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The 1990–91 Washington Capitals season was the
Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...
17th season in the
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(NHL).


Offseason

The Capitals acquired Peter Zezel from St. Louis for Geoff Courtnall as their main move during the offseason.


Regular season

The Capitals had the best penalty-killing unit during the regular season, allowing the fewest power-play goals (44) and finishing with the NHL's best penalty-killing percentage (85.99%).


Final standings


Schedule and results


Playoffs


Round 1: (P2) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals


Round 2: (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals


Player statistics


Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending


Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending 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;


Awards and records


Transactions


Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the
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held at the
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in
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,
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.


Farm teams


See also

*
1990–91 NHL season The 1990–91 NHL season was the 74th season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the best of seven series 4–2 against the Minnesota North Stars. This was the last NHL season to end in Ma ...


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Washington Capitals Season 1990–91 NHL season by team 1990–91 in American ice hockey by team 1990-91 1990 in sports in Washington, D.C. 1991 in sports in Washington, D.C.