The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday afternoon that three of its final 11 games of the 2024-25 season have been adjusted.
The @NHL announced today the following changes to the Washington Capitals National TV broadcast schedule, which includes two start time changes:
March 27 at MIN 7:30 PM (ESPN+, HULU, MNMT2)
April 12 at CBJ 12:30 PM (ABC)
April 17 at PIT 7 PM (ESPN, MNMT) https://t.co/W2nZ7w7OiR— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 25, 2025
The Capitals-Wild game on March 27 will now air at 7:30 pm (originally 8:00 pm) and be shown on ESPN+ and Hulu. Originally it was solely a Monumental Sports Network broadcast. The Capitals-Blue Jackets game on April 12 will be exclusively aired on ABC and game time is now set for 12:30 pm. Finally, the Capitals’ season finale against the Penguins will also air on Monumental Sports Network (originally ESPN only).
The game changes come after Alex Ovechkin registered a hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, giving him 882 career goals. The Capitals captain is 13 tallies away from capturing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. Ovechkin is now on pace to tie Gretzky on April 1 at Boston and break it April 4 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Here’s the full press release from the Capitals:
NHL Announces Broadcast and Start Time Changes for Capitals Games
Two of Washington’s remaining games will now be available nationally; Capitals regular season finale on April 17 will air on Monumental Sports Network and ESPN
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Hockey League announced today the following changes to the Washington Capitals National TV broadcast schedule, which includes two start time changes:
March 27
Washington at Minnesota will also air on ESPN+ and HULU alongside Monumental Sports Network’s originally scheduled broadcast. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT, after being originally scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT.
April 12
Washington at Columbus will air exclusively on ABC at 12:30 p.m. ET, after being originally scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET on Monumental Sports Network.
April 17
Washington at Pittsburgh will also air on Monumental Sports Network alongside ESPN’s originally scheduled broadcast at 7 p.m. ET.
