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Washington Capitals

2022–23·35–37–10·80 points·6th in the Metropolitan, 13th in the Eastern

Points
80#25
Goal differential
−8#20
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
49.4%#20
Power play
21.2%#16
Penalty kill
81.9%#12
GSAx
+5.4#13

Splits

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

Home4118–16–7430.5212712551.1%
Away4117–21–3370.4512613647.6%
October105–4–1110.55302846.0%
November145–7–2120.43374552.0%
December1511–2–2240.80603355.0%
January146–7–1130.46384450.9%
February92–7–040.22223548.9%
March145–6–3130.46494944.2%
April61–4–130.25172745.8%
Division rivals2612–9–5290.56827746.7%
Rest of conference248–14–2180.38709348.2%
Other conference3215–14–3330.521019152.8%
CBJ43–0–170.88171248.0%
NYI43–0–170.8815743.0%
MTL32–1–040.6714957.3%
VAN22–0–041.0011560.1%
NJD41–1–240.50131538.8%
EDM22–0–041.008654.3%
PHI42–2–040.50111149.3%
WPG22–0–041.009349.1%
CHI22–0–041.0013458.9%
NYR42–2–040.50151353.1%

On the road

58,951 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2022-10-13: to Toronto, 563 km (L)2022-10-15: to Washington, 563 km (W)2022-10-20: to Ottawa, 717 km (L)2022-10-22: to Washington, 717 km (W)2022-10-24: to Newark, 318 km (W)2022-10-27: to Dallas, 2,193 km (L)2022-10-29: to Nashville, 992 km (W)2022-10-31: to Raleigh, 726 km (SOL)2022-11-01: to Washington, 376 km (OTL)2022-11-03: to Detroit, 637 km (L)2022-11-05: to Washington, 637 km (L)2022-11-13: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)2022-11-15: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2022-11-17: to St. Louis, 1,666 km (SOL)2022-11-19: to Washington, 1,142 km (L)2022-11-26: to Newark, 318 km (L)2022-11-29: to Vancouver, 3,890 km (W)2022-12-01: to Seattle, 192 km (OTL)2022-12-03: to Calgary, 711 km (L)2022-12-05: to Edmonton, 282 km (W)2022-12-07: to Philadelphia, 3,239 km (W)2022-12-09: to Washington, 194 km (W)2022-12-11: to Winnipeg, 2,002 km (W)2022-12-13: to Chicago, 1,152 km (W)2022-12-15: to Washington, 960 km (L)2022-12-22: to Ottawa, 717 km (OTW)2022-12-23: to Washington, 717 km (W)2022-12-27: to New York, 331 km (W)2022-12-29: to Washington, 331 km (OTL)2023-01-05: to Columbus, 528 km (W)2023-01-06: to Washington, 528 km (L)2023-01-11: to Philadelphia, 194 km (L)2023-01-14: to Washington, 194 km (L)2023-01-16: to Elmont, 346 km (OTW)2023-01-17: to Washington, 346 km (L)2023-01-19: to Tempe, 3,173 km (W)2023-01-21: to Paradise, 420 km (L)2023-01-24: to Denver, 979 km (L)2023-01-26: to Washington, 2,399 km (SOW)2023-01-29: to Toronto, 563 km (L)2023-01-31: to Columbus, 507 km (OTW)2023-02-11: to Boston, 1,034 km (W)2023-02-12: to Washington, 633 km (L)2023-02-18: to Raleigh, 376 km (L)2023-02-21: to Washington, 376 km (L)2023-02-26: to Buffalo, 469 km (L)2023-03-01: to Anaheim, 3,513 km (OTW)2023-03-04: to San Jose, 535 km (W)2023-03-06: to Los Angeles, 491 km (L)2023-03-09: to Washington, 3,696 km (SOL)2023-03-11: to Elmont, 346 km (W)2023-03-14: to New York, 23 km (L)2023-03-15: to Washington, 331 km (SOW)2023-03-19: to St. Paul, 1,487 km (L)2023-03-21: to Washington, 1,487 km (OTL)2023-03-25: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2023-03-29: to Washington, 306 km (SOL)2023-03-30: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)2023-04-02: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2023-04-06: to Montreal, 787 km (L)2023-04-08: to Washington, 787 km (L)2023-04-11: to Boston, 633 km (L)2023-04-13: to Washington, 633 km (OTL)WashingtonTorontoOttawaNewarkDallasNashvilleRaleighDetroitTampaSunriseSt. LouisVancouverSeattleCalgaryEdmontonPhiladelphiaWinnipegChicagoNew YorkColumbusElmontTempeParadiseDenverBostonRaleighBuffaloAnaheimSan JoseLos AngelesSt. PaulPittsburghMontreal
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
11 GP · 2–8–1 · 7 vs fresher opponent
22.7%
46.8%
1 day
50 GP · 26–18–6 · 9 vs fresher opponent
58.0%
49.3%
2 days
15 GP · 4–9–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
33.3%
50.6%
3+ days
5 GP · 3–1–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
70.0%
53.6%

Pulling the goalie

48 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
49.0%
47.2%
Goals share
49.2%
38.8%
Shooting %
9.9%
7.4%
Save %
.905
.908