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NHL Points Leaders: Washington Capitals
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by total points this season, regular season only.
Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. Points drive head-to-head points leagues and both goals and assists categories. Pair this board with the per-60 view to spot depth players scoring in limited minutes.
Leader for the Washington Capitals in 2020-21: Nicklas Backstrom (WSH), 53 PTS.
Points leaderboard
26 qualified
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| # | Player | Team | PTS | GP | Per game | G | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicklas BackstromFWSH | WSH | 53 | 55 | 0.96 | 15 | 38 | — |
| 2 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 44 | 52 | 0.85 | 10 | 34 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 3 | T.J. OshieFWSH | WSH | 43 | 53 | 0.81 | 22 | 21 | — |
| 4 | Alex OvechkinFWSH | WSH | 42 | 45 | 0.93 | 24 | 18 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 5 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 33 | 47 | 0.70 | 13 | 20 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 6 | Anthony ManthaFWSH | WSH | 29 | 56 | 0.52 | 15 | 14 | 52%▲15 |
| 7 | Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH | WSH | 29 | 41 | 0.71 | 9 | 20 | — |
| 8 | Justin SchultzDWSH | WSH | 27 | 46 | 0.59 | 3 | 24 | — |
| 9 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 23 | 44 | 0.52 | 8 | 15 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Conor ShearyFWSH | WSH | 22 | 53 | 0.42 | 14 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 22 | 51 | 0.43 | 8 | 14 | 35%▲21 |
| 12 | Daniel SprongFWSH | WSH | 20 | 42 | 0.48 | 13 | 7 | — |
| 13 | Brenden DillonDWSH | WSH | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 2 | 17 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 14 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 18 | 56 | 0.32 | 6 | 12 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 15 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 16 | 56 | 0.29 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 16 | Nic DowdFWSH | WSH | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 11 | 4 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 17 | Nick JensenDWSH | WSH | 14 | 53 | 0.26 | 2 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Michael RafflFWSH | WSH | 11 | 44 | 0.25 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 19 | Zdeno CharaDWSH | WSH | 10 | 55 | 0.18 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 20 | Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH | WSH | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Michael SgarbossaFWSH | WSH | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 22 | Daniel CarrFWSH | WSH | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 23 | Brian PinhoFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Philippe MailletFWSH | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Garrett PilonFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 34%▲27 |
How to read it
Total points this season, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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