2019–20 Washington Capitals season
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The 2019–20 Washington Capitals season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[2] The Capitals entered the season as the 4-time defending Metropolitan Division champions. They would go on to win the division for the fifth year in a row.
2019–20 Washington Capitals | |
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Metropolitan Division champions | |
Division | 1st Metropolitan |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2019–20 record | 41–20–8 |
Home record | 18–10–5 |
Road record | 23–10–3 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | Brian MacLellan |
Coach | Todd Reirden |
Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
Alternate captains | Nicklas Backstrom John Carlson |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Average attendance | 18,570[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (48) |
Assists | John Carlson (60) |
Points | John Carlson (75) |
Penalty minutes | Tom Wilson (93) |
Plus/minus | Michal Kempny (+19) |
Wins | Braden Holtby (25) |
Goals against average | Ilya Samsonov (2.55) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Capitals advanced to the playoffs, but were eliminated by the New York Islanders in the first round in five games.[6]