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2008–09 Washington Capitals season

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Division
  
1st Southeast

2008–09 record
  
50-24-8

Road record
  
21–15–5

Conference
  
2nd Eastern

Home record
  
29-9-3

Goals for
  
272

The 2008–09 Washington Capitals season is the team's 35th in the National Hockey League. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50–24–8 and a team-record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs 4–3, overcoming a 3–1 series deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games.

Contents

Pre-season

Schedule/Results from capitals.nhl.com

Conference standings

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Full schedule, results, and recaps at capitals.nhl.com

  • Green background indicates win. (2 points)
  • Red indicates loss. (0 points)
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

    • Playoffs

    The Washington Capitals won the Southeast Division and qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season. The Capitals entered the 2009 NHL Playoffs as the second seed and defeated the New York Rangers in the first round, 4–3. The Capitals lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round, 4–3.

    Key:      Win      Loss      Clinch Playoff Series      Eliminated from playoffs

    Skaters

    Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

    Goaltenders

    Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

    †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

    Trophies and awards

  • Alexander Ovechkin - Hart Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
  • Alexander Ovechkin - Lester B. Pearson Award (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Alexander Ovechkin - Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy: (56 goals)
  • Alexander Ovechkin - Kharlamov Trophy
  • Alexander Ovechkin - NHL First All-Star Team
  • Mike Green - NHL First All-Star Team

    • Stars

  • Alexander Semin - NHL No. 1 Star of the Month (October 2008)
  • Alex Ovechkin - NHL No. 1 Star of the Month (November 2008)
  • Nicklas Backstrom - NHL No. 1 Star of the Week (Week Ending November 28, 2008)
  • Alex Ovechkin - NHL No. 1 Star of the Week (Week Ending December 28, 2008)
  • Mike Green - NHL No. 3 Star of the Week (Week Ending February 1, 2009)
  • Mike Green - NHL No. 3 Star of the Week (Week Ending February 8, 2009)

    • Records

  • Mike Green – NHL-record 8-game goal-scoring streak by a defenseman

    • Draft picks

    Washington 's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

    Roster

    Updated April 29, 2009. • Roster

    Farm teams

    Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.

    References

    2008–09 Washington Capitals season Wikipedia
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