The Capitals will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series on March 3 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The NHL will pause for the 2018 NHL All-Star Game, which will be held on Jan. 27-28 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. In addition, the Capitals schedule will pause for a five-day break from Jan. 13-17.
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Washington has three homestands of at least three games on the schedule, the longest being a five-game stretch at Verizon Center from Nov. 30 to Dec. 8. The Capitals have five stretches of at least three consecutive road games, including two four-game road trips. In addition, the Capitals will have 14 sets of back-to-back games.
Vogel's Take: Caps Unveil 2017-18 Regular Season Schedule
Over half of the Capitals' 40 home games at Verizon Center fall on weekends, which includes seven games on Friday, nine on Saturday and five on Sunday. The schedule features holiday home games on Veterans Day (Nov. 10 vs. Pittsburgh), the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 24 vs. Tampa Bay) and Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 4 vs. Las Vegas). This marks the 11th time in the last 12 seasons and the 10th consecutive season the Capitals will host a game on Super Bowl Sunday.
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Television broadcast plans will be released at a later date. All Capitals games can be heard on the Caps Radio Network, Caps Radio 24/7, WashingtonCaps.com and on the Washington Caps mobile app.
Home dates to remember:
- Oct. 7 -Home opener at Verizon Center against the Montreal Canadiens
- Oct. 11 -The Capitals host the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins at Verizon Center
- Oct. 17 - Washington faces the Maple Leafs for the first time since eliminating Toronto in the 2017 ECQF
- Nov. 10 - The Capitals play Pittsburgh at Verizon Center on Veterans Day
- Nov. 24 - Washington hosts Tampa Bay on the day after Thanksgiving
- Dec. 8 - The New York Rangers make their first of two visits to Verizon Center
- Feb. 4 - Washington hosts Las Vegas for the first time in franchise history on Super Bowl Sunday
- March 3 - The Capitals host the Maple Leafs in the 2018 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
- April 5 - Washington faces the Western Conference champion Nashville Predators at Verizon Center
- April 7 - The Capitals conclude their 2017-18 regular-season schedule at home against New Jersey
