The Washington Capitals have released their 2023-24 preseason schedule, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. The schedule will feature six games against four opponents and will include three games at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals will begin their preseason schedule with home games at Capital One Arena against the Buffalo Sabres on Sept. 24 and the Detroit Red Wings on Sept. 28. Washington will then face the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Sept. 30 to kick off a stretch of three-straight road contests that will include games on Oct. 3 against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden and Oct. 5 against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The Capitals will return to Capital One Arena to host Columbus on Oct. 7 to conclude their preseason.
The Capitals were 4-1-1 in the preseason in 2022-23 and their all-time preseason record is 176-132-33-18.
The full preseason broadcast schedule and the complete 2023-24 NHL regular season schedule will be released at a later date.
The complete preseason schedule is listed below:
| Sun., Sept. 24 | vs. Buffalo | Capital One Arena | 2 p.m. |
| Thurs., Sept. 28 | vs. Detroit | Capital One Arena | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., Sept. 30 | at Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 7 p.m. |
| Tues., Oct. 3 | at Boston | TD Garden | 7 p.m. |
| Thurs., Oct. 5 | at Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs. Columbus | Capital One Arena | 7 p.m. |
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All Times Eastern
