Washington Capitals Schedule 2026-27
2026-27 · Metropolitan Division · Eastern Conference
The Washington Capitals play 84 regular-season games in 2026-27: 42 at Capital One Arena and 42 on the road.
The schedule has 14 back-to-backs and 13 stretches of three games in four nights, and the longest road trip is 6 games.
Travel adds up to about 58,965 km between arenas.
They meet a team on a back-to-back while rested 10 times, and are the tired side against a rested opponent 9 times.
Next up: at the Carolina Hurricanes on Fri, Oct 2.
Games left840 played
Back-to-backs1413 × 3-in-4
Travel59k km59k km left
Longest trip6games
Rest edges+10vs tired opponents
Rest deficits−9tired vs rested
October 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rest | Schedule | Travel | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 2 | @ CAR(0-0-1) | 7:00 PM ET | — | 376 km | — | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | @ TBL(0-1-0) | 7:00 PM ET | 0 | B2B | 942 km | −9.3% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | vs PIT(1-0-0) | 3 | 1,318 km | — | ||
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs NYR(1-1-0) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Sun, Oct 11 | vs SEA(1-0-0) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ CAR(0-0-1) | 1 | 376 km | — | ||
| Wed, Oct 14 | vs MTL(1-0-0) | 0 | B2B | 376 km | — | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs NJD(1-0-0) | 2 | — | — | ||
| Tue, Oct 20 | vs LAK(0-1-0) | 2 | — | — | ||
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs BUF(0-1-0) | 3 | — | — | ||
| Wed, Oct 28 | vs PHI(0-1-1) | 3 | Opp B2B | — | +9.3% | |
| Thu, Oct 29 | @ NSH(0-1-0) | 0 | B2B | 912 km | −9.3% |
November 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rest | Schedule | Travel | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | vs MIN(1-0-0) | 2 | 912 km | — | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | vs DAL | 1 | — | — | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs FLA(1-0-1) | 3 | — | — | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | @ OTT | 2 | 717 km | — | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | @ NJD(1-0-0) | 1 | 527 km | — | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | vs NJD(1-0-0) | 1 | 318 km | — | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | @ TBL(0-1-0) | 2 | 1,318 km | — | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | vs BUF(0-1-0) | 1 | 1,318 km | — | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | @ BOS(1-0-0) | 1 | 633 km | — | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | vs PHI(0-1-1) | 3 | 633 km | — | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | vs FLA(1-0-1) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | @ STL | 0 | B2B | 1,142 km | −3.5% |
December 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rest | Schedule | Travel | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | vs VAN(1-1-0) | 2 | 1,142 km | — | ||
| Thu, Dec 3 | @ EDM(1-0-1) | 1 | 3,195 km | −1.0% | ||
| Sat, Dec 5 | @ CGY(0-1-0) | 1 | 282 km | — | ||
| Mon, Dec 7 | @ VAN(1-1-0) | 1 | 674 km | — | ||
| Thu, Dec 10 | @ SEA(1-0-0) | 2 | 192 km | — | ||
| Sat, Dec 12 | @ COL(1-0-0) | 1 | 1,641 km | — | ||
| Tue, Dec 15 | @ DAL | 2 | 1,066 km | — | ||
| Thu, Dec 17 | vs DET | 1 | 1,904 km | — | ||
| Sat, Dec 19 | vs STL | 1 | — | — | ||
| Mon, Dec 21 | @ TOR(1-1-0) | 1 | 563 km | — | ||
| Sat, Dec 26 | vs CBJ(1-0-0) | 4 | 563 km | — | ||
| Mon, Dec 28 | vs EDM(1-0-1) | 1 | Opp B2B | — | +9.3% | |
| Wed, Dec 30 | @ NYI(0-1-0) | 1 | 346 km | — | ||
| Thu, Dec 31 | @ CBJ(1-0-0) | 0 | B2B | 791 km | −9.3% |
January 2027
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rest | Schedule | Travel | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 2 | vs OTT | 1 | 528 km | — | ||
| Mon, Jan 4 | vs TOR(1-1-0) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Wed, Jan 6 | @ LAK(0-1-0) | 1 | 3,696 km | −1.0% | ||
| Fri, Jan 8 | @ SJS(1-0-0) | 1 | 491 km | — | ||
| Sun, Jan 10 | @ ANA | 1 | 535 km | — | ||
| Tue, Jan 12 | vs VGK(1-0-0) | 1 | 3,671 km | −1.0% | ||
| Thu, Jan 14 | vs CAR(0-0-1) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Sat, Jan 16 | vs COL(1-0-0) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Mon, Jan 18 | @ PIT(1-0-0) | 1 | 306 km | — | ||
| Tue, Jan 19 | vs MTL(1-0-0) | 0 | B2B | 306 km | — | |
| Fri, Jan 22 | vs NYI(0-1-0) | 2 | — | — | ||
| Sun, Jan 24 | @ NJD(1-0-0) | 1 | Opp B2B | 318 km | +9.3% | |
| Fri, Jan 29 | @ UTA(1-0-0) | 4 | 3,153 km | — | ||
| Sat, Jan 30 | @ VGK(1-0-0) | 0 | B2B | 592 km | −9.3% |
February 2027
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rest | Schedule | Travel | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Feb 2 | vs WPG | 2 | 3,356 km | — | ||
| Wed, Feb 3 | @ FLA(1-0-1) | 0 | B2B | 1,450 km | −12.8% | |
| Sat, Feb 13 | @ MTL(1-0-0) | 9 | 2,233 km | — | ||
| Sun, Feb 14 | vs UTA(1-0-0) | 0 | B2B | 787 km | −9.3% | |
| Tue, Feb 16 | vs ANA | 1 | Opp B2B | — | +9.3% | |
| Fri, Feb 19 | vs SJS(1-0-0) | 2 | — | — | ||
| Sun, Feb 21 | vs NSH(0-1-0) | 1 | Opp B2B | — | +9.3% | |
| Tue, Feb 23 | vs NYR(1-1-0) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Thu, Feb 25 | @ BOS(1-0-0) | 1 | 633 km | — | ||
| Fri, Feb 26 | @ NYR(1-1-0) | 0 | B2B | 303 km | −9.3% |
March 2027
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rest | Schedule | Travel | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 1 | @ NYI(0-1-0) | 2 | 23 km | — | ||
| Wed, Mar 3 | vs CAR(0-0-1) | 1 | 346 km | — | ||
| Fri, Mar 5 | @ WPG | 1 | 2,002 km | — | ||
| Sun, Mar 7 | @ MIN(1-0-0) | 1 | Opp B2B | 628 km | +9.3% | |
| Tue, Mar 9 | vs CGY(0-1-0) | 1 | 1,487 km | — | ||
| Wed, Mar 10 | @ CHI(0-2-0) | 0 | B2B | 960 km | −9.3% | |
| Sat, Mar 13 | @ PIT(1-0-0) | 2 | 663 km | — | ||
| Mon, Mar 15 | vs TBL(0-1-0) | 1 | 306 km | — | ||
| Wed, Mar 17 | vs NYI(0-1-0) | 1 | — | — | ||
| Thu, Mar 18 | @ BUF(0-1-0) | 0 | B2B | 469 km | −9.3% | |
| Sun, Mar 21 | @ NYR(1-1-0) | 2 | Opp B2B | 468 km | +9.3% | |
| Tue, Mar 23 | vs DET | 1 | 331 km | — | ||
| Wed, Mar 24 | @ DET | 0 | B2B | 637 km | — | |
| Fri, Mar 26 | vs BOS(1-0-0) | 1 | Opp B2B | 637 km | +9.3% | |
| Sun, Mar 28 | @ TOR(1-1-0) | 1 | Opp B2B | 563 km | +9.3% | |
| Tue, Mar 30 | vs CHI(0-2-0) | 1 | 563 km | — |
April 2027
How to read this schedule
- Rest is full days off before the game; 0 means the second night of a back-to-back.
- Travel is the great-circle distance from the previous game's arena.
- Edge is the expected change in win probability from rest and travel alone (Schedule Edge prior: a team on a back-to-back against a rested opponent has won about 41% of the time over four seasons).