#3 Jim Carey
Jim Carey comes in as the third best goaltender in Capitals history. Nope not the actor.
Carey was drafted in the second round by the Caps at 32nd overall in the 1992 NHL Draft. He spent two and a half seasons with the Caps in the beginning of his short NHL career. His first season in 1994-95 saw him go 18-6-3 with a 2.13 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
The next season saw him go 35-24-9 with a 2.26 GAA and a .906 save percentage with a league-leading nine shutouts. The next season saw him go 17-18-3 with a 2.75 GAA and a .893 save percentage before he was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1997. His stat line with the Caps is 70-48-15 in 139 games played with a 2.37 GAA and a .904 save percentage.
Carey had a family full of athletes. His dad was an all-American high school football player and his brother was in the Baltimore Orioles system. When Jim was younger he actually played forward not goaltender.
Carey went undefeated in his first seven games in 1994-95. The next season he played in 71 games and won the Vezina Trophy setting several team records. That next fall he was a backup to Mike Richter on Team USA’s World Cup team and then was traded to Boston the next season.