Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division
Washington Capitals
2017–18·49–26–7·105 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched division
- Points
- 105#7
- Goal differential
- +18#13
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 47.6%#24
- Power play
- 22.5%#7
- Penalty kill
- 80.3%#15
- GSAx
- +18.8#5
Penalties by player
The team took 327 penalties and drew 299 (−0.34 per 60 minutes). Misconducts are left out because they don't cause a power play.
 Tom Wilson | 58 | 52 | −6 | −0.3 | 187 | Roughing (14) |
 Brooks Orpik | 30 | 15 | −15 | −0.6 | 68 | Roughing (7) |
 Evgeny Kuznetsov | 24 | 17 | −7 | −0.3 | 48 | Slashing (8) |
 Lars Eller | 19 | 21 | +2 | +0.1 | 38 | Holding (5) |
 Nicklas Backstrom | 19 | 17 | −2 | −0.1 | 46 | Tripping (6) |
 Matt Niskanen | 18 | 4 | −14 | −0.5 | 36 | Hooking (4) |
 John Carlson | 16 | 9 | −7 | −0.2 | 32 | Tripping (4) |
 Alex Ovechkin | 16 | 19 | +3 | +0.1 | 32 | Slashing (6) |
 T.J. Oshie | 14 | 22 | +8 | +0.4 | 31 | High sticking (3) |
 Dmitry Orlov | 12 | 21 | +9 | +0.3 | 22 | Holding (3) |
 Devante Smith-Pelly | 12 | 11 | −1 | −0.1 | 38 | Hooking (4) |
 Madison Bowey | 12 | 7 | −5 | −0.4 | 24 | Tripping (3) |
 Brett Connolly | 11 | 4 | −7 | −0.5 | 30 | Interference (5) |
 Alex Chiasson | 10 | 5 | −5 | −0.4 | 26 | Holding (2) |
 Jay Beagle | 8 | 5 | −3 | −0.2 | 16 | Slashing (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.