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1985-1986 Washington Capitals Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Al Jensen (G)	66	1958	Hamilton, ON, CAN	5'10"	181	L
	#31	Bob Mason (G)	63	1961	International Falls, MN, USA	6'1"	181	R
	#1	Pete Peeters (G)	67	1957	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#1	Pat Riggin (G)	65	1959	Kincardine, ON, CAN	5'9"	170	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#19	Peter Andersson (D)	63	1962	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	181	L
	#6	John Barrett (D)	66	1958	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'0"	209	L
	#30	Yves Beaudoin (D)	60	1965	Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC, CAN	5'11"	179	R
	#4	Kevin Hatcher (D)	58	1966	Detroit, MI, USA	6'3"	231	R
	#5	Rod Langway (D)"C"	67	1957	Maag, TWN	6'3"	218	L
	#8	Larry Murphy (D)	64	1961	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'2"	209	R
	#2	Dwight Schofield (D)	68	1956	Waltham, MA, USA	6'3"	201	L
	#3	Scott Stevens (D)	60	1964	Kitchener, ON, CAN	6'2"	216	L
FORWARDS
	#22	Greg Adams (LW)	64	1960	Duncan, BC, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#10	Bobby Carpenter (C)	61	1963	Peabody, MA, USA	6'0"	201	L
	#27	Dave Christian (RW)	65	1959	Warroad, MN, USA	5'11"	176	R
	#26	Yvon Corriveau (LW)	58	1967	Welland, ON, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#14	Gaétan Duchesne (LW)		1962	Québec, QC, CAN	5'11"	201	L
	#24	Daryl Evans (LW)	64	1961	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'8"	185	L
	#32	Lou Franceschetti (RW)	66	1958	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#11	Mike Gartner (RW)	65	1959	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	R
	#23	Bob Gould (RW)	67	1957	Petrolia, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	R
	#16	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (C)	66	1958	Karlskoga, SWE	6'0"	198	L
	#15	Alan Haworth (C)	65	1960	Drummondville, QC, CAN	5'10"	179	L
	#25	Doug Jarvis (C)	69	1955	Brantford, ON, CAN	5'9"	170	L
	#9	David Jensen (C)	59	1965	Needham, MA, USA	6'1"	194	L
	#29	Ed Kastelic (RW)	61	1964	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'4"	231	R
	#18	Craig Laughlin (RW)	66	1958	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	190	R
	#21	Stephen Leach (RW)	59	1966	Cambridge, MA, USA	5'11"	201	R
	#30	Grant Martin (C)	62	1962	Smooth Rock Falls, ON, CAN	5'10"	179	L
	#12	Jörgen Pettersson (LW)	68	1956	Göteborg, SWE	6'2"	185	L
	#20	Gary Sampson (F)	65	1959	Atikokan, ON, CAN	6'0"	190	-
	#19	Greg Smith (RW)	69	1955	Ponoka, AB, CAN	5'11"	194	-
	#28	Mark Taylor (C)	67	1958	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	190	L

Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 19Av Age: 25.66 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 194 lbsCompare with other teams »

1985-1986 Washington Capitals Staff

Head CoachBryan Murray
Asst. CoachRon Lapointe
Asst. CoachTerry Murray
General ManagerDavid Poile
Amateur ScoutGilles Cote
Dir. of Player PersonnelJack Button
Dir. of ScoutingSam McMaster
Franchise OwnerAbe Pollin
Head Equipment ManagerDoug Shearer
PresidentDick Patrick
VP. of Hockey OperationsDavid Poile

Team Staff History

1985-1986 Washington Capitals Captains

"C"

Rod Langway

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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Washington Capitals Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + Navy + White + Black
Town: Washington, DC, USA Map
Founded: 1974

1985-1986 Washington Capitals Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
9 players
3 players

Experience

Washington Capitals: 5 345 GP
NHL: 9 405 GP
WC: 141 GP
OG: 22 GP
SHL: 297 GP
AHL: 2 125 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Capacity: 18 506
Construction Year: 1997

Washington Capitals Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/14/2025 02:30 AM UTC	Los Angeles Kings	Washington Capitals	-	NHL
03/12/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Anaheim Ducks	Washington Capitals	-	NHL
03/09/2025 07:30 PM UTC	Washington Capitals	Seattle Kraken	4 - 2	NHL
03/08/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Washington Capitals	Detroit Red Wings	5 - 2	NHL
03/06/2025 12:30 AM UTC	New York Rangers	Washington Capitals	2 - 3 (OT 64:07)	NHL

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Charlie Lindgren (G)

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Logan Thompson (G)

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Ethen Frank (F)

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11/13/2024

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Lars Eller (F)

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11/07/2024

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Lucas Johansen (D)

Leaving forHenderson Silver Knights

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Washington Capitals History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	64	35	14	-	7	8	232	167	92	1.44	1	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	32	31	-	8	11	220	257	91	1.11	8	Conference QF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	27	37	-	8	10	255	265	80	0.98	13	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	35	26	-	9	12	275	245	100	1.22	8	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	36	15	-	-	5	191	163	77	1.38	7	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	NHL	69	41	20	-	-	8	240	215	90	1.3	5	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	48	26	-	-	8	278	249	104	1.27	4	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	49	26	-	-	7	259	239	105	1.28	6	Champion
2016-2017	NHL	82	55	19	-	-	8	263	182	118	1.44	1	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	56	18	-	-	8	252	193	120	1.46	1	Conference SF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	45	26	-	-	11	242	203	101	1.23	9	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	38	30	-	-	14	235	240	90	1.1	17	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	27	18	-	-	3	149	130	57	1.19	10	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	42	32	-	-	8	222	230	92	1.12	15	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	48	23	-	-	11	224	197	107	1.3	2	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	54	15	-	-	13	318	233	121	1.48	1	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	50	24	-	-	8	272	245	108	1.32	4	Conference SF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	43	31	-	-	8	242	231	94	1.15	12	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	28	40	-	-	14	235	286	70	0.85	27	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	29	41	-	-	12	237	306	70	0.85	27	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	23	46	10	-	3	186	253	59	0.72	28	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	39	29	8	-	6	224	220	92	1.12	13	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	33	11	-	2	228	240	85	1.04	19	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	41	27	10	-	4	233	211	96	1.17	10	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	44	24	12	-	2	227	194	102	1.24	5	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	31	45	6	-	-	200	218	68	0.83	23	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	40	30	12	-	-	219	202	92	1.12	8	Final loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	33	40	9	-	-	214	231	75	0.91	18	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	NHL	82	39	32	11	-	-	234	204	89	1.09	10	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	18	8	-	-	136	120	52	1.08	10	Conference QF loss

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Washington Capitals Stars And Cult Players

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#17	Terik Parascak (F)	05/28/2006	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'0"	181 lbs
2	#43	Cole Hutson (D)	06/28/2006	North Barrington, IL, USA	5'10"	165 lbs
2	#52	Leon Muggli (D)	07/09/2006	Cham, SUI	6'1"	176 lbs
3	#75	Ilya Protas (F)	07/18/2006	Vitebsk, BLR	6'5"	201 lbs
3	#90	Eriks Mateiko (F)	11/18/2005	Jelgava, LAT	6'6"	209 lbs
4	#114	Nicholas Kempf (G)	03/01/2006	Morton Grove, IL, USA	6'2"	190 lbs
6	#178	Petr Sikora (F)	01/02/2006	Karvina, CZE	6'0"	174 lbs
7	#212	Miroslav Satan (F)	03/02/2006	East Amherst, NY, USA	6'7"	190 lbs
2023
1	#8	Ryan Leonard (F)	01/21/2005	Amherst, MA, USA	6'0"	192 lbs
2	#40	Andrew Cristall (F)	02/04/2005	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'10"	183 lbs
4	#104	Patrick Thomas (F)	08/21/2004	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	179 lbs
5	#136	Cam Allen (D)	01/07/2005	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	196 lbs
7	#200	Brett Hyland (F)	02/18/2003	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	194 lbs
7	#206	Antoine Keller (G)	10/06/2004	Dijon, FRA	6'3"	176 lbs
2022
1	#20	Ivan Miroshnichenko (F)	02/04/2004	Ussuriysk, RUS	6'1"	194 lbs
2	#37	Ryan Chesley (D)	02/27/2004	Mahtomedi, MN, USA	6'0"	194 lbs
3	#70	Alexander Suzdalev (F)	03/05/2004	Khabarovsk, RUS	6'2"	181 lbs
3	#85	Ludwig Persson (F)	10/08/2003	Göteborg, SWE	6'0"	185 lbs
5	#149	Jake Karabela (F)	03/07/2004	Guelph, ON, CAN	5'11"	187 lbs
6	#181	Ryan Hofer (F)	05/10/2002	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'3"	192 lbs
7	#213	David Gucciardi (D)	10/09/2002	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'1"	201 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2018 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup

Alexander Ovechkin - Yevgeni Kuznetsov - Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrána - Nicklas Bäckström - T.J. Oshie
André Burakovsky - Lars Eller - Brett Connolly
Chandler Stephenson - Jay Beagle - Devante Smith-Pelly

Michal Kempny - John Carlson
Dmitri Orlov - Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik - Christian Djoos

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