Seasons

Verified data · source: List of Washington Capitals seasons · auto-audited weekly.

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NHL season	Capitals season	Conference	Division	Regular season[4][5] Finish	GP	W	L	T	OT
1974–75	1974–75	Wales	Norris	5th	80	8	67	5	—
1975–76	1975–76	Wales	Norris	5th	80	11	59	10	—
1976–77	1976–77	Wales	Norris	4th	80	24	42	14	—
1977–78	1977–78	Wales	Norris	5th	80	17	49	14	—
1978–79	1978–79	Wales	Norris	4th	80	24	41	15	—
1979–80	1979–80	Campbell	Patrick	5th	80	27	40	13	—
1980–81	1980–81	Campbell	Patrick	5th	80	26	36	18	—
1981–82	1981–82	Wales	Patrick	5th	80	26	41	13	—
1982–83	1982–83	Wales	Patrick	3rd	80	39	25	16	—
1983–84	1983–84	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	48	27	5	—
1984–85	1984–85	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	46	25	9	—
1985–86	1985–86	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	50	23	7	—
1986–87	1986–87	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	38	32	10	—
1987–88	1987–88	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	38	33	9	—
1988–89	1988–89	Wales	Patrick↑	1st	80	41	29	10	—
1989–90	1989–90	Wales	Patrick	3rd	80	36	38	6	—
1990–91	1990–91	Wales	Patrick	3rd	80	37	36	7	—
1991–92	1991–92	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	45	27	8	—
1992–93	1992–93[a]	Wales	Patrick	2nd	84	43	34	7	—
1993–94	1993–94	Eastern[b]	Atlantic	3rd	84	39	35	10	—
1994–95	1994–95[c]	Eastern	Atlantic	2nd	48	22	18	8	—
1995–96	1995–96	Eastern	Atlantic	4th	82	39	32	11	—
1996–97	1996–97	Eastern	Atlantic	5th	82	33	40	9	—
1997–98	1997–98	Eastern‡	Atlantic	3rd	82	40	30	12	—
1998–99	1998–99	Eastern	Southeast[g]	3rd	82	31	45	6	—
1999–2000	1999–2000	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	82	44	24	12	2[d]
2000–01	2000–01	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	82	41	27	10	4
2001–02	2001–02	Eastern	Southeast	2nd	82	36	33	11	2
2002–03	2002–03	Eastern	Southeast	2nd	82	39	29	8	6
2003–04	2003–04	Eastern	Southeast	5th	82	23	46	10	3
2004–05[e]	2004–05	Eastern	Southeast	Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	2005–06	Eastern	Southeast	5th	82	29	41	—[f]	12
2006–07	2006–07	Eastern	Southeast	5th	82	28	40	—	14
2007–08	2007–08	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	82	43	31	—	8
2008–09	2008–09	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	82	50	24	—	8
2009–10	2009–10	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	82	54	15	—	13
2010–11	2010–11	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	82	48	23	—	11
2011–12	2011–12	Eastern	Southeast	2nd	82	42	32	—	8
2012–13[h]	2012–13	Eastern	Southeast↑	1st	48	27	18	—	3
2013–14	2013–14	Eastern	Metropolitan[i]	5th	82	38	30	—	14
2014–15	2014–15	Eastern	Metropolitan	2nd	82	45	26	—	11
2015–16	2015–16	Eastern	Metropolitan↑	1st	82	56	18	—	8
2016–17	2016–17	Eastern	Metropolitan↑	1st	82	55	19	—	8
2017–18†	2017–18	Eastern‡	Metropolitan↑	1st	82	49	26	—	7
2018–19	2018–19	Eastern	Metropolitan↑	1st	82	48	26	—	8
2019–20	2019–20	Eastern	Metropolitan↑	1st	69	41	20	—	8
2020–21	2020–21	—	East	2nd	56	36	15	—	5
2021–22	2021–22	Eastern	Metropolitan	4th	82	44	26	—	12
2022–23	2022–23	Eastern	Metropolitan	6th	82	35	37	—	10
2023–24	2023–24	Eastern	Metropolitan	4th	82	40	31	—	11
2024–25	2024–25	Eastern	Metropolitan↑	1st	82	51	22	—	9
2025–26	2025–26	Eastern	Metropolitan	4th	82	43	30	—	9
Totals[32][33]					4,043	1,913	1,613	303	214