2016-17 Washington Capitals Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 55-19-8 (SO: 2-5) - 118 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 7-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3
Coach: Barry Trotz (55-19, 8 OTL)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
2016-17 Washington Capitals Statistics
2016-17 Washington Capitals Results

The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 55 wins and 19 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 2-5 showing in shootouts for 118 points, finishing first in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.

The Capitals paced the league with just 182 goals allowed. Washington scored 263 goals. T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin netted 33 goals for the squad each, while Nicklas Backstrom recorded 63 assists. Braden Holtby earned 42 wins for the team and a team-best 2.07 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Barry Trotz coached the team. The 2016-17 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL conference second round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Karl AlznerDSeptember 24, 19886'2"206LBurnaby, BC Canada
Nicklas BackstromCNovember 23, 19876'0"183LGavle, Sweden
Riley BarberRFebruary 7, 19946'0"193RPittsburgh, PA USA
Jay BeagleCOctober 16, 19856'3"208RCalgary, AB Canada
Andre BurakovskyLFebruary 9, 19956'3"205LKlagenfurt, Austria
Paul CareyCSeptember 24, 19886'1"198LBoston, MA USA
John CarlsonDJanuary 10, 19906'3"208RNatick, MA USA
Taylor ChorneyDApril 27, 19876'0"196LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Brett ConnollyRMay 2, 19926'2"181RPrince George, BC Canada
Lars EllerCMay 8, 19896'0"198LRodovre, Denmark
Philipp GrubauerGNovember 25, 19916'1"182LRosenheim, Germany
Braden HoltbyGSeptember 16, 19896'2"217LLloydminster, SK Canada
Marcus JohanssonCOctober 6, 19906'1"204LLandskrona, Sweden
Evgeny KuznetsovCMay 19, 19926'2"192LChelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Garrett MitchellRSeptember 2, 19915'11"198RRegina, SK Canada
Aaron NessDMay 18, 19905'10"170LRoseau, MN USA
Matt NiskanenDDecember 6, 19866'0"194RVirginia, MN USA
Liam O'BrienCJuly 29, 19946'1"205LHalifax, NS Canada
Dmitri OrlovDJuly 23, 19916'0"210LNovokuznetsk, USSR
Brooks OrpikDSeptember 26, 19806'2"219LAmherst, NY USA
T.J. OshieCDecember 23, 19865'11"170RMt. Vernon, WA USA
Alex OvechkinLSeptember 17, 19856'2"220RMoscow, Russia
Zachary SanfordLNovember 9, 19946'4"203LSalem, MA USA
Nate SchmidtDJuly 16, 19916'1"194LSt. Cloud, MN USA
Kevin ShattenkirkDJanuary 29, 19896'0"209RNew Rochelle, NY USA
Chandler StephensonCApril 22, 19945'11"190LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jakub VranaLFebruary 28, 19966'0"195LPrague, Czech Republic
Justin WilliamsROctober 4, 19816'1"195RCobourg, ON Canada
Tom WilsonRMarch 29, 19946'4"220RToronto, ON Canada
Daniel WinnikCMarch 6, 19856'2"218RToronto, ON Canada



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