Next game: Friday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m. ET, at Carolina Hurricanes.
October 2026
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Fri, Oct 2 | at Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Oct 7 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs. New York Rangers | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Oct 11 | vs. Seattle Kraken | 5:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Oct 13 | at Carolina Hurricanes | 6:45 p.m. |
| Wed, Oct 14 | vs. Montréal Canadiens | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs. New Jersey Devils | 1:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Oct 20 | vs. Los Angeles Kings | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Oct 28 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 7:30 p.m. |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Nashville Predators | 8:00 p.m. |
November 2026
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | vs. Minnesota Wild | 3:30 p.m. |
| Tue, Nov 3 | vs. Dallas Stars | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs. Florida Panthers | 12:30 p.m. |
| Tue, Nov 10 | at Ottawa Senators | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Nov 12 | at New Jersey Devils | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov 14 | vs. New Jersey Devils | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Nov 17 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:30 p.m. |
| Thu, Nov 19 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov 21 | at Boston Bruins | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Nov 25 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Nov 27 | vs. Florida Panthers | 3:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Nov 28 | at St. Louis Blues | 7:00 p.m. |
December 2026
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec 3 | at Edmonton Oilers | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec 5 | at Calgary Flames | 3:30 p.m. |
| Mon, Dec 7 | at Vancouver Canucks | 9:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec 10 | at Seattle Kraken | 9:30 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec 12 | at Colorado Avalanche | 9:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Dec 15 | at Dallas Stars | 9:30 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec 17 | vs. Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec 19 | vs. St. Louis Blues | 7:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Dec 21 | at Toronto Maple Leafs | 2:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Dec 26 | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 8:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Dec 28 | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Dec 30 | at New York Islanders | 4:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Dec 31 | at Columbus Blue Jackets | 2:00 p.m. |
January 2027
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Sat, Jan 2 | vs. Ottawa Senators | 7:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Jan 4 | vs. Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:30 p.m. |
| Wed, Jan 6 | at Los Angeles Kings | 10:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Jan 8 | at San Jose Sharks | 10:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Jan 10 | at Anaheim Ducks | 3:30 p.m. |
| Tue, Jan 12 | vs. Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Jan 14 | vs. Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Jan 16 | vs. Colorado Avalanche | 7:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Jan 18 | at Pittsburgh Penguins | 4:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Jan 19 | vs. Montréal Canadiens | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Jan 22 | vs. New York Islanders | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Jan 24 | at New Jersey Devils | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Jan 29 | at Utah Mammoth | 9:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Jan 30 | at Vegas Golden Knights | 10:00 p.m. |
February 2027
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Tue, Feb 2 | vs. Winnipeg Jets | 6:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Feb 3 | at Florida Panthers | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Feb 13 | at Montréal Canadiens | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Feb 14 | vs. Utah Mammoth | 1:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Feb 16 | vs. Anaheim Ducks | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Feb 19 | vs. San Jose Sharks | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Feb 21 | vs. Nashville Predators | 6:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Feb 23 | vs. New York Rangers | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Feb 25 | at Boston Bruins | 8:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Feb 26 | at New York Rangers | 7:00 p.m. |
March 2027
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Mon, Mar 1 | at New York Islanders | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Mar 3 | vs. Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Mar 5 | at Winnipeg Jets | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Mar 7 | at Minnesota Wild | 9:30 p.m. |
| Tue, Mar 9 | vs. Calgary Flames | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Mar 10 | at Chicago Blackhawks | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Mar 13 | at Pittsburgh Penguins | 3:00 p.m. |
| Mon, Mar 15 | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | 3:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Mar 17 | vs. New York Islanders | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Mar 18 | at Buffalo Sabres | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sun, Mar 21 | at New York Rangers | 8:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Mar 23 | vs. Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 p.m. |
| Wed, Mar 24 | at Detroit Red Wings | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri, Mar 26 | vs. Boston Bruins | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Mar 28 | at Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Mar 30 | vs. Chicago Blackhawks | 7:00 p.m. |
April 2027
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / Result |
|---|
| Thu, Apr 1 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat, Apr 3 | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 5:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Apr 4 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tue, Apr 6 | at Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:45 p.m. |
| Thu, Apr 8 | at Ottawa Senators | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Apr 10 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 12:30 p.m. |
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About the Washington Capitals Schedule
All 84 Capitals games of the 2026-27 season, listed by month with the puck drop time in Eastern before the game and the final score once it is over. The next game and the current record sit at the top. This is the first 84 game NHL season since 1993-94, with two extra divisional games added under the new collective bargaining agreement. The regular season opens Tuesday, September 29 and ends Saturday, April 10, 2027, with the All-Star break in early February.
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