| 28-21-5 | W-L-OTL | 35-13-5 |
| 61 (9th) | Points (Rank) | 75 (1st) |
| 151 (13th) | Goals For (Rank) | 150 (13th) |
| 152 (28th) | Goals Against (Rank) | 108 (28th) |
| 19.75 (10th) | Power Play % (Rank) | 14.63 (26th) |
| L1 | Streak | W2 |
| 2/04 | Joel Rechlicz | RW | Sent to minors, Hershey-AHL |
| 2/02 | Cody Eakin | C | Sent to minors, Hershey-AHL |
| 2/02 | Alex Ovechkin | LW | Suspension Over |
| 2/02 | Keith Aucoin | C | Called up from minors, from Hershey-AHL |
| 2/02 | Mike Carman | C | Traded, for Danny Richmond |
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| 1/18 | Nicklas Backstrom | C |
| Team Information |
| The Washington Capitals participate in the National Hockey League (NHL) and are based in Washington, D.C. Washington is a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The Capitals, founded in 1974, play home games at Verizon Center. |
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| FEBRUARY | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 5 BOS L 1 - 4 | 6 | 7 FLA W 4 - 0 | 8 | 9 WPG L 2 - 3 (SO) | 10 | 11 |
| 12 @NYR 3:00 pm | 13 SJ 7:30 pm | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 @FLA 7:30 pm | 18 @TB 7:00 pm |
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| Southeast Division | |||||
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pts |
| Florida | 54 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 63 |
| Washington | 54 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 61 |
| Winnipeg | 57 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 58 |
| Tampa Bay | 54 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 54 |
| Carolina | 56 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 51 |
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| 13 | Capitals · Trends | 12 |
| Even if Nicklas Backstrom wasn't already injured, the loss of Brooks Laich, for however long it will be, would have been a costly one for the Capitals. Fortunately, nobody else in the Southeast seems all that interested in winning the division. | ||
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