With the Washington Capitals celebrating their fiftieth anniversary, NoVa Caps is summarizing every of their earlier seasons, from earliest to most up-to-date. The sequence continues with the 1991-1992 season, their 18th season.
Washington began the 12 months on hearth, going 9-3 in October and averaging 4.7 targets per recreation. While the staff couldn’t maintain that tempo the complete 12 months, they completed with a 45-27-8 document for 98 factors, good for second in the Patrick Division and residential ice in the opening-round assembly with Pittsburgh.
The Capitals had seven gamers that scored 20 or extra targets that season. For the common season, they ranked 2nd out of 22 groups in targets for and 10th out of 22 in targets in opposition to. [Note: the San Jose Sharks had entered the league as an expansion team that season.]
Led by gamers like Dino Ciccarelli, Rod Langway, and Dale Hunter the Caps poised for a deep playoff run after taking a 3-1 sequence lead in opposition to Pittsburgh. But after that, every thing fell aside, and due to Penguins ahead Mario Lemieux, the Caps blew the remaining three video games and misplaced in seven.
Photo: NHL Capitals
Notable Draft Picks in 1991 NHL Draft
- Pat Peake (C) – (1st spherical — #14 general)
- Trevor Halverson (LW) — (1st spherical — #21 general)
- Jeff Nelson (C) — (2nd spherical — #36 general)
- Steve Konowalchuk (LW) – (3rd spherical — #58 general)
Photo: Hockey DB
General Manager: David Poile
Head Coach: Terry Murray
Captain: Rod Langway
Goals: Dino Ciccarelli (39), Dmitri Khristich (36)
Assists: Michael Pivonka (57), Dale Hunter (50)
Points: Michael Pivonka (80), Dale Hunter (78)
Penalty Minutes: Alan May (221), Nick Kypreos (206)
Major Trades
- May 21, 1991
- June 21, 1991
- Capitals purchase: Shawn Chambers
- Minnesota North Stars purchase: Trent Klatt, Steve Maltais
- June 21, 1991
- Capitals purchase: Randy Burridge
- Boston Bruins purchase: Stephen Leach
- June 22, 1991
- Capitals purchase: 1991 2nd spherical draft choose
- Quebec Nordiques purchase: Mikhail Tatarinov
- September 8, 1991
- Capitals purchase: Sylvian Cote
- Hartford Whalers purchase: Future Considerations, i.e. 1992 2nd spherical choose
- October 3, 1991
- Capitals purchase: Todd Krygier
- Hartford Whalers purchase: 1993 4th spherical choose
- October 23, 1991
- Capitals purchase: Shawn Anderson
- Winnipeg Jets purchase: Future Considerations
- February 24, 1992
- March 2, 1992
Previous Summaries
1974-75 Season
1975-76 Season
1976-77 Season
1977-78 Season
1978-79 Season
1979-80 Season
1980-81 Season
1981-82 Season
1982-83 Season
1983-84 Season
1984-85 Season
1985-86 Season
1986-87 Season
1987-88 Season
1988-89 Season
1989-90 Season
1990-91 Season
By Ethan Berman
