2006–07 Washington Capitals season


The 2006–07 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals' 33rd season in the National Hockey League, and the last one in which they used their blue, black and bronze color scheme.

Regular season

Schedule and results

October

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
1October 5Washington2 – 5NY RangersKolzig18,2000–1–00
2October 7Carolina2 – 5WashingtonKolzig16,6221–1–02
3October 12Washington2 – 3MinnesotaSOJohnson18,0641–1–13
4October 14Atlanta4 – 3WashingtonOTKolzig11,9951–1–24
5October 18Florida2 – 5WashingtonKolzig10,1252–1–26
6October 19Washington3 – 4AtlantaSOJohnson12,7192–1–37
7October 21Tampa Bay6 – 4WashingtonKolzig13,3272–2–37
8October 25Washington5 – 3ColoradoKolzig17,0473–2–39
9October 27Washington2 – 3VancouverSOKolzig18,6303–2–410
10October 28Washington0 – 4EdmontonJohnson16,8393–3–410
11October 30Washington4 – 2CalgaryKolzig19,2894–3–412

November

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
12November 3Atlanta4 – 3WashingtonKolzig12,8344–4–412
13November 4Washington5 – 3PhiladelphiaJohnson19,5645–4–414
14November 6Ottawa3 – 4WashingtonOTJohnson10,8456–4–416
15November 9Washington0 – 5CarolinaJohnson18,6396–5–416
16November 11NY Rangers1 – 3WashingtonKolzig16,2637–5–418
17November 13Washington4 – 1FloridaKolzig12,1088–5–420
18November 15Boston3 – 2WashingtonSOKolzig10,8788–5–521
19November 17Carolina4 – 1WashingtonKolzig12,6838–6–521
20November 18Washington2 – 3BostonOTJohnson16,8378–6–622
21November 22Atlanta4 – 2WashingtonKolzig11,2848–7–622
22November 24Toronto7 – 1WashingtonJohnson14,8928–8–622
23November 25Washington1 – 4NY IslandersKolzig13,2148–9–622
24November 28Washington5 – 2Tampa BayKolzig18,8749–9–624
25November 30Dallas3 – 4WashingtonKolzig10,91210–9–626

December

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
26December 2Buffalo4 – 7WashingtonKolzig17,16211–9–628
27December 6Ottawa2 – 6WashingtonKolzig10,92612–9–630
28December 8Anaheim6 – 1WashingtonKolzig12,26912–10–630
29December 9Washington5 – 3PhiladelphiaJohnson19,21113–10–632
30December 11Pittsburgh5 – 4WashingtonSOKolzig14,79313–10–733
31December 15Washington3 – 2AtlantaOTJohnson16,92014–10–735
32December 16Philadelphia1 – 4WashingtonKolzig15,02115–10–737
33December 19Tampa Bay5 – 4WashingtonKolzig10,41715–11–737
34December 22New Jersey4 – 1WashingtonJohnson13,74415–12–737
35December 23Washington3 – 2TorontoKolzig19,48816–12–739
36December 26Washington3 – 6BuffaloJohnson18,69016–13–739
37December 27Montreal4 – 1WashingtonKolzig15,60916–14–739
38December 29Washington3 – 4New JerseyKolzig16,29716–15–739
39December 30Washington1 – 4NY RangersKolzig18,20016–16–739

January

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
40January 1Phoenix3 – 2WashingtonKolzig12,57916–17–739
41January 4Montreal1 – 5WashingtonKolzig11,28717–17–741
42January 6Atlanta2 – 3WashingtonOTKolzig15,64218–17–743
43January 9Philadelphia2 – 6WashingtonKolzig13,14319–17–745
44January 11Washington4 – 5Tampa BayKolzig18,80419–18–745
45January 13Washington3 – 7FloridaKolzig15,06119–19–745
46January 16Washington2 – 5OttawaJohnson18,81019–20–745
47January 18Washington5 – 2CarolinaKolzig16,28520–20–747
48January 20Florida4 – 1WashingtonKolzig13,87720–21–747
49January 26Washington2 – 6CarolinaJohnson18,04420–22–747
50January 27Carolina3 – 7WashingtonKolzig16,92421–22–749
51January 30Washington2 – 3OttawaKolzig19,17821–23–749

February

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
52February 1Washington3 – 6FloridaKolzig11,30021–24–749
53February 3Washington0 – 2PittsburghKolzig17,13221–25–749
54February 4NY Islanders1 – 2WashingtonSOKolzig12,50822–25–751
55February 6Boston3 – 2WashingtonSOKolzig15,27322–25–852
56February 8Los Angeles3 – 4WashingtonOTKolzig15,52723–25–854
57February 10NY Rangers5 – 2WashingtonKolzig18,27723–26–854
58February 15Washington2 – 3Tampa BaySOJohnson18,74423–26–955
59February 18Washington2 – 3PittsburghJohnson17,13223–27–955
60February 20Washington3 – 5MontrealJohnson21,27323–28–955
61February 21San Jose3 – 2WashingtonSOJohnson13,62223–28–1056
62February 24Washington4 – 2New JerseyJohnson14,30124–28–1058
63February 25New Jersey3 – 2WashingtonJohnson14,58524–29–1058
64February 27Florida6 – 5WashingtonOTJohnson10,97924–29–1159

March

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
65March 1Tampa Bay5 – 4WashingtonSOJohnson10,46224–29–1260
66March 3NY Islanders6 – 2WashingtonJohnson16,45324–30–1260
67March 6Washington1 – 2TorontoCassivi19,53124–31–1260
68March 9Carolina3 – 0WashingtonJohnson13,97024–32–1260
69March 10Washington2 – 5NY IslandersJohnson15,76424–33–1260
70March 12Washington2 – 4AtlantaJohnson14,04124–34–1260
71March 15Washington3 – 4BostonSOKolzig15,09124–34–1361
72March 16Toronto1 – 5WashingtonKolzig16,28125–34–1363
73March 18Tampa Bay1 – 7WashingtonKolzig14,27426–34–1365
74March 21Washington2 – 5BuffaloKolzig18,69026–35–1365
75March 22Washington3 – 4CarolinaJohnson18,74026–36–1365
76March 24Washington1 – 4MontrealKolzig21,27326–37–1365
77March 27Pittsburgh4 – 3WashingtonKolzig18,27726–38–1365
78March 30Washington2 – 3FloridaOTJohnson15,71226–38–1466
79March 31Washington2 – 5Tampa BayKolzig20,06426–39–1466

April

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecord
Pts
80April 3Florida0 – 1WashingtonKolzig16,31127–39–1468
81April 4Washington3 – 2AtlantaJohnson18,78328–39–1470
82April 7Buffalo2 – 0WashingtonKolzig18,27728–40–1470

For the third consecutive season, the Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Roster

Goaltenders:
Defensemen
Forwards

Draft picks

Washington's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round#PlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/junior/club team
14Nicklas Backstrom Washington CapitalsBrynas IF
123Semyon Varlamov Washington Capitals Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
234Michal Neuvirth Washington CapitalsSparta Praha
235Francois Bouchard Washington Capitals Baie-Comeau Drakkar
252Keith Seabrook Washington Capitals Burnaby Express
497Oskar Osala Washington CapitalsMississauga IceDogs
4122Luke Lynes Washington Capitals Brampton Battalion
5127Maxime Lacroix Washington CapitalsQuebec Remparts
6157Brent Gwidt Washington CapitalsLakeland
6177Mathieu Perreault Washington Capitals Acadie-Bathurst Titan