Washington Capitals Playoffs 2027

The Washington Capitals are 1-1-0, 2 points, 5th in the Metropolitan. They are level on points with the second wild card in the East. Next: home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 7 · 7:30 PM EDT on TNT.

Washington CapitalsMetropolitan · Eastern ConferenceOut · tied for WC2

1-1-0Record

2Points

.500Points %

+1Goal diff

L1Streak

1-1Last 10

–Points pace

82Games left

Next gamevs PenguinsWed, Oct 7 · 7:30 PM EDT · TNT

Last gameL 1-3 at LightningSat, Oct 3

Wild-card raceLevel on pointsof the second wild card

Metropolitan Standings

#	Team	GP	W-L-OTL	PTS	P%	GD
1	Penguins	2	2-0-0	4	1.000	+8
2	Rangers	3	2-1-0	4	.667	+3
3	Hurricanes	3	1-1-1	3	.500	-3
4	Islanders	2	1-1-0	2	.500	+5
5	Capitals	2	1-1-0	2	.500	+1
6	Blue Jackets	2	1-1-0	2	.500	0
7	Devils	2	1-1-0	2	.500	-5
8	Flyers	3	0-1-2	2	.333	-9

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 2	at Hurricanes	W 5-2
Oct 3	at Lightning	L 1-3
Oct 7	vs Penguins	7:30 PM	TNT
Oct 9	vs Rangers	7:00 PM	NHL Net
Oct 11	vs Kraken	5:00 PM	MNMT/KONG
Oct 13	at Hurricanes	6:45 PM
Oct 14	vs Canadiens	7:30 PM
Oct 17	vs Devils	1:00 PM
Oct 20	vs Kings	7:00 PM
Oct 24	vs Sabres	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.