5	13	0	0	4	2	193	10.4	543	1,137	47.8	73	29	61	54	17:25
19	Mike Green M. Green	57	2009-10	WSH	75	19	76	+39	54	10	25	0	1	4	1	205	9.3	0	0		133	105	44	73	25:29
20	Adam Oates A. Oates	57	2001-02	WSH	66	11	68	-2	22	3	22	0	0	1	0	85	12.9	928	1,642	56.5	3	29	43	81	22:06
21	Michal Pivonka M. Pivonka	57	1991-92	WSH	80	23	80	+10	47	7	16	4	1	2	0	177	13.0
22	Evgeny Kuznetsov E. Kuznetsov	56	2017-18	WSH	79	27	83	+3	48	7	23	1	0	8	2	187	14.4	450	1,018	44.2	50	26	44	66	18:49
23	Adam Oates A. Oates	56	1999-00	WSH	82	15	71	+13	14	5	16	0	0	6	2	93	16.1	1,235	2,176	56.8	19	45	49	121	22:20
24	Mike Ridley M. Ridley	56	1992-93	WSH	84	26	82	+5	44	6	24	2	2	3	1	148	17.6
25	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	55	2007-08	WSH	82	14	69	+13	24	3	22	0	0	4	1	153	9.2	405	874	46.3	34	34	72	50	19:00

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Team Leaders

32

Ovechkin

39

Strome

+/-

+20

Chychrun

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

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40 - 30 - 12

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

7

Boldy

7

MacKinnon

7

Dorofeyev

Playoffs Assists Leaders

14

Eichel

11

Hughes

11

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

16

Marner

15

Hughes

15

Kaprizov

Playoffs Hits Leaders

61

Barbashev

55

Foligno

51

Trenin

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

33

Theodore

31

Matheson

26

Carrier

Playoffs Wins Leaders

8

Andersen

7

Wedgewood

7

Hart

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.12

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.950

Andersen

.939

Silovs

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.11

3.73

3.55

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

2.27

2.29

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

40.0

33.3

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.0

90.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

54-39

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

39-54

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12