Year by year listing of all seasons played by the Washington Capitals NHL season Capitals season Conference Division Regular season Postseason Finish GP OT Pts GF GA GP GF GA Result 1974 -- 75 1974 -- 75 Wales Norris 5th 80 8 67 5 -- 21 181 446 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1975 -- 76 1975 -- 76 Wales Norris 5th 80 11 59 10 -- 32 224 394 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1976 -- 77 1976 -- 77 Wales Norris 4th 80 24 42 14 -- 62 221 307 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1977 -- 78 1977 -- 78 Wales Norris 5th 80 17 49 14 -- 48 195 321 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1978 -- 79 1978 -- 79 Wales Norris 4th 80 24 41 15 -- 63 273 338 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1979 -- 80 1979 -- 80 Wales Patrick 5th 80 27 40 13 -- 67 261 293 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1980 -- 81 1980 -- 81 Wales Patrick 5th 80 26 36 18 -- 70 286 317 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1981 -- 82 1981 -- 82 Wales Patrick 5th 80 26 41 13 -- 65 319 338 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1982 -- 83 1982 -- 83 Wales Patrick 3rd 80 39 25 16 -- 94 306 283 11 19 Lost Division Semifinals to New York Islanders, 1 -- 3 1983 -- 84 1983 -- 84 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 48 27 5 -- 101 308 226 8 28 25 Won Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 3 -- 0 Lost Division Finals to New York Islanders, 1 -- 4 1984 -- 85 1984 -- 85 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 46 25 9 -- 101 322 240 5 12 14 Lost Division Semifinals to New York Islanders, 2 -- 3 1985 -- 86 1985 -- 86 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 50 23 7 -- 107 315 272 9 5 36 24 Won Division Semifinals vs. New York Islanders, 3 -- 0 Lost Division Finals to New York Rangers, 2 -- 4 1986 -- 87 1986 -- 87 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 38 32 10 -- 86 285 278 7 19 19 Lost Division Semifinals to New York Islanders, 3 -- 4 1987 -- 88 1987 -- 88 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 38 33 9 -- 85 281 249 14 7 7 54 50 Won Division Semifinals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4 -- 3 Lost Division Finals to New Jersey Devils, 3 -- 4 1988 -- 89 1988 -- 89 Wales Patrick 1st 80 41 29 10 -- 92 305 259 6 18 25 Lost Division Semifinals to Philadelphia Flyers, 2 -- 4 1989 -- 90 1989 -- 90 Wales Patrick 3rd 80 36 38 6 -- 78 284 275 15 8 7 49 48 Won Division Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils, 4 -- 2 Won Division Finals vs. New York Rangers, 4 -- 1 Lost Conference Finals to Boston Bruins, 0 -- 4 1990 -- 91 1990 -- 91 Wales Patrick 3rd 80 37 36 7 -- 81 258 258 11 5 6 29 35 Won Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers, 4 -- 2 Lost Division Finals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 1 -- 4 1991 -- 92 1991 -- 92 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 45 27 8 -- 98 330 275 7 27 25 Lost Division Semifinals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 -- 4 1992 -- 93 1992 -- 93 Wales Patrick 2nd 84 43 34 7 -- 93 325 286 6 15 23 Lost Division Semifinals to New York Islanders, 2 -- 4 1993 -- 94 1993 -- 94 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 84 39 35 10 -- 88 277 263 11 5 6 32 32 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals to New York Rangers, 1 -- 4 1994 -- 95 1994 -- 95 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 48 22 18 8 -- 52 136 120 7 10 17 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 -- 4 1995 -- 96 1995 -- 96 Eastern Atlantic 4th 82 39 32 11 -- 89 234 204 6 17 21 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 2 -- 4 1996 -- 97 1996 -- 97 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 33 40 9 -- 75 214 231 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1997 -- 98 1997 -- 98 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 40 30 12 -- 92 219 202 21 12 9 53 44 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4 -- 2 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Ottawa Senators, 4 -- 1 Won Conference Finals vs. Buffalo Sabres, 4 -- 2 Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Detroit Red Wings, 0 -- 4 1998 -- 99 1998 -- 99 Eastern Southeast 3rd 82 31 45 6 -- 68 200 218 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 1999 -- 2000 1999 -- 2000 Eastern Southeast 1st 82 44 24 12 102 227 194 5 6 15 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 1 -- 4 2000 -- 01 2000 -- 01 Eastern Southeast 1st 82 41 27 10 96 233 211 6 10 14 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 2 -- 4 2001 -- 02 2001 -- 02 Eastern Southeast 2nd 82 36 33 11 85 228 240 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 2002 -- 03 2002 -- 03 Eastern Southeast 2nd 82 39 29 8 6 92 224 220 6 15 14 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Tampa Bay Lightning, 2 -- 4 2003 -- 04 2003 -- 04 Eastern Southeast 5th 82 23 46 10 59 186 253 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 2004 -- 05 2004 -- 05 Eastern Southeast Season cancelled due to 2004 -- 05 NHL lockout 2005 -- 06 2005 -- 06 Eastern Southeast 5th 82 29 41 -- 12 70 237 306 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 2006 -- 07 2006 -- 07 Eastern Southeast 5th 82 28 40 -- 14 70 235 286 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 2007 -- 08 2007 -- 08 Eastern Southeast 1st 82 43 31 -- 8 94 242 231 7 20 23 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Philadelphia Flyers, 3 -- 4 2008 -- 09 2008 -- 09 Eastern Southeast 1st 82 50 24 -- 8 108 272 245 14 7 7 41 38 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 4 -- 3 Lost Conference Semifinals to Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 -- 4 2009 -- 10 2009 -- 10 Eastern Southeast 1st 82 54 15 -- 13 121 318 233 7 22 20 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Montreal Canadiens, 3 -- 4 2010 -- 11 2010 -- 11 Eastern Southeast 1st 82 48 23 -- 11 107 224 197 9 5 23 24 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 4 -- 1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Tampa Bay Lightning, 0 -- 4 2011 -- 12 2011 -- 12 Eastern Southeast 2nd 82 42 32 -- 8 92 222 230 14 7 7 28 30 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Boston Bruins, 4 - 3 Lost Conference Semifinals to New York Rangers, 3 -- 4 2012 -- 13 2012 -- 13 Eastern Southeast 1st 48 27 18 -- 57 149 130 7 13 15 Lost Conference Quarterfinals to New York Rangers, 3 -- 4 2013 -- 14 2013 -- 14 Eastern Metropolitan 5th 82 38 30 -- 14 90 235 240 -- -- -- -- -- Did not qualify 2014 -- 15 2014 -- 15 Eastern Metropolitan 2nd 82 45 26 -- 11 101 242 203 14 7 7 28 28 Won First Round vs. New York Islanders, 4 -- 3 Lost Second Round to New York Rangers, 3 -- 4 2015 -- 16 2015 -- 16 Eastern Metropolitan 1st 82 56 18 -- 8 120 252 193 12 6 6 29 22 Won First Round vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4 -- 2 Lost Second Round to Pittsburgh Penguins, 2 -- 4 2016 -- 17 2016 -- 17 Eastern Metropolitan 1st 82 55 19 -- 8 118 263 182 13 7 6 36 34 Won First Round vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 -- 2 Lost Second Round to Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 -- 4 2017 -- 18 2017 -- 18 Eastern Metropolitan 1st 82 49 26 -- 7 105 259 239 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Won First Round vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 4 -- 2 Won Second Round vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 4 -- 2 Won Conference Finals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 4 -- 3 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Vegas Golden Knights Totals 3426 1575 1406 303 142 3595 10753 10862 251 116 135 681 698
when was the last time the capitals were in the playoffs
2017 -- 18 2017 -- 18