1975–76 Washington Capitals season
The 1975–76 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals second season in the National Hockey League. They improved by three games over their dreadful previous season, faring worse than the Kansas City Scouts, who went 12–56–12, although the latter would move to Colorado after the season while the Capitals remained in their location.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Despite a slightly improved record from the previous season, the Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 14 | -56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 80 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 35 | -49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 80 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 56 | -43 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 67 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 75 | -42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 32 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 10 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 6 | -33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 80 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | -26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 31 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | -25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 74 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 113 | -53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | -30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 54 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 28 | -46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 49 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 39 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 79 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 78 | -52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 146 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 34 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | -33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 33 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | -21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 27 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 58 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 33 | -38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 57 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 50 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 49 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 40 | -49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2289 | 43 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 208 | 5.45 | 0 | |
| 2134 | 40 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 148 | 4.16 | 0 | |
| 377 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 5.09 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4800 | 80 | 11 | 59 | 10 | 388 | 4.85 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft held in Montreal, Quebec.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 18 | Alex Forsyth | Kingston Canadians | |
| 2 | 19 | Peter Scamurra | Peterborough Petes | |
| 4 | 55 | Blair MacKasey | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | |
| 5 | 73 | Craig Crawford | Toronto Marlboros | |
| 6 | 91 | Roger Swanson | Flin Flon Bombers | |
| 7 | 109 | Clark Jantzie | University of Alberta | |
| 8 | 127 | Mike Fryia | Peterborough Petes | |
| 9 | 144 | Jim Ofrim | University of Alberta | |
| 10 | 161 | Mal Zinger | Kamloops Chiefs |