#1 1974-75
In the inaugural Caps season it was a season their fans wanted to forget. The season was so bad on a random win on March 28, 1975 they skated around with a trash can like it was the Stanley Cup. Not joking.
The Washington Post said the next day: “The Washington Capitals won a road hockey game. Honest.” in their story about the game. This was after a 5-3 win over the California Seals in front of 3,933 fans in Oakland.
It was their only victory on the road. One win and 39 losses. They set the NHL record for fewest wins in a first season with just eight. They had 67 losses which was the third most in NHL history. Their longest losing streak was 17 games.
Goalie Ron Low who recorded the win in Oakland said this to the media:
"“That was our Stanley Cup. We came into the dressing room and the trash can was tall and skinny, so guys just started lifting it up and parading it around. Ace Bailey, one of the great jokesters of all time, took it after everybody signed it and twirled the rink with it. It was the most hilarious thing.”"
The first season was easily the worst season in Capitals history. Hope you made it through this entire slideshow without vomiting.