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| 1 Stanley Cup championship season: 2017-18 |
| Last Stanley Cup championship: 2017-18, 5 seasons ago |
| Best finish: |
| beat Vegas in Stanley Cup Finals in 2017-18 season |
| TEAM | SEASON | RECORD | PTS | DIV STAND | CNF STAND | PLAYOFFS |
| Washington | 1974-75 | 8-67-5 | 21 pts | 5th Norris | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1975-76 | 11-59-10 | 32 pts | 5th Norris | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1976-77 | 24-42-14 | 62 pts | 4th Norris | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1977-78 | 17-49-14 | 48 pts | 5th Norris | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1978-79 | 24-41-15 | 63 pts | 4th Norris | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1979-80 | 27-40-13 | 67 pts | 5th Patrick | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1980-81 | 26-36-18 | 70 pts | 5th Patrick | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1981-82 | 26-41-13 | 65 pts | 5th Patrick | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1982-83 | 39-25-16 | 94 pts | 3rd Patrick | 5th Wales | LNYI |
| Washington | 1983-84 | 48-27-5 | 101 pts | 2nd Patrick | 4th Wales | WPhi LNYI |
| Washington | 1984-85 | 46-25-9 | 101 pts | 2nd Patrick | 2nd Wales | LNYI |
| Washington | 1985-86 | 50-23-7 | 107 pts | 2nd Patrick | 2nd Wales | WNYI LNYR |
| Washington | 1986-87 | 38-32-10 | 86 pts | 2nd Patrick | 4th Wales | LNYI |
| Washington | 1987-88 | 38-33-9 | 85 pts | 2nd Patrick | 4th Wales | WPhi LNJ |
| Washington | 1988-89 | 41-29-10 | 92 pts | 1st Patrick | 2nd Wales | LPhi |
| Washington | 1989-90 | 36-38-6 | 78 pts | 3rd Patrick | 7th Wales | WNJ WNYR LBos |
| Washington | 1990-91 | 37-36-7 | 81 pts | 3rd Patrick | 5th Wales | WNYR LPit |
| Washington | 1991-92 | 45-27-8 | 98 pts | 2nd Patrick | 2nd Wales | LPit |
| Washington | 1992-93 | 43-34-7 | 93 pts | 2nd Patrick | 5th Wales | LNYI |
| Washington | 1993-94 | 39-35-10 | 88 pts | 3rd Atlantic | 7th East | WPit LNYR |
| Washington | 1994-95 | 22-18-8 | 52 pts | 3rd Atlantic | 6th East | LPit |
| Washington | 1995-96 | 39-32-11 | 89 pts | 4th Atlantic | 7th East | LPit |
| Washington | 1996-97 | 33-40-9 | 75 pts | 5th Atlantic | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1997-98 | 40-30-12 | 92 pts | 3rd Atlantic | 4th East | WBos WOtt WBuf LDet |
| Washington | 1998-99 | 31-45-6 | 68 pts | 3rd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 1999-00 | 44-24-12-2 | 102 pts | 1st Southeast | 2nd East | LPit |
| Washington | 2000-01 | 41-27-10-4 | 96 pts | 1st Southeast | 3rd East | LPit |
| Washington | 2001-02 | 36-33-11-2 | 85 pts | 2nd Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 2002-03 | 39-29-8-6 | 92 pts | 2nd Southeast | 6th East | LTB |
| Washington | 2003-04 | 23-46-10-3 | 59 pts | 5th Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 2005-06 | 29-41-12 | 70 pts | 5th Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 2006-07 | 28-40-14 | 70 pts | 5th Southeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 2007-08 | 43-31-8 | 94 pts | 1st Southeast | 3rd East | LPhi |
| Washington | 2008-09 | 50-24-8 | 108 pts | 1st Southeast | 2nd East | WNYR LPit |
| Washington | 2009-10 | 54-15-13 | 121 pts | 1st Southeast | 1st East | LMtl |
| Washington | 2010-11 | 48-23-11 | 107 pts | 1st Southeast | 1st East | WNYR LTB |
| Washington | 2011-12 | 42-32-8 | 92 pts | 2nd Southeast | 7th East | WBos LNYR |
| Washington | 2012-13 | 27-18-3 | 57 pts | 1st Southeast | 3rd East | LNYR |
| Washington | 2013-14 | 38-30-14 | 90 pts | 5th Metropolitan | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Washington | 2014-15 | 45-26-11 | 101 pts | 2nd Metropolitan | 4th East | WNYI LNYR |
| Washington | 2015-16 | 56-18-8 | 120 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 1st East | WPhi LPit |
| Washington | 2016-17 | 55-19-8 | 118 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 1st East | WTor LPit |
| %Washington | 2017-18 | 49-26-7 | 105 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 2nd East | WCbs WPit WTB WVeg |
| Washington | 2018-19 | 48-26-8 | 104 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 2nd East | LCar |
| Washington | 2019-20 | 41-20-8 | 90 pts | 1st Metropolitan | 3rd East | bye LNYI |
| Washington | 2020-21 | 36-15-5 | 77 pts | 2nd East Div | LBos | |
| Washington | 2021-22 | 44-26-12 | 100 pts | 4th Metropolitan | 8th East | LFlo |