| Conference Team Rankings | GF Average | GA Average | Power Play |
| Capitals | 3.04 | 2.68 | 27.16% |
| Eastern | 3rd | 8th | 1st |
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| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 04/29/2013 | 5 | 5 |
| Caps finished with three of the top 15 scorers in the NHL and have had very good goaltending while finishing 8-1-1. | ||
| 04/22/2013 | 5 | 9 |
| They keep moving up because they keep winning and Alex Ovechkin keeps scoring. He was the first guy to reach 30 goals (only?) this season. They started 2-8-1, are 23-10-1 since. That's a turnaround. | ||
| 04/15/2013 | 9 | 12 |
| No team is hotter than the Caps and it's kind of amazing. For the first few weeks they were battling with the Panthers for the worst record in the league; now they have won seven straight. Nobody is hoping to get the six seed now. | ||
| 04/01/2013 | 18 | 19 |
| Credit where it's due, the Caps have fought their way back into the mix despite that deplorable start to the season. That's what makes losing a lead in the final 10 seconds as they did Sunday even more painful. | ||
| 03/25/2013 | 19 | 25 |
| Don't look now, but here come the Caps. They have won three straight, Alex Ovechkin has seven goals in the past seven games and they are just outside playoff position. | ||
| 03/18/2013 | 25 | 25 |
| The Capitals are playing .500 hockey right now, which just won't cut it with the start they had. It's time to see what they could get for Mike Ribeiro. | ||
| 03/11/2013 | 25 | 26 |
| It kind of feels like the Caps have gained ground but they're just 5-5 in last 10. This week is really make-or-break with home-and-home vs. Carolina. | ||
| 03/04/2013 | 26 | 27 |
| The Caps aren't quite as bad as their record shows, I don't think, but they just can't find that consistency. They have a week like this where they have won three of four games however they might follow it up by losing three of four. The playoffs are getting further and further away every day. | ||
| 02/25/2013 | 27 | 25 |
| You watch the Caps, and for some stretches you wonder how they're last in East. Watch others and you figure it out. Playing a full 60 is a challenge ... Alex Ovechkin has been getting great looks and they paid off with a hatty on Saturday. | ||
| 02/18/2013 | 25 | 28 |
| They've certainly been playing better of late (again, playing those Florida teams can do that for a team) but they're still in big trouble. Even with three straight wins they're still at the bottom of the East. | ||
| Preseason Power Rankings | ||
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 01/15/2013 | 10 | - |
| Are we going to see the old Caps once again? That's the hope here and in DC, because those teams were a lot of fun to watch. New coach Adam Oates is expected to open things up and let 'em fly. ... They now have a second-line center in Mike Ribeiro to give more production. | ||
