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1995–96 Washington Capitals season

January 01, 1970

The 1995–96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 22nd season of play. The Capitals made the playoffs, but lost their opening round series 4–2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

1995–96 Washington Capitals
Division4th Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
1995–96 record39–32–11
Home record21–15–5
Road record18–17–6
Goals for234
Goals against204
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainDale Hunter
ArenaUSAir Arena
Average attendance15,155
Minor league affiliate(s)Portland Pirates
Hampton Roads Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsPeter Bondra (52)
AssistsMichal Pivonka (65)
PointsMichal Pivonka (81)
Penalty minutesKevin Kaminski (164)
Plus/minusMark Tinordi (+26)
WinsJim Carey (35)
Goals against averageJim Carey (2.26)

Off-season edit

The Capitals introduced a new logo and color scheme featuring blue, black and bronze.[1][2]

Regular season edit

The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for (9) during the regular season.[3]

Final standings edit

Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 New York Rangers 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
3 Florida Panthers 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
4 Washington Capitals 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
6 New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
7 New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102
3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96
4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90
7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89
8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88
9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86
10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73
12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

1995–96 regular season[5]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 7, 1995 4–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 11, 1995 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 13, 1995 3–1 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 2–1–0 Recap
4 W October 14, 1995 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 3–1–0 Recap
5 W October 17, 1995 4–3 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 4–1–0 Recap
6 L October 18, 1995 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 4–2–0 Recap
7 L October 20, 1995 4–7 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 4–3–0 Recap
8 W October 26, 1995 4–2 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 5–3–0 Recap
9 W October 28, 1995 4–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 6–3–0 Recap
10 W October 29, 1995 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 7–3–0 Recap
November: 4–8–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 1, 1995 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 8–3–0 Recap
12 L November 3, 1995 2–3 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 8–4–0 Recap
13 W November 4, 1995 3–2 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 9–4–0 Recap
14 L November 7, 1995 3–4 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 9–5–0 Recap
15 L November 10, 1995 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 9–6–0 Recap
16 L November 11, 1995 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 9–7–0 Recap
17 T November 14, 1995 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 9–7–1 Recap
18 L November 17, 1995 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 9–8–1 Recap
19 L November 18, 1995 0–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 9–9–1 Recap
20 W November 21, 1995 3–2 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 10–9–1 Recap
21 L November 24, 1995 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 10–10–1 Recap
22 W November 25, 1995 4–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 11–10–1 Recap
23 T November 29, 1995 2–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 11–10–2 Recap
24 L November 30, 1995 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 11–11–2 Recap
December: 7–4–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 2, 1995 3–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 11–12–2 Recap
26 L December 5, 1995 3–4 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 11–13–2 Recap
27 T December 8, 1995 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 11–13–3 Recap
28 W December 10, 1995 6–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 12–13–3 Recap
29 W December 14, 1995 4–3 OT New York Islanders (1995–96) 13–13–3 Recap
30 W December 16, 1995 3–2 New York Rangers (1995–96) 14–13–3 Recap
31 L December 18, 1995 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 14–14–3 Recap
32 W December 22, 1995 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 15–14–3 Recap
33 L December 23, 1995 1–3 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 15–15–3 Recap
34 W December 26, 1995 4–0 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 16–15–3 Recap
35 W December 28, 1995 5–4 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 17–15–3 Recap
36 W December 30, 1995 3–0 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 18–15–3 Recap
January: 5–6–2 (home: 4–2–2; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 W January 1, 1996 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 19–15–3 Recap
38 L January 3, 1996 0–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 19–16–3 Recap
39 T January 5, 1996 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1995–96) 19–16–4 Recap
40 L January 6, 1996 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 19–17–4 Recap
41 W January 11, 1996 6–1 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 20–17–4 Recap
42 L January 13, 1996 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 20–18–4 Recap
43 T January 16, 1996 1–1 OT Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 20–18–5 Recap
44 W January 17, 1996 3–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 21–18–5 Recap
45 L January 23, 1996 4–5 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 21–19–5 Recap
46 L January 25, 1996 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 21–20–5 Recap
47 W January 26, 1996 1–0 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 22–20–5 Recap
48 W January 28, 1996 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 23–20–5 Recap
49 L January 31, 1996 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 23–21–5 Recap
February: 6–4–3 (home: 3–1–0; road: 3–3–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 W February 1, 1996 4–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 24–21–5 Recap
51 W February 3, 1996 6–5 OT New York Islanders (1995–96) 25–21–5 Recap
52 W February 7, 1996 2–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 26–21–5 Recap
53 T February 8, 1996 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 26–21–6 Recap
54 T February 10, 1996 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 26–21–7 Recap
55 W February 13, 1996 3–2 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 27–21–7 Recap
56 L February 15, 1996 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 27–22–7 Recap
57 W February 16, 1996 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 28–22–7 Recap
58 L February 18, 1996 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 28–23–7 Recap
59 L February 22, 1996 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 28–24–7 Recap
60 L February 24, 1996 1–2 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 28–25–7 Recap
61 W February 27, 1996 5–3 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 29–25–7 Recap
62 T February 29, 1996 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 29–25–8 Recap
March: 7–4–3 (home: 4–3–2; road: 3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 W March 2, 1996 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 30–25–8 Recap
64 W March 3, 1996 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 31–25–8 Recap
65 L March 9, 1996 1–6 New York Rangers (1995–96) 31–26–8 Recap
66 L March 10, 1996 0–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 31–27–8 Recap
67 W March 12, 1996 9–0 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 32–27–8 Recap
68 L March 15, 1996 2–5 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 32–28–8 Recap
69 W March 17, 1996 2–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 33–28–8 Recap
70 L March 19, 1996 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 33–29–8 Recap
71 T March 21, 1996 3–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 33–29–9 Recap
72 T March 23, 1996 2–2 OT Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 33–29–10 Recap
73 W March 26, 1996 7–1 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 34–29–10 Recap
74 W March 27, 1996 1–0 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 35–29–10 Recap
75 W March 29, 1996 5–0 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 36–29–10 Recap
76 T March 31, 1996 1–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 36–29–11 Recap
April: 3–3–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
77 W April 3, 1996 5–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 37–29–11 Recap
78 L April 4, 1996 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 37–30–11 Recap
79 W April 6, 1996 4–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 38–30–11 Recap
80 W April 10, 1996 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 39–30–11 Recap
81 L April 11, 1996 2–3 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 39–31–11 Recap
82 L April 13, 1996 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 39–32–11 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs edit

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 17, 1996 6–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 19, 1996 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 22, 1996 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 24, 1996 2–3 4OT Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 26, 1996 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 28, 1996 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
20 Michal Pivonka C 73 16 65 81 18 36 6 3 2 5 1 18
12 Peter Bondra RW 67 52 28 80 18 40 6 3 2 5 0 8
90 Joe Juneau C 80 14 50 64 −3 30 5 0 7 7 −4 6
22 Steve Konowalchuk LW 70 23 22 45 13 92 2 0 2 2 1 0
9[a] Keith Jones RW 68 18 23 41 8 103 2 0 0 0 −1 7
55 Sergei Gonchar D 78 15 26 41 25 60 6 2 4 6 −1 4
3 Sylvain Cote D 81 5 33 38 5 40 6 2 0 2 −3 12
32 Dale Hunter C 82 13 24 37 5 112 6 1 5 6 4 24
14 Pat Peake C 62 17 19 36 7 46 5 2 1 3 −4 12
6 Calle Johansson D 78 10 25 35 13 50 — — — — — —
10 Kelly Miller LW 74 7 13 20 7 30 6 0 1 1 −1 4
16 Stefan Ustorf C 48 7 10 17 8 14 5 0 0 0 −1 0
24 Mark Tinordi D 71 3 10 13 26 113 6 0 0 0 −2 16
27 Craig Berube LW 50 2 10 12 1 151 2 0 0 0 −1 19
2 Ken Klee D 66 8 3 11 −1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Todd Krygier† LW 16 6 5 11 8 12 6 2 0 2 −3 12
36 Mike Eagles C 70 4 7 11 −1 75 6 1 1 2 1 2
29 Joe Reekie D 78 3 7 10 7 149 — — — — — —
11 Jeff Nelson C 33 0 7 7 3 16 3 0 0 0 0 4
18 Andrew Brunette LW 11 3 3 6 5 0 6 1 3 4 −5 0
4 Jim Johnson D 66 2 4 6 −3 34 6 0 0 0 −2 6
19 Brendan Witt D 48 2 3 5 −4 85 — — — — — —
34 Martin Gendron RW 20 2 1 3 −5 8 — — — — — —
23 Kevin Kaminski C 54 1 2 3 −1 164 3 0 0 0 0 16
41 Jason Allison C 19 0 3 3 −3 2 — — — — — —
15 Steve Poapst D 3 1 0 1 −1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
30 Jim Carey G 71 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0
28 Eric Charron† D 4 0 1 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 1 8
38 Nolan Baumgartner D 1 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 −1 10
26 Denis Chasse†‡ RW 3 0 0 0 −1 5 — — — — — —
37 Olaf Kolzig G 18 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 4
26 Stewart Malgunas† D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
8 Richard Zednik RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending edit

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Jim Carey 71 35 24 9 1631 153 2.26 .906 9 4069 3 0 1 39 10 6.18 .744 0 97
37 Olaf Kolzig 18 4 8 2 406 46 3.08 .887 0 897 5 2 3 167 11 1.93 .934 0 341

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester Patrick Trophy Milt Schmidt [6]
NHL First All-Star team Jim Carey (Goaltender) [7]
Vezina Trophy Jim Carey [8]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Peter Bondra [9]

Draft picks edit

Washington's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[10]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 17 Brad Church   Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
1 23 Miika Elomo   Finland Kiekko-67 Turku (Finland)
2 43 Dwayne Hay   Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 93 Sebastien Charpentier   Canada Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
4 95 Joel Theriault   Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5 105 Benoit Gratton   Canada Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
5 124 Joel Cort   Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
6 147 Frederick Jobin   Canada Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
8 199 Vasili Turkovsky   Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
9 225 Scott Swanson   United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jones wore number 26 through November 14.

References edit

  • "Washington Capitals 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  • "1995-96 Washington Capitals Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  1. ^ LaCanfora, Jason (June 23, 1995). "Caps change their image with a new logo, colors". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Capitals Jersey History". Washington Capitals. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "1995-96 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "1995-96 Washington Capitals Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Vezina Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

January 01, 1970
1995, washington, capitals, season, capitals, 22nd, season, play, capitals, made, playoffs, lost, their, opening, round, series, pittsburgh, penguins, 1995, washington, capitalsdivision4th, atlanticconference7th, eastern1995, record39, 11home, record21, 5road,. The 1995 96 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals 22nd season of play The Capitals made the playoffs but lost their opening round series 4 2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins 1995 96 Washington CapitalsDivision4th AtlanticConference7th Eastern1995 96 record39 32 11Home record21 15 5Road record18 17 6Goals for234Goals against204Team informationGeneral managerDavid PoileCoachJim SchoenfeldCaptainDale HunterArenaUSAir ArenaAverage attendance15 155Minor league affiliate s Portland PiratesHampton Roads AdmiralsTeam leadersGoalsPeter Bondra 52 AssistsMichal Pivonka 65 PointsMichal Pivonka 81 Penalty minutesKevin Kaminski 164 Plus minusMark Tinordi 26 WinsJim Carey 35 Goals against averageJim Carey 2 26 1994 951996 97 Contents 1 Off season 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 3 Schedule and results 3 1 Regular season 3 2 Playoffs 4 Player statistics 4 1 Scoring 4 2 Goaltending 5 Awards and records 5 1 Awards 6 Draft picks 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesOff season editThe Capitals introduced a new logo and color scheme featuring blue black and bronze 1 2 Regular season editThe Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings for most shutouts for 9 during the regular season 3 Final standings edit Atlantic Division No GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 24 13 282 208 103 2 New York Rangers 82 41 27 14 272 237 96 3 Florida Panthers 82 41 31 10 254 234 92 4 Washington Capitals 82 39 32 11 234 204 89 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 32 12 238 248 88 6 New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 215 202 86 7 New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 229 315 54 Eastern Conference 4 R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts 1 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 45 24 13 282 208 103 2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 49 29 4 362 284 102 3 New York Rangers ATL 82 41 27 14 272 237 96 4 Florida Panthers ATL 82 41 31 10 254 234 92 5 Boston Bruins NE 82 40 31 11 282 269 91 6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 40 32 10 265 248 90 7 Washington Capitals ATL 82 39 32 11 234 204 89 8 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 38 32 12 238 248 88 9 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 37 33 12 215 202 86 10 Hartford Whalers NE 82 34 39 9 237 259 77 11 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 33 42 7 247 262 73 12 New York Islanders ATL 82 22 50 10 229 315 54 13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 18 59 5 191 291 41 Divisions ATL Atlantic NE Northeastbold Qualified for playoffsSchedule and results editRegular season edit 1995 96 regular season 5 October 7 3 0 home 3 1 0 road 4 2 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 W October 7 1995 4 1 St Louis Blues 1995 96 1 0 0 Recap 2 L October 11 1995 1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1995 96 1 1 0 Recap 3 W October 13 1995 3 1 Colorado Avalanche 1995 96 2 1 0 Recap 4 W October 14 1995 2 0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1995 96 3 1 0 Recap 5 W October 17 1995 4 3 Dallas Stars 1995 96 4 1 0 Recap 6 L October 18 1995 2 4 Colorado Avalanche 1995 96 4 2 0 Recap 7 L October 20 1995 4 7 Los Angeles Kings 1995 96 4 3 0 Recap 8 W October 26 1995 4 2 Boston Bruins 1995 96 5 3 0 Recap 9 W October 28 1995 4 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1995 96 6 3 0 Recap 10 W October 29 1995 3 1 St Louis Blues 1995 96 7 3 0 Recap November 4 8 2 home 2 5 1 road 2 3 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 11 W November 1 1995 5 2 Montreal Canadiens 1995 96 8 3 0 Recap 12 L November 3 1995 2 3 Florida Panthers 1995 96 8 4 0 Recap 13 W November 4 1995 3 2 New York Islanders 1995 96 9 4 0 Recap 14 L November 7 1995 3 4 Boston Bruins 1995 96 9 5 0 Recap 15 L November 10 1995 1 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1995 96 9 6 0 Recap 16 L November 11 1995 1 4 Chicago Blackhawks 1995 96 9 7 0 Recap 17 T November 14 1995 2 2 OT Philadelphia Flyers 1995 96 9 7 1 Recap 18 L November 17 1995 2 3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 1995 96 9 8 1 Recap 19 L November 18 1995 0 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1995 96 9 9 1 Recap 20 W November 21 1995 3 2 San Jose Sharks 1995 96 10 9 1 Recap 21 L November 24 1995 1 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1995 96 10 10 1 Recap 22 W November 25 1995 4 2 Hartford Whalers 1995 96 11 10 1 Recap 23 T November 29 1995 2 2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1995 96 11 10 2 Recap 24 L November 30 1995 2 3 Los Angeles Kings 1995 96 11 11 2 Recap December 7 4 1 home 5 1 0 road 2 3 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 25 L December 2 1995 3 5 San Jose Sharks 1995 96 11 12 2 Recap 26 L December 5 1995 3 4 Florida Panthers 1995 96 11 13 2 Recap 27 T December 8 1995 2 2 OT Buffalo Sabres 1995 96 11 13 3 Recap 28 W December 10 1995 6 1 Winnipeg Jets 1995 96 12 13 3 Recap 29 W December 14 1995 4 3 OT New York Islanders 1995 96 13 13 3 Recap 30 W December 16 1995 3 2 New York Rangers 1995 96 14 13 3 Recap 31 L December 18 1995 0 3 New York Rangers 1995 96 14 14 3 Recap 32 W December 22 1995 6 3 Edmonton Oilers 1995 96 15 14 3 Recap 33 L December 23 1995 1 3 New York Islanders 1995 96 15 15 3 Recap 34 W December 26 1995 4 0 Montreal Canadiens 1995 96 16 15 3 Recap 35 W December 28 1995 5 4 Florida Panthers 1995 96 17 15 3 Recap 36 W December 30 1995 3 0 Hartford Whalers 1995 96 18 15 3 Recap January 5 6 2 home 4 2 2 road 1 4 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 37 W January 1 1996 4 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1995 96 19 15 3 Recap 38 L January 3 1996 0 2 Hartford Whalers 1995 96 19 16 3 Recap 39 T January 5 1996 4 4 OT New York Rangers 1995 96 19 16 4 Recap 40 L January 6 1996 1 3 New Jersey Devils 1995 96 19 17 4 Recap 41 W January 11 1996 6 1 Ottawa Senators 1995 96 20 17 4 Recap 42 L January 13 1996 2 4 Detroit Red Wings 1995 96 20 18 4 Recap 43 T January 16 1996 1 1 OT Winnipeg Jets 1995 96 20 18 5 Recap 44 W January 17 1996 3 2 Chicago Blackhawks 1995 96 21 18 5 Recap 45 L January 23 1996 4 5 Florida Panthers 1995 96 21 19 5 Recap 46 L January 25 1996 1 3 New Jersey Devils 1995 96 21 20 5 Recap 47 W January 26 1996 1 0 Buffalo Sabres 1995 96 22 20 5 Recap 48 W January 28 1996 3 2 OT Philadelphia Flyers 1995 96 23 20 5 Recap 49 L January 31 1996 3 5 Montreal Canadiens 1995 96 23 21 5 Recap February 6 4 3 home 3 1 0 road 3 3 3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 50 W February 1 1996 4 2 Ottawa Senators 1995 96 24 21 5 Recap 51 W February 3 1996 6 5 OT New York Islanders 1995 96 25 21 5 Recap 52 W February 7 1996 2 1 Edmonton Oilers 1995 96 26 21 5 Recap 53 T February 8 1996 4 4 OT Calgary Flames 1995 96 26 21 6 Recap 54 T February 10 1996 4 4 OT Vancouver Canucks 1995 96 26 21 7 Recap 55 W February 13 1996 3 2 Calgary Flames 1995 96 27 21 7 Recap 56 L February 15 1996 3 4 Detroit Red Wings 1995 96 27 22 7 Recap 57 W February 16 1996 4 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1995 96 28 22 7 Recap 58 L February 18 1996 0 3 New Jersey Devils 1995 96 28 23 7 Recap 59 L February 22 1996 3 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1995 96 28 24 7 Recap 60 L February 24 1996 1 2 New Jersey Devils 1995 96 28 25 7 Recap 61 W February 27 1996 5 3 New York Rangers 1995 96 29 25 7 Recap 62 T February 29 1996 2 2 OT Florida Panthers 1995 96 29 25 8 Recap March 7 4 3 home 4 3 2 road 3 1 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 63 W March 2 1996 2 0 Boston Bruins 1995 96 30 25 8 Recap 64 W March 3 1996 3 0 Philadelphia Flyers 1995 96 31 25 8 Recap 65 L March 9 1996 1 6 New York Rangers 1995 96 31 26 8 Recap 66 L March 10 1996 0 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 1995 96 31 27 8 Recap 67 W March 12 1996 9 0 Vancouver Canucks 1995 96 32 27 8 Recap 68 L March 15 1996 2 5 Boston Bruins 1995 96 32 28 8 Recap 69 W March 17 1996 2 1 Dallas Stars 1995 96 33 28 8 Recap 70 L March 19 1996 1 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1995 96 33 29 8 Recap 71 T March 21 1996 3 3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 1995 96 33 29 9 Recap 72 T March 23 1996 2 2 OT Hartford Whalers 1995 96 33 29 10 Recap 73 W March 26 1996 7 1 New York Islanders 1995 96 34 29 10 Recap 74 W March 27 1996 1 0 OT Montreal Canadiens 1995 96 35 29 10 Recap 75 W March 29 1996 5 0 Ottawa Senators 1995 96 36 29 10 Recap 76 T March 31 1996 1 1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 1995 96 36 29 11 Recap April 3 3 0 home 0 2 0 road 3 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 77 W April 3 1996 5 1 Buffalo Sabres 1995 96 37 29 11 Recap 78 L April 4 1996 2 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1995 96 37 30 11 Recap 79 W April 6 1996 4 3 Ottawa Senators 1995 96 38 30 11 Recap 80 W April 10 1996 4 1 New York Rangers 1995 96 39 30 11 Recap 81 L April 11 1996 2 3 New Jersey Devils 1995 96 39 31 11 Recap 82 L April 13 1996 2 3 Buffalo Sabres 1995 96 39 32 11 Recap Legend Win 2 points Loss 0 points Tie 1 point Playoffs edit 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs 5 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs 2 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins win 4 2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W April 17 1996 6 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 1 0 Recap 2 W April 19 1996 5 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 2 0 Recap 3 L April 22 1996 1 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 2 1 Recap 4 L April 24 1996 2 3 4OT Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 2 2 Recap 5 L April 26 1996 1 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3 2 Recap 6 L April 28 1996 2 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins win 4 2 Recap Legend Win LossPlayer statistics editScoring edit Position abbreviations C Center D Defense G Goaltender LW Left wing RW Right wing Joined team via a transaction e g trade waivers signing during the season Stats reflect time with the Capitals only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Capitals only Regular season Playoffs No Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 20 Michal Pivonka C 73 16 65 81 18 36 6 3 2 5 1 18 12 Peter Bondra RW 67 52 28 80 18 40 6 3 2 5 0 8 90 Joe Juneau C 80 14 50 64 3 30 5 0 7 7 4 6 22 Steve Konowalchuk LW 70 23 22 45 13 92 2 0 2 2 1 0 9 a Keith Jones RW 68 18 23 41 8 103 2 0 0 0 1 7 55 Sergei Gonchar D 78 15 26 41 25 60 6 2 4 6 1 4 3 Sylvain Cote D 81 5 33 38 5 40 6 2 0 2 3 12 32 Dale Hunter C 82 13 24 37 5 112 6 1 5 6 4 24 14 Pat Peake C 62 17 19 36 7 46 5 2 1 3 4 12 6 Calle Johansson D 78 10 25 35 13 50 10 Kelly Miller LW 74 7 13 20 7 30 6 0 1 1 1 4 16 Stefan Ustorf C 48 7 10 17 8 14 5 0 0 0 1 0 24 Mark Tinordi D 71 3 10 13 26 113 6 0 0 0 2 16 27 Craig Berube LW 50 2 10 12 1 151 2 0 0 0 1 19 2 Ken Klee D 66 8 3 11 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 Todd Krygier LW 16 6 5 11 8 12 6 2 0 2 3 12 36 Mike Eagles C 70 4 7 11 1 75 6 1 1 2 1 2 29 Joe Reekie D 78 3 7 10 7 149 11 Jeff Nelson C 33 0 7 7 3 16 3 0 0 0 0 4 18 Andrew Brunette LW 11 3 3 6 5 0 6 1 3 4 5 0 4 Jim Johnson D 66 2 4 6 3 34 6 0 0 0 2 6 19 Brendan Witt D 48 2 3 5 4 85 34 Martin Gendron RW 20 2 1 3 5 8 23 Kevin Kaminski C 54 1 2 3 1 164 3 0 0 0 0 16 41 Jason Allison C 19 0 3 3 3 2 15 Steve Poapst D 3 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 30 Jim Carey G 71 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 28 Eric Charron D 4 0 1 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 1 8 38 Nolan Baumgartner D 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 26 Denis Chasse RW 3 0 0 0 1 5 37 Olaf Kolzig G 18 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 4 26 Stewart Malgunas D 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Richard Zednik RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltending edit Regular season Playoffs No Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV SO TOI 30 Jim Carey 71 35 24 9 1631 153 2 26 906 9 4069 3 0 1 39 10 6 18 744 0 97 37 Olaf Kolzig 18 4 8 2 406 46 3 08 887 0 897 5 2 3 167 11 1 93 934 0 341Awards and records editAwards edit Type Award honor Recipient Ref League annual Lester Patrick Trophy Milt Schmidt 6 NHL First All Star team Jim Carey Goaltender 7 Vezina Trophy Jim Carey 8 League in season NHL All Star Game selection Peter Bondra 9 Draft picks editWashington s draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton Alberta 10 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 17 Brad Church nbsp Canada Prince Albert Raiders WHL 1 23 Miika Elomo nbsp Finland Kiekko 67 Turku Finland 2 43 Dwayne Hay nbsp Canada Guelph Storm OHL 4 93 Sebastien Charpentier nbsp Canada Laval Titan College Francais QMJHL 4 95 Joel Theriault nbsp Canada Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 5 105 Benoit Gratton nbsp Canada Laval Titan College Francais QMJHL 5 124 Joel Cort nbsp Canada Guelph Storm OHL 6 147 Frederick Jobin nbsp Canada Laval Titan College Francais QMJHL 8 199 Vasili Turkovsky nbsp Russia CSKA Moscow Russia 9 225 Scott Swanson nbsp United States Omaha Lancers USHL See also edit1995 96 NHL seasonNotes edit Jones wore number 26 through November 14 References edit Washington Capitals 1995 96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved August 12 2023 1995 96 Washington Capitals Roster Stats Injuries Scores Results Shootouts Hockey Reference com Retrieved August 12 2023 LaCanfora Jason June 23 1995 Caps change their image with a new logo colors Baltimore Sun Retrieved August 12 2023 Capitals Jersey History Washington Capitals Retrieved August 12 2023 1995 96 NHL Summary Hockey Reference com Retrieved August 12 2023 1995 1996 Conference Standings National Hockey League Retrieved July 3 2014 a b 1995 96 Washington Capitals Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved August 12 2023 Lester Patrick Trophy records nhl com Retrieved August 27 2023 Postseason All Star Teams NHL com Retrieved August 27 2023 Vezina Trophy records nhl com Retrieved August 27 2023 NHL All Star Game Historical Summaries 1996 NHL com Retrieved August 27 2023 1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved August 28 2023 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