Legendary Players & Coaches
16 entries in the Washington Capitals compendium.
Legendary Players & Coaches — Era Chart
Mike GreenThe hard-shooting defenceman known as "Game Over Green" for his game-winning goals.Rod LangwayThe 'Secretary of Defense' who led Washington to ten straight playoff appearances and won Nicklas BackstromThe elite Swedish playmaker who became the Capitals' all-time assist leader and lifted theAlex OvechkinThe captain since 2010 who brought the Stanley Cup to Washington and redefined goal-scorinPeter BondraThe Golden Sniper whose cannon shot defined the Capitals' pre-Ovechkin golden era of hockeJohn CarlsonThe highest-scoring defenseman of the Capitals' 2018 championship run.Evgeny KuznetsovThe 2018 playoff leader who scored the series-clinching overtime winner against PittsburghSergei GoncharThe first Russian blueliner to crack the 20-goal mark and a Norris Trophy contender for thJaromir JagrThe Golden Jet brought elite scoring and a championship mindset to Washington.Mike GartnerA scoring machine who set NHL records and held the Caps' goal record for decades.Brian LeetchA Norris Trophy winner who defined an era for New York, never Washington.Steve ShuttA Montreal dynasty legend who never wore the burgundy and gold.Yuri OrlovA dynamic defenseman who anchored the blue line during Washington's historic championship Wayne GretzkyThe Great One never wore the jersey, but his rivalry defined an era.Evgeni MalkinA Pittsburgh icon who never donned the Capitals' red, white, and blue.Mario LemieuxA Penguins icon whose greatness defined an era alongside Washington's own history.
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