1991–92 Washington Capitals season
The 1991–92 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 18th season in the National Hockey League. They were not shut out in any of their regular-season games and playoff games.
Offseason
Regular season
The Capitals tied the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers for fewest power-play goals allowed, with just 60.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Lost Division Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 80 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 205 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 78 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 78 | -10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | |
| LW/C | 80 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 7 | |
| C | 80 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| LW | 66 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 50 | -4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 71 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 80 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 79 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 105 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 78 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 180 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 67 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 67 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 107 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 75 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 221 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 64 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 65 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 206 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3108 | 54 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 166 | 3.20 | 1 | 1435 | 1269 | .884 | |
| 1123 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 3.74 | 1 | 558 | 488 | .875 | |
| 605 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3.47 | 0 | 274 | 239 | .872 | |
| Team: | 4836 | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 271 | 3.36 | 2 | 2267 | 1996 | .880 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW/C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3.15 | 0 | 212 | 190 | .896 | |
| Team: | 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3.15 | 0 | 212 | 190 | .896 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 14 | Pat Peake | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | |
| 1 | 21 | Trevor Halverson | North Bay Centennials | |
| 2 | 25 | Eric Lavigne | Hull Olympiques | |
| 2 | 36 | Jeff Nelson | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| 3 | 58 | Steve Konowalchuk | Portland Winter Hawks | |
| 4 | 80 | Justin Morrison | Kingston Frontenacs | |
| 7 | 146 | Dave Morissette | Shawinigan Cataractes | |
| 8 | 168 | Rick Corriveau | London Knights | |
| 9 | 190 | Trevor Duhaime | Saint-Jean Lynx | |
| 10 | 209 | Rob Leask | Hamilton Red Wings | |
| 10 | 212 | Carl LeBlanc | Granby Bisons | |
| 11 | 234 | Rob Puchniak | Lethbridge Hurricanes | |
| 12 | 256 | Bill Kovacs | Sudbury Wolves | |
| S | 20 | Mike Brewer | Brown University |