1995–96 Washington Capitals season
1995–96 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
Conference | Eastern |
1995–96 record | 39–32–11 |
Goals for | 234 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Jim Schoenfeld |
Captain | Dale Hunter |
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 (9) during the regular season.[1]
Final standings
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 7, 1995 | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1995 | 1–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 13, 1995 | 3–1 | Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 14, 1995 | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 17, 1995 | 4–3 | @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 4–1–0 |
6 | L | October 18, 1995 | 2–4 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) | 4–2–0 |
7 | L | October 20, 1995 | 4–7 | Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | October 26, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 5–3–0 |
9 | W | October 28, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 6–3–0 |
10 | W | October 29, 1995 | 3–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) | 7–3–0 |
11 | W | November 1, 1995 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 8–3–0 |
12 | L | November 3, 1995 | 2–3 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 8–4–0 |
13 | W | November 4, 1995 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 9–4–0 |
14 | L | November 7, 1995 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 9–5–0 |
15 | L | November 10, 1995 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) | 9–6–0 |
16 | L | November 11, 1995 | 1–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 9–7–0 |
17 | T | November 14, 1995 | 2–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 9–7–1 |
18 | L | November 17, 1995 | 2–3 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 9–8–1 |
19 | L | November 18, 1995 | 0–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 9–9–1 |
20 | W | November 21, 1995 | 3–2 | San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 10–9–1 |
21 | L | November 24, 1995 | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 10–10–1 |
22 | W | November 25, 1995 | 4–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 11–10–1 |
23 | T | November 29, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 11–10–2 |
24 | L | November 30, 1995 | 2–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) | 11–11–2 |
25 | L | December 2, 1995 | 3–5 | @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) | 11–12–2 |
26 | L | December 5, 1995 | 3–4 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 11–13–2 |
27 | T | December 8, 1995 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 11–13–3 |
28 | W | December 10, 1995 | 6–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 12–13–3 |
29 | W | December 14, 1995 | 4–3 OT | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 13–13–3 |
30 | W | December 16, 1995 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 14–13–3 |
31 | L | December 18, 1995 | 0–3 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 14–14–3 |
32 | W | December 22, 1995 | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 15–14–3 |
33 | L | December 23, 1995 | 1–3 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 15–15–3 |
34 | W | December 26, 1995 | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 16–15–3 |
35 | W | December 28, 1995 | 5–4 | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 17–15–3 |
36 | W | December 30, 1995 | 3–0 | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 18–15–3 |
37 | W | January 1, 1996 | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 19–15–3 |
38 | L | January 3, 1996 | 0–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 19–16–3 |
39 | T | January 5, 1996 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 19–16–4 |
40 | L | January 6, 1996 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 19–17–4 |
41 | W | January 11, 1996 | 6–1 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 20–17–4 |
42 | L | January 13, 1996 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 20–18–4 |
43 | T | January 16, 1996 | 1–1 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) | 20–18–5 |
44 | W | January 17, 1996 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) | 21–18–5 |
45 | L | January 23, 1996 | 4–5 | Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 21–19–5 |
46 | L | January 25, 1996 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 21–20–5 |
47 | W | January 26, 1996 | 1–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 22–20–5 |
48 | W | January 28, 1996 | 3–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 23–20–5 |
49 | L | January 31, 1996 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 23–21–5 |
50 | W | February 1, 1996 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 24–21–5 |
51 | W | February 3, 1996 | 6–5 OT | New York Islanders (1995–96) | 25–21–5 |
52 | W | February 7, 1996 | 2–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) | 26–21–5 |
53 | T | February 8, 1996 | 4–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 26–21–6 |
54 | T | February 10, 1996 | 4–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 26–21–7 |
55 | W | February 13, 1996 | 3–2 | Calgary Flames (1995–96) | 27–21–7 |
56 | L | February 15, 1996 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) | 27–22–7 |
57 | W | February 16, 1996 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) | 28–22–7 |
58 | L | February 18, 1996 | 0–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 28–23–7 |
59 | L | February 22, 1996 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 28–24–7 |
60 | L | February 24, 1996 | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 28–25–7 |
61 | W | February 27, 1996 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 29–25–7 |
62 | T | February 29, 1996 | 2–2 OT | @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) | 29–25–8 |
63 | W | March 2, 1996 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 30–25–8 |
64 | W | March 3, 1996 | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) | 31–25–8 |
65 | L | March 9, 1996 | 1–6 | New York Rangers (1995–96) | 31–26–8 |
66 | L | March 10, 1996 | 0–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 31–27–8 |
67 | W | March 12, 1996 | 9–0 | Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) | 32–27–8 |
68 | L | March 15, 1996 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1995–96) | 32–28–8 |
69 | W | March 17, 1996 | 2–1 | Dallas Stars (1995–96) | 33–28–8 |
70 | L | March 19, 1996 | 1–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) | 33–29–8 |
71 | T | March 21, 1996 | 3–3 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 33–29–9 |
72 | T | March 23, 1996 | 2–2 OT | Hartford Whalers (1995–96) | 33–29–10 |
73 | W | March 26, 1996 | 7–1 | @ New York Islanders (1995–96) | 34–29–10 |
74 | W | March 27, 1996 | 1–0 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) | 35–29–10 |
75 | W | March 29, 1996 | 5–0 | Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 36–29–10 |
76 | T | March 31, 1996 | 1–1 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) | 36–29–11 |
77 | W | April 3, 1996 | 5–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 37–29–11 |
78 | L | April 4, 1996 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) | 37–30–11 |
79 | W | April 6, 1996 | 4–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) | 38–30–11 |
80 | W | April 10, 1996 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1995–96) | 39–30–11 |
81 | L | April 11, 1996 | 2–3 | New Jersey Devils (1995–96) | 39–31–11 |
82 | L | April 13, 1996 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) | 39–32–11 |
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 (4 OT) Game 5--Friday, April 26, 1996--Washington 1, at Pittsburgh 4 Game 6--Sunday, April 28, 1996--Pittsburgh 3, at Washington 2 (Pittsburgh Penguins win series, 4-2)
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michal Pivonka | C | 73 | 16 | 65 | 81 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 67 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
Joe Juneau | C | 80 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 30 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 70 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 92 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Keith Jones | RW | 68 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Sergei Gonchar | D | 78 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Sylvain Cote | D | 81 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Dale Hunter | C | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Pat Peake | C | 62 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Calle Johansson | D | 78 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 74 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Stefan Ustorf | C | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Tinordi | D | 71 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 113 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Berube | LW | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Klee | D | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 60 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Todd Krygier | LW | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Eagles | C/LW | 70 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Reekie | D | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Nelson | C | 33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Brunette | LW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Johnson | D | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Witt | D | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 85 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Martin Gendron | RW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Kaminski | C | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 164 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Allison | C | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Poapst | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Carey | G | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Charron | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Baumgartner | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Chasse | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olaf Kolzig | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stewart Malgunas | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Zednik | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Carey | 4069 | 71 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 153 | 2.26 | 9 | 1631 | 1478 | .906 |
Olaf Kolzig | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Juneau | C | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergei Gonchar | D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Hunter | C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Michal Pivonka | C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Brunette | LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Peake | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Cote | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Krygier | LW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Eagles | C/LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Baumgartner | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Berube | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Carey | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Charron | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Johnson | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Jones | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Kaminski | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Klee | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olaf Kolzig | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Nelson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Poapst | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Tinordi | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stefan Ustorf | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Olaf Kolzig | 341 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1.94 | 0 | 167 | 156 | .934 |
Jim Carey | 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 (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | Brad Church | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
1 | 23 | Miika Elomo | ![]() |
Kiekko-67 Turku (Finland) |
2 | 43 | Dwayne Hay | ![]() |
Guelph Storm (OHL) |
4 | 93 | Sebastien Charpentier | ![]() |
Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) |
4 | 95 | Joel Theriault | ![]() |
Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
5 | 105 | Benoit Gratton | ![]() |
Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) |
5 | 124 | Joel Cort | ![]() |
Guelph Storm (OHL) |
6 | 147 | Frederick Jobin | ![]() |
Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL) |
8 | 199 | Vasili Turkovsky | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
9 | 225 | Scott Swanson | ![]() |
Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1996.html
- ^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "1995-96 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
External links
- "1995–96 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.