Washington Record By Season      4 September, 2005
The Caps have been way up and have set records for being down. Here you can find their season record for every complete year of their existance. The highest number in each category is in bold and blue. The lowest is bold and red. Playoff years are marked by bolding of the "Finish" column.
Season
W
L
T
OTL
Points
Finish
1974-75
8
67
5
n/a
21
5th, Norris
1975-76
11
59
10
n/a
32
5th, Norris
1976-77
24
42
14
n/a
62
4th, Norris
1977-78
17
49
14
n/a
48
5th, Norris
1978-79
24
41
15
n/a
63
4th, Norris
1979-80
27
40
13
n/a
67
5th, Patrick
1980-81
26
36
18
n/a
70
5th, Patrick
1981-82
26
41
13
n/a
65
5th, Patrick
1982-83
39
25
16
n/a
94
3rd, Patrick
1983-84
48
27
5
n/a
101
2nd, Patrick
1984-85
46
25
9
n/a
101
2nd, Patrick
1985-86
50
23
7
n/a
107
2nd, Patrick
1986-87
38
32
10
n/a
86
2nd, Patrick
1987-88
38
33
9
n/a
85
2nd, Patrick
1988-89
41
29
10
n/a
92
1st, Patrick
1989-90
36
38
6
n/a
78
3rd, Patrick
1990-91
37
36
7
n/a
81
3rd, Patrick
1991-92
45
27
8
n/a
98
2nd, Patrick
1992-93
43
34
7
n/a
93
2nd, Patrick
1993-94
39
35
10
n/a
88
3rd, Atlantic
1994-95
22
18
8
n/a
52
3rd, Atlantic
1995-96
39
32
11
n/a
89
4th, Atlantic
1996-97
33
40
9
n/a
75
5th, Atlantic
1997-98
40
30
12
n/a
92
3rd, Atlantic
1998-99
31
45
6
n/a
68
3rd, Southeast
1999-00
44
24
12
2
102
1st, Southeast
2000-01
41
27
10
4
96
1st, Southeast
2001-02
36
33
11
2
85
2nd, Southeast
2002-03
39
29
8
6
92
2nd, Southeast
2003-04
23
46
10
3
59
5th, Southeast
2004-05
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2005-06