Eastern Conference · Southeast Division
Washington Capitals
2011–12·42–32–8·92 points·2nd in the Southeast, 7th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot
- Points
- 92#16
- Goal differential
- −8#16
- xGF% (5v5, adj.)
- 49.6%#13
- Power play
- 17.1%#15
- Penalty kill
- 81.2%#21
- GSAx
- −10.3#23
Power play and penalty kill
The season: 42 power-play goals from 245 opportunities, and 50 conceded in 266 times shorthanded. Opportunities are the NHL's official count.
| @ BOSMar 10 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BOSMar 29 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BUFNov 26 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ BUFDec 26 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 7 | 0.4 | 5 | 2 | 60% |
| @ CARNov 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 9 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CARJan 20 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 33% |
| @ CARFeb 20 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ CBJDec 31 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ CHIMar 18 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| @ COLDec 17 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| @ DETMar 19 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 7 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| @ EDMOct 27 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0.5 | 8 | 2 | 75% |
| @ FLADec 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0.2 | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| @ FLAFeb 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| @ FLAFeb 17 | 6 | 1 | 17% | 12 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Under the hood
Percentages hide how a power play works. These measure the chances it creates and allows per minute, and how quickly it gets set up.
Each row places the team on the league's range; the tick is the league median. Blue dots are better than the median. For time to first attempt and PK xG against, lower is better.
Power-play and penalty-kill shot locations
Model-basedAttempts per 60 minutes of power play (left) and penalty kill (right), compared with the league's average power play.
On the left, blue shows where this power play shoots more than a typical one. On the right, red shows where the penalty kill allows more.
On the power play
On the penalty kill