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Washington Capitals

NHLUnited StatesWashington, D.C.Founded 197411th in NHL1 titleLast 2018Longshot

Rankings Across Categories

raw value · rank · percentile · grade
Performance
ELO Performance
1588
12th LgB-
Title odds
4.4%
9th LgC+
Attention
Social reach
46.7M
33rd LgF
Star power
1.4M
31st LgC
Attention Share
0.70%
68th LgF
Social momentum
7.0%
59th LgF
Business
Payroll
$94M
12th LgC
Revenue
$220M
12th LgC
Franchise value
$1.4B
12th LgC

Ranked within 66 in NHL · 2.2K across all sports

Team Performance

standings, percentile-graded within the league
Record & form
Rank %
81.2%B-
Win%
52.4%C+
Wins
43C+
Losses
39
Last 16
11-5
Efficiency
Point Diff
0.2C+
Off
0.1C
Def
0.1C+
#187in economics, globalof 2,461#10in NHL economicsof 32

Roster Stats Breakdown

21 tracked · active roster by Q score

No tracked roster yet.

Upcoming games

next on the schedule · rated by projected draw
Oct 24vsBuffalo Sabres6.7
Oct 28vsPhiladelphia Flyers6.6
Oct 29@Nashville Predators6.4
Nov 1vsMinnesota Wild6.8
Nov 3vsDallas Stars6.7
Nov 7vsFlorida Panthers6.6

Attention KPIs

reach, audience, search and heat — last 12 months
Reach & audience
Social media views
19.9M
all platforms · year
#10
4.5M
Social followers
all platforms
#10
1.3M
Avid fans
3.1M casual
#10
560.0K
Avg TV / game
audience
#10
17.6K
Avg attendance
per game
Search & share
Wiki searches (year)
249.3K
Wikipedia
Attention share · league
1.3%
of league attention
Momentum & heat
Momentum
7%
percentile
Year over year
-34.7%
vs last year
Week heat rank
#3,731
spike vs expected
Month heat rank
#3,759
spike vs expected
Year heat rank
#4,110
spike vs expected

Business KPIs

revenue, value, audience, and fan base
Broadcast $61.6M
Commercial $70.4M
Matchday $88.0M
Revenue & value
#10
$220.0M
Revenue
annual
#10
$22.3M
Operating profit
annual
#10
$1.4B
Franchise value
estimated
Costs & attention capital
#12
$93.7M
Payroll
annual

rank = within NHL (32 clubs)

Cap utilization$94M committed · $2M under the cap
Cap
$96M
Range $96M → $96M · thresholds are approximate NHL 2025-26 figures
Attention per $M revenue
1.1K

Washington Capitals draws 1.1K views for every million dollars of revenue — outsized attention on a modest budget is the number a sponsor cares about, and nobody else publishes it.

Talent vs attention

every league player · this club's roster shown as headshots
10.0K100.0K1.0M0255075100talent percentile →wiki searches (stabilized / yr) →

Attention over time

weekly Wikipedia views
This year · 52 weeks
Since founding · monthly

Championship odds

live market win probabilities · this club highlighted
4.4% to win the title
9th of 32 in the market

Title

Market
2026-27 · polymarket
1
Colorado Avalanche10.1%
2
Florida Panthers10.1%
3
Carolina Hurricanes10.1%
4
Edmonton Oilers8.2%
5
Vegas Golden Knights7.2%
6
Tampa Bay Lightning6.3%
7
Minnesota Wild5.3%
8
Dallas Stars5.3%
9
Washington Capitals4.4%