Washington Capitals

🇺🇸 NHL · 2026–2027

The Washington Capitals compete in the National Hockey League, USA / Canada. This page tracks the team's 2026–2027 season — upcoming games, the latest results and their current standing, updated live as games are played. They play home games at Capital One Arena, Washington, D.c..

Through 10 games they hold a 5–4 record with 12 points, 8th in the NHL at a +2 goal differential (34 for, 32 against).

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Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)
Wed, Oct 28	vsPhiladelphia Flyers	7:30 PM
Thu, Oct 29	@Nashville Predators	8:00 PM
Sun, Nov 1	vsMinnesota Wild	3:30 PM
Tue, Nov 3	vsDallas Stars	7:00 PM
Sat, Nov 7	vsFlorida Panthers	12:30 PM
Tue, Nov 10	@Ottawa Senators	7:00 PM
Thu, Nov 12	@New Jersey Devils	7:00 PM
Sat, Nov 14	vsNew Jersey Devils	7:00 PM
Tue, Nov 17	@Tampa Bay Lightning	7:30 PM
Thu, Nov 19	vsBuffalo Sabres	7:00 PM
Sat, Nov 21	@Boston Bruins	7:00 PM
Wed, Nov 25	vsPhiladelphia Flyers	7:00 PM
Fri, Nov 27	vsFlorida Panthers	3:00 PM
Sat, Nov 28	@St. Louis Blues	7:00 PM
Tue, Dec 1	vsVancouver Canucks	7:00 PM

Results

Date	Opponent	Result	Score
2026
Oct 24	vsBuffalo Sabres	W (OT)	4–3
Oct 20	vsLos Angeles Kings	L	2–5
Oct 17	vsNew Jersey Devils	W	4–2
Oct 14	vsMontréal Canadiens	W	5–4
Oct 13	@Carolina Hurricanes	L	2–4
Oct 11	vsSeattle Kraken	L	3–5
Oct 9	vsNew York Rangers	W	3–1
Oct 7	vsPittsburgh Penguins	W	5–3
Oct 3	@Tampa Bay Lightning	L	1–3
Oct 2	@Carolina Hurricanes	W	5–2
Sep 26	@Philadelphia Flyers	W	5–1
Sep 25	vsBoston Bruins	W (OT)	3–2
Sep 21	vsPhiladelphia Flyers	W	5–2
Sep 20	@Boston Bruins	L (OT)	2–3

Team Leaders

Washington Capitals regular-season scoring leaders.

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P
Alex Tuch	R	10	7	2	9
Dylan Strome	C	10	3	6	9
Ryan Leonard	R	10	4	4	8
Jordan Kyrou	R	10	2	6	8
Jakob Chychrun	D	10	1	6	7

In goal: Logan Thompson — 7 GP, 4-3-0 record, 2.90 GAA, .901 SV%.

Roster

Washington Capitals active roster.

Forwards

#	Player	Pos	Sh	Age	Ht	Birthplace
72	Anthony Beauvillier	R	L	29	5'11"	Sorel-Tracy, QC
80	Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	L	28	6'4"	Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC
53	Ethen Frank	R	R	28	5'11"	Aurora, CO
22	Boone Jenner	C	L	33	6'2"	Dorchester, ON
25	Jordan Kyrou	R	R	28	6'1"	Toronto, ON
9	Ryan Leonard	R	R	21	6'1"	Northampton, MA
63	Ivan Miroshnichenko	L	R	22	6'1"	Ussuriysk, RUS
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	R	41	6'3"	Moscow, RUS
21	Aliaksei Protas	L	L	25	6'6"	Vitebsk, BLR
62	Ilya Protas	L	L	20	6'6"	Vitebsk, BLR
34	Justin Sourdif	C	R	24	6'0"	Richmond, BC
17	Dylan Strome	C	L	29	6'4"	Mississauga, ON
89	Alex Tuch	R	R	30	6'4"	Syracuse, NY
43	Tom Wilson	R	R	32	6'4"	Toronto, ON

Defensemen

#	Player	Pos	Sh	Age	Ht	Birthplace
6	Jakob Chychrun	D	L	28	6'3"	Boca Raton, FL
73	Vincent Desharnais	D	R	30	6'7"	Laval, QC
42	Martin Fehérváry	D	L	27	6'2"	Bratislava, SVK
44	Cole Hutson	D	L	20	6'0"	St. Louis, MO
27	Timothy Liljegren	D	R	27	6'1"	Kristianstad, SWE
52	Dylan McIlrath	D	R	34	6'5"	Winnipeg, MB
3	Matt Roy	D	R	31	6'2"	Detroit, MI
38	Rasmus Sandin	D	L	26	5'11"	Uppsala, SWE
—	John St. Ivany	D	R	27	6'4"	Manhattan Beach, CA

Goalies

#	Player	Pos	Sh	Age	Ht	Birthplace
78	Mitchell Gibson	G	L	27	6'1"	Phoenixville, PA
79	Charlie Lindgren	G	R	32	6'2"	Lakeville, MN
48	Logan Thompson	G	R	29	6'4"	Calgary, AB