Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division
Washington Capitals
2015–16·56–18–8·120 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 1st in the Eastern·Presidents' Trophy
- Points
- 120#1
- Goal differential
- +57#1
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 52.5%#6
- Power play
- 22.3%#4
- Penalty kill
- 85.2%#2
- GSAx
- +13.7#8
Penalties by player
The team took 319 penalties and drew 321 (+0.02 per 60 minutes). Misconducts are left out because they don't cause a power play.
 Tom Wilson | 56 | 48 | −8 | −0.5 | 163 | Roughing (17) |
 Alex Ovechkin | 25 | 23 | −2 | −0.1 | 53 | Hooking (4) |
 Matt Niskanen | 19 | 8 | −11 | −0.3 | 38 | Tripping (6) |
 Justin Williams | 18 | 12 | −6 | −0.3 | 36 | Slashing (7) |
 Nicklas Backstrom | 18 | 13 | −5 | −0.2 | 36 | Hooking (3) |
 T.J. Oshie | 17 | 25 | +8 | +0.3 | 34 | Interference (7) |
 Evgeny Kuznetsov | 16 | 22 | +6 | +0.3 | 32 | Hooking (9) |
 Michael Latta | 13 | 14 | +1 | +0.2 | 50 | Fighting (8) |
 Brooks Orpik | 13 | 2 | −11 | −0.8 | 24 | Tripping (2) |
 Dmitry Orlov | 13 | 19 | +6 | +0.3 | 26 | Slashing (3) |
 Karl Alzner | 13 | 4 | −9 | −0.3 | 26 | Holding (3) |
 Jay Beagle | 12 | 7 | −5 | −0.4 | 24 | Tripping (7) |
 Jason Chimera | 11 | 12 | +1 | +0.1 | 22 | Tripping (2) |
 Taylor Chorney | 9 | 2 | −7 | −0.6 | 21 | Holding (2) |
 Brooks Laich | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | Interference (2) |
Through the season
Discipline comes and goes. Runs of long red bars are stretches when the team kept putting itself short-handed.
Penalties drawn above the line, taken below. The line is the 10-game average of drawn minus taken: above zero, the team is earning more power plays than it gives away. Click a game to open it.
Penalty profile
What the team gets called for, what it draws, and when. Teams protecting a lead tend to take more hooking and holding calls.
Penalties taken (left) against penalties drawn (right). Switch views to see what kind, in which period, and at what score.