2016–17 Washington Capitals season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	Washington Capitals
Division:	Metropolitan
Divisionrank:	1st
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	1st
Record:	55–19–8
Homerecord:	32–7–2
Roadrecord:	23–12–6
Goalsfor:	263
Goalsagainst:	182
Generalmanager:	Brian MacLellan
Coach:	Barry Trotz
Captain:	Alexander Ovechkin
Altcaptain:	Nicklas Backstrom Brooks Orpik
Arena:	Verizon Center
Minorleague:	Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	T. J. Oshie Alexander Ovechkin (33)
Assistsleader:	Nicklas Backstrom (63)
Pointsleader:	Nicklas Backstrom (86)
Plusminusleader:	Brooks Orpik (+32)
Pimleader:	Tom Wilson (133)
Winsleader:	Braden Holtby (42)
Gaaleader:	Philipp Grubauer (2.04)
Divisionwin:	Yes
Presidentstrophy:	Yes

The 2016–17 NHL season was the 43rd season for the Washington Capitals.^[1] They finished the season as Presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- style="background:#ffc;"| 1 || 13 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || PPG Paints Arena (18,630) || 0–0–1 || 1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || 15 || 7:00 pm || New York Islanders || 1–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 1–0–1 || 3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || 18 || 7:00 pm || Colorado Avalanche || 0–3 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 2–0–1 || 5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || 20 || 7:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–2 || Florida Panthers || BB&T Center (12,440) || 3–0–1 || 7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || 22 || 7:00 pm || New York Rangers || 4–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 3–1–1 || 7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6 || 26 || 9:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 1–4 || Edmonton Oilers || Rogers Place (18,347) || 3–2–1 || 7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || 29 || 10:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 5–2 || Vancouver Canucks || Rogers Arena (18,338) || 4–2–1 || 9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || 30 || 9:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Calgary Flames || Scotiabank Saddledome (18,454) || 5–2–1 || 11|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || 1 || 8:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Winnipeg Jets || MTS Centre (15,294) || 6–2–1 || 13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || 3 || 7:00 pm || Winnipeg Jets || 3–4 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 7–2–1 || 15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11 || 5 || 7:00 pm || Florida Panthers || 2–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 8–2–1 || 17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12 || 8 || 7:00 pm || San Jose Sharks || 3–0 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 8–3–1 || 17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || 11 || 8:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–2 OT || Chicago Blackhawks || United Center (22,075) || 9–3–1 || 19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14 || 12 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 1–5 || Carolina Hurricanes || PNC Arena (12,436) || 9–4–1 || 19|- style="background:#ffc;"| 15 || 15 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 1–2 OT || Columbus Blue Jackets || Nationwide Arena (11,738) || 9–4–2 || 20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || 16 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–7 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 10–4–2 || 22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || 18 || 7:00 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 0–1 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 11–4–2 || 24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18 || 20 || 12:30 pm || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 11–5–2 || 24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19 || 23 || 7:00 pm || St. Louis Blues || 3–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 12–5–2 || 26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || 25 || 5:00 pm || Buffalo Sabres || 1–3 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 13–5–2 || 28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21 || 26 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,051) || 13–6–2 || 28|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22 || 1 || 7:00 pm || New York Islanders || 3–0 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 13–7–2 || 28|- style="background:#ffc;"| 23 || 3 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 1–2 SO || Tampa Bay Lightning || Amalie Arena (19,092) || 13–7–3 || 29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || 5 || 7:00 pm || Buffalo Sabres || 2–3 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 14–7–3 || 31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || 7 || 8:00 pm || Boston Bruins || 3–4 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 15–7–3 || 33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || 9 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Buffalo Sabres || First Niagara Center (18,234) || 16–7–3 || 35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || 11 || 5:00 pm || Vancouver Canucks || 0–3 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 17–7–3 || 37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || 13 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–2 || New York Islanders || Barclays Center (12,730) || 18–7–3 || 39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || 16 || 7:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–3 SO || Carolina Hurricanes || PNC Arena (11,892) || 19–7–3 || 41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30 || 17 || 7:00 pm || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 19–8–3 || 41|- style="background:#ffc;"| 31 || 21 || 8:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–3 SO || Philadelphia Flyers || Wells Fargo Center (20,011) || 19–8–4 || 42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || 23 || 7:00 pm || Tampa Bay Lightning || 0–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 20–8–4 || 44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33 || 27 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–4 || New York Islanders || Barclays Center (15,795) || 20–9–4 || 44|- style="background:#ffc;"| 34 || 29 || 7:00 pm || New Jersey Devils || 2–1 SO || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 20–9–5 || 45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || 31 || 1:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 6–2 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (16,514) || 21–9–5 || 47|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || 1 || 7:30 pm || Ottawa Senators || 1–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 22–9–5 || 49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || 3 || 7:00 pm || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–6 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 23–9–5 || 51|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || 5 || 7:00 pm || Columbus Blue Jackets || 0–5 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 24–9–5 || 53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || 7 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 1–0 || Ottawa Senators || Canadian Tire Centre (18,685) || 25–9–5 || 55|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40 || 9 || 7:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,288) || 26–9–5 || 57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || 11 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 27–9–5 || 59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || 13 || 7:00 pm || Chicago Blackhawks || 0–6 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 28–9–5 || 61|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || 15 || 12:30 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 0–5 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 29–9–5 || 63|- style="background:#ffc;"| 44 || 16 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 7–8 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || PPG Paints Arena (18,653) || 29–9–6 || 64|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || 19 || 8:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 7–3 || St. Louis Blues || Scottrade Center (19,316) || 30–9–6 || 66|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || 21 || 8:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–3 OT || Dallas Stars || American Airlines Center (18,532) || 31–9–6|| 68|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || 23 || 7:00 pm || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–6 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 32–9–6 || 70|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48 || 24 || 7:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 0–3 || Ottawa Senators || Canadian Tire Centre (16,683) || 32–10–6 || 70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || 26 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 5–2 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (13,428) || 33–10–6 || 72|- style="background:#bbcaff;"|colspan="3" | 27–29 ||colspan="10" | All-Star Break in Los Angeles|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50 || 31 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–3 || New York Islanders || Barclays Center (11,240) || 33–11–6 || 72|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || 1 || 8:00 pm || Boston Bruins || 3–5 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 34–11–6 || 74|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || 4 || 1:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,288) || 35–11–6 || 76|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || 5 || 12:00 pm || Los Angeles Kings || 0–5 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 36–11–6 || 78|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || 7 || 7:00 pm || Carolina Hurricanes || 0–5 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 37–11–6 || 80|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || 9 || 7:00 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 3–6 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 38–11–6 || 82|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || 11 || 7:00 pm || Anaheim Ducks || 4–6 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 39–11–6 || 84|- style="background:#ffc;"| 57 || 18 || 2:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–3 SO || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (20,027) || 39–11–7 || 85|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58 || 19 || 12:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 1–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (18,006) || 39–12–7 || 85|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || 22 || 8:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wells Fargo Center (19,849) || 40–12–7 || 87|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || 24 || 7:00 pm || Edmonton Oilers || 1–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 41–12–7 || 89|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61 || 25 || 5:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–5 || Nashville Predators || Bridgestone Arena (17,150) || 41–13–7 || 89|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62 || 28 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (18,006) || 42–13–7 || 91|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || 2 || 7:00 pm || New Jersey Devils || 0–1 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 43–13–7 || 93|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || 4 || 7:00 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–2 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 44–13–7 || 95|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 || 6 || 7:00 pm || Dallas Stars || 4–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 44–14–7 || 95|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66 || 9 || 10:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–4 || San Jose Sharks || SAP Center (17,562) || 44–15–7 || 95|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67 || 11 || 10:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–4 || Los Angeles Kings || Staples Center (18,230) || 44–16–7 || 95|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || 12 || 9:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–5 || Anaheim Ducks || Honda Center (17,174) || 44–17–7 || 95|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || 14 || 7:00 pm || Minnesota Wild || 2–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 45–17–7 || 97|- style="background:#ffc;"| 70 || 16 || 7:00 pm || Nashville Predators || 2–1 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 45–17–8 || 98|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || 18 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 5–3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || Amalie Arena (19,092) || 46–17–8 || 100|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || 21 || 7:00 pm || Calgary Flames || 2–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 47–17–8 || 102|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || 23 || 7:00 pm || Columbus Blue Jackets ||1–2 SO || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 48–17–8 || 104|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74 || 25 || 7:00 pm || Arizona Coyotes || 1–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506)|| 49–17–8 || 106|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || 28 || 8:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 5–4 OT || Minnesota Wild || Xcel Energy Center (19,188)|| 50–17–8 || 108|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || 29 || 10:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 5–3 || Colorado Avalanche || Pepsi Center (13,820)|| 51–17–8 || 110|- style="background:#fcc;"| 77 || 31 || 10:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–6 || Arizona Coyotes || Gila River Arena (14,290) || 51–18–8 || 110|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || 2 || 6:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–2 || Columbus Blue Jackets || Nationwide Arena (18,247)|| 52–18–8 || 112|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || 4 || 7:30 pm || Washington Capitals || 4–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,415) || 53–18–8 || 114|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || 5 || 8:00 pm || New York Rangers || 0–2 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 54–18–8 || 116|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || 8 || 3:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Boston Bruins || TD Garden (17,565) || 55–18–8 || 118|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82 || 9 || 7:00 pm || Florida Panthers || 2–0 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 55–19–8 || 118|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || April 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 OT || Holtby || Washington leads 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–4 2OT || Holtby || Series tied 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || April 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–4 OT || Holtby || Toronto leads 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || April 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–4 || Holtby || Series tied 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || April 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 OT || Holtby || Washington leads 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || April 23 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 OT || Holtby || Washington won 4–2|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || April 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Holtby || Pittsburgh leads 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Holtby || Pittsburgh leads 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 1 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Holtby || Pittsburgh leads 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || May 3 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Holtby || Pittsburgh leads 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || May 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Holtby || Pittsburgh leads 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || May 8 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Holtby || Series tied 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7 || May 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || Holtby || Pittsburgh won 4–3|-|-|

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season^[2]
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	82	23	63	86	17	38
	82	33	36	69	6	50
	82	19	40	59	18	46
	82	24	34	58	25	10
	68	33	23	56	28	36
	80	24	24	48	14	50
	78	5	34	39	20	32
	72	9	28	37	7	10
	64	12	23	35	13	14
	82	6	27	33	30	51
	81	13	17	30	20	22
	72	12	13	25	15	49
	81	12	13	25	15	36
	66	15	8	23	20	40
	82	7	12	19	9	133
	60	3	14	17	22	16
^†	19	2	12	14	4	10
	79	0	14	14	32	48
	82	3	10	13	23	28
	21	3	3	6	2	2
	18	1	4	5	8	11
^‡	26	2	1	3	0	6
	4	0	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	−2	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Playoffs
Player					data-sort-type="number"
	13	6	7	13	0	2
	13	4	8	12	2	4
	13	5	5	10	−1	8
	13	3	6	9	0	6
	13	5	3	8	−4	8
	13	2	6	8	−1	2
	13	3	3	6	5	2
	13	1	5	6	−4	6
	13	0	5	5	−2	10
	13	2	2	4	1	4
	11	1	3	4	6	4
	13	1	3	4	0	19
	13	3	0	3	−2	34
	13	0	3	3	−1	2
	13	0	2	2	−7	11
	7	0	0	0	−1	2
	13	0	0	0	−5	4
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	13	0	0	0	−4	0
	7	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player
style=white-space:nowrap		63	63	3680:10	42	13	6	127	2.07	1690	.925	9	0	0	0
style=white-space:nowrap		24	19	1264:34	13	6	2	43	2.04	585	.926	3	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player
style=white-space:nowrap		13	13	803:27	7	6	33	2.46	364	.909	0	0	0	2
style=white-space:nowrap		1	0	18:34	0	0	2	6.46	9	.778	0	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 2016–17 season.

Trades

Details		Ref
To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2016	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2016 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016	^[3]
To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018	To Washington Capitals Lars Eller	^[4]
To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	To Washington Capitals Tom Gilbert	^[5]
To St. Louis Blues Zach Sanford Brad Malone 1st-round pick in 2017 conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019	To Washington Capitals Kevin Shattenkirk Pheonix Copley	^[6]

Notes

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $575,000	^[7]
			1 year, $575,000
			1 year, $575,000
			1 year, $850,000	^[8]
			1 year, $575,000	^[9]
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[10]
			3 years, entry-level contract	^[11]
			2 years, entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $600,000	^[12]
			2 years, $4.5 million	^[13]
			1 year, two-way contract	^[14]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		1-year, $575,000	^[15]
		2-years, $1.225 million
		2-years, $1.225 million	^[16]
		2-years, $4 million	^[17]
		3-years, entry-level contract	^[18]
		3-years, entry-level contract	^[19]
		3-years, $13.75 million	^[20]
		1-year, $2.57 million	^[21]
		3-years, entry-level contract	^[22]
		2-years, entry-level contract
		3-years, entry-level contract	^[23]
		3-years, entry-level contract	^[24]
		2-years, $1.3 million contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks. Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	28	Lucas Johansen	D	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3	87	Garrett Pilon	C	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	117	Damien Riat	LW	Switzerland	Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)
5	145	Beck Malenstyn	LW	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5	147	Axel Jonsson-Fjallby	LW	Sweden	Djurgarden-jr. (Swe-Jr)
6	177	Chase Priskie	D	United States	Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA
7	207	Dmitriy Zaitsev	D	Russia	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL)

Draft notes^[25]

The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington in exchange for this pick.^[26]
The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall) and this pick.
The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.^[27]
The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall) and this pick.

St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T. J. Oshie to Washington in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and this pick.^[28]

The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Winnik and this pick.

Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Korbinian Holzer to Anaheim in exchange for Eric Brewer and this pick.^[29]

Notes and References

Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2013. 2012. Triumph Books. 127. 978-1-60078-785-0.
Web site: 2016-2017 Regular Season Stats - Points - Washington Capitals - Statistics. Washington Capitals. March 27, 2019.
Web site: Capitals Select Lucas Johansen in the First Round of the 2016 NHL Draft. Washington Capitals. June 24, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Acquire Eller from Montreal. Washington Capitals. June 24, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Acquire Tom Gilbert from Los Angeles. Washington Capitals. February 15, 2017.
Web site: Caps Land Shattenkirk. Washington Capitals. February 27, 2017.
Web site: Capitals Sign Cannata, Dietz and Thomas. . July 1, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Sign Brett Connolly. . July 1, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Sign Brad Malone. . July 2, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Sign Mason Mitchell. . March 2, 2017 . March 3, 2017.
Web site: Capitals Sign Kris Bindulis and Hampus Gustafsson. . March 7, 2017 . March 8, 2017.
Web site: Michael Latta Heading to LA. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
Web site: Chimera Agrees to Two-Year Deal. . July 1, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
Web site: SABRES SIGN BURGDOERFER. Amerks.com. Rochester Americans. 21 July 2016. 21 July 2016.
Web site: Capitals Re-sign Paul Carey and Aaron Ness. capitals.nhl.com. June 30, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Re-sign Zach Sill. capitals.nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Re-sign Tom Wilson. capitals.nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Sign Connor Hobbs. capitals.nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
Web site: Caps Sign Sanford. capitals.nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Re-sign Marcus Johansson. capitals.nhl.com. July 20, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Re-Sign Dmitry Orlov. capitals.nhl.com. September 22, 2016.
Web site: Capitals Sign Lucas Johansen and Colby Williams. capitals.nhl.com. March 3, 2017.
Web site: Capitals Sign Garrett Pilon. capitalstoday.monumentalsportsnetwork.com. May 29, 2017.
Web site: Capitals Sign Beck Malenstyn. capitalstoday.monumentalsportsnetwork.com. May 29, 2017.
Web site: 2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 30, 2016.
Web site: Blues Take NCAA Player in First Round. June 24, 2016. June 24, 2016.
Web site: Leafs deal Winnik, pick to Caps for Laich, Carrick, pick. February 28, 2016. February 28, 2016.
Web site: T.J. Oshie traded to Capitals; Blues get Brouwer. July 2, 2015. July 2, 2015.
Web site: Maple Leafs trade defenceman Holzer to Ducks. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015.