| Conference Team Rankings | GF Average | GA Average | Power Play |
| Capitals | 3.04 | 2.68 | 27.16% |
| Eastern | 3rd | 8th | 1st |
| Date | Player | Pos. | Description |
| 4/27 | Michal Neuvirth | G | Contract extended, Two-year contract extension |
| 4/24 | Aaron Volpatti | LW | Contract extended, Two-year contract extension |
| 4/24 | Eric Fehr | RW | Contract extended, Two-year contract extension |
| 4/15 | Ryan Stoa | C | Contract extended, One-year contract extension |
| 4/05 | Patrick Wey | D | Signed, Two-year contract |
| Complete Capitals Transactions | |||
| Date | Player | Pos. | Description |
| 5/16 | Alex Ovechkin | LW | |
| 4/12 | Brooks Laich | C | |
| 5/15 | Martin Erat | RW | |
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| Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | ROW |
| y-Washington | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 24 |
| o-Winnipeg | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 51 | 22 |
| o-Carolina | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 18 |
| o-Tampa Bay | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 40 | 17 |
| o-Florida | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 36 | 12 |
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| 5 | Capitals · Trends | 5 |
| Caps finished with three of the top 15 scorers in the NHL and have had very good goaltending while finishing 8-1-1. | ||
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