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2018–19 Washington Capitals
2018–19 Washington Capitals
Division	Metropolitan
Conference	Eastern
2018–19 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	Brian MacLellan
Coach	Todd Reirden
Captain	Alexander Ovechkin
Arena	Capital One Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears (AHL); South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Washington Capitals season will be the 45th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.^[1] It will be the first season with new head coach Todd Reirden. They will enter the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2018.^[2]

2018 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

Game	Date	Opponent
1	September 16	@ Boston Bruins
2	September 18	Boston Bruins
3	September 20	@ Montreal Canadiens
4	September 21	@ Carolina Hurricanes
5	September 25	@ St. Louis Blues
6	September 28	Carolina Hurricanes
7	September 30	St. Louis Blues

Regular season

The regular season schedule will be released in June 2018.

2018–19 game log

October: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

November: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

December: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

January: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

February: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

March: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

April: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

Win (2 Points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Roster

Updated April 29, 2024^[3]^[4]


No.	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	33	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

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)	To Colorado Avalanche Philipp Grubauer Brooks Orpik	To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2018 — Kody Clark	^[5]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Vancouver Canucks 6th-round pick in 2018 — Artyom Manukyan 6th-round pick in 2019	To Washington Capitals 6th-round pick in 2018 — Alex Kannok-Leipert	^[6]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Nic Dowd	Vancouver Canucks	1-year, $650,000	^[7]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Jayson Megna	Vancouver Canucks	1-year, $650,000	^[8]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Michael Sgarbossa	Winnipeg Jets	1-year, $650,000	^[8]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Jay Beagle	Vancouver Canucks	4-year, $12 million	^[9]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Tyler Graovac	Calgary Flames	1-year, $650,000	^[10]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	John Carlson	8-year, $64 million	^[11]
June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)	Devante Smith-Pelly	1-year, $1 million	^[12]
June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)	Michal Kempny	4-year, $10 million	^[13]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Travis Boyd	2-year, $1.6 million	^[14]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Riley Barber	2-year, $1.6 million	^[15]

Draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	31	Alexander Alexeyev	D	Russia	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	46¹	Martin Fehervary	D	Slovakia	IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)
2	47²	Kody Clark	RW	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	93	Riley Sutter	C/RW	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5	124	Mitchell Gibson	G	United States	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
6	186	Alex Kannok-Leipert	D	Canada	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7	217	Eric Florchuk	C	Canada	Victoria Royals (WHL)

Notes:

The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on July 2, 2017, that sent Marcus Johansson to New Jersey in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2018 and this pick.^[16]
The Colorado Avalanche's second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent Philipp Grubauer and Brooks Orpik to Colorado in exchange for this pick.^[5]

References

^ National Hockey League (2012). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2013. Triumph Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-60078-785-0.
^ "Capitals Announce 2018-19 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Washington Capitals Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "Washington Capitals Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Avalanche Acquires Grubauer, Orpik From Capitals". NHL.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ "2018 NHL Draft Notes". NHL.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ "Capitals sign Nic Dowd". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Capitals Sign Jayson Megna and Michael Sgarbossa". NHL.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Canucks sign Jay Beagle". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ "FLAMES SIGN GRAOVAC, QUINE". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ "Capitals Re-sign John Carlson". NHL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ "Capitals Re-sign Devante Smith-Pelly". NHL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
^ "Kempny signs four-year contract with Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
^ "Capitals Re-sign Travis Boyd". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
^ "Capitals Re-sign Riley Barber". NHL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ "Marcus Johansson traded to Devils from Capitals". NHL.com. July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[1] National Hockey League (2012). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2013. Triumph Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-60078-785-0.

[2] "Capitals Announce 2018-19 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[3] "Washington Capitals Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[4] "Washington Capitals Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[Grubauer-5] "Avalanche Acquires Grubauer, Orpik From Capitals". NHL.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

[2018Day2trades-6] "2018 NHL Draft Notes". NHL.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[7] "Capitals sign Nic Dowd". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[July2-8] "Capitals Sign Jayson Megna and Michael Sgarbossa". NHL.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[9] "Canucks sign Jay Beagle". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[10] "FLAMES SIGN GRAOVAC, QUINE". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[11] "Capitals Re-sign John Carlson". NHL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[12] "Capitals Re-sign Devante Smith-Pelly". NHL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

[13] "Kempny signs four-year contract with Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[14] "Capitals Re-sign Travis Boyd". NHL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

[15] "Capitals Re-sign Riley Barber". NHL.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[16] "Marcus Johansson traded to Devils from Capitals". NHL.com. July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

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