Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were 33-40-9 in 1996-97. They finished 5th in the Atlantic Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 4/13	@	BUF	W 8-3
Sat 4/12	vs	NYI	W 6-2
Thu 4/10	vs	MTL	W 3-2
Sun 4/6	vs	FLA	T 3-3
Thu 4/3	@	OTT	L 0-4

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Bondra

ASSISTS

Hunter

+/-

+11

Cote

1996-97 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Devils	45	23	14	104	49
Flyers	45	24	13	103	57
Panthers	35	28	19	89	20
Rangers	38	34	10	86	27
Capitals	33	40	9	75	-17
Lightning	32	40	10	74	-30
Islanders	29	41	12	70	-10

1996-97 Stats

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	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	82	33	40	9	75	.457	214	231	-17	15.8	84.7	28.90	9.0	26.38	.893
Team Rank		16th	18th	16th	18th	18th	23rd	9th	18th	12th	9th	21st	20th	21st	22nd

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

2

McDavid

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Eichel

2

Hronek

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

5

Pettersson

4

Murphy

3

Bouchard

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Dobes

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.92

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

.950

Bussi

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

6.00

5.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

1.00

Power Play Rankings

50.0

33.3

25.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NHL 2026-27 Standings

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

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