Washington Capitals
National Hockey League team in Washington
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| 2025 | Spencer Carbery won the Jack Adams Award for coaching excellence. |
| 2025 | All-Star Game replaced by the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. |
| 2025 | Washington Capitals had a strong season, finishing 1st in the Metropolitan Division with 111 points, but lost in the second round to the Carolina Hurricanes (1-4). |
| 2025 | Clinched their sixth Metropolitan Division title and secured the first seed in the Eastern Conference. |
| April 6 2025 | Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's regular season goal record, scoring his 895th career goal in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders. |
| 2024 | Tom Wilson wins Right Wing award at the 68th NHL Awards. |
| July 8 2024 | Announced Chris Patrick's promotion to general manager, with MacLellan retaining his position as president of hockey operations. |
| May 2024 | Made playoffs, winning first round 4-1 against Canadiens but losing second round 1-4 to Hurricanes. |
| April 16 2024 | Clinched the playoffs by beating the Philadelphia Flyers, finishing with a 40–31–11 record and the second wild card spot. Were subsequently swept by the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the first round. |
| 2023 | Alexander Ovechkin wins Left Wing award at the 67th NHL Awards. |
| 2023 | Missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014. |
| 2023 | Washington Capitals finished 6th in the Metropolitan Division with 80 points in a full 82-game season and did not qualify for the playoffs. |
| 2023 | Spencer Carbery becomes the most recent head coach of the Washington Capitals, taking over from Peter Laviolette. |
| 2023 | In the 2023-24 season, finished 4th in Metropolitan Division with 91 points and 40 wins, but lost in the first round of playoffs 0-4 to the Rangers |
| 2023 | For the Stadium Series, the Capitals unveiled a white uniform centered around the alternate 'Weagle' logo with navy wings extending towards the sleeves. |
| April 14 2023 | Peter Laviolette and the Capitals mutually agree to part ways after missing the playoffs and finishing with a below-.500 win percentage. |
| 2022 | At the 66th NHL Awards, Evgeny Kuznetsov (replacing Adam Fox) wins Center award and Tom Wilson (replacing Ovechkin) wins Right Wing award. |
| 2022 | Darcy Kuemper and Charlie Lindgren join the Washington Capitals, becoming active leaders in goaltender statistics like games played and overtime/shootout losses. |
| 2022 | During the 2022-23 season, finished 6th in Metropolitan Division with 80 points and 35 wins, failing to qualify for the playoffs |
| 2022 | The Capitals released a second 'Reverse Retro' uniform, a black version of the 'screaming eagle' uniform with blue and copper accents. |
| 2022 | Finished fourth in the division and secured the second wild card spot. Lost to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Florida Panthers in six games in the first round of the playoffs. |
| May 30 2022 | Hired 41-year-old Spencer Carbery as the new head coach after mutually parting ways with Peter Laviolette. |
| 2021 | All-Star Game not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | In the 2021-22 season, achieved 100 points with 44 wins, finishing 4th in Metropolitan Division, but lost in the first round of playoffs 2-4 to the Panthers |
| 2021 | As part of Adidas' 'Reverse Retro' series, the Capitals unveiled a red version of their blue 'screaming eagle' uniform from 1995-2000, and introduced a dark blue third jersey with three red stars. |
| 2021 | Finished second in the division and lost to the Boston Bruins in five games in the first round of the playoffs. |
| 2020 | During the 65th NHL Awards, John Carlson wins Defense award, Braden Holtby wins Goaltender award, T.J. Oshie wins Right Wing award, and Todd Reirden continues as Coach. |
| 2020 | Peter Laviolette becomes head coach of the Washington Capitals |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 shortened 2020-21 season, finished 2nd in the East Division with 77 points and 36 wins, but lost in the first round of playoffs 1-4 to the Bruins |
| 2020 | Clinched another division title but lost to the New York Islanders in the first round of the playoffs. |
| 2019 | Brett Leason received the E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence, which is awarded annually to the NHL draft prospect who best demonstrates commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness, and athleticism, as selected by NHL Central Scouting. |
| 2019 | At the 64th NHL Awards, John Carlson wins Defense award, Braden Holtby wins Goaltender award, and Todd Reirden becomes Coach. |
| 2019 | John Carlson selected as NHL First Team All-Star, continuing the Capitals' tradition of recognizing top individual performers. |
| 2019 | Eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games, losing game 7 at home in double overtime 4–3. |
| October 2019 | Started 2019-20 season, finishing 1st in Metropolitan Division with 90 points and 41 wins, but lost in the first round of playoffs 1-4 to the Islanders |
| 2018 | David Poile was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, honoring his significant contributions to the Washington Capitals from 1982 to 1997. |
| 2018 | Washington Capitals win multiple awards at the 63rd NHL Awards: Braden Holtby wins Goaltender award, Alexander Ovechkin wins Left Wing award, and Barry Trotz wins Coach award. |
| 2018 | Weeks after the Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, MedStar Health bought the naming rights in a 10-year agreement, renaming the facility to MedStar Capitals Iceplex. |
| 2018 | Ron Weber rejoined current announcers for the first period of game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. |
| 2018 | The Capitals unveiled new uniforms following the NHL's partnership with Adidas, with minor design changes. |
| 2018 | For the Stadium Series, the Capitals used navy uniforms honoring the U.S. Naval Academy, with a 'Caps' logo and features celebrating D.C. |
| 2018 | Clinched fourth consecutive Metropolitan Division title, becoming only the second NHL organization to win four consecutive division titles twice in franchise history. |
| 2018 | Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. |
| June 29 2018 | Todd Reirden was named head coach after Barry Trotz resigned following the Stanley Cup win. |
| May 23 2018 | Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals after beating the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games. |
| May 7 2018 | Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of playoffs for the first time in 24 seasons, with an overtime goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov. |
| April 1 2018 | Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division for the third straight year. |
| 2017 | Ron Wilson was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, celebrating his tenure as coach of the Washington Capitals from 1997 to 2002. |
| 2017 | Philipp Grubauer achieved an impressive .927 save percentage in the 2016-17 season, the highest in franchise history. Braden Holtby also had a remarkable season with a .925 save percentage and 9 shutouts. |
| 2017 | Washington Capitals win the Presidents' Trophy. Braden Holtby wins the William M. Jennings Trophy. |
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