2010–11 Washington Capitals season

2010–11 Washington Capitals
2010–11 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division	1st Southeast
Conference	1st Eastern
2010–11 record	48–23–11
Home record	25–8–8
Road record	23–15–3
Goals for	224
Goals against	197
Team information
General manager	George McPhee
Coach	Bruce Boudreau
Captain	Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains	Nicklas Backstrom; Jason Chimera; Mike Knuble; Tom Poti
Arena	Verizon Center
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Ovechkin (32)
Assists	Ovechkin (53)
Points	Ovechkin (85)
Penalty minutes	Matt Hendricks (110)
Plus/minus	Nicklas Backstrom; Ovechkin (+24)
Wins	Michal Neuvirth (27)
Goals against average	Braden Holtby (1.79)
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Washington Capitals season is the 37th season for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite the Capitals' first round exit in the 2010 Playoffs, ticket prices for this season were increased between 13 and 50 percent.^[1]

Regular season

The Capitals finished the regular season having been shut out a league-high 11 times, tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[2]

Divisional standings

Southeast Division^[3]
	v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Washington Capitals	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
4	Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
5	Florida Panthers	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R	v t e	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	SE	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	y – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
3	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
8	New York Rangers	AT	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
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9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
12	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73
15	Florida Panthers	SE	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season: 5–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Washington Capitals	6 – 2	Columbus Blue Jackets		Holtby	1-0-0	[1]
2	September 25	Washington Capitals	2 – 1	Nashville Predators		Neuvirth	2-0-0	[2]
3	September 28	Boston Bruins	2 – 3	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	3-0-0	[3]
4	September 29	Washington Capitals	4 – 1	Boston Bruins		Holtby	4-0-0	[4]
5	October 1	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 – 5	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	5-0-0	[5]
6	October 3	Nashville Predators	3 – 0	Washington Capitals		Sabourin	5-1-0	[6]

Regular season

October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
1	8	Washington Capitals	2 – 4	Atlanta Thrashers		Neuvirth	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	9	New Jersey Devils	2 – 7	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	11	Ottawa Senators	2 – 3	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	13	New York Islanders	1 – 2	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	16	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	Nashville Predators	OT	Neuvirth	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	19	Boston Bruins	3 – 1	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	4–2–0	8	Recap
7	21	Washington Capitals	1 – 4	Boston Bruins		Varlamov	4–3–0	8	Recap
8	23	Atlanta Thrashers	3 – 4	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	5–3–0	10	Recap
9	27	Washington Capitals	3 – 0	Carolina Hurricanes		Neuvirth	6–3–0	12	Recap
10	28	Washington Capitals	1 – 2	Minnesota Wild		Neuvirth	6–4–0	12	Recap
11	30	Washington Capitals	7 – 2	Calgary Flames		Neuvirth	7–4–0	14	Recap

November: 10–2–2 (Home: 8–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
12	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4 – 5	Washington Capitals	SO	Neuvirth	8–4–0	16	Recap
13	5	Boston Bruins	3 – 5	Washington Capitals		Holtby	9–4–0	18	Recap
14	7	Philadelphia Flyers	2 – 3	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	10–4–0	20	Recap
15	9	Washington Capitals	5 – 3	New York Rangers		Neuvirth	11–4–0	22	Recap
16	11	Tampa Bay Lightning	3 – 6	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	12–4–0	24	Recap
17	13	Washington Capitals	2 – 3	Buffalo Sabres	OT	Holtby	12–4–1	25	Recap
18	14	Atlanta Thrashers	4 – 6	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	13–4–1	27	Recap
19	17	Buffalo Sabres	2 – 4	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	14–4–1	29	Recap
20	19	Washington Capitals	0 – 5	Atlanta Thrashers		Neuvirth	14–5–1	29	Recap
21	20	Philadelphia Flyers	5 – 4	Washington Capitals	SO	Neuvirth	14–5–2	30	Recap
22	22	Washington Capitals	0 – 5	New Jersey Devils		Holtby	14–6–2	30	Recap
23	24	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	Carolina Hurricanes		Varlamov	15–6–2	32	Recap
24	26	Tampa Bay Lightning	0 – 6	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	16–6–2	34	Recap
25	28	Carolina Hurricanes	2 – 3	Washington Capitals	SO	Varlamov	17–6–2	36	Recap

December: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–4–3 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
26	1	Washington Capitals	4 – 1	St. Louis Blues		Varlamov	18–6–2	38	Recap
27	2	Washington Capitals	1 – 2	Dallas Stars		Neuvirth	18–7–2	38	Recap
28	4	Atlanta Thrashers	3 – 1	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	18–8–2	38	Recap
29	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	5 – 4	Washington Capitals	SO	Neuvirth	18–8–3	39	Recap
30	9	Florida Panthers	3 – 0	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	18–9–3	39	Recap
31	11	Colorado Avalanche	3 – 2	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	18–10–3	39	Recap
32	12	Washington Capitals	0 – 7	New York Rangers		Varlamov	18–11–3	39	Recap
33	15	Anaheim Ducks	2 – 1	Washington Capitals	OT	Varlamov	18–11–4	40	Recap
34	18	Boston Bruins	3 – 2	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	18–12–4	40	Recap
35	19	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	Ottawa Senators		Neuvirth	19–12–4	42	Recap
36	21	New Jersey Devils	1 – 5	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	20–12–4	44	Recap
37	23	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 – 2	Washington Capitals	SO	Neuvirth	20–12–5	45	Recap
38	26	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	Carolina Hurricanes		Varlamov	21–12–5	47	Recap
39	28	Montreal Canadiens	0 – 3	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	22–12–5	49	Recap

January: 5–3–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
40	1	Washington Capitals	3 – 1	Pittsburgh Penguins		Varlamov	23-12-5	51	Recap
41	4	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 – 0	Washington Capitals	OT	Varlamov	23-12-6	52	Recap
42	8	Florida Panthers	2 – 3	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	24-12-6	54	Recap
43	11	Washington Capitals	3 – 4	Florida Panthers	OT	Neuvirth	24-12-7	55	Recap
44	12	Washington Capitals	0 – 3	Tampa Bay Lightning		Varlamov	24-13-7	55	Recap
45	14	Vancouver Canucks	4 – 2	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	24-14-7	55	Recap
46	16	Ottawa Senators	1 – 3	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	25-14-7	57	Recap
47	18	Washington Capitals	2 – 3	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Varlamov	25-14-8	58	Recap
48	20	Washington Capitals	2 – 1	New York Islanders		Holtby	26-14-8	60	Recap
49	22	Washington Capitals	4 – 1	Toronto Maple Leafs		Holtby	27-14-8	62	Recap
50	24	New York Rangers	2 – 1	Washington Capitals	SO	Holtby	27-14-9	63	Recap
51	26	Washington Capitals	0 – 1	Atlanta Thrashers		Varlamov	27-15-9	63	Recap

February: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
52	1	Montreal Canadiens	3 – 2	Washington Capitals	SO	Varlamov	27–15–10	64	Recap
53	4	Washington Capitals	5 – 2	Tampa Bay Lightning		Varlamov	28–16–10	66	Recap
54	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	0 – 3	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	29–16–10	68	Recap
55	8	San Jose Sharks	2 – 0	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	29–16–10	68	Recap
56	14	Los Angeles Kings	4 – 1	Washington Capitals		Varlamov	29–16–10	68	Recap
57	14	Washington Capitals	2 – 3	Phoenix Coyotes		Neuvirth	29–17–10	68	Recap
58	16	Washington Capitals	7 – 6	Anaheim Ducks		Neuvirth	30–17–10	70	Recap
59	17	Washington Capitals	2 – 3	San Jose Sharks		Neuvirth	30–18–10	70	Recap
60	20	Washington Capitals	2 – 1	Buffalo Sabres		Varlamov	31–18–10	72	Recap
61	21	Washington Capitals	1 – 0	Pittsburgh Penguins		Neuvirth	32–18–10	74	Recap
62	22	New York Rangers	6 – 0	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	32–19–10	74	Recap
63	26	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	New York Islanders		Neuvirth	33–20–10	76	Recap

March: 12–2–1 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
64	1	New York Islanders	1 – 2	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	34–20–10	78	Recap
65	3	St. Louis Blues	2 – 3	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	35–20–10	80	Recap
66	6	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	Florida Panthers	OT	Neuvirth	36–20–10	82	Recap
67	7	Washington Capitals	2 – 1	Tampa Lightning	SO	Holtby^[4]	37–20–10	84	Recap
68	9	Edmonton Oilers	0 – 5	Washington Capitals		Holtby	38–20–10	86	Recap
69	11	Carolina Hurricanes	1 – 5	Washington Capitals		Holtby	39–20–10	88	Recap
70	13	Chicago Blackhawks	3 – 4	Washington Capitals	OT	Holtby	40–20–10	90	Recap
71	15	Washington Capitals	4 – 2	Montreal Canadiens		Holtby	41–20–10	92	Recap
72	16	Washington Capitals	2 – 3	Detroit Red Wings		Neuvirth	41–21–10	92	Recap
73	18	Washington Capitals	3 – 0	New Jersey Devils		Neuvirth	42–21–10	94	Recap
74	22	Washington Capitals	5 – 4	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Neuvirth	43–21–10	96	Recap
75	25	Washington Capitals	0 – 2	Ottawa Senators		Varlamov	43–22–10	96	Recap
76	26	Washington Capitals	2 – 0	Montreal Canadiens		Holtby	44–22–10	98	Recap
77	29	Carolina Hurricanes	3 – 2	Washington Capitals	SO	Varlamov	44–22–11	99	Recap
78	31	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 – 4	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	45–22–11	101	Recap

April: 3–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
79	2	Buffalo Sabres	4 – 5	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	46–22–11	103	Recap
80	5	Washington Capitals	3 – 2	Toronto Maple Leafs	SO	Neuvirth	47–22–11	105	Recap
81	6	Washington Capitals	5 – 2	Florida Panthers		Varlamov	48–22–11	107	Recap
82	9	Washington Capitals	0 – 1	Florida Panthers		Neuvirth	48–23–11	107	Recap

Playoffs

The Capitals won the Southeast Division title for the fourth consecutive season. The Capitals also clinched as the Eastern Conference regular season champions. The Capitals played the New York Rangers in the opening round and won 4–1, but were swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Key: Win Loss Clinch Playoff Series Eliminated from playoffs

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) New York Rangers - Washington wins series 4-1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 13	New York Rangers	1 - 2	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	18,398	Capitals lead 1 - 0	[7]
2	April 15	New York Rangers	0 - 2	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	18,398	Capitals lead 2 - 0	[8]
3	April 17	Washington Capitals	2 - 3	New York Rangers		Neuvirth	18,200	Capitals lead 2 - 1	[9]
4	April 20	Washington Capitals	4 - 3	New York Rangers	2OT	Neuvirth	18,200	Capitals lead 3 - 1	[10]
5	April 23	New York Rangers	1 - 3	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	18,398	Capitals win 4 - 1	[11]

Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (5) Tampa Bay Lightning - Tampa Bay wins series 4-0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 29	Tampa Bay Lightning	4 - 2	Washington Capitals		Neuvirth	18,398	Lightning lead 1 - 0	[12]
2	May 1	Tampa Bay Lightning	3 - 2	Washington Capitals	OT	Neuvirth	18,398	Lightning lead 2 - 0	[13]
3	May 3	Washington Capitals	3 - 4	Tampa Bay Lightning		Neuvirth	20,600	Lightning lead 3 - 0	[14]
4	May 4	Washington Capitals	3 - 5	Tampa Bay Lightning		Neuvirth	20,835	Lightning win 4 - 0	[15]^{[permanent dead link]}

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Alexander Ovechkin	79	32	53	85	24	41
Nicklas Backstrom	77	18	47	65	24	40
Alexander Semin	65	28	26	54	22	71
Brooks Laich	82	16	32	48	14	46
Mike Knuble	79	24	16	40	10	36
John Carlson	82	7	30	37	21	44
Marcus Johansson	69	13	14	27	2	10
Jason Chimera	81	10	16	26	-10	64
Mike Green	49	8	16	24	6	48
Matt Hendricks	77	9	16	25	-2	110
Eric Fehr	52	10	10	20	0	16
Mathieu Perreault	35	7	7	14	-3	20
Karl Alzner	82	2	10	12	14	24
David Steckel^‡	57	5	6	11	-3	24
Matt Bradley	61	4	7	11	-3	68
John Erskine	73	4	7	11	1	94
Tomas Fleischmann^‡	23	4	6	10	3	10
Jeff Schultz	72	1	9	10	6	12
Boyd Gordon	60	3	6	9	-5	16
Tom Poti	21	2	5	7	-4	8
Jason Arnott^†	11	4	3	7	3	8
Dennis Wideman^†	14	1	6	7	7	6
Tyler Sloan	33	1	5	6	-6	14
Marco Sturm^†	18	1	6	7	0	6
Scott Hannan^†	55	1	4	5	3	28
Jay Beagle	31	2	1	3	-2	8
Andrew Gordon	9	1	1	2	-2	0
D. J. King	16	0	2	2	-3	30
Sean Collins	4	1	0	1	2	0
Brian Willsie	1	0	1	1	0	0
Brian Fahey	7	0	1	1	-1	2
Keith Aucoin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Alexander Ovechkin	9	5	5	10	-1	10
Brooks Laich	9	1	6	7	0	2
Jason Arnott	9	1	5	6	4	2
Alexander Semin	9	4	2	6	2	8
Mike Green	8	1	5	6	0	8
Marcus Johansson	9	2	4	6	-2	0
Jason Chimera	9	2	2	4	-3	2
Marco Sturm	9	1	2	3	1	4
John Carlson	9	2	1	3	-2	4
Mike Knuble	6	2	0	2	2	8
John Erskine	9	1	1	2	1	6
Nicklas Backstrom	9	0	2	2	0	4
Scott Hannan	9	0	1	1	1	2
Eric Fehr	5	1	0	1	3	0
Karl Alzner	9	0	1	1	-4	0
Matt Bradley	9	0	0	0	-3	4
Matt Hendricks	7	0	0	0	-2	4
Boyd Gordon	9	0	0	0	-1	6
Jeff Schultz	9	0	0	0	1	6
Sean Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	A	PIM
Michal Neuvirth	48	2,689	27	12	4	110	2.45	1,283	.914	4	0	0
Semyon Varlamov	27	1,560	11	9	5	58	2.23	759	.924	2	0	2
Braden Holtby	14	736	10	2	2	22	1.79	332	.934	2	1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM
Michal Neuvirth	9	590	4	5	23	2.34	261	.912	1	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Michal Neuvirth^[5]	NHL Rookie of the Month	October 2010
Alexander Semin^[6]	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 15, 2010
Semyon Varlamov^[7]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 3, 2011
Braden Holtby^[8]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 14, 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2010
Alex Ovechkin	400th Career NHL Game	October 13, 2010
Brian Fahey	1st Career NHL Game	October 16, 2010
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 19, 2010
Brooks Laich	400th Career NHL Game	October 21, 2010
Michal Neuvirth	1st Career NHL Shutout	October 27, 2010
Mike Knuble	900th Career NHL Game	October 30, 2010
Braden Holtby	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	November 5, 2010
Brooks Laich	200th Career NHL Point	November 9, 2010
Nicklas Backstrom	200th Career NHL Assist	November 11, 2010
Eric Fehr	200th Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Brian Fahey	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 26, 2010
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Assist	November 26, 2010
Tom Poti	800th Career NHL Game	December 12, 2010
Jason Chimera	200th Career NHL Point	December 21, 2010
Andrew Gordon	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 21, 2010
Mike Knuble	500th Career NHL Point	January 8, 2011
Matt Hendricks	100th Career NHL Game	January 11, 2011
Nicklas Backstrom	300th Career NHL Point	January 18, 2011
Karl Alzner	100th Career NHL Game	January 22, 2011
Scott Hannan	800th Career NHL Game	January 26, 2011
Matt Bradley	600th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2011
Nicklas Backstrom	300th Career NHL Game	February 6, 2011
Jeff Schultz	300th Career NHL Game	February 25, 2011
Alex Ovechkin	300th Career NHL Assist	March 1, 2011
Jason Arnott	900th Career NHL Point	March 9, 2011
Alex Ovechkin	600th Career NHL Point	March 9, 2011
Dennis Wideman	200th Career NHL Point	March 9, 2011
Braden Holtby	1st Career NHL Shutout	March 9, 2011
Brooks Laich	100th Career NHL Goal	March 15, 2011
John Carlson	100th Career NHL Game	March 31, 2011
Jason Arnott	400th Career NHL Goal	April 2, 2011
Alex Ovechkin	300th Career NHL Goal	April 5, 2011

Milestones

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Michal Neuvirth	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Win	April 13, 2011
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 15, 2011
Michal Neuvirth	1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout	April 15, 2011
Karl Alzner	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 20, 2011
Marcus Johansson	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 20, 2011
Sean Collins	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	May 4, 2011
John Erskine	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	May 4, 2011

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 26, 2010 ^[9]	To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th-round pick in 2010 5th-round pick in 2010	To Washington Capitals 4th-round pick in 2010
July 28, 2010 ^[10]	To St. Louis Blues Stefan Della Rovere	To Washington Capitals D. J. King
November 30, 2010 ^[11]	To Colorado Avalanche Tomas Fleischmann	To Washington Capitals Scott Hannan
February 28, 2011 ^[12]	To Florida Panthers Jake Hauswirth 3rd-round pick in 2011	To Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman
February 28, 2011 ^[13]	To New Jersey Devils David Steckel 2nd-round pick in 2012	To Washington Capitals Jason Arnott

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Dany Sabourin^[14]	Providence Bruins	1 year, $525.000
Kyle Greentree^[15]	Chicago Blackhawks	2 years, $1.025 million
Brian Fahey^[15]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000
Brian Willsie^[16]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $525,000
Brandon Anderson^[17]	Lethbridge Hurricanes	3 years, $1.62 million entry-level contract
Matt Hendricks^[18]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $575,000
Todd Ford^[19]	Hershey Bears	1 year, $500,000
Garret Mitchell^[20]	Regina Pats	3 years, $1.725 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Milan Jurcina^[21]	New York Islanders	1 year, $1 million
Kyle Wilson^[22]	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $600,000
Alexandre Giroux^[23]	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $500,000
Joe Corvo^[24]	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $4.5 million
Chris Bourque^[25]	Atlant Moscow Oblast	2 years, $1 million
Shaone Morrisonn^[26]	Buffalo Sabres	2 years, $4.15 million
Eric Belanger^[27]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $750,000
Jose Theodore^[28]	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $1.1 million
Brendan Morrison^[29]	Calgary Flames	1 year, $725,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Marco Sturm^[30]	Los Angeles Kings	February 26, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Nicklas Backstrom^[31]	10 years, $67 million
Marcus Johansson^[32]	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Boyd Gordon^[33]	1 year, $800,000
Jeff Schultz^[34]	4 years, $11 million
Eric Fehr^[35]	2 years, $4.4 million
Andrew Gordon^[36]	1 year, $500,000
Andrew Joudrey^[36]	1 year, $500,000
Patrick McNeill^[36]	1 year, $500,000
Zach Miskovic^[36]	1 year, $500,000
Jay Beagle^[36]	2 years, $1.025 million
Tomas Fleischmann^[37]	1 year, $2.6 million
Tom Poti^[38]	2 years, $5.75 million contract extension
Michal Neuvirth^[39]	2 years, $2.3 million contract extension
Philipp Grubauer^[40]	3 years, $1.835 million entry-level contract
Brett Flemming^[41]	3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract
John Erskine^[42]	2 years, $3 million contract extension
Alexander Semin^[43]	1 year, $6.7 million contract extension
Matt Hendricks^[44]	2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Dmitri Orlov^[45]	3 years, $2.13 million entry-level contract
Mike Knuble^[46]	1 year, $2 million contract extension

Final roster

Updated April 27, 2011.^[47]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
27	Karl Alzner	D	L	35	2007	Burnaby, British Columbia
44	Jason Arnott	C	R	49	2011	Collingwood, Ontario
19	Nicklas Backstrom (A)	C	L	36	2006	Gävle, Sweden
83	Jay Beagle	RW	R	38	2008	Calgary, Alberta
10	Matt Bradley	RW	R	45	2005	Stittsville, Ontario
74	John Carlson	D	R	34	2008	Natick, Massachusetts
25	Jason Chimera (A)	LW	L	45	2009	Edmonton, Alberta
62	Sean Collins	D	R	40	2007	Troy, Michigan
4	John Erskine	D	L	43	2006	Kingston, Ontario
16	Eric Fehr	RW	R	38	2003	Winkler, Manitoba
15	Boyd Gordon	C	R	40	2002	Unity, Saskatchewan
52	Mike Green	D	R	38	2004	Calgary, Alberta
23	Scott Hannan	D	L	45	2010	Richmond, British Columbia
26	Matt Hendricks	LW	L	42	2010	Blaine, Minnesota
70	Braden Holtby	G	R	34	2008	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
90	Marcus Johansson	C	L	33	2010	Landskrona, Sweden
17	D. J. King	LW	L	39	2010	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
22	Mike Knuble (A)	RW	R	51	2009	Toronto, Ontario
21	Brooks Laich	C	L	40	2004	Wawota, Saskatchewan
46	Patrick McNeill	D	L	37	2005	Strathroy, Ontario
30	Michal Neuvirth	G	L	36	2006	Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
8	Alexander Ovechkin (C)	LW	R	38	2004	Moscow, Soviet Union
85	Mathieu Perreault	C	L	36	2006	Drummondville, Quebec
42	Steve Pinizzotto	RW	R	40	2007	Mississauga, Ontario
3	Tom Poti (A)	D	L	47	2007	Worcester, Massachusetts
55	Jeff Schultz	D	L	38	2004	Calgary, Alberta
28	Alexander Semin	LW	R	40	2002	Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union
89	Tyler Sloan	D	L	43	2008	Calgary, Alberta
18	Marco Sturm	LW	L	45	2011	Dingolfing, West Germany
1	Semyon Varlamov	G	L	36	2006	Kuybyshev, Soviet Union
6	Dennis Wideman	D	R	41	2011	Kitchener, Ontario

Draft picks

Washington's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	26	Evgeny Kuznetsov	C	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Kontinental Hockey League)
3	86	Stanislav Galiev	RW	Russia	Saint John Sea Dogs (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
4	112 (from Phoenix via Toronto)	Philipp Grubauer	G	Germany	Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League)
5	142 (from Phoenix)	Caleb Herbert	C	United States	Bloomington Jefferson High School (United States High School-MN)
6	176	Samuel Carrier	RW	Canada	Lewiston Maineiacs (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Farm teams

Hershey Bears

The Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Hershey Bears in the 2010–11 season.

South Carolina Stingrays

The South Carolina Stingrays remain Washington's ECHL affiliate for the 2010–11 season.

References

^ Capitals Raise Ticket Prices Again, Washington Post, February 18, 2010.
^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_games.html
^ "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
^ Starting goaltender Michal Neuvirth was pulled after the first period after an injury.
^ Caps' Neuvirth named October Rookie of the Month
^ Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'
^ Varlamov tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
^ Caps' Holtby tops 'Three Stars' of the week
^ Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
^ Capitals Acquire Left Wing D.J. King from St. Louis
^ Capitals Acquire Scott Hannan from Colorado for Tomas Fleischmann
^ Capitals Acquire Dennis Wideman from Florida
^ Capitals Acquire Jason Arnott from New Jersey
^ Capitals Sign Goaltender Dany Sabourin
^ ^a ^b Capitals Sign Defenseman Brian Fahey and Left Wing Kyle Greentree
^ Capitals Sign Right Wing Brian Willsie
^ Capitals Sign Goaltender Brandon Anderson
^ Capitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a One-Year Contract
^ Capitals Recall Jay Beagle and Todd Ford from Hershey
^ Capitals Sign Right Wing Garrett Mitchell
^ EATON AND JURCINA AGREE TO TERMS
^ Blue Jackets Sign Former Ohio State Defenseman Nate Guenin, Forwards Trevor Frischmon, Kyle Wilson
^ Oilers sign Giroux
^ Corvo Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Canes
^ Bourque bids farewell to Hershey Bears-Washington Capitals
^ SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH SHAONE MORRISONN
^ Coyotes Sign Belanger to One-Year Deal
^ Wild Lands Jose Theodore
^ Flames sign Morrison
^ Capitals Claim Marco Sturm Off Waivers from Los Angeles
^ Capitals Sign Nicklas Backstrom to 10-Year Contract
^ Capitals Sign Center Marcus Johansson
^ Capitals Sign Forward Boyd Gordon
^ Capitals Sign Defenseman Jeff Schultz to Four-Year Contract
^ Capitals Sign Right Wing Eric Fehr to Two-Year Contract
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Capitals Sign Jay Beagle, Andrew Gordon, Andrew Joudrey, Patrick McNeill and Zach Miskovic
^ Capitals Sign Forward Tomas Fleischmann
^ Capitals Sign Tom Poti to Contact Extension
^ Capitals Sign Michal Neuvirth to Contact Extension
^ Capitals Sign Goaltender Philipp Grubauer
^ Capitals Sign Defenseman Brett Flemming
^ Capitals Sign John Erskine to Contact Extension
^ Capitals Sign Alexander Semin to Contract Extension
^ Capitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a Two-Year Extension
^ Capitals Sign Defenseman Dmitry Orlov
^ Capitals Sign Mike Knuble to One-Year Contract Extension
^ "Capitals Roster". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] Capitals Raise Ticket Prices Again, Washington Post, February 18, 2010.

[2] ttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_games.html

[standings-div-3] "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.

[4] Starting goaltender Michal Neuvirth was pulled after the first period after an injury.

[5] Caps' Neuvirth named October Rookie of the Month

[6] Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'

[7] Varlamov tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'

[8] Caps' Holtby tops 'Three Stars' of the week

[9] Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing

[10] Capitals Acquire Left Wing D.J. King from St. Louis

[11] Capitals Acquire Scott Hannan from Colorado for Tomas Fleischmann

[12] Capitals Acquire Dennis Wideman from Florida

[13] Capitals Acquire Jason Arnott from New Jersey

[14] Capitals Sign Goaltender Dany Sabourin

[GreentreeFahey-15] Capitals Sign Defenseman Brian Fahey and Left Wing Kyle Greentree

[16] Capitals Sign Right Wing Brian Willsie

[17] Capitals Sign Goaltender Brandon Anderson

[18] Capitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a One-Year Contract

[19] Capitals Recall Jay Beagle and Todd Ford from Hershey

[20] Capitals Sign Right Wing Garrett Mitchell

[21] EATON AND JURCINA AGREE TO TERMS

[22] Blue Jackets Sign Former Ohio State Defenseman Nate Guenin, Forwards Trevor Frischmon, Kyle Wilson

[23] Oilers sign Giroux

[24] Corvo Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Canes

[25] Bourque bids farewell to Hershey Bears-Washington Capitals

[26] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH SHAONE MORRISONN

[27] Coyotes Sign Belanger to One-Year Deal

[28] Wild Lands Jose Theodore

[29] Flames sign Morrison

[30] Capitals Claim Marco Sturm Off Waivers from Los Angeles

[31] Capitals Sign Nicklas Backstrom to 10-Year Contract

[32] Capitals Sign Center Marcus Johansson

[33] Capitals Sign Forward Boyd Gordon

[34] Capitals Sign Defenseman Jeff Schultz to Four-Year Contract

[35] Capitals Sign Right Wing Eric Fehr to Two-Year Contract

[SignFive-36] Capitals Sign Jay Beagle, Andrew Gordon, Andrew Joudrey, Patrick McNeill and Zach Miskovic

[37] Capitals Sign Forward Tomas Fleischmann

[38] Capitals Sign Tom Poti to Contact Extension

[39] Capitals Sign Michal Neuvirth to Contact Extension

[40] Capitals Sign Goaltender Philipp Grubauer

[41] Capitals Sign Defenseman Brett Flemming

[42] Capitals Sign John Erskine to Contact Extension

[43] Capitals Sign Alexander Semin to Contract Extension

[44] Capitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a Two-Year Extension

[45] Capitals Sign Defenseman Dmitry Orlov

[46] Capitals Sign Mike Knuble to One-Year Contract Extension

[47] "Capitals Roster". Washington Capitals. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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