1989–90 Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 36-38-0, 78 pts · Playoffs 8-7
The 1989–90 Washington Capitals went 36-38-0 (78 points) in the Patrick Division and played 15 playoff games (8-7). Dino Ciccarelli led the team with 79 points (41 G, 38 A). Don Beaupre had 23 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 80 | 41 | 38 | 79 | -5 | 122 | 10 | 267 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 80 | 35 | 39 | 74 | +27 | 104 | 9 | 307 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ridley | C | 74 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 124 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 77 | 25 | 39 | 64 | -7 | 54 | 10 | 149 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 80 | 23 | 39 | 62 | +17 | 233 | 9 | 123 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 80 | 13 | 41 | 54 | +4 | 102 | 4 | 240 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Miller | L | 80 | 18 | 22 | 40 | -2 | 49 | 3 | 107 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 56 | 11 | 29 | 40 | +1 | 154 | 7 | 143 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 70 | 8 | 31 | 39 | +7 | 25 | 4 | 103 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Leach | R | 70 | 18 | 14 | 32 | +10 | 104 | 0 | 122 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tucker | R | 38 | 9 | 19 | 28 | +11 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 70 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 123 | 0 | 72 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan May | L | 77 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 339 | 1 | 67 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 50 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -1 | 50 | 1 | 76 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Joyce | L | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Houlder | D | 41 | 1 | 11 | 12 | +8 | 28 | 0 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Druce | R | 45 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 52 | 1 | 66 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Christian | R | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Murray | C | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Kypreos | L | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 82 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +1 | 20 | 0 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | D | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 39 | 0 | 46 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bergland | R | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Sheehy | D | 59 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +8 | 291 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Paynter | D | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie Turcotte | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Richard | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Tutt | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Felix | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Bawa | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Maltais | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mathieson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Ferner | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Cote | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Larter | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Beaupre | 64 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1359 | .890 | 3.22 | 2 |
| Bob Mason | 54 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 385 | .875 | 3.50 | 0 |
| Jim Hrivnak | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 291 | .876 | 3.55 | 0 |
| Mike Liut | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 214 | .921 | 2.14 | 1 |
| Olie Kolzig | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | .810 | 6.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 7 | vs CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ HFD | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 13 | vs NYR | W 7–4 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs CGY | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 16 | @ MTL | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 20 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ TOR | L 4–8 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ CGY | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 25 | @ WIN | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ STL | L 0–1 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ CHI | L 0–1 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs STL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Nov 3 | vs TOR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ QUE | W 3–0 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ NYI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ VAN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 18 | @ LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs NYI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 24 | vs PIT | L 4–7 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ PIT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ DET | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ NJD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ BOS | W 7–3 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ BUF | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ HFD | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ PIT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs PIT | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 27 | @ NJD | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs DET | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 1 | vs LAK | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ NYR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ TOR | L 6–8 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ WIN | L 1–6 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs NJD | W 9–6 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs WIN | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs MTL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs PHI | W 7–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ MNS | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 2 | @ NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs EDM | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Feb 6 | vs QUE | W 12–2 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ PIT | L 5–7 | Final |
| Feb 9 | vs NJD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ EDM | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ LAK | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs NYR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs DET | W 9–4 | Final |
| Feb 27 | vs CHI | W 4–0 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs HFD | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs NJD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs BUF | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 9 | vs QUE | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs STL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs VAN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ MNS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs NYI | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 23 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs CGY | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ NJD | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 31 | vs NYR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ NJD | W 5–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | @ NJD | L 5–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs NJD | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | vs NJD | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 13 | @ NJD | W 4–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 15 | vs NJD | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 19 | @ NYR | L 3–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 21 | @ NYR | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 23 | vs NYR | W 7–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 27 | @ NYR | W 2–1 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 3 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 5 | @ BOS | L 0–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | vs BOS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | vs BOS | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |