The Washington Capitals officially have their preseason schedule.
Thursday afternoon, the Caps announced they will play six preseason games ahead of the 2024-25 season, kicking things off against the Philadelphia Flyers at home on September 22.
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Washington will also face the Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, and Columbus Blue Jackets, with a pair of games against both Boston and Columbus. They will conclude the preseason on October 5.
After squeaking into the playoffs this spring before a New York Rangers sweep ended their season, the Capitals will look to return to the postseason in 2024-25. This season will mark the franchise’s 50th anniversary as they celebrate half a century since joining the NHL in 1974.
With the Stanley Cup Final potentially ending as soon as Friday and less than four months to go until the start of the regular season, fans should have plenty more scheduling news to look forward to in the next few weeks.
Here’s the Capitals’ full press release:
Capitals Announce 2024-25 Preseason Schedule
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have released their 2024-25 preseason schedule, president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. The schedule will feature six games against four opponents and will include three games at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals will open their preseason schedule against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sept. 22 at Capital One Arena. Washington will then play back-to-back preseason games on Sept. 24 against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden and Sept. 25 against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. The Capitals then kick off a home-and-home series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sept. 27 at Capital One Arena, followed by a meeting at Nationwide Arena on Sept. 30. Washington will return to Capital One Arena to host Boston on Oct. 5 to conclude their preseason.
The Capitals were 3-2-1 in the preseason in 2023-24 and their all-time preseason record is 179-134-33-19.
The full preseason broadcast schedule and the complete 2024-25 NHL regular season schedule will be released at a later date.
The complete preseason schedule is listed below:
Date Opponent Location Time Sun., Sept. 22 vs. Philadelphia Capital One Arena 3 p.m. Tues., Sept. 24 at Boston TD Garden 7 p.m. Weds., Sept. 25 at New Jersey Prudential Center 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27 vs. Columbus Capital One Arena 7 p.m. Mon., Sept. 30 at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Boston Capital One Arena 5 p.m. All Times Eastern
