2010–11 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season

2010–11 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference1st Eastern
2010–11 record48–23–11
Home record25–8–8
Road record23–15–3
Goals for224
Goals against197
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachBruce Boudreau
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsNicklas Backstrom
Jason Chimera
Mike Knuble
Tom Poti
ArenaVerizon Center
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (32)
AssistsOvechkin (53)
PointsOvechkin (85)
Penalty minutesMatt Hendricks (110)
Plus/minusNicklas Backstrom
Ovechkin (+24)
WinsMichal Neuvirth (27)
Goals against averageBraden Holtby (1.79)

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]
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 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
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 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
8.5
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 12 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 Bay 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 G A PIM
Michal Neuvirth 48 2,689 27 12 4 110 2.45 1,283 .914 4 0 0 0
Semyon Varlamov 27 1,560 11 9 5 58 2.23 759 .924 2 0 0 2
Braden Holtby 14 736 10 2 2 22 1.79 332 .934 2 0 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
Alexander 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
Alexander Ovechkin 300th Career NHL Assist March 1, 2011
Jason Arnott 900th Career NHL Point March 9, 2011
Alexander 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
Alexander 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 (116th overall) in 2010 – Petter Granberg
5th-round pick in 2010 – Daniel Brodin 		To Washington Capitals
4th-round pick (112th overall) in 2010 – Philipp Grubauer
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 – Jonathan Racine 		To Washington Capitals
Dennis Wideman
February 28, 2011
[13] 		To New Jersey Devils
Dave Steckel
2nd-round pick in 2012 – Raphael Bussieres 		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

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 (KHL)
3 86 Stanislav Galiev RW  Russia Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
4 112 (from Phoenix via Toronto) Philipp Grubauer G  Germany Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
5 142 (from Phoenix) Caleb Herbert C  United States Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
6 176 Samuel Carrier RW  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Capitals Raise Ticket Prices Again, Washington Post, February 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "2010-11 NHL Schedule and Results".
  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
  15. ^ a b 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
  36. ^ a b c d e 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

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  • 2010–11 Washington Capitals season at Hockey Reference
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