The Washington Capitals’ schedule for the 2024-25 regular season is live.
The Capitals will open the year with their Home Opener on Saturday, October 12 against the New Jersey Devils, officially beginning the team’s 50th anniversary season. Like the Capitals, the Devils, who originally were the Kansas City Scouts, also entered the NHL during the 1974-75 campaign.
Important home dates (per the Capitals)
- Oct. 12 – 50th season home opener at Capital One Arena vs. the New Jersey Devils
- Oct. 15 – The Capitals host the Vegas Golden Knights
- Oct. 29 – The New York Rangers make their first of two visits to Capital One Arena
- Nov. 8 – Washington faces Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Nov. 21 – The Capitals host reigning Hart Trophy winner Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche
- Dec. 20 – The Capitals face the Carolina Hurricanes
- Dec. 31 – The Boston Bruins make their lone visit to D.C. for a New Year’s Eve matinee
- Jan. 4 – The Capitals host the New York Rangers for a Saturday matinee matchup
- Jan. 18 – The Pittsburgh Penguins make their second of two visits to Capital One Arena for a Saturday night showdown
- Feb. 4 – The Capitals face the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers
- Feb. 9 – The Utah Hockey Club visits Capital One Arena for the first time on Super Bowl Sunday
- Feb. 23 – The Capitals face Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers
- March 22 – The Capitals and Florida Panthers conclude their season series
- April 4 – Reigning Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks make their lone visit to Capital One Arena
- April 13 – Washington completes its 2024-25 home regular-season schedule against the Columbus Blue Jackets
The Capitals’ longest homestand of the season at Capital One Arena will be from February 23 to March 3 where they’ll play Edmonton, Calgary, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Ottawa. The team’s longest road streak will be from January 21 through 30 where they’ll play Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, and Ottawa.
The Capitals will play on the Halloween (Oct. 31 vs. Montreal), New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31 vs. Boston), and Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 9 vs. Utah) holidays.
Washington will receive a 12-day break from Feb. 10 through 21 for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, which will be played in Montreal and Boston from February 12 through 20. The event will mark the first in-season international tournament for NHL players since the 2014 Olympics and feature teams from the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Finland.
The Capitals will look to make the playoffs for a second consecutive season under Spencer Carbery. Alex Ovechkin has 853 career goals and sits 41 behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. The team has made 7 major additions to the roster heading into 2024-25, including acquiring Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jakob Chychrun, Logan Thompson, and Andrew Mangiapane in trades.
The Capitals will begin their preseason on September 22 and play six different games before the start of the new season. See the full preseason schedule here.
Here’s the Washington Capitals press release:
Capitals Announce 2024-25 Regular-Season Schedule
Capitals open franchise’s 50th season on Oct. 12 at Capital One Arena vs. the New Jersey Devils
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Hockey League today announced the 2024-25 regular-season schedule for its 32 member clubs. The Washington Capitals will open their 50th season on Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. the New Jersey Devils at Capital One Arena at 7 p.m. Washington and New Jersey, who originally entered the NHL as the Kansas City Scouts, both began play in the 1974-75 season.
The Capitals have five homestands of at least three games on the schedule, the longest being a five-game homestand at Capital One Arena from Feb. 23 to March 3. Washington also has five stretches of at least three consecutive road games, including a season-long five-game road trip from Jan. 21-30. In addition, the Capitals will have 13 sets of back-to-back games.
Twenty-one of the Capitals’ 41 home games at Capital One Arena fall on weekends, which includes six games on Friday, nine on Saturday and six on Sunday. The schedule features holiday home games on Halloween (Oct. 31 vs. Montreal), New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31 vs. Boston) and Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 9 vs. Utah). This marks the 18th time in the last 19 seasons and the 17th consecutive season the Capitals will host a game on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Capitals’ schedule will pause for a 12-day break from Feb. 10-21 for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, which will take place on Feb. 12-20 at Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston.
Television broadcast plans will be released at a later date. All Capitals games can be heard on the Caps Radio Network, 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7, WashingtonCaps.com and on the Washington Caps mobile app.
