1999–2000 Washington Capitals season
The 1999–2000 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 26th season in the National Hockey League.Offseason
Owner Abe Pollin sold the Capitals to an investor group headed by America Online president Ted Leonsis on May 12, 1999.Regular season
The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just 3.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 82 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 73 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| LW | 75 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 146 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| LW | 82 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 80 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 62 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| LW | 75 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| RW | 69 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 82 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 56 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 79 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| C | 76 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| RW | 79 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 73 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 30 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 49 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C/LW | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| G | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 4371 | 73 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 163 | 2.24 | 5 | 1957 | 1794 | .917 |
| 611 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2.75 | 2 | 310 | 282 | .910 |
| Team: | 4982 | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 191 | 2.30 | 7 | 2267 | 2076 | .916 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 284 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3.38 | 0 | 103 | 87 | .845 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Team: | 304 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3.36 | 0 | 109 | 92 | .844 |
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Kris Beech | | Calgary Hitmen |
| 2 | 29 | Michal Sivek | | Velvana Kladno |
| 2 | 31 | Charlie Stephens | | Guelph Storm |
| 2 | 34 | Ross Lupaschuk | | Prince Albert Raiders |
| 2 | 37 | Nolan Yonkman | | Kelowna Rockets |
| 5 | 132 | Roman Tvrdon | | Dukla Trencin Jr. |
| 6 | 175 | Kyle Clark | | Harvard University |
| 7 | 192 | David Bornhammar | | AIK IF Jr. |
| 8 | 219 | Maxim Orlov | | CSKA Moscow |
| 9 | 249 | Igor Shadilov | | Dynamo Moscow |
