2008–09 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season

Regular season change

Southeast Division[1] GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
y-Washington Capitals 82 50 24 8 272 245 108
e-Carolina Hurricanes 82 45 30 7 239 226 97
e-Florida Panthers 82 41 30 11 234 231 93
e-Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 41 6 257 280 76
e-Tampa Bay Lightning 82 24 40 18 210 279 66

GP – Games Played W – Wins L – Losses OTL – OT/Shootout Losses GF – Goals For GA – Goals Against PTS – Points
* – Division Leader x – Clinched Playoff spot y – Clinched Division z – Clinched Conference p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy e – Eliminated from Playoff Contention

Playoffs change

The Capitals beat the New York Rangers in the Conference Quarter-Finals 4 games to 3, and lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Conference Semi-Finals 3 games to 4.[2]

References change

  1. 2008-2009 Standings by Division - NHL.com
  2. "2009 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2010-05-10.


Preceded by
2007–08 Washington Capitals season
Washington Capitals
2008-09 season
Succeeded by
2009–10 Washington Capitals season