Washington Capitals Trivia

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WASHINGTON CAPITALS TRIVIA

1) What year were the Washington Capitals founded?

1964 1974 1994 1984

The Capitals were founded in 1974 as an expansion franchise, alongside the Kansas City Scouts.

2) Which Caps player won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL's leading goal scorer, an NHL-record nine times?

BOB CARPENTER PETER BONDRA DENNIS MARUK ALEXANDER OVECHKIN

Alexander Ovechkin's first Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy came in 2007-08, when his 65 goals and 112 points also earned him the Art Ross Trophy for most points scored, the Hart Memorial Trophy for most valuable player, and the Lester B. Pearson Award for best player as voted on by the National Hockey League Players' Association. He is considered one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history.

3) Which Caps player was nicknamed "Secretary of Defense"?

CALLE JOHANSSON ROD LANGWAY OLAF KOLZIG KEVIN HATCHER

After not making the playoffs in their first eight seasons in the league, the Capitals competed in the postseason in every one of the 11 years that Langway was with the team.

4) Who replaced his own brother as head coach of the Washington Capitals?

MILT SCHMIDT BRUCE BOUDREAU JIM SCHOENFELD TERRY MURRAY

Following his final season as an active player in 1981-82, Terry Murray became an assistant coach. He was promoted to the Capitals head coach position in the middle of the 1989-90 NHL season, replacing his brother Bryan. Under Murray's guidance, the Capitals advanced further into the playoffs than ever before, winning two rounds before being swept by Boston in the conference finals.

5) Which Caps goaltender has the most wins in a season?

BRADEN HOLTBY JIM CAREY JOSE THEODORE OLAF KOLZIG

In 2015-16, Braden Holtby tied the league record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season (shared with Martin Brodeur) with 48 and was awarded the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender. The following year, he won the William M. Jennings Trophy for helping the Capitals allow the fewest goals in the league.

6) Which player was given the penalty box from the old Caps Center when the Capitals moved into MCI center?

ALAN MAY DALE HUNTER NEIL SHEEHY RANDY HOLT

Dale Hunter spent so much time in the penalty box at the Capital Centre, the box itself was presented to him on the night his #32 jersey was raised to the MCI Center rafters in 2000.

7) What is the Washington Capitals longest winning streak?

14 GAMES 10 GAMES 16 GAMES 12 GAMES

The 2010-11 season saw the Capitals repeat as the Southeast Division champions, thanks in part to a 14 game winning streak. They finished as the top team in the Eastern Conference with 107 points

8) What is the name of the Washington Capitals' mascot?

VOLUNTEER PUCK SLAPSHOT RUSTY

Slapshot, the Official Mascot of the Washington Capitals, has been skating at Capital One Arena and all around the Washington D.C. area since 1995. He is a large bald eagle who wears the number 00.

9) What is the longest shootout in Capitals history?

16 ROUNDS 12 ROUNDS 8 ROUNDS 20 ROUNDS

On December 16, 2014, the Florida Panthers outlasted the Capitals in a whopping 20 round shootout, which lasted 17 minutes, 43 seconds. The previous NHL shootout record was 15 rounds, when the New York Rangers beat Washington on Nov. 26, 2005.

10) Which player had to leave the ice during Game 1 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Second Round because a hockey stick got wedged inside his helmet?

JOHN CARLSON TOM WILSON JAKUB VRANA JAY BEAGLE

When Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang went to hit Caps forward Jay Beagle, his stick came up underneath Beagle's visor and got wedged between his visor and helmet. Beagle was unable to extricate it on his own. "I just couldn't believe that it was stuck," Beagle told reporters. "I tried to pull it a couple times just so I could continue with the play, but it wouldn't come out."