Washington Capitals: Top 10 right wings of all-time

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Mike Knuble, Washington Capitals (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

#10 Mike Knuble

Mike Knuble signed with the Washington Capitals in the summer of 2009 as a free agent. His contract was a two-year deal worth $2.8 million per season. He was brought on to be a veteran presence in the locker room for a young Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. He made an immediate impact in his first season with 29 goals and 24 assists for 53 points as the Capitals went on to capture their franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy with the league’s best record.

Knuble’s next season saw him score 24 goals and add 16 assists for 40 points. His third season was a down year as age started catching up to him. He scored six goals and added 12 assists for 18 points. In Knuble’s three seasons with the Caps he scored 59 goals and added 52 assists for 111 points.

He only had to deal with one injury during his time with the Caps when he broke his finger in a game on Nov. 13, 2009 against the Minnesota Wild and missed four weeks before returning on Dec. 11.

Knuble had a goal in Washington’s Winter Classic win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Heinz Field in the second period beating goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. On April 11, 2011 he was re-signed to a one year extension with the Caps. On Dec. 20, 2011 Knuble played in his 1,000th NHL game.

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