page_title: List of Washington Capitals players
section_title: Skaters
hierarchical_section_title: List of Washington Capitals players / Skaters
caption_attribution_description: Detroit Red Wings players, Chris Chelios, Kirk Maltby, Robert Lang and Kris Draper heading to the rink from the the Pan Pacific Hotel at Canada Place in Vancouver, BC for the National League hockey game vs Vancouver Canucks on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
context_page_description: This is a complete list of ice hockey players who have played for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League. It includes players that have played at least one game, either in the NHL regular season or in the NHL playoffs.
  As of July 2018, 46 goaltenders and 536 skaters have appeared in at least one regular-season and/or playoff game with the Washington Capitals since the team joined the league in the 1974–75 NHL season. The 582 all-time members of the Capitals are listed below.
  Eight former Washington Capitals players are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame: Dino Ciccarelli, Adam Oates, Mike Gartner, Rod Langway, Larry Murphy, Scott Stevens, Phil Housley, and Sergei Fedorov. Jim Carey and Olaf Kolzig won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender while playing for Washington. Kolzig also won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. Alexander Ovechkin won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year while playing for the Capitals. Doug Jarvis won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the League's best defensive forward. Rod Langway won the James Norris Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the League's top overall defenceman.
caption: Robert Lang played for the Capitals from 2002 to 2004.
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