2025–26 Washington Capitals season

2025–26 Washington Capitals
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record0–0–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record0–0–0
Goals for0
Goals against0
Team information
General managerChris Patrick
CoachSpencer Carbery
CaptainAlexander Ovechkin
Alternate captainsJohn Carlson
Tom Wilson
ArenaCapital One Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

The 2025–26 Washington Capitals season is the 52nd season (51st season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on July 3, 2025.[1]

2025 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record
1 September 21 Washington – Boston TD Garden
2A September 25 Philadelphia – Washington Giant Center
3 September 28 Washington – New Jersey Prudential Center
4 September 30 Washington – Columbus Nationwide Arena
5 October 2 Boston – Washington Capital One Arena
6 October 4 Columbus – Washington Capital One Arena
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss
A – Game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[2]

2025–26 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 8 Boston – Washington Capital One Arena
2 October 11 Washington – NY Islanders UBS Arena
3 October 12 Washington – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
4 October 14 Tampa Bay – Washington Capital One Arena
5 October 17 Minnesota – Washington Capital One Arena
6 October 19 Vancouver – Washington Capital One Arena
7 October 21 Seattle – Washington Capital One Arena
8 October 24 Washington – Columbus Nationwide Arena
9 October 25 Ottawa – Washington Capital One Arena
10 October 28 Washington – Dallas American Airlines Center
11 October 31 NY Islanders – Washington Capital One Arena
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 1 Washington – Buffalo KeyBank Center
13 November 5 St. Louis – Washington Capital One Arena
14 November 6 Washington – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
15 November 8 Washington – Tampa Bay Benchmark International Arena
16 November 11 Washington – Carolina Lenovo Center
17 November 13 Washington – Florida Amerant Bank Arena
18 November 15 New Jersey – Washington Capital One Arena
19 November 17 Los Angeles – Washington Capital One Arena
20 November 19 Edmonton – Washington Capital One Arena
21 November 20 Washington – Montreal Bell Centre
22 November 22 Tampa Bay – Washington Capital One Arena
23 November 24 Columbus – Washington Capital One Arena
24 November 26 Winnipeg – Washington Capital One Arena
25 November 28 Toronto – Washington Capital One Arena
26 November 30 Washington – NY Islanders UBS Arena
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 2 Washington – Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
28 December 3 Washington – San Jose SAP Center
29 December 5 Washington – Anaheim Honda Center
30 December 7 Columbus – Washington Capital One Arena
31 December 11 Carolina – Washington Capital One Arena
32 December 13 Washington – Winnipeg Canada Life Centre
33 December 16 Washington – Minnesota Grand Casino Arena
34 December 18 Toronto – Washington Capital One Arena
35 December 20 Detroit – Washington Capital One Arena
36 December 21 Washington – Detroit Little Caesars Arena
37 December 23 NY Rangers – Washington Capital One Arena
38 December 27 Washington – New Jersey Prudential Center
39 December 29 Washington – Florida Amerant Bank Arena
40 December 31 NY Rangers – Washington Capital One Arena
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
41 January 1 Washington – Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
42 January 3 Chicago – Washington Capital One Arena
43 January 5 Anaheim – Washington Capital One Arena
44 January 7 Dallas – Washington Capital One Arena
45 January 9 Washington – Chicago United Center
46 January 11 Washington – Nashville Bridgestone Arena
47 January 13 Montreal – Washington Capital One Arena
48 January 15 San Jose – Washington Capital One Arena
49 January 17 Florida – Washington Capital One Arena
50 January 19 Washington – Colorado Ball Arena
51 January 21 Washington – Vancouver Rogers Arena
52 January 23 Washington – Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
53 January 24 Washington – Edmonton Rogers Place
54 January 27 Washington – Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
55 January 29 Washington – Detroit Little Caesars Arena
56 January 31 Carolina – Washington Capital One Arena
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
57 February 2 NY Islanders – Washington Capital One Arena
58 February 3 Washington – Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
59 February 5 Nashville – Washington Capital One Arena
60 February 25 Philadelphia – Washington Capital One Arena
61 February 27 Vegas – Washington Capital One Arena
62 February 28 Washington – Montreal Bell Centre
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
63 March 3 Utah – Washington Capital One Arena
64 March 7 Washington – Boston TD Garden
65 March 9 Calgary – Washington Capital One Arena
66 March 11 Washington – Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
67 March 12 Washington – Buffalo KeyBank Center
68 March 14 Boston – Washington Capital One Arena
69 March 18 Ottawa – Washington Capital One Arena
70 March 20 New Jersey – Washington Capital One Arena
71 March 22 Colorado – Washington Capital One Arena
72 March 24 Washington – St. Louis Enterprise Center
73 March 26 Washington – Utah Delta Center
74 March 28 Washington – Vegas T-Mobile Arena
75 March 31 Philadelphia – Washington Capital One Arena
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
76 April 2 Washington – New Jersey Prudential Center
77 April 4 Buffalo – Washington Capital One Arena
78 April 5 Washington – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
79 April 8 Washington – Toronto Scotiabank Arena
80 April 11 Washington – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
81 April 12 Pittsburgh – Washington Capital One Arena
82 April 14 Washington – Columbus Nationwide Arena

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
TBA

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A P PIM
TBA

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
‡No longer with the Capitals.

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 27 Lynden Lakovic RW  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 37 Milton Gastrin C  Sweden Modo Hockey (SHL)
3 96 Maxim Schafer LW  Germany Eisbären Berlin (DEL)
5 155 Jackson Crowder C  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
6 180 Aron Dahlqvist D  Sweden Brynäs J20 (J20 Nationell)

Notes:

References

  1. ^ "Capitals Announce 2025–26 Preseason Schedule". NHL. Washington Capitals. July 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Capitals Announce 2025–26 Regular-Season Schedule". NHL. Washington Capitals. July 16, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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