The 2012–13 Washington Capitals season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. Off-season On June 26, 2012, the Capitals announced the hiring of Adam Oates as their new head coach. Regular season The Capitals scored the most power-play goals in the NHL during the regular season with 47. They also had the best power-play percentage at 27.65% (47 for 170). Schedule and results |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 1 || 19 || Washington Capitals ||3–6|| Tampa Bay Lightning || – || Holtby || 0–1–0|| 0 ||19,204 ||Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 2 || 22 || Winnipeg Jets ||4–2|| Washington Capitals || – || Holtby || 0–2–0 || 0 ||18,506||Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 3 || 24 || Montreal Canadiens ||4–1|| Washington Capitals || – || Neuvirth || 0–3–0 || 0 ||18,506||Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" | 4 || 25 || Washington Capitals ||2–3|| New Jersey Devils || OT || Neuvirth || 0–3–1 || 1 || 17,625 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 5 || 27 || Buffalo Sabres ||2–3|| Washington Capitals || – || Neuvirth || 1–3–1 || 3 || 18,506 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 6 || 29 || Washington Capitals ||2–3|| Ottawa Senators || – || Neuvirth || 1–4–1 || 3 || 19,267 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 7 || 31 || Washington Capitals || 2–3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || – || Neuvirth || 1–5–1 || 3 || 19,374 || Recap |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 8 || 1 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–3 || Washington Capitals || – || Holtby || 2–5–1 || 5 || 18,506 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 9 || 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || Washington Capitals || – || Holtby || 2–6–1 || 5 || 18,506 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 10 || 5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || Washington Capitals || – || Neuvirth || 2–7–1 || 5 ||18,506 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 11 || 7 || Washington Capitals || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || – || Holtby || 2–8–1 || 5 ||18,650 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 12 || 9 || Florida Panthers || 0–5 || Washington Capitals || – || Holtby || 3–8–1 || 7 ||18,506 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 13 || 12 || Washington Capitals || 6–5