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The 2020–21 Washington Capitals season was the 47th season for the
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franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. This was the first season for
Peter Laviolette Peter Philip Laviolette Jr. (born December 7, 1964) is an American professional ice hockey coach, and former player, currently serving as head coach for the Washington Capitals. He was previously the head coach of the New York Islanders, Carolina ...
as head coach of the Capitals after their former head coach
Todd Reirden Todd R. Reirden (born June 25, 1971) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the associate coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously held head coaching positions for the Washi ...
was fired from the team on August 23, 2020. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the
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and the ongoing closure of the
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. As a result of this realignment, the Capitals would play this season in the East Division and would play against only the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs. On April 29, the Capitals clinched a playoff berth after a 5–4 overtime loss to the
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. As a result of the Capitals winning in overtime against the
Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...
while the Penguins won in regulation against the
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on May 8, the Penguins won the East division title, and the Capitals failed to win the division for the first time since the 2014–15 season. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the First Round with a 3–1 loss to the
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in game five on May 23.


Standings


Divisional standings


Schedule and results


Regular season

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NY Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...
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Playoffs

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Player statistics


Skaters


Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


Draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the
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, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the
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, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the
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. On October 6–7, 2020 the draft was held virtually via
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