2010–11 Washington Capitals season – Wikipedia

NHL hockey team season

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[edit]

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

Divisional standings[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

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[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

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[edit]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

Skaters[edit]

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

Goaltenders[edit]

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[edit]

Awards[edit]

Milestones[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Trades[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

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

Farm teams[edit]

Hershey Bears[edit]

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

South Carolina Stingrays[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]