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1995–96 Washington Capitals season

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The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play. The Capitals made the playoffs, but lost their opening round series 4–2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Division4th Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
1995–96 record39–32–11
Home record21–15–5
Quick facts Washington Capitals, Division ...
1995–96 Washington Capitals
Division4th Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
1995–96 record39–32–11
Home record21–15–5
Road record18–17–6
Goals for234
Goals against204
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainDale Hunter
ArenaUSAir Arena
Average attendance15,155
Minor league affiliatesPortland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsPeter Bondra (52)
AssistsMichal Pivonka (65)
PointsMichal Pivonka (81)
Penalty minutesKevin Kaminski (164)
Plus/minusMark Tinordi (+26)
WinsJim Carey (35)
Goals against averageJim Carey (2.26)
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Off-season

The Capitals introduced a new logo and color scheme featuring blue, black and bronze.[1][2]

Regular season

The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for (9) during the regular season.[3]

Final standings

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Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers82452413282208103
2New York Rangers8241271427223796
3Florida Panthers8241311025423492
4Washington Capitals8239321123420489
5Tampa Bay Lightning8238321223824888
6New Jersey Devils8237331221520286
7New York Islanders8222501022931554
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Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Philadelphia FlyersATL82452413282208103
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8249294362284102
3New York RangersATL8241271427223796
4Florida PanthersATL8241311025423492
5Boston BruinsNE8240311128226991
6Montreal CanadiensNE8240321026524890
7Washington CapitalsATL8239321123420489
8Tampa Bay LightningATL8238321223824888
9New Jersey DevilsATL8237331221520286
10Hartford WhalersNE823439923725977
11Buffalo SabresNE823342724726273
12New York IslandersATL8222501022931554
13Ottawa SenatorsNE821859519129141
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Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1995–96 regular season[5]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 7, 19954–1St. Louis Blues (1995–96)1–0–0W
2October 11, 19951–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)1–1–0L
3October 13, 19953–1Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)2–1–0W
4October 14, 19952–0Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)3–1–0W
5October 17, 19954–3@ Dallas Stars (1995–96)4–1–0W
6October 18, 19952–4@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96)4–2–0L
7October 20, 19954–7Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)4–3–0L
8October 26, 19954–2@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)5–3–0W
9October 28, 19954–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)6–3–0W
10October 29, 19953–1@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96)7–3–0W
November: 4–8–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11November 1, 19955–2Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)8–3–0W
12November 3, 19952–3Florida Panthers (1995–96)8–4–0L
13November 4, 19953–2@ New York Islanders (1995–96)9–4–0W
14November 7, 19953–4Boston Bruins (1995–96)9–5–0L
15November 10, 19951–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)9–6–0L
16November 11, 19951–4Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)9–7–0L
17November 14, 19952–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)9–7–1T
18November 17, 19952–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)9–8–1L
19November 18, 19950–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)9–9–1L
20November 21, 19953–2San Jose Sharks (1995–96)10–9–1W
21November 24, 19951–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)10–10–1L
22November 25, 19954–2@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)11–10–1W
23November 29, 19952–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)11–10–2T
24November 30, 19952–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96)11–11–2L
December: 7–4–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25December 2, 19953–5@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96)11–12–2L
26December 5, 19953–4Florida Panthers (1995–96)11–13–2L
27December 8, 19952–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)11–13–3T
28December 10, 19956–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96)12–13–3W
29December 14, 19954–3 OTNew York Islanders (1995–96)13–13–3W
30December 16, 19953–2New York Rangers (1995–96)14–13–3W
31December 18, 19950–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)14–14–3L
32December 22, 19956–3Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)15–14–3W
33December 23, 19951–3@ New York Islanders (1995–96)15–15–3L
34December 26, 19954–0Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)16–15–3W
35December 28, 19955–4@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)17–15–3W
36December 30, 19953–0Hartford Whalers (1995–96)18–15–3W
January: 5–6–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37January 1, 19964–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)19–15–3W
38January 3, 19960–2@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96)19–16–3L
39January 5, 19964–4 OTNew York Rangers (1995–96)19–16–4T
40January 6, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)19–17–4L
41January 11, 19966–1Ottawa Senators (1995–96)20–17–4W
42January 13, 19962–4Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)20–18–4L
43January 16, 19961–1 OTWinnipeg Jets (1995–96)20–18–5T
44January 17, 19963–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96)21–18–5W
45January 23, 19964–5Florida Panthers (1995–96)21–19–5L
46January 25, 19961–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)21–20–5L
47January 26, 19961–0Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)22–20–5W
48January 28, 19963–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1995–96)23–20–5W
49January 31, 19963–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)23–21–5L
February: 6–4–3 (home: 3–1–0; road: 3–3–3)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
50February 1, 19964–2@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)24–21–5W
51February 3, 19966–5 OTNew York Islanders (1995–96)25–21–5W
52February 7, 19962–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96)26–21–5W
53February 8, 19964–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1995–96)26–21–6T
54February 10, 19964–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)26–21–7T
55February 13, 19963–2Calgary Flames (1995–96)27–21–7W
56February 15, 19963–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96)27–22–7L
57February 16, 19964–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96)28–22–7W
58February 18, 19960–3@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96)28–23–7L
59February 22, 19963–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)28–24–7L
60February 24, 19961–2New Jersey Devils (1995–96)28–25–7L
61February 27, 19965–3@ New York Rangers (1995–96)29–25–7W
62February 29, 19962–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1995–96)29–25–8T
March: 7–4–3 (home: 4–3–2; road: 3–1–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63March 2, 19962–0@ Boston Bruins (1995–96)30–25–8W
64March 3, 19963–0Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96)31–25–8W
65March 9, 19961–6New York Rangers (1995–96)31–26–8L
66March 10, 19960–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)31–27–8L
67March 12, 19969–0Vancouver Canucks (1995–96)32–27–8W
68March 15, 19962–5Boston Bruins (1995–96)32–28–8L
69March 17, 19962–1Dallas Stars (1995–96)33–28–8W
70March 19, 19961–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)33–29–8L
71March 21, 19963–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)33–29–9T
72March 23, 19962–2 OTHartford Whalers (1995–96)33–29–10T
73March 26, 19967–1@ New York Islanders (1995–96)34–29–10W
74March 27, 19961–0 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96)35–29–10W
75March 29, 19965–0Ottawa Senators (1995–96)36–29–10W
76March 31, 19961–1 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1995–96)36–29–11T
April: 3–3–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
77April 3, 19965–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)37–29–11W
78April 4, 19962–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96)37–30–11L
79April 6, 19964–3@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96)38–30–11W
80April 10, 19964–1@ New York Rangers (1995–96)39–30–11W
81April 11, 19962–3New Jersey Devils (1995–96)39–31–11L
82April 13, 19962–3Buffalo Sabres (1995–96)39–32–11L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2
GameDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1April 17, 19966–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 1–0W
2April 19, 19965–3@ Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 2–0W
3April 22, 19961–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCapitals lead 2–1L
4April 24, 19962–3 4OTPittsburgh PenguinsSeries tied 2–2L
5April 26, 19961–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins lead 3–2L
6April 28, 19962–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins win 4–2L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
20Michal PivonkaC7316658118366325118
12Peter BondraRW675228801840632508
90Joe JuneauC80145064−3305077−46
22Steve KonowalchukLW702322451392202210
9[a]Keith JonesRW6818234181032000−17
55Sergei GoncharD7815264125606246−14
3Sylvain CoteD81533385406202−312
32Dale HunterC8213243751126156424
14Pat PeakeC621719367465213−412
6Calle JohanssonD781025351350——————
10Kelly MillerLW74713207306011−14
16Stefan UstorfC48710178145000−10
24Mark TinordiD7131013261136000−216
27Craig BerubeLW502101211512000−119
2Ken KleeD668311−160100000
21Todd Krygier†LW1665118126202−312
36Mike EaglesC704711−175611212
29Joe ReekieD7837107149——————
11Jeff NelsonC33077316300004
18Andrew BrunetteLW11336506134−50
4Jim JohnsonD66246−3346000−26
19Brendan WittD48235−485——————
34Martin GendronRW20213−58——————
23Kevin KaminskiC54123−11643000016
41Jason AllisonC19033−32——————
15Steve PoapstD3101−10600000
30Jim CareyG71011630000
28Eric Charron†D401134600018
38Nolan BaumgartnerD1000−101000−110
26Denis Chasse†‡RW3000−15——————
37Olaf KolzigG18000250004
26Stewart Malgunas†D100000——————
8Richard ZednikRW100000——————
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Jim Carey713524916311532.26.9069406930139106.18.744097
37Olaf Kolzig18482406463.08.8870897523167111.93.9340341
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Lester Patrick Trophy Milt Schmidt [6]
NHL First All-Star team Jim Carey (Goaltender) [7]
Vezina Trophy Jim Carey [8]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Peter Bondra [9]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Stefan Ustorf October 7, 1995 [10]
Brendan Witt
Nolan Baumgartner October 18, 1995
Andrew Brunette January 17, 1996
Steve Poapst April 10, 1996
Richard Zednik April 13, 1996
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Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[11]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
117Brad Church CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
123Miika Elomo FinlandKiekko-67 Turku (Finland)
243Dwayne Hay CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
493Sebastien Charpentier CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
495Joel Theriault CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5105Benoit Gratton CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
5124Joel Cort CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
6147Frederick Jobin CanadaLaval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
8199Vasili Turkovsky RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
9225Scott Swanson United StatesOmaha Lancers (USHL)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Jones wore number 26 through November 14.

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