Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division
Washington Capitals
2016–17·55–19–8·118 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 1st in the Eastern·Presidents' Trophy
- Points
- 118#1
- Goal differential
- +84#1
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 51.4%#8
- Power play
- 23.1%#3
- Penalty kill
- 83.8%#7
- GSAx
- +38.8#2
Penalties by player
The team took 334 penalties and drew 309 (−0.30 per 60 minutes). Misconducts are left out because they don't cause a power play.
 Tom Wilson | 44 | 43 | −1 | −0.1 | 133 | Roughing (14) |
 Justin Williams | 25 | 16 | −9 | −0.4 | 50 | Hooking (6) |
 Alex Ovechkin | 25 | 23 | −2 | −0.1 | 50 | Slashing (10) |
 Dmitry Orlov | 24 | 13 | −11 | −0.4 | 51 | Tripping (5) |
 Evgeny Kuznetsov | 23 | 22 | −1 | 0.0 | 46 | Slashing (6) |
 Brett Connolly | 20 | 9 | −11 | −0.9 | 40 | Interference (4) |
 Brooks Orpik | 20 | 12 | −8 | −0.3 | 48 | Tripping (5) |
 Nicklas Backstrom | 19 | 11 | −8 | −0.3 | 38 | High sticking (5) |
 Lars Eller | 18 | 26 | +8 | +0.4 | 36 | Hooking (5) |
 T.J. Oshie | 18 | 23 | +5 | +0.2 | 36 | Slashing (5) |
 Matt Niskanen | 16 | 6 | −10 | −0.3 | 32 | Roughing (3) |
 Daniel Winnik | 16 | 20 | +4 | +0.3 | 49 | Tripping (3) |
 Karl Alzner | 14 | 9 | −5 | −0.2 | 28 | Holding (3) |
 Jay Beagle | 11 | 12 | +1 | +0.1 | 22 | Tripping (4) |
 Nate Schmidt | 8 | 4 | −4 | −0.3 | 16 | Holding (4) |
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.