2016–17 Washington Capitals season
The 2016–17 Washington Capitals season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. They finished the season as Presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history.
Standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 23 | 63 | 86 | 17 | 38 | |
| 82 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 6 | 50 | |
| 82 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 18 | 46 | |
| 82 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 25 | 10 | |
| 68 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 28 | 36 | |
| 80 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 50 | |
| 78 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 20 | 32 | |
| 72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 10 | |
| 64 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 14 | |
| 82 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 51 | |
| 81 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 22 | |
| 72 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 49 | |
| 81 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 36 | |
| 66 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 40 | |
| 82 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 133 | |
| 60 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 16 | |
| † | 19 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 79 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 48 | |
| 82 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | |
| 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| ‡ | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −4 | 8 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 6 | |
| 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −2 | 10 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −7 | 11 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 63 | 63 | 3680:10 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 127 | 2.07 | 1690 | .925 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 19 | 1264:34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 2.04 | 585 | .926 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 803:27 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 2.46 | 364 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 18:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.46 | 9 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Roster
Transactions
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.Trades
;NotesFree agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 28 | Lucas Johansen | D |  Canada | Kelowna Rockets |
| 3 | 87 | Garrett Pilon | C | Canada | Kamloops Blazers |
| 4 | 117 | Damien Riat | LW |  Switzerland | Geneve-Servette HC |
| 5 | 145 | Beck Malenstyn | LW | Canada | Calgary Hitmen |
| 5 | 147 | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | LW |  Sweden | Djurgarden-jr. |
| 6 | 177 | Chase Priskie | D |  United States | Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA |
| 7 | 207 | Dmitriy Zaitsev | D |  Russia | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights |
;Draft notes
- The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 to Washington in exchange for this pick.
- The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.
- The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Winnik and this pick.