2013–14 Washington Capitals season
The 2013–14 Washington Capitals season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. The Capitals failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, ending their six season playoff streak.
Off-season
Training camp
Regular season
-->Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player statistics
Final stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 78 | 51 | 28 | 79 | −35 | 48 | |
| 82 | 18 | 61 | 79 | −20 | 54 | |
| 82 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 7 | 32 | |
| 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | −21 | 4 | |
| 82 | 25 | 18 | 43 | −6 | 92 | |
| 82 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 36 | |
| 70 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −16 | 64 | |
| 82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −3 | 22 | |
| 58 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 26 | |
| 73 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 32 | |
| ‡ | 53 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 22 |
| 82 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −7 | 26 | |
| 51 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −7 | 16 | |
| 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −1 | 19 | |
| 82 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 151 | |
| 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 53 | |
| 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −9 | 28 | |
| 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −9 | 23 | |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 56 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| † | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 49 | |
| ‡ | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 28 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 48 | 45 | 2,656:20 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 2.85 | 1475 | 0.915 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 17 | 14 | 883:23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 2.38 | 469 | 0.925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 13 | 11 | 766:57 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 2.82 | 383 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| † | 12 | 12 | 700:32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2.31 | 383 | 0.930 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.Trades
| June 30, 2013 | To Winnipeg Jets 3rd-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2013 CGY's 5th-round pick in 2013 | To Washington Capitals CHI's 2nd-round pick in 2013 |
| September 29, 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks Mathieu Perreault | To Washington Capitals John Mitchell 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | To Anaheim Ducks ANA's 4th-round pick in 2014 | To Washington Capitals Dustin Penner |
| March 4, 2014 | To Phoenix Coyotes Martin Erat John Mitchell | To Washington Capitals Chris Brown Rostislav Klesla 4th-round pick in 2015 |
| March 5, 2014 | To Buffalo Sabres Michal Neuvirth Rostislav Klesla | To Washington Capitals Jaroslav Halak 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
| April 19, 2014 | To Nashville Predators Jaynen Rissling | To Washington Capitals 7th-round pick in 2014 |
| May 1, 2014 | To New York Islanders Jaroslav Halak | To Washington Capitals CHI's 4th-round pick in 2014 |
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Washington Capitals' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 23 | André Burakovsky | LW |  Sweden | Malmö Redhawks |
| 2 | 53 | Madison Bowey | D |  Canada | Kelowna Rockets |
| 3 | 61 | Zach Sanford | LW |  United States | Islanders Hockey Club |
| 5 | 144 | Blake Heinrich | D | United States | Sioux City Musketeers |
| 6 | 174 | Brian Pinho | C | United States | St. John's Prep Eagles |
| 7 | 204 | Tyler Lewington | D | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers |
;Draft notes
- The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Washington's third and fourth-round picks in 2013 and Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Johnny Oduya to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round pick in 2013 and this pick. - The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 to Washington in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013, Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The Washington Capitals' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2013, Calgary's fifth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
- The Calgary Flames' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013, that sent Chicago's second-round pick in 2013 to Washington in exchange for a third and fourth-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2012, that sent Dennis Wideman to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and this pick.