Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals

2015–16·56–18–8·120 points·1st in the Metropolitan, 1st in the Eastern·Presidents' Trophy

Seasons

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

Splits

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


Home	41	29–8–4	62	0.76	127	93	53.5%
Away	41	27–10–4	58	0.71	121	98	51.2%
October	10	8–2–0	16	0.80	34	23	52.2%
November	13	9–3–1	19	0.73	40	28	52.3%
December	14	11–2–1	23	0.82	41	27	47.5%
January	10	7–1–2	16	0.80	41	25	50.1%
February	14	10–4–0	20	0.71	43	38	53.1%
March	15	9–4–2	20	0.67	34	34	56.6%
April	6	2–2–2	6	0.50	15	16	55.6%
Division rivals	30	20–5–5	45	0.75	96	74	51.9%
Rest of conference	24	19–5–0	38	0.79	68	47	51.4%
Other conference	28	17–8–3	37	0.66	84	70	53.3%


NJD	4	4–0–0	8	1.00	12	8	57.2%
CBJ	4	3–0–1	7	0.88	16	9	48.0%
NYI	4	3–0–1	7	0.88	13	9	50.1%
CAR	4	3–1–0	6	0.75	10	7	55.9%
NYR	5	3–2–0	6	0.60	20	16	50.4%
BOS	3	3–0–0	6	1.00	9	4	59.1%
TOR	3	3–0–0	6	1.00	9	6	51.1%
PHI	4	2–0–2	6	0.75	12	9	55.1%
TBL	3	3–0–0	6	1.00	11	6	44.0%
OTT	3	3–0–0	6	1.00	13	4	57.1%

On the road

58,173 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

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

15 GP · 9–5–1 · 8 vs fresher opponent

63.3%

50.5%

1 day

47 GP · 35–7–5 · 15 vs fresher opponent

79.8%

53.1%

2 days

12 GP · 7–4–1 · 2 vs fresher opponent

62.5%

51.7%

3+ days

7 GP · 4–2–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent

64.3%

52.0%

Pulling the goalie

Model-based

21 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.

Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Model-based

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

52.4%

57.8%

Goals share

56.5%

62.0%

Shooting %

9.9%

12.2%

Save %

.921

.912