Washington Capitals Playoffs 2027

The Washington Capitals are 5-4-0, 10 points, 4th in the Metropolitan. They are 1 point behind the second wild card in the East. Next: home to the Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM EDT on MNMT/MSGB.

Washington CapitalsMetropolitan · Eastern ConferenceOut · 1 pts back

5-4-0Record

10Points

.556Points %

+1Goal diff

L1Streak

5-4Last 10

–Points pace

75Games left

Next gamevs SabresSat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM EDT · MNMT/MSGB

Last gameL 2-5 vs KingsTue, Oct 20

Wild-card race1 points backof the second wild card

Season Trend

Metropolitan Standings

#	Team	GP	W-L-OTL	PTS	P%	GD
1	Hurricanes	11	8-2-1	17	.773	+15
2	Rangers	11	7-3-1	15	.682	+9
3	Islanders	9	5-4-0	10	.556	+7
4	Capitals	9	5-4-0	10	.556	+1
5	Devils	9	5-4-0	10	.556	-1
6	Flyers	12	3-7-2	8	.333	-17
7	Blue Jackets	8	3-5-0	6	.375	-9
8	Penguins	10	3-7-0	6	.300	-5

Top three qualify; then the two best remaining teams in the conference take the wild cards. Full East playoff picture →

Capitals Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Result / time	TV
Oct 11	vs Kraken	L 3-5
Oct 13	at Hurricanes	L 2-4
Oct 14	vs Canadiens	W 5-4
Oct 17	vs Devils	W 4-2
Oct 20	vs Kings	L 2-5
Oct 24	vs Sabres	7:00 PM	MNMT/MSGB
Oct 28	vs Flyers	7:30 PM	TNT/truTV
Oct 29	at Predators	8:00 PM	MNMT
Nov 1	vs Wild	3:30 PM
Nov 3	vs Stars	7:00 PM
Nov 7	vs Panthers	12:30 PM
Nov 10	at Senators	7:00 PM
Nov 12	at Devils	7:00 PM

Times Eastern. Last five results and the next eight games.

This Washington Capitals playoffs page refreshes after every Capitals game: record, points, division place, wild-card position and schedule. Compare them with the rest of the East playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.