Edmonton before heading out West for five straight games in California, Arizona, and Las Vegas.ĥ. Washington will finish a four-game homestand vs. McDavid also led the NHL with 64 goals.Įdmonton, who will host Washington at Rogers Place on Wednesday, March 13 (9 PM ET), is expected to once again be near the top of the Western Conference.
Edmonton Oilers (3 PM ET)Ĭenters Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who were first (153 points) and second (128) in league scoring during the 2022-23 regular season, will lead Edmonton into Capital One Arena for Washington’s annual Black Friday matinee and one game of 15 on the NHL schedule that day. Washington also hosts Toronto on Tuesday, October 24 (6 PM ET) as part of a 16-game NHL slate that day and makes their lone stop in the Six just eight days after this matchup in March (7 PM ET).Ħ. Toronto has been among the NHL’s power houses for several seasons and there is no reason to believe that this one will be any different with talent like Matthews in addition to right-wings William Nylander and Mitch Marner. The teams pulled off a blockbuster trade that sent defenseman Rasmus Sandin to the nation’s capital on February 28. Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 PM ET)Ĭenter Auston Matthews, former Washington goaltender Ilya Samsonov, and Toronto will visit town with four weeks to go in the regular-season in what is expected to be a nationally-aired tilt. The outing will be the fourth of a five-game homestand for Washington, who is slated to visit Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday, March 14 (10 PM ET).ħ. Seattle had a breakout campaign in 2022-23 when they qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time as they went 46-28-8 and ousted the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in the first round. Seattle Kraken (7 PM ET)Ģ018 Stanley Cup Champion goaltender Philipp Grubauer and left-wing Andre Burakovsky lead Seattle into Capital One Arena for the lone time of the 2023-24 season. New Jersey will also visit the District on Tuesday, February 21 (7 PM ET) while Washington is scheduled to be in the Garden State on Wednesday, October 26 (7:30 PM ET) and Friday, November 11 (7 PM ET).Ĩ.
This game will be Washington’s first of 2024 and a five-game homestand. They are a group on the rise and could be one of the favorites to come out of the East this season. New Jersey, who is led by centers Jack Hughes (finished eighth with 43 goals, tied for 12th with 99 points) and Nico Hischier (49 assists, 80 points), took the next step in 2022-23 when they finished third in the Eastern Conference with a 52-22-8 record after missing the postseason nine times in the previous 10 campaigns. Two former Capitals in defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler and goaltender Vitek Vanecek take New Jersey into town for an expected national televised outing and the first of two times during the regular season. The team will fly down to Florida twice, both coming in February for matchups on the Thursday the ninth (7 PM ET) and Saturday the 24th (6 PM ET) at FLA Live Arena.ĩ. This game will be the last of a five-game homestand, which ties a season-high for Washington. Florida features left-wing Matthew Tkachuk, who tied for fifth in the NHL with 69 assists, tied for sixth with 109 points, and tied for 14th with 40 goals and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who mostly had a dominant postseason (.935 save percentage, 2.21 goals-against average, one shutout through three rounds). The reigning Eastern Conference Champions, who eliminated Washington in six games during the first-round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, visit Capital One Arena for the lone time during the regular campaign in what should be a nationally televised tilt. NoVa Caps picks the top 10 Washington Capitals’ home games to look forward to this upcoming season.ġ0. With the 2023-24 NHL schedule out, everyone is circling certain dates on their calendar when rivals, fan favorites, friends and/or family’s teams, or fun matchups come to their town.
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