Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were 38-33-9 in 1987-88. They finished 3rd in the Patrick Division and 6th in the Wales Conference.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 4/30	vs	NJD	L 2-3
Thu 4/28	@	NJD	W 7-2
Tue 4/26	vs	NJD	L 1-3
Sun 4/24	@	NJD	W 4-1
Fri 4/22	@	NJD	L 4-10

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Gartner

ASSISTS

Stevens

+/-

+20

Gartner

1987-88 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Islanders	39	31	10	88	41
Flyers	38	33	9	85	0
Capitals	38	33	9	85	32
Rangers	36	34	10	82	17
Devils	38	36	6	82	-1
Penguins	36	35	9	81	3

Latest Washington Capitals News

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1987-88 Stats

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	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	80	38	33	9	85	.531	281	249	32	20.0	81.0	30.76	11.4	27.83	.888
Team Rank		7th	8th	10th	7th	7th	15th	2nd	7th	11th	6th	9th	17th	19th	4th

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

4

Schmaltz

3

Draisaitl

Assists Leaders

7

McDavid

5

Keller

5

Celebrini

Points Leaders

9

McDavid

8

Bouchard

5

Draisaitl

Hits Leaders

16

Pettersson

15

Weegar

14

McBain

Blocks Leaders

14

Hronek

13

Gavrikov

12

Murphy

Wins Leaders

2

Shesterkin

2

Askarov

2

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Hofer

1.00

Cossa

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Hofer

.968

Sorokin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

7.00

6.50

5.67

Goals Against Rankings

1.00

1.50

Power Play Rankings

66.7

57.1

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

1-0

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NHL 2026-27 Standings

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

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	2	1	0	4	1
Canadiens	1	0	1	3	0
Panthers	1	0	1	3	0
Senators	1	0	0	2	1
Sabres	1	1	0	2	-2
Lightning	1	1	0	2	-2
Maple Leafs	1	2	0	2	-1
Red Wings	0	2	0	0	-3
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	2	0	0	4	8
Rangers	2	1	0	4	3
Hurricanes	1	1	1	3	-3
Islanders	1	1	0	2	5
Capitals	1	1	0	2	1
Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2	0
Devils	1	1	0	2	-5
Flyers	0	1	2	2	-9