This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether he played for the team.

Key Played at least one game with the Capitals Spent entire NHL career with the Capitals

+ General terms and abbreviations Term or abbreviation Definition Draft The year that the player was selected Round The round of the draft in which the player was selected Pick The overall position in the draft at which the player was selected S Supplemental draft selection + Position abbreviations Abbreviation DefinitionG GoaltenderD DefenseLW Left wingC CenterRW Right wingF Forward

+ Abbreviations for statistical columns Abbreviation DefinitionPos PositionGP Games playedG GoalsA AssistsPts PointsPIM Penalties in minutesW WinsL LossesT TiesOT Overtime/shootout lossesGAA Goals against average— Does not apply

Draft picks Statistics are complete as of the 2025–26 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position.

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA197411D365 21 76 97 250 1974219F196 24 24 48 233 1974337F87 8 14 22 86 1974455LW62 4 8 12 18 1974573F 1974691RW10 0 1 1 0 19747109G 19748127LW 19749144G 197410161F164 37 28 65 104 197411176D 197412190RW 197413202D 197414212LW 197415220RW 197416225D 197417228G 197418231D 197419234D 197420237D 197421240LW 197422242C 197423244D 197424246RW 197425247C 1975118F1 0 0 0 0 1975219D132 8 25 33 59 1975455D1 0 0 0 2 1975573C 1975691G 19757109F 19758127F 19759144C 197510161F 197611D845 43 220 263 588 1976115RW131 20 34 54 44 1976337RW357 85 100 185 615 1976455D 1976573RW45 4 2 6 8 1976691G73 0 2 2 10 17 40 13 3.9419766100D 19767109G 19768119RW 197713D899 104 319 423 1025 1977221RW181 42 38 80 73 1977339RW27 3 6 9 12 1977457LW8 1 0 1 21 1977575C 1977693LW 19777111G22 0 1 1 6 7 10 1 3.9619778127D10 1 0 1 6 19779143W 197710156RW23 3 1 4 92 197812C1003 264 382 646 946 1978118F47 4 5 9 138 1978220LW225 30 51 81 613 1978223D147 5 23 28 91 1978338LW326 39 79 118 100 1978345D8 0 0 0 13 1978455F629 196 359 555 196 1978571RW459 59 81 140 747 1978688LW 19787105LW152 17 14 31 193 19788122G 19789139RW 197810156G 197811172D 197812187LW 197812189RW 197813202D 197814213F237 31 55 86 98 197814215D 197914RW1432 708 627 1335 1159 1979224LW31 7 3 10 0 1979467LW3 0 0 0 2 1979588C106 22 36 58 71 19796109D153 15 63 78 73 198015D511 48 209 257 296 1980347RW 1980355LW442 49 99 148 1751 1980589D243 4 53 57 293 19806110C12 2 1 3 7 19807131D 19808152D 19809173D172 10 41 51 81 198010194D3 0 0 0 4 198113C1178 320 408 728 919 1981345D2 0 0 0 0 1981468D 1981589RW7 1 0 1 2 1981591G246 0 9 9 20 79 128 27 3.6019816110C57 7 10 17 32 19817131F3 0 3 3 0 19818152LW1028 179 254 433 617 19819173F 198110194F105 43 52 95 127 198215D1635 196 712 908 2785 1982358F73 18 30 48 16 1982589C803 139 233 372 1002 19826110RW220 11 10 21 719 19828152F41 8 10 18 12 19829173G 198210194C 198211215C 198212236G 198212247C 1983475RW182 17 26 43 75 1983595C 19837135C 19838155G 19839175LW 198310195D11 0 0 0 5 198311215G1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00198311216F 1984117D1157 227 450 677 1392 1984234RW702 130 153 283 978 1984359C825 181 418 599 478 1984480LW849 66 85 151 2030 19846122RW 19847143C 19848164D 19849185RW115 4 3 7 416 198410205D564 56 177 233 750 198411225D161 21 48 69 184 198412246D 1985119LW280 48 40 88 310 1985240RW531 113 126 239 347 1985361C107 4 15 19 111 1985482D846 59 191 250 412 1985483D 19855103C 19856124RW 19857145LW 19858166D 19859187LW 198510208D120 0 9 9 208 198511229C 198512250LW 1986119LW57 3 6 9 108 1986240LW4 0 0 0 2 1986360G 1986361G85 0 5 5 2 34 30 3 3.731986482C 19865103RW7 1 0 1 0 19866124C 19867145RW 19868166C 19869187RW 198610208D2 0 0 0 2 198611229D 198612250C 1986D 1987 2 36 D 1987 3 57 W120 9 18 27 53 1987 4 78C1 0 0 0 0 1987 5 99 D 1987 6 120 D 1987 7141 D 1987 8162RW 1987 10204 D 1987 11225 C 1987 12240 C 1987 12246 D 1987LW 1988115RW34 5 7 12 28 1988236C746 73 94 167 433 1988241D 1988357G 1988478D 19886120RW811 259 337 596 422 19887141RW491 117 141 258 765 19887144D48 1 8 9 10 19888162D 19889183D 198810192D 198810204D17 0 1 1 29 198811225W 198812246D 1988F 1989119G719 0 17 17 107 303 297 63 24 2.711989235G415 0 8 8 68 171 170 56 2.691989359D2 0 0 0 4 1989361D718 68 246 314 430 1989482RW782 143 200 343 307 19897145LW 19898166RW 19899187C 198910208D 198911229LW 198912250LW 1989D 199019D268 22 69 91 99 1990230D 1990351RW 1990472LW 1990593C 1990594C 19906114RW 19907135F 19908156RW1081 503 389 892 761 19908159RW 19909177D934 55 140 195 880 199010198C 199011219D 199012240LW79 8 13 21 84 1990C 1991114RW134 28 41 69 105 1991121LW17 0 4 4 28 1991225D1 0 0 0 0 1991236C52 3 8 11 20 1991358LW790 171 225 396 703 1991480RW 19917146LW11 0 0 0 57 19918168D 19919190RW 199110209D 199110212D 199111234D 199112256LW 1991F 1992114D1301 220 591 811 981 1992232G172 0 1 1 8 79 65 16 2.581992353C54 7 10 17 16 1992371RW30 4 2 6 10 19925119C 19927167LW 19928191LW 19929215RW 199210239D 199211263C 1993111C890 25 96 121 1424 1993117C552 154 331 485 441 1993369D48 5 11 16 26 19936147RW32 9 2 11 16 19937173C 19937174LW1110 268 465 733 314 19938199LW 19939225D 199310251G 199311277C 1994110D143 7 40 47 69 1994115RW 1994241LW 1994493C58 4 5 9 25 19945119D 19946145D 19947171LW 19948197LW 19949223D 199410249RW745 200 179 379 563 199411275D 1995117LW2 0 0 0 0 1995123LW2 0 1 1 2 1995243LW79 2 4 6 22 1995493G26 0 0 0 0 6 14 1 2.931995495D 19955105C58 6 10 16 58 19955124D 19956147D 19958199D 19959225D 199614RW3 0 0 0 0 1996117LW113 23 19 42 56 1996243C552 96 149 245 268 1996358D 1996374G 1996378C 1996485RW 19965126LW 19966153RW 19967180C 19968206D 19969232C 199719C605 34 110 144 862 1997235D71 1 4 5 42 1997389G 19975116RW 19976143D 19978200G 19979226RW 1998249G 1998359C 19984106RW381 12 23 35 812 19984107RW8 0 1 1 6 19985118D2 0 0 0 0 19985125C 19987179D 19987193G6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.1319988220RW13 0 0 0 2 19989251C 199917C198 25 42 67 113 1999229C38 3 3 6 14 1999231C8 0 2 2 4 1999234D3 0 0 0 4 1999237D76 1 9 10 140 19995132LW9 0 1 1 2 19996175RW 19997192D 19998219C 19999249D 2000126C460 41 49 90 533 2000243LW422 65 58 123 210 2000261D8 0 0 0 0 20004100D 20005163C 20009289D 2001258D167 7 35 42 114 2001390LW4 0 1 1 0 20014125C 20015160D 20016191LW 20017221D 850 41 149 190 372 20018249D 20018254LW 20019275G 20019284LW 2002112D488 19 80 99 359 2002113LW 650 239 278 517 582 2002117RW 706 56 105 161 149 2002259G 2002377D 2002392C 20024109LW 20024118RW 20025145G 20026179C 20027209LW 20028242LW 20029272LW 2003118RW652 113 108 221 217 2003383RW 20034109LW 20035155C 20038249C1 0 0 0 0 20039279RW 200411LW 1573 929 758 1687 857 2004127D 409 11 65 76 137 2004129D 880 150 351 501 592 2004233LW51 2 6 8 18 2004262C 2004366D176 6 29 35 137 2004388D 20045132D 20045138LW 20046166RW 20047197RW55 3 4 7 6 20048230G 20049263C13 0 1 1 0 2005114D 2005127D21 0 1 1 32 20054109D 20054118D 20055143G 20056181LW162 15 24 39 60 20057209D 200614C 1105 271 762 1033 504 2006123G 621 0 8 8 24 289 232 71 2.652006234G 257 0 4 4 6 105 93 26 2.712006235RW 2006252D 2006497LW3 0 0 0 0 20064122F 20065127LW 20066157C 20066177C 708 143 210 353 322 200715D 686 20 110 130 219 2007234D 2007246D 2007384C 20074108C 20075125RW 20076154G 20076180C 20077185C 20077199LW 2008121C 2008127D 1159 170 615 785 396 2008257D 2008258RW 2008493G 513 0 12 12 27 299 143 50 2.5920085144C 20086174LW 20087204LW7 0 0 0 11 2009124C 1058 200 366 566 166 2009255D 949 79 285 364 399 2009385C 701 110 146 256 278 20094115D9 0 3 3 5 20095145D 20096175RW 1 0 0 0 0 20097205LW 2010126 C 743 173 402 575 394 2010386RW 26 1 3 4 4 20104112G 402 0 8 8 6 179 151 37 2.6520105115C 20106176D 20114117G 20115147D 20116177C299 47 71 118 74 20117207D 2012111RW862 358 398 756 379 2012116RW907 209 248 457 1649 2012377LW653 118 252 370 170 20124100F2 0 0 0 10 20124107F 20125137D 242 13 37 50 157 20126167F 16 0 0 0 4 20127195D155 7 31 38 28 20127197D 20127203G 2013123LW 771 164 256 420 183 2013253D158 5 35 40 104 2013261LW334 49 55 104 144 20135144D 20136174C2 0 0 0 0 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See also 1974 NHL Expansion Draft

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