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2011-12 Washington Capitals Roster

30 players used · 42-32-8 record

The Washington Capitals used 30 players in the 2011-12 season, with a 42-32-8 record. Alex Ovechkin led the team with 65 points (38 goals, 27 assists) in 78 games. Tomas Vokoun played the most games in goal (48).

Points leader
65 PTS
Alex Ovechkin
38 G · 27 A in 78 games
Goals leader
38 G
Alex Ovechkin
13 on the power play
Assists leader
35 A
Dennis Wideman
46 points overall
Goalie wins leader
26 W
Tomas Vokoun
2.25 GAA · 0.917 SV%
27
Skaters
17 forwards · 10 defence
3
Goalies
Tomas Vokoun started most
218
Goals scored
in 82 games
27.3
Average age
20 to 39 years
5
Birth countries
15 born in Canada
23:54
Most ice time
Dennis Wideman
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Part of the season
Regular season Playoffs
Position
All skaters27 Forwards17 Defence10
🏒 Skaters 27 players · sorted by points
# Player ⇅ GP ⇅ Streak G ⇅ A ⇅ PTS ▼ P/GP ⇅ PPG ⇅ SOG ⇅ HIT ⇅ BLK ⇅ PIM ⇅ TOI ⇅
1 AO Alex Ovechkin 🇷🇺 LW 26 78 🔥 2 38 27 65 0.83 13 303 215 42 26 19:48
2 AS Alexander Semin 🇷🇺 RW 28 77 🔥 4 21 33 54 0.70 2 183 31 19 58 16:47
3 MJ Marcus Johansson 🇸🇪 LW 21 80 🔥 2 14 32 46 0.57 1 90 61 28 8 16:48
4 DW Dennis Wideman 🇨🇦 D 29 82 🧊 4 11 35 46 0.56 4 175 113 132 46 23:54
5 NB Nicklas Backstrom 🇸🇪 C 24 42 🔥 1 14 30 44 1.05 3 95 31 25 24 19:09
6 BL Brooks Laich 🇨🇦 C 28 82 🔥 2 16 25 41 0.50 5 191 120 92 34 18:29
7 JC Jason Chimera 🇨🇦 LW 32 82 🧊 2 20 19 39 0.48 1 205 132 27 78 14:25
8 TB Troy Brouwer 🇨🇦 RW 26 82 🧊 1 18 15 33 0.40 3 133 247 60 61 17:10
9 JC John Carlson 🇺🇸 D 22 82 🔥 1 9 23 32 0.39 4 152 83 153 22 21:51
10 MP Mathieu Perreault 🇨🇦 C 24 64 🔥 1 16 14 30 0.47 2 60 49 29 24 12:01
11 DO Dmitry Orlov 🇷🇺 D 20 60 🧊 1 3 16 19 0.32 0 51 99 54 18 16:52
12 MK Mike Knuble 🇨🇦 RW 39 72 🧊 2 6 12 18 0.25 0 91 86 45 32 13:56
13 JW Joel Ward 🇨🇦 RW 31 73 🧊 4 6 12 18 0.25 0 79 75 41 20 12:25
14 KA Karl Alzner 🇨🇦 D 23 82 🧊 1 1 16 17 0.21 0 56 74 139 29 20:52
15 JH Jeff Halpern 🇺🇸 C 35 69 🔥 1 4 12 16 0.23 0 63 55 44 24 12:36
16 RH Roman Hamrlik 🇨🇿 D 37 68 🔥 2 2 11 13 0.19 0 58 69 149 34 19:13
17 KA Keith Aucoin 🇺🇸 C 33 27 🔥 2 3 8 11 0.41 0 21 10 7 0 11:03
18 MH Matt Hendricks 🇺🇸 C 30 78 🧊 3 4 5 9 0.12 0 97 219 52 95 12:07
19 CE Cody Eakin 🇨🇦 C 20 30 🧊 3 4 4 8 0.27 0 31 15 7 4 9:16
20 MG Mike Green 🇨🇦 D 26 32 🧊 9 3 4 7 0.22 3 64 27 44 12 21:02
21 JS Jeff Schultz 🇨🇦 D 26 54 🧊 21 1 5 6 0.11 0 22 49 58 12 15:17
22 JB Jay Beagle 🇨🇦 C 26 41 🧊 1 4 1 5 0.12 0 49 66 23 23 11:51
23 JE John Erskine 🇨🇦 D 31 28 🧊 23 0 2 2 0.07 0 20 39 27 51 12:05
24 SC Sean Collins 🇺🇸 D 28 2 🧊 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 0 1 0 10:56
25 DK DJ King 🇨🇦 LW 27 1 🧊 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 2 0 0 6:58
26 JR Joel Rechlicz 🇺🇸 RW 24 3 🧊 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 10 1:58
27 TK Tomas Kundratek 🇨🇿 D 22 5 🧊 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 3 4 2 9:45
Team totals · 27 skaters 82 218 361 579 7.06 41 2295 1972 1302 747
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 goals against average
# Goalie ⇅ GP ⇅ W ⇅ GAA ▲ SV% ⇅ SV ⇅ GA ⇅ TOI
1 BH Braden Holtby 🇨🇦 G 22 7 4 2.14 0.922 177 15 —
2 TV Tomas Vokoun 🇨🇿 G 35 48 26 2.25 0.917 1191 108 —
3 MN Michal Neuvirth 🇨🇿 G 24 38 14 2.50 0.903 881 95 —
🌍 Where the roster was born 5 countries · against the whole NHL in 2011-12

50% of this roster was born in Canada, against 53% across the league. The team leans on Czechia: 13% of its players, against 4% league-wide. Canadian-born players scored 47% of the team's points.

Share of this roster Share of all NHL players
Country Players Share of roster vs NHL Points Who
Canada 15
50%
-3 270 (47%) Wideman, Laich, Chimera, Brouwer +11
United States 6
20%
-4 68 (12%) Carlson, Halpern, Aucoin, Hendricks +2
Czechia 4
13%
+9 13 (2%) Hamrlik, Kundratek, Neuvirth, Vokoun
Russia 3
10%
+7 138 (24%) Ovechkin, Semin, Orlov
Sweden 2
7%
even 90 (16%) Johansson, Backstrom
By country of birth, from the NHL's player records. "vs NHL" is the gap in percentage points.

2011-12 Washington Capitals roster questions

Who led the Washington Capitals in scoring in 2011-12?

Alex Ovechkin led the Washington Capitals in scoring in 2011-12 with 65 points — 38 goals and 27 assists in 78 games. Next came Alexander Semin (54) and Marcus Johansson (46).

Who scored the most goals for the Washington Capitals in 2011-12?

Alex Ovechkin scored 38 goals for the Washington Capitals in 2011-12, 13 of them on the power play.

How many players did the Washington Capitals use in 2011-12?

The Washington Capitals dressed 30 players in 2011-12: 27 skaters and 3 goalies. Together the skaters scored 218 goals.

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2011-12?

Tomas Vokoun played the most games in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2011-12: 48 games, 26 wins, a 0.917 save percentage and a 2.25 goals against average. Michal Neuvirth was the backup, in 38 games.

Who played the most minutes for the Washington Capitals in 2011-12?

Dennis Wideman averaged 23:54 of ice time per game for the Washington Capitals in 2011-12, the most on the roster.

How old was the 2011-12 Washington Capitals roster?

The average age was 27.3 years. Cody Eakin was the youngest at 20, and Mike Knuble the oldest at 39.

Where were the 2011-12 Washington Capitals players born?

The Washington Capitals used 30 players in 2011-12 with a known birthplace. By country of birth: 15 in Canada, 6 in the United States and 4 in Czechia. The other 5 came from Russia and Sweden. League-wide that season, 53% of players were born in Canada, against 50% on this roster.

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