The 2009–10 Washington Capitals season was the team's 36th season in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

(NHL). The season started with the

2009 NHL Entry Draft The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens' centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns select ...

on June 26–27 with the Capitals holding the 24th selection in the draft.

Pre-season

Regular season

On December 28, the Capitals traded captain Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina to the

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

in exchange for Jason Chimera. On January 5,

Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin ( rus, Александр Михайлович Овечкин, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲetɕkʲɪn; born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals ...

was named the team's new captain, the unanimous choice of his teammates. From January 13 to February 7, 2010, Washington won 14-straight games. By finishing the regular season with 121 points in the standings, the Capitals became the first non-

Original Six The Original Six () are the teams that comprised the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1942 and 1967. The six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs ...

team to ever reach the 120-point plateau. The Capitals finished the regular season in first place in scoring, with 313 goals (excluding five shootout-winning goals). This was the highest total by an NHL team since the 1995–96 season. Seven Washington players reached the 20-goal mark. The Capitals also scored the most power-play goals in the league with 79, and had the best power-play percentage at 25.24% (79 for 313).

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , , October 1 , , Boston Bruins , , 4 - 1 , ,

TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

, , 17,565 , , 1-0-0 , , 2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , , October 3 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 6 - 4 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 2-0-0 , , 4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" , 3 , , October 6 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 6 - 5 OT , ,

Wachovia Center The Wells Fargo Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the ...

, , 19,567 , , 2-0-1 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 8 , , New York Rangers , , 4 - 3 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 2-1-1 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 5 , , October 10 , , Detroit Red Wings , , 3 - 2 , ,

Joe Louis Arena Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to TCF Center, Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Lou ...

, , 19,122 , , 2-2-1 , , 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" , 6 , , October 12 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3 - 2 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 2-2-2 , , 6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 7 , , October 15 , , San Jose Sharks , , 4 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 3-2-2 , , 8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 8 , , October 17 , , Nashville Predators , , 3 - 2 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 4-2-2 , , 10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 9 , , October 22 , , Atlanta Thrashers , , 5 - 4 , ,

Philips Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

, , 13,192 , , 5-2-2 , , 12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 10 , , October 24 , , New York Islanders , , 3 - 2 OT , ,

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of ...

, , 11,541 , , 6-2-2 , , 14 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 11 , , October 27 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 4 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 7-2-2 , , 16 , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 12 , , October 29 , , Atlanta Thrashers , , 4 - 3 , , Philips Arena , , 12,893 , , 8-2-2 , , 18 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffffff" , 13 , , October 30 , , New York Islanders , , 4 - 3 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 8-2-3 , , 19 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" , 14 , , November 1 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 4 - 5 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 8-2-4 , , 20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 15 , , November 4 , , New Jersey Devils , , 2 - 3 , ,

Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the men's basketball program of Seton Hal ...

, , 13,498 , , 8-3-4 , , 20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , , November 6 , , Florida Panthers , , 4 - 1 , ,

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, , 15,877 , , 9-3-4 , , 22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , , November 7 , , Florida Panthers , , 7 - 4 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 10-3-4 , , 24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , , November 11 , , New York Islanders , , 5 - 4 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 11-3-4 , , 26 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , , November 13 , , Minnesota Wild , , 3 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 12-3-4 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 20 , , November 14 , , New Jersey Devils , , 2 - 5 , , Prudential Center , , 16,521 , , 12-4-4 , , 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 21 , , November 17 , , New York Rangers , , 4 - 2 , ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

, , 18,200 , , 13-4-4 , , 30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 22 , , November 20 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 2 - 3 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 13-5-4 , , 30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" , 23 , , November 21 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 1 - 2 SO , ,

Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena ( French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Rap ...

, , 19,455 , , 13-5-5 , , 31 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" , 24 , , November 23 , , Ottawa Senators , , 3 - 4 OT , ,

Scotiabank Place Canadian Tire Centre (french: links=no, Centre Canadian Tire) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the western suburb of Stittsville. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Cen ...

, , 16,210 , , 13-5-6 , , 32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , , November 25 , , Buffalo Sabres , , 2 - 0 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 14-5-6 , , 34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 26 , , November 28 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 4 - 3 SO , ,

Bell Centre Bell Centre (), formerly known as Molson Centre (), is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Montr ...

, , 21,273 , , 15-5-6 , , 36 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , , November 30 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 3 - 2 , ,

RBC Center RBC may refer to: Media and arts * ''RBK Daily'', a general business newspaper published in Moscow, Russia. * RBK Group, a large Russian media group * RBC Ministries, now Our Daily Bread Ministries, a Christian media outlet in Grand Rapdis, Mich ...

, , 12,797 , , 16-5-6 , , 38 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 28 , , December 3 , , Florida Panthers , , 6 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 17-5-6 , , 40 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 29 , , December 5 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 8 - 2 , , Wachovia Center , , 19,789 , , 18-5-6 , , 42 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , , December 7 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , , 3 - 0 , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 12,400 , , 19-5-6 , , 44 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 31 , , December 9 , , Buffalo Sabres , , 0 - 3 , ,

HSBC Arena Jeunesse Arena is an indoor multi-purpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named for the American cosmetics company Jeunesse Global through a naming rights deal closed in 2017. Before, the spons ...

, , 17,982 , , 19-6-6 , , 44 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , , December 11 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 4 - 3 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 20-6-6 , , 46 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 33 , , December 12 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 3 - 6 , , Air Canada Centre , , 19,316 , , 20-7-6 , , 46 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , , December 15 , , Colorado Avalanche , , 6 - 1 , ,

Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light r ...

, , 14,172 , , 21-7-6 , , 48 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 35 , , December 18 , , Vancouver Canucks , , 2 - 3 , ,

GM Place Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when Ge ...

, , 18,810 , , 21-8-6 , , 48 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , , December 19 , , Edmonton Oilers , , 4 - 2 , ,

Rexall Place Northlands Coliseum is a now-unused indoor arena located in Edmonton, Alberta, situated on the north side of Northlands (organization), Northlands. It was used for sports events and concerts, and was home to the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hock ...

, , 16,839 , , 22-8-6 , , 50 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , , December 23 , , Buffalo Sabres , , 5 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 23-8-6 , , 52 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , , December 26 , , New Jersey Devils , , 4 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 24-8-6 , , 54 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 39 , , December 28 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 3 - 6 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 24-9-6 , , 54 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 40 , , December 30 , , San Jose Sharks , , 2 - 5 , ,

HP Pavilion HP Pavilion is a line of consumer-oriented laptop and desktop computers produced by HP Inc. It was introduced in 1995 by Hewlett-Packard. The name is applied to both desktops and laptops for the Home and Home Office product range. The Pavilion ...

, , 17,562 , , 24-10-6 , , 54 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 41 , , January 2 , , Los Angeles Kings , , 1 - 2 , ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

, , 18,118 , , 24-11-6 , , 54 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , , January 5 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 4 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 25-11-6 , , 56 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , , January 7 , , Ottawa Senators , , 5 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 26-11-6 , , 58 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , , January 9 , , Atlanta Thrashers , , 8 - 1 , , Philips Arena , , 16,767 , , 27-11-6 , , 60 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 45 , , January 12 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , , 4 - 7 , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 13,891 , , 27-12-6 , , 60 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , , January 13 , , Florida Panthers , , 5 - 4 SO , , BankAtlantic Center , , 14,776 , , 28-12-6 , , 62 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 47 , , January 15 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 6 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 29-12-6 , , 64 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 48 , , January 17 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 5 - 3 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 30-12-6 , , 66 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 49 , , January 19 , , Detroit Red Wings , , 3 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 31-12-6 , , 68 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 50 , , January 21 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 6 - 3 , ,

Mellon Arena The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) ...

, , 17,132 , , 32-12-6 , , 70 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , , January 23 , , Phoenix Coyotes , , 4 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 33-12-6 , , 72 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 52 , , January 26 , , New York Islanders , , 7 - 2 , , Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , , 12,549 , , 34-12-6, , 74 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 53 , , January 27 , , Anaheim Ducks , , 5 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 35-12-6, , 76 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 54 , , January 29 , , Florida Panthers , , 4 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 36-12-6, , 78 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 55 , , January 31 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , , 3 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 37-12-6, , 80 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 56 , , February 2 , , Boston Bruins , , 4 - 1 , , TD Garden , , 17,565 , , 38-12-6, , 82 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 57 , , February 4 , , New York Rangers , , 6 - 5 , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,200 , , 39-12-6, , 84 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 58 , , February 5 , , Atlanta Thrashers , , 5 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 40-12-6, , 86 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 59 , , February 7 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 5 - 4 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 41-12-6, , 88 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" , 60 , , February 10 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 6 - 5 OT , , Bell Centre , , 21,273 , , 41-12-7, , 89 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 61 , , February 11 , , Ottawa Senators , , 6 - 5 , , Scotiabank Place , , 19,682 , , 41-13-7 , , 89 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" , 62 , , February 13 , , St. Louis Blues , , 4 - 3 SO , ,

Scottrade Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as NCAA basketball, NCA ...

, , 19,150 , , 41-13-8, , 90 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 63 , , March 3 , , Buffalo Sabres , , 3 - 1 , , HSBC Arena , , 18,690 , , 42-13-8 , , 92 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 64 , , March 4 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , , 5 - 4 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 43-13-8 , , 94 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 65 , , March 6 , , New York Rangers , , 2 - 0 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 44-13-8 , , 96 , - align="center" , 66 , , March 8 , , Dallas Stars , , 4 - 3 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 44-13-9 , , 97 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 67 , , March 10 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 4 - 3 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 45-13-9 , , 99 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 68 , , March 12 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , , 2 - 3 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 45-14-9 , , 99 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 69 , , March 14 , , Chicago Blackhawks , , 4 - 3 OT , ,

United Center United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...

, , 22,289 , , 46-14-9 , , 101 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , , March 16 , , Florida Panthers , , 7 - 3 , , BankAtlantic Center , , 15,123 , , 47-14-9 , , 103 , - align="center" , 71 , , March 18 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 3 - 4 OT , , RBC Center , , 18,144 , , 47-14-10 , , 104 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 72 , , March 20 , , Tampa Bay Lightning , , 3 - 1 , , St. Pete Times Forum , , 19,844 , , 48-14-10 , , 106 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 73 , , March 24 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 4 - 3 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 49-14-10 , , 108 , - align="center" , 74 , , March 25 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 3 - 2 SO , , RBC Center , , 18,046 , , 49-14-11 , , 109 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 75 , , March 28 , , Calgary Flames , , 5 - 3 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 49-15-11 , , 109 , - align="center" , 76 , , March 30 , , Ottawa Senators , , 4 - 5 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 49–15–12 , , 110 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 77 , , April 1 , , Atlanta Thrashers , , 2 - 1 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 50-15-12 , , 112 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 78 , , April 3 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 3 - 2 , ,

Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is one of two facilities in Columbus, alon ...

, , 16,957 , , 51-15-12 , , 114 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 79 , , April 5 , , Boston Bruins , , 3 - 2 OT , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 52-15-12 , , 116 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 80 , , April 6 , , Pittsburgh Penguins , , 6 - 3 , , Mellon Arena , , 17,132 , , 53-15-12 , , 118 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 81 , , April 9 , , Atlanta Thrashers , , 5 - 2 , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 54-15-12 , , 120 , - align="center" , 82 , , April 11 , , Boston Bruins , , 3-4 SO , , Verizon Center , , 18,277 , , 54-15-13 , , 121 , -

Playoffs

On March 11, the Capitals clinched the division title for the third consecutive season after also winning division titles in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 campaigns. The Capitals also clinched as the Eastern Conference regular season champions. On April 4, the Capitals won their first ever

Presidents' Trophy The Presidents' Trophy (french: Trophée des présidents) is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e. best record) during the NHL regular season. If two teams are tied for the mo ...

award. The Capitals played the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

in the opening round. The Canadiens won Game 1, 3–2 in overtime. The Capitals won the next three games to take a 3–1 series lead. The Canadiens won the next two games to tie the series at 3–3 and force a Game 7. In Game 7, the Canadiens took a 2–0 lead, which held up until the third period. The Capitals came close many times and outshot the Canadiens 42 to 16, but Canadiens goaltender

Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the nam ...

kept them in the game, only allowing one goal. The Canadiens won the game 2–1 and eliminated the Capitals in the first round, considered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history. Key: Win Loss Clinch Playoff Series Eliminated from playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

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

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'' ^†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

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

The Capitals' picks in the

, in

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on June 26–27, 2009.

Farm teams

Hershey Bears

The Capitals'

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...

affiliate will remain to be the

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the c ...

in the 2009–10 season.

South Carolina Stingrays

The

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Co ...

remain Washington's

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The E ...

affiliate for the 2009–10 season.

References

External links

2009–10 Washington Capitals season at ESPN

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