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2009-10 Washington Capitals Roster

38 players used · 54-15-13 record

The Washington Capitals used 38 players in the 2009-10 season, with a 54-15-13 record. Alex Ovechkin led the team with 109 points (50 goals, 59 assists) in 72 games. Jose Theodore played the most games in goal (47).

Points leader
109 PTS
Alex Ovechkin
50 G · 59 A in 72 games
Goals leader
50 G
Alex Ovechkin
13 on the power play
Assists leader
68 A
Nicklas Backstrom
101 points overall
Goalie wins leader
32 W
Jose Theodore
2.57 GAA · 0.911 SV%
35
Skaters
24 forwards · 11 defence
3
Goalies
Jose Theodore started most
313
Goals scored
in 82 games
27.6
Average age
20 to 37 years
6
Birth countries
23 born in Canada
25:28
Most ice time
Mike Green
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Part of the season
Regular season Playoffs
Position
All skaters35 Forwards24 Defence11
🏒 Forwards 24 players · sorted by points
# Player ⇅ GP ⇅ Streak G ⇅ A ⇅ PTS ▼ P/GP ⇅ PPG ⇅ SOG ⇅ HIT ⇅ BLK ⇅ PIM ⇅ TOI ⇅
1 AO Alex Ovechkin 🇷🇺 LW 24 72 🧊 1 50 59 109 1.51 13 368 185 20 89 21:47
2 NB Nicklas Backstrom 🇸🇪 C 22 82 🧊 1 33 68 101 1.23 11 222 90 62 50 20:26
3 AS Alexander Semin 🇷🇺 RW 26 73 🔥 5 40 44 84 1.15 8 278 30 21 66 19:07
4 BL Brooks Laich 🇨🇦 C 26 78 🔥 1 25 34 59 0.76 12 222 93 39 34 18:17
5 MK Mike Knuble 🇨🇦 RW 37 69 🔥 4 29 24 53 0.77 6 151 72 34 59 16:52
6 TF Tomas Fleischmann 🇨🇿 LW 25 69 🧊 1 23 28 51 0.74 7 121 36 17 28 16:02
7 BM Brendan Morrison 🇨🇦 C 34 74 🧊 2 12 30 42 0.57 3 105 33 31 40 15:44
8 EF Eric Fehr 🇨🇦 C 24 69 🧊 3 21 18 39 0.57 3 145 40 21 24 12:07
9 MB Matt Bradley 🇨🇦 RW 31 77 🔥 2 10 14 24 0.31 0 98 113 19 47 11:01
10 JC Jason Chimera 🇨🇦 LW 30 39 🧊 1 7 10 17 0.44 0 68 52 10 51 12:36
11 DS David Steckel 🇺🇸 C 28 79 🧊 1 5 11 16 0.20 1 90 115 38 19 12:24
12 CC Chris Clark 🇺🇸 RW 34 38 🧊 1 4 11 15 0.39 0 59 36 12 27 11:39
13 BG Boyd Gordon 🇨🇦 C 26 36 🔥 1 4 6 10 0.28 0 40 18 20 12 10:17
14 MP Mathieu Perreault 🇨🇦 C 22 21 🧊 1 4 5 9 0.43 1 27 7 6 6 11:21
15 EB Eric Belanger 🇨🇦 C 32 17 🔥 2 2 4 6 0.35 0 31 11 9 4 14:39
16 KA Keith Aucoin 🇺🇸 C 31 9 🧊 2 1 4 5 0.56 0 4 2 0 0 8:47
17 QL Quintin Laing 🇨🇦 LW 30 36 🧊 1 2 2 4 0.11 0 38 52 20 21 9:38
18 SW Scott Walker 🇨🇦 RW 36 9 🧊 4 2 1 3 0.33 0 13 12 3 9 9:11
19 AG Alexandre Giroux 🇨🇦 LW 28 9 🧊 4 1 2 3 0.33 0 17 14 1 4 10:22
20 JB Jay Beagle 🇨🇦 C 24 7 🧊 3 1 1 2 0.29 0 10 11 5 2 9:15
21 KW Kyle Wilson 🇨🇦 C 25 2 🧊 1 0 2 2 1.00 0 1 1 0 0 9:41
22 BK Boyd Kane 🇨🇦 LW 31 3 🧊 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 3 0 2 8:12
23 CB Chris Bourque 🇺🇸 LW 24 1 🧊 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 1 0 9:37
24 AG Andrew Gordon 🇨🇦 RW 24 2 🧊 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 6:41
Team totals · 24 skaters 82 276 378 654 7.98 65 2111 1027 390 594
Click a column to sort. Ages are as of the end of the season. Totals cover the skaters shown, and the games column is the team's games played.
🧤 Goalies 3 goalies · sorted by wins
# Goalie ⇅ GP ⇅ W ▼ GAA ⇅ SV% ⇅ SV ⇅ GA ⇅ TOI
1 JT Jose Theodore 🇨🇦 G 33 47 32 2.57 0.911 1231 121 —
2 SV Semyon Varlamov 🇷🇺 G 21 26 15 2.50 0.909 653 65 —
3 MN Michal Neuvirth 🇨🇿 G 22 17 11 2.35 0.914 424 40 —
🌍 Where the roster was born 6 countries · against the whole NHL in 2009-10

61% of this roster was born in Canada, against 54% across the league. The team leans on Russia: 8% of its players, against 3% league-wide. Canadian-born players scored 48% of the team's points.

Share of this roster Share of all NHL players
Country Players Share of roster vs NHL Points Who
Canada 23
61%
+7 401 (48%) Green, Laich, Knuble, Morrison +19
United States 8
21%
-1 83 (10%) Poti, Steckel, Clark, Pothier +4
Russia 3
8%
+5 193 (23%) Ovechkin, Semin, Varlamov
Czechia 2
5%
even 51 (6%) Fleischmann, Neuvirth
Slovakia 1
3%
+1 4 (0%) Jurcina
Sweden 1
3%
-2 101 (12%) Backstrom
By country of birth, from the NHL's player records. "vs NHL" is the gap in percentage points.

2009-10 Washington Capitals roster questions

Who led the Washington Capitals in scoring in 2009-10?

Alex Ovechkin led the Washington Capitals in scoring in 2009-10 with 109 points — 50 goals and 59 assists in 72 games. Next came Nicklas Backstrom (101) and Alexander Semin (84).

Who scored the most goals for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10?

Alex Ovechkin scored 50 goals for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10, 13 of them on the power play.

How many players did the Washington Capitals use in 2009-10?

The Washington Capitals dressed 38 players in 2009-10: 35 skaters and 3 goalies. Together the skaters scored 313 goals.

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2009-10?

Jose Theodore played the most games in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10: 47 games, 32 wins, a 0.911 save percentage and a 2.57 goals against average. Semyon Varlamov was the backup, in 26 games.

Who played the most minutes for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10?

Mike Green averaged 25:28 of ice time per game for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10, the most on the roster.

How old was the 2009-10 Washington Capitals roster?

The average age was 27.6 years. John Carlson was the youngest at 20, and Mike Knuble the oldest at 37.

Where were the 2009-10 Washington Capitals players born?

The Washington Capitals used 38 players in 2009-10 with a known birthplace. By country of birth: 23 in Canada, 8 in the United States and 3 in Russia. The other 4 came from Czechia, Slovakia and Sweden. League-wide that season, 54% of players were born in Canada, against 61% on this roster.

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