2008–09 Washington Capitals season

2008–09 Washington Capitals
Division	T-1st Southeast
Conference	T-4th Eastern
2008–09 record	0-0-0
Home record	0-0-0
Road record	0-0-0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	George McPhee
Coach	Bruce Boudreau
Captain	Chris Clark
Alternate captains	Alex Ovechkin, Donald Brashear
Arena	Verizon Center
Average attendance	15,472
Team leaders
Goals	TBD
Assists	TBD
Points	TBD
Penalty minutes	TBD
Plus/minus	TBD
Wins	TBD
Goals against average	TBD

The 2008–09 Washington Capitals will attempt to qualify for the postseason for the second consecutive year. Template:NHLSeasonTOC

Pre-season

Standings

Southeast Divison	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Washington Capitals	7	5	1	1	26	16	11
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	3	1	0	14	11	6
Carolina Hurricanes	6	3	3	0	12	15	6
Florida Panthers	6	2	2	2	14	22	6
Atlanta Thrashers	6	1	5	0	14	29	2

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Schedule/Results

Opponent	Result	Score
@ Carolina Hurricanes	W	4-1
vs Carolina Hurricanes	W	5-2
@ Boston Bruins	W	4-3
@ New Jersey Devils	W	3-2
@ Philadelphia Flyers	L	1-2
vs Philadelphia Flyers	W	5-1
vs Boston Bruins	SOL	4-5

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Regular season

Division standings

Southeast Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	82	50	24	8	272	245	108
2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	45	30	7	239	226	97
3	Florida Panthers	82	41	30	11	234	231	93
4	Atlanta Thrashers	82	35	41	6	257	280	76
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	40	18	210	279	66

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Boston Bruins	NE	82	53	19	10	274	196	116
2	y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	50	24	8	272	245	108
3	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	51	27	4	244	209	106
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	45	28	9	264	239	99
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	44	27	11	264	238	99
6	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	45	30	7	239	226	97
7	New York Rangers	AT	82	43	30	9	210	218	95
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	41	30	11	249	247	93
8.5
9	Florida Panthers	SE	82	41	30	11	234	231	93
10	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	41	32	9	250	234	91
11	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	36	35	11	217	237	83
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	34	35	13	250	293	81
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	41	6	257	280	76
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	40	18	210	279	66
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	26	47	9	201	279	61

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log

2008–09 Game Log
October Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 1 10 Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta 2 11 Chicago Blackhawks Washington 3 13 Vancouver Canucks Washington 4 16 Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh 5 18 New Jersey Devils Washington 6 21 Calgary Flames Calgary 7 23 Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix 8 25 Dallas Stars Dallas 9 28 Nashville Predators Washington
November Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 10 1 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo 11 4 Ottawa Senators Ottawa 12 6 Carolina Hurricanes Washington 13 8 New York Rangers Washington 14 10 Tampa Bay Lightning Washington 15 12 Carolina Hurricanes Carolina 16 14 New Jersey Devils Washington 17 15 New Jersey Devils New Jersey 18 19 Anaheim Ducks Anaheim 19 20 Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles 20 22 San Jose Sharks San Jose 21 24 Minnesota Wild Minnesota 22 26 Atlanta Thrashers Washington 23 28 Montreal Canadiens Washington 24 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus
December Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 25 2 Florida Panthers Washington 26 4 New York Islanders Washington 27 6 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto 28 7 Carolina Hurricanes Carolina 29 10 Boston Bruins Washington 30 12 Ottawa Senators Washington 31 13 Montreal Canadiens Montreal 32 16 New York Islanders New York 33 18 St. Louis Blues Washington 34 20 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia 35 23 New York Rangers New York 36 26 Buffalo Sabres Washington 37 28 Toronto Maple Leafs Washington 38 30 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo
January Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 39 1 Tampa Bay Lightning Washington 40 3 New York Rangers Washington 41 6 Philadelphia Flyers Washington 42 9 Columbus Blue Jackets Washington 43 10 Montreal Canadiens Montreal 44 13 Edmonton Oilers Washington 45 14 Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh 46 17 Boston Bruins Washington 47 19 New York Islanders New York 48 20 Ottawa Senators Ottawa 49 27 Boston Bruins Boston 50 31 Detroit Red Wings Washington
February Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 51 1 Ottawa Senators Washington 52 3 New Jersey Devils New Jersey 53 5 Los Angeles Kings Washington 54 7 Florida Panthers Washington 55 11 New York Rangers New York 56 14 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay 57 15 Florida Panthers Florida 58 18 Montreal Canadiens Washington 59 20 Colorado Avalanche Washington 60 22 Pittsburgh Penguins Washington 61 24 Philadelphia Flyers Washington 62 26 Atlanta Thrashers Washington 63 28 Boston Bruins Boston
March Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 64 1 Florida Panthers Washington 65 3 Carolina Hurricanes Washington 66 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Washington 67 8 Pittsburgh Penguins Washington 68 10 Nashville Predators Nashville 69 12 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia 70 14 Carolina Hurricanes Washington 71 16 Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta 72 17 Florida Panthers Florida 73 19 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay 74 21 Carolina Hurricanes Carolina 75 24 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto 76 27 Tampa Bay Lightning Washington
April Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 77 1 New York Islanders Washington 78 3 Buffalo Sabres Washington 79 5 Atlanta Thrashers Washington 80 7 Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta 81 9 Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay 82 11 Florida Panthers Florida
Schedule

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008	To Washington Capitals 21st pick in 2008	To New Jersey Devils 23rd pick in 2008 2nd round pick in 2008
June 20, 2008	To Washington Capitals 27th pick in 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Eminger 3rd round pick in 2008

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Jose Theodore Colorado Avalanche $9 million, 2 years

Player New team Cristobal Huet Chicago Blackhawks Matt Cooke Pittsburgh Penguins

Claimed from Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

Washington 's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	21 (from New Jersey)	Anton Gustafsson	(C)	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Sweden Jr.)
1	27 (from Philadelphia)	John Carlson	(D)	United States	Indiana Ice (USHL)
2	57 (from San Jose)	Eric Mestery	(D)	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2	58 (from Philadelphia)	Dmitri Kugryshev	(RW)	Russia	CSKA Moscow (RSL)
4	93 (from Los Angeles)	Braden Holtby	(G)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (Western Hockey League)
5	144	Joel Broda	(C)	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	174	Greg Burke	(LW)	United States	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)
7	204	Stefan Della Rovere	(LW)	Canada	Barrie Colts (OHL)

Roster

Updated April 29, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
27		Alexander Alexeyev	D	L	24	2018	St. Petersburg, Russia
96		Nicolas Aube-Kubel	RW	R	28	2022	Slave Lake, Alberta
19		Nicklas Backstrom (A)	C	L	36	2006	Gävle, Sweden
25		Ethan Bear	D	R	26	2023	Regina, Saskatchewan
74		John Carlson (A)	D	R	34	2008	Natick, Massachusetts
26		Nic Dowd	C	R	34	2018	Huntsville, Alabama
42		Martin Fehervary	D	L	24	2018	Bratislava, Slovakia
3		Nick Jensen	D	R	33	2019	Rogers, Minnesota
35		Darcy Kuemper	G	L	34	2022	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
79		Charlie Lindgren	G	R	30	2022	Lakeville, Minnesota
47		Beck Malenstyn	RW	L	26	2016	Delta, British Columbia
24		Connor McMichael	C	L	23	2019	Scarborough, Ontario
15		Sonny Milano	LW	L	28	2022	Massapequa, New York
77		T. J. Oshie (A)	RW	R	37	2015	Mount Vernon, Washington
8		Alexander Ovechkin (C)	LW	R	38	2004	Moscow, Soviet Union
67		Max Pacioretty	LW	L	35	2023	New Canaan, Connecticut
21		Aliaksei Protas	C	L	23	2019	Vitebsk, Belarus
38		Rasmus Sandin	D	L	24	2023	Uppsala, Sweden
23		Michael Sgarbossa	C	L	31	2018	Campbellville, Ontario
17		Dylan Strome	C	L	27	2022	Mississauga, Ontario
57		Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	R	32	2020	Middletown, New Jersey
43		Tom Wilson (A)	RW	R	30	2012	Toronto, Ontario

See also

• 2008–09 NHL season

Farm teams

Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)