1989–90 Washington Capitals season

1989–90 Washington Capitals
Patrick Division champions
Division	3rd Patrick
Conference	7th Prince of Wales
1989–90 record	36–38–6
Home record	19–18–3
Road record	17–20–3
Goals for	284
Goals against	275
Team information
Coach	Bryan Murray Terry Murray
Captain	Rod Langway
Alternate captains	Dale Hunter Scott Stevens
Arena	Capital Centre
Team leaders
Goals	Dino Ciccarelli (41)
Assists	Mike Ridley (43)
Points	Dino Ciccarelli (79)
Penalty minutes	Alan May (339)
Wins	Don Beaupre (23)
Goals against average	Mike Liut (2.13)

The Washington Capitals season involved the team's first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. They lost to the Bruins 4 games to 0.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	19.	Olaf Kolzig (G)	South Africa/ Germany	Tri-City Americans (WHL)

Regular season

Season standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Rangers	80	36	31	13	279	267	85
New Jersey Devils	80	37	34	9	295	288	83
Washington Capitals	80	36	38	6	284	275	78
New York Islanders	80	31	38	11	281	288	73
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	32	40	8	318	359	72
Philadelphia Flyers	80	30	39	11	290	297	71

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Playoffs

Conference Finals

Wales Conference

Boston vs. Washington
Date	Away	Home
May 3	Washington 3	5 Boston
May 5	Washington 0	3 Boston
May 7	Boston 4	1 Washington
May 9	Boston 3	2 Washington
Boston wins series 4–0 and Prince of Wales Trophy

References

• Capitals