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Eastern Conference · Southeast Division

Washington Capitals

2012–13·27–18–3·57 points·1st in the Southeast, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched division

Points
57#11
Goal differential
+16#9
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
48.6%#19
Power play
26.8%#1
Penalty kill
77.9%#27
GSAx
+8.5#7

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home2415–8–1310.65766050.0%
Away2412–10–2260.54707047.1%
January71–5–130.21152550.1%
February126–6–0120.50373449.2%
March169–6–1190.59484248.1%
April1311–1–1230.88462948.2%
Division rivals1815–3–0300.83734351.9%
Rest of conference3012–15–3270.45738746.4%
Other conference00–0–00–00–
WPG54–1–080.8020854.4%
FLA44–0–081.0022957.6%
CAR54–1–080.80141045.3%
TBL43–1–060.75171652.8%
BUF33–0–061.0011852.6%
MTL32–1–040.679747.8%
BOS32–1–040.678947.7%
NJD31–1–130.509739.2%
PHI31–1–130.5081141.9%
TOR31–2–020.339755.2%

On the road

28,541 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2013-01-19: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)2013-01-22: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2013-01-25: to Newark, 318 km (OTL)2013-01-27: to Washington, 318 km (W)2013-01-29: to Ottawa, 717 km (L)2013-01-31: to Toronto, 330 km (L)2013-02-01: to Washington, 563 km (W)2013-02-07: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2013-02-09: to Washington, 306 km (W)2013-02-12: to Sunrise, 1,450 km (OTW)2013-02-14: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2013-02-17: to New York, 1,620 km (L)2013-02-21: to Washington, 331 km (L)2013-02-27: to Philadelphia, 194 km (L)2013-03-02: to Winnipeg, 2,045 km (W)2013-03-05: to Washington, 2,002 km (OTW)2013-03-09: to Uniondale, 356 km (L)2013-03-10: to Washington, 356 km (L)2013-03-14: to Raleigh, 376 km (W)2013-03-16: to Boston, 984 km (L)2013-03-17: to Washington, 633 km (W)2013-03-19: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2013-03-21: to Winnipeg, 1,700 km (W)2013-03-24: to New York, 2,064 km (SOW)2013-03-26: to Washington, 331 km (L)2013-03-30: to Buffalo, 469 km (SOW)2013-03-31: to Philadelphia, 453 km (OTL)2013-04-02: to Raleigh, 552 km (W)2013-04-04: to Washington, 376 km (SOW)2013-04-06: to Sunrise, 1,450 km (W)2013-04-07: to Washington, 1,450 km (W)2013-04-09: to Montreal, 787 km (W)2013-04-11: to Washington, 787 km (W)2013-04-18: to Ottawa, 717 km (L)2013-04-20: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2013-04-23: to Washington, 787 km (W)TampaWashingtonNewarkOttawaTorontoPittsburghSunriseNew YorkPhiladelphiaWinnipegUniondaleRaleighBostonBuffaloMontreal
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
8 GP · 4–2–2 · 4 vs fresher opponent
62.5%
43.7%
1 day
29 GP · 16–12–1 · 5 vs fresher opponent
56.9%
48.3%
2 days
8 GP · 6–2–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
75.0%
55.9%
3+ days
2 GP · 1–1–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
41.0%

Pulling the goalie

15 times this season the Capitals were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Capitals in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
47.4%
40.4%
Goals share
52.9%
56.3%
Shooting %
10.8%
13.0%
Save %
.917
.934