1995–96 Washington Capitals season
The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play.
Off-season
The Capitals changed colors from red, white and blue to brown and blue.Regular season
The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for during the regular season.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Capitals Made the playoffs, but lost the opening round series 4-2 to the penguins.Capitals' playoff results
Game 1--Wednesday, April 17, 1996--Washington 6, at Pittsburgh 4
Game 2--Friday, April 19, 1996--Washington 5, at Pittsburgh 3
Game 3--Monday, April 22, 1996--Pittsburgh 4, at Washington 1
Game 4--Wednesday, April 24, 1996--Pittsburgh 3, at Washington 2
Game 5--Friday, April 26, 1996--Washington 1, at Pittsburgh 4
Game 6--Sunday, April 28, 1996--Pittsburgh 3, at Washington 2
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 73 | 16 | 65 | 81 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| RW | 67 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| C | 80 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 30 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 70 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 92 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| RW | 68 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 78 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 81 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 62 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 78 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 74 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| C | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 71 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 113 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 60 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 70 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 85 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 164 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 4069 | 71 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 153 | 2.26 | 9 | 1631 | 1478 | .906 | |
| 897 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 3.08 | 0 | 406 | 360 | .887 | |
| Team: | 4966 | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 199 | 2.40 | 9 | 2037 | 1838 | .902 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C/LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 341 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1.94 | 0 | 167 | 156 | .934 | |
| 97 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.19 | 0 | 39 | 29 | .744 | |
| Team: | 438 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 2.88 | 0 | 206 | 185 | .898 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 17 | Brad Church | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| 1 | 23 | Miika Elomo | Kiekko-67 Turku | |
| 2 | 43 | Dwayne Hay | Guelph Storm | |
| 4 | 93 | Sebastien Charpentier | Laval Titan College Francais | |
| 4 | 95 | Joel Theriault | Beauport Harfangs | |
| 5 | 105 | Benoit Gratton | Laval Titan College Francais | |
| 5 | 124 | Joel Cort | Guelph Storm | |
| 6 | 147 | Frederick Jobin | Laval Titan College Francais | |
| 8 | 199 | Vasili Turkovsky | CSKA Moscow | |
| 9 | 225 | Scott Swanson | Omaha Lancers |