Washington Capitals on TV — 2026 Schedule
Every Washington Capitals game — home and away — with the exact channel or stream and puck drop time for each. Washington Capitals play in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. All times US Eastern; switch to your local time on the full schedule.
See the full week-by-week schedule →Washington Capitals on TV — 2026 TV & streaming schedule
| Sun Sep 20 | 5:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins TD Garden · Boston, MA · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Sep 21 | 7:00 PM ET | Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals GIANT Center · Washington, DC · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Sep 25 | 7:00 PM ET | Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Sep 26 | 5:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Oct 2 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 3 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Oct 7 | 7:30 PM ET | Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Oct 9 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Rangers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Oct 11 | 5:00 PM ET | Seattle Kraken at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Oct 13 | 6:45 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Oct 14 | 7:30 PM ET | Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 17 | 1:00 PM ET | New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Oct 20 | 7:00 PM ET | Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 24 | 7:00 PM ET | Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Oct 28 | 7:30 PM ET | Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Oct 29 | 8:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TN | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Nov 1 | 3:30 PM ET | Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Nov 3 | 7:00 PM ET | Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 7 | 12:30 PM ET | Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Nov 10 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre · Ottawa, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Nov 12 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils Prudential Center · Newark, NJ | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 14 | 7:00 PM ET | New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Nov 17 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Nov 19 | 7:00 PM ET | Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 21 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins TD Garden · Boston, MA | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Nov 25 | 7:00 PM ET | Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Nov 27 | 3:00 PM ET | Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 28 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center · St. Louis, MO | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Dec 1 | 7:00 PM ET | Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 3 | 8:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place · Edmonton, AB | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 5 | 3:30 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome · Calgary, AB | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Dec 7 | 9:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena · Vancouver, BC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 10 | 9:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle, WA | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 12 | 9:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena · Denver, CO | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Dec 15 | 9:30 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 17 | 7:00 PM ET | Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 19 | 7:00 PM ET | St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Dec 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 26 | 7:00 PM ET | Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Dec 28 | 7:00 PM ET | Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Dec 30 | 4:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at New York Islanders UBS Arena · Elmont, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 31 | 2:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena · Columbus, OH | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 2 | 7:00 PM ET | Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Jan 4 | 7:30 PM ET | Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Jan 6 | 10:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Jan 8 | 10:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose · San Jose, CA | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Jan 10 | 8:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center · Anaheim, CA | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Jan 12 | 7:00 PM ET | Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Jan 14 | 7:00 PM ET | Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 16 | 7:00 PM ET | Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Jan 18 | 4:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Jan 19 | 7:00 PM ET | Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Jan 22 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Islanders at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Jan 24 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils Prudential Center · Newark, NJ | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Jan 29 | 9:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Utah Mammoth Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 30 | 10:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Feb 2 | 6:00 PM ET | Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Feb 3 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena · Sunrise, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Feb 13 | 1:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Montréal Canadiens Centre Bell · Montréal, QC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Feb 14 | 1:00 PM ET | Utah Mammoth at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Feb 16 | 7:00 PM ET | Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Feb 19 | 7:00 PM ET | San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Feb 21 | 6:00 PM ET | Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Feb 23 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Rangers at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Feb 25 | 8:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins TD Garden · Boston, MA | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Feb 26 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden · New York, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Mar 1 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at New York Islanders UBS Arena · Elmont, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Mar 3 | 7:00 PM ET | Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Mar 5 | 8:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre · Winnipeg, MB | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Mar 7 | 8:30 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild Grand Casino Arena · St. Paul, MN | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Mar 9 | 7:00 PM ET | Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Mar 10 | 9:30 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks United Center · Chicago, IL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Mar 13 | 3:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Mar 15 | 1:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Mar 17 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Islanders at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Mar 18 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center · Buffalo, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Mar 21 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden · New York, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Mar 23 | 7:00 PM ET | Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Mar 24 | 7:30 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Mar 26 | 7:00 PM ET | Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Mar 28 | 6:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Mar 30 | 7:00 PM ET | Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Apr 1 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Apr 3 | 5:00 PM ET | Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Apr 4 | 7:00 PM ET | Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Apr 6 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena · Columbus, OH | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Apr 8 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre · Ottawa, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Apr 10 | 12:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA | TBD ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
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