The 1989–90 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team reached the Prince of Wales Conference Finals for the first time, losing to the Bruins 4 games to 0.
Offseason
NHL Draft
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Record vs. opponents
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Round 1: (P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals
Round 2: (P1) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals
Conference Finals: (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
- Goaltending
Playoffs
- Scoring
- Goaltending
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;
References
- Capitals




