George McPhee trades
| Nashville Predators acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jaynen Rissling | April 19, 2014 | 2016 conditional 7th round pick |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Buffalo Sabres acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak | March 5, 2014 | Michal Neuvirth |  |
| 2015 3rd round pick | Rostislav Klesla | |||
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Anaheim Ducks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Penner | March 4, 2014 | 2014 4th round pick |  |
| Arizona Coyotes acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Martin Erat | March 4, 2014 | Chris Brown | |
| John Mitchell | Rostislav Klesla | |||
| 2015 4th round pick | ||||
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Anaheim Ducks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mitchell | September 29, 2013 | Mathieu Perreault | |
| 2014 4th round pick | ||||
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Nashville Predators acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Latta | April 3, 2013 | Filip Forsberg | |
| Martin Erat | ||||
| Arizona Coyotes acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Clackson | April 2, 2013 | Joel Rechlicz | |
| Edmonton Oilers acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Garrett Stafford | April 2, 2013 | Dane Byers | |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Minnesota Wild acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chay Genoway | March 14, 2013 | 2014 conditional 7th round pick |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Deschamps | March 14, 2013 | Kevin Marshall |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Florida Panthers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Wellman | January 31, 2013 | Zach Hamill |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter LeBlanc | January 31, 2013 | Future Considerations |  |
| Calgary Flames acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dennis Wideman | June 27, 2012 | Jordan Henry | |
| 2013 5th round pick | ||||
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Dallas Stars acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ribeiro | June 22, 2012 | Cody Eakin |  |
| 2012 2nd round pick (#54-Mike Winther) | ||||
| Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tomas Vokoun | June 4, 2012 | 2012 7th round pick | |
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Washington Capitals acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chris Bourque | May 26, 2012 | Zach Hamill | |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Marshall | February 2, 2012 | Matt Ford |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Colorado Avalanche acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Carman | February 2, 2012 | Danny Richmond |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Kundratek | November 8, 2011 | Francois Bouchard |  |
| Washington Capitals acquire | Date | Winnipeg Jets acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danick Paquette | July 8, 2011 | Eric Fehr |  |
| 2012 4th round pick | ||||