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Washington Capitals Schedule Quick Facts

Start with the key dates, then use the complete schedule below for every opponent, puck-drop time, TV listing and venue.

Regular-season opener

October 2, 2026

at Carolina Hurricanes · 7:00 PM ET

Regular-season home opener

October 7, 2026

vs Pittsburgh Penguins · 7:30 PM ET

Regular-season finale

April 10, 2027

at Philadelphia Flyers · 8:30 PM ET

Primary home arena

Capital One Arena

Listed venue for most Washington Capitals home games.

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Sep 20, 2026 – Apr 10, 2027

2026-27 Washington Capitals Schedule: Preseason & Regular Season

Filter by season stage, opponent, home/away and month. Start times convert to your local time, with Eastern Time kept underneath for reference.

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Date	Matchup	Your time	TV	Venue
Sun, Sep 20Preseason	Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins 2–3 · Final / SO Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	NHLN, NESNplus, MNMT2	TD Garden
Mon, Sep 21Preseason	Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals 2–5 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	NBCSP, MNMT	GIANT Center
Fri, Sep 25Preseason	Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals 2–3 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	SN1, NESNplus, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Sat, Sep 26Preseason	Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 · Final Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	NBCSP, MNMT	Xfinity Mobile Arena
Fri, Oct 2Regular season	Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, SN, TVAS, MNMT	Lenovo Center
Sat, Oct 3Regular season	Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	The Spot, MNMT	Benchmark International Arena
Wed, Oct 7Regular season	Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals 3–5 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TNT, HBO MAX	Capital One Arena
Fri, Oct 9Regular season	New York Rangers at Washington Capitals 1–3 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	NHLN, MNMT, MSG	Capital One Arena
Sun, Oct 11Regular season	Seattle Kraken at Washington Capitals 5–3 · Final Game details →	5:00 PM ET 5:00 PM ET	SN+, Prime Video, TVAS, MNMT, KONG	Capital One Arena
Tue, Oct 13Regular season	Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 · Final Game details →	6:45 PM ET 6:45 PM ET	CARNHL, HHN, MNMT	Lenovo Center
Wed, Oct 14Regular season	Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals 4–5 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	Prime, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Sat, Oct 17Regular season	New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals 2–4 · Final Game details →	1:00 PM ET 1:00 PM ET	SN, NHLN, MNMT, MSGSN	Capital One Arena
Tue, Oct 20Regular season	Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals 5–2 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	ABTV , MNMT	Capital One Arena
Sat, Oct 24Regular season	Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals 3–4 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MSG-B, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Wed, Oct 28Regular season	Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals 2–5 · Final Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, NBCSP+	Capital One Arena
Thu, Oct 29Regular season	Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators 4–3 · Final Game details →	8:00 PM ET 8:00 PM ET	MNMT, SCRIPPS	Bridgestone Arena
Sun, Nov 1Regular season	Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals 5–1 · Final Game details →	3:30 PM ET 3:30 PM ET	SN, TVAS, Wild+, MNMT, MINNHL	Capital One Arena
Tue, Nov 3Regular season	Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals 6–5 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	Prime Video, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Sat, Nov 7Regular season	Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals 3–4 · Final Game details →	12:30 PM ET 12:30 PM ET	SN, MNMT, SCRIPPS	Capital One Arena
Tue, Nov 10Regular season	Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators 3–2 · Final / OT Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	TSN5, RDS2, MNMT	Canadian Tire Centre
Thu, Nov 12Regular season	Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils 2–5 · Final Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	Prudential Center
Sat, Nov 14Regular season	New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MNMT, MSG	Capital One Arena
Tue, Nov 17Regular season	Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Game details →	7:30 PM ET 7:30 PM ET	ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN+	Benchmark International Arena
Thu, Nov 19Regular season	Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals Game details →	7:00 PM ET 7:00 PM ET	MSG-B, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Sat, Nov 21Regular season	Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, NESN	TD Garden
Wed, Nov 25Regular season	Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, NBCSP+	Capital One Arena
Fri, Nov 27Regular season	Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Game details →	11:00 PM ET 11:00 PM ET	MNMT, SCRIPPS	Capital One Arena
Sat, Nov 28Regular season	Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT2, STLNHL	Enterprise Center
Tue, Dec 1Regular season	Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SNP, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Thu, Dec 3Regular season	Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	SN, TVAS2, MNMT2	Rogers Place
Sat, Dec 5Regular season	Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames Game details →	11:30 PM ET 11:30 PM ET	SN, TVAS, MNMT	Scotiabank Saddledome
Mon, Dec 7Regular season	Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks Game details →	5:00 AM ET 5:00 AM ET	SN+, TVAS, MNMT	Rogers Arena
Thu, Dec 10Regular season	Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken Game details →	5:30 AM ET 5:30 AM ET	ESPN, TVAS	Climate Pledge Arena
Sat, Dec 12Regular season	Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche Game details →	5:00 AM ET 5:00 AM ET	TVAS, MNMT2	Ball Arena
Tue, Dec 15Regular season	Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars Game details →	5:30 AM ET 5:30 AM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, TVAS, MNMT	American Airlines Center
Thu, Dec 17Regular season	Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, DSN	Capital One Arena
Sat, Dec 19Regular season	St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, STLNHL	Capital One Arena
Mon, Dec 21Regular season	Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	SN+, MNMT	Scotiabank Arena
Sat, Dec 26Regular season	Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	MNMT, CBJNHL	Capital One Arena
Mon, Dec 28Regular season	Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SN+, TVAS, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Wed, Dec 30Regular season	Washington Capitals at New York Islanders Game details →	12:00 AM ET 12:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Thu, Dec 31Regular season	Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets Game details →	10:00 PM ET 10:00 PM ET	MNMT, CBJNHL	Nationwide Arena
Sat, Jan 2Regular season	Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SNE, TVAS, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Mon, Jan 4Regular season	Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:30 AM ET 3:30 AM ET	SN+, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Wed, Jan 6Regular season	Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings Game details →	6:00 AM ET 6:00 AM ET	MNMT	Crypto.com Arena
Fri, Jan 8Regular season	Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks Game details →	6:00 AM ET 6:00 AM ET	TVAS, MNMT2, NBCSCA	SAP Center at San Jose
Sun, Jan 10Regular season	Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks Game details →	11:30 PM ET 11:30 PM ET	MNMT	Honda Center
Tue, Jan 12Regular season	Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, SCRIPPS	Capital One Arena
Thu, Jan 14Regular season	Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, CARNHL	Capital One Arena
Sat, Jan 16Regular season	Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT	Capital One Arena
Mon, Jan 18Regular season	Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins Game details →	12:00 AM ET 12:00 AM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, TVAS, MNMT	PPG Paints Arena
Tue, Jan 19Regular season	Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT	Capital One Arena
Fri, Jan 22Regular season	New York Islanders at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	TVAS, MNMT, MSGSN	Capital One Arena
Sun, Jan 24Regular season	Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	Prudential Center
Fri, Jan 29Regular season	Washington Capitals at Utah Mammoth Game details →	5:00 AM ET 5:00 AM ET	TVAS, MNMT, Utah16	Delta Center
Sat, Jan 30Regular season	Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights Game details →	6:00 AM ET 6:00 AM ET	TVAS2, MNMT2, SCRIPPS	T-Mobile Arena
Tue, Feb 2Regular season	Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals Game details →	2:00 AM ET 2:00 AM ET	MNMT	Capital One Arena
Wed, Feb 3Regular season	Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, SCRIPPS	Amerant Bank Arena
Sat, Feb 13Regular season	Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	MNMT	Centre Bell
Sun, Feb 14Regular season	Utah Mammoth at Washington Capitals Game details →	9:00 PM ET 9:00 PM ET	MNMT, Utah16	Capital One Arena
Tue, Feb 16Regular season	Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT	Capital One Arena
Fri, Feb 19Regular season	San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	TVAS, MNMT, NBCSCA	Capital One Arena
Sun, Feb 21Regular season	Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals Game details →	2:00 AM ET 2:00 AM ET	MNMT, SCRIPPS	Capital One Arena
Tue, Feb 23Regular season	New York Rangers at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSG	Capital One Arena
Thu, Feb 25Regular season	Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	ESPN, TVAS2	TD Garden
Fri, Feb 26Regular season	Washington Capitals at New York Rangers Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSG	Madison Square Garden
Mon, Mar 1Regular season	Washington Capitals at New York Islanders Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	UBS Arena
Wed, Mar 3Regular season	Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, CARNHL	Capital One Arena
Fri, Mar 5Regular season	Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT	Canada Life Centre
Sun, Mar 7Regular season	Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild Game details →	5:30 AM ET 5:30 AM ET	ESPN	Grand Casino Arena
Tue, Mar 9Regular season	Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	SN, MNMT	Capital One Arena
Wed, Mar 10Regular season	Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks Game details →	4:00 AM ET 4:00 AM ET	TNT, truTV, HBO MAX	United Center
Sat, Mar 13Regular season	Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins Game details →	11:00 PM ET 11:00 PM ET	ABC, TVAS	PPG Paints Arena
Mon, Mar 15Regular season	Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Game details →	11:00 PM ET 11:00 PM ET	MNMT, The Spot	Capital One Arena
Wed, Mar 17Regular season	New York Islanders at Washington Capitals Game details →	3:00 AM ET 3:00 AM ET	MNMT, MSGSN	Capital One Arena

Season planning

2026-27 Washington Capitals Schedule Highlights

These totals are calculated from the 84 regular-season games, so you can quickly spot long home stretches, road trips and the busiest parts of the season.

Longest Washington Capitals Homestand

5 consecutive home games from Oct 14–28, 2026.

Longest Washington Capitals Road Trip

6 consecutive road games from Dec 3–15, 2026.

Busiest Month: March

Washington Capitals play 16 games in March, the largest monthly total on this schedule.

Busiest Day: Saturday

Washington Capitals have 18 games scheduled on Saturdays.

Weekend Home Games

There are 14 listed home games on Saturdays or Sundays.

Metropolitan Division Games

The 2026-27 format gives Washington Capitals four games against each division rival: two home and two away.

The NHL’s official format is 84 games per club: 28 within the division, 24 against the rest of the conference and 32 against the other conference. Review the official 2026-27 schedule facts.

Month by month

Washington Capitals Schedule by Month

Choose a month to filter the game table. Each card counts preseason and regular-season home and road games; the stage filter can narrow the selected month further.

Washington Capitals Schedule in September 2026

4 games · 2 home · 2 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in October 2026

12 games · 8 home · 4 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in November 2026

12 games · 7 home · 5 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in December 2026

14 games · 5 home · 9 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in January 2027

14 games · 7 home · 7 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in February 2027

10 games · 6 home · 4 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in March 2027

16 games · 7 home · 9 road

Washington Capitals Schedule in April 2027

6 games · 2 home · 4 road

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How to Use the Washington Capitals Schedule

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Broadcast guide

How to Watch Washington Capitals Games in 2026-27

Start with the TV column beside each matchup. Availability can differ by game, country, region and subscription package.

National and Regional TV Listings

Each row shows the national or regional networks currently included in the schedule data. Search a network name to find matching games.

What “TBA” Means in the TV Column

TBA means a confirmed channel is not yet included for that game. Broadcast assignments often arrive or change after the schedule is released.

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Fast answers

Washington Capitals Schedule 2026-27 FAQ

How many games do the Washington Capitals play in 2026-27?

The Washington Capitals play 84 regular-season games: 42 at home and 42 on the road.

When does the Washington Capitals season start?

The season opener is October 2, 2026, at Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET.

When is the next Washington Capitals game?

The next listed game is November 14, 2026, vs New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET.

Are Washington Capitals game times shown in my time zone?

Yes. The Your Time column uses the zone selected above. Eastern Time remains directly below each converted time for reference.

Where can I find the Washington Capitals TV schedule?

Use the TV column in the complete schedule. Search by a network name, and treat TBA as an unconfirmed or not-yet-included listing.

Can I print or download the Washington Capitals schedule?

Yes. Use the buttons above to open the one-page printable schedule, subscribe to the team calendar or download a free ICS file.

Division rivals

Metropolitan Division Team Schedules

Compare the Washington Capitals schedule with every other Metropolitan Division team. Division opponents meet four times in 2026-27.

More Washington Capitals Schedule Tools

Use the same 84-game schedule in print, calendar or full-league format.

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Washington Capitals Schedule 2026-27: Dates, Times & TV