The Washington Capitals 2024-25 season is just around the corner!
Preseason hockey is in full swing. The Capitals are back in action for their fifth preseason game on Monday, September 30against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Washington's 2024-25 regular season campaign begins on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Capital One Arena against the New Jersey Devils.
Monumental Sports Network is back for another season with live-game coverage of the Washington Capitals series featuring Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati and game analyst Craig Laughlin.
Monumental Sports Network will surround gameday coverage with live programs Capitals Pregame Live and Capitals Postgame Live. The shows will provide news, analysis and commentary for a half hour before games and a full hour after games. The shows will be hosted by Alexa Landestoy and feature analysis from Alan May, with Beninati and Laughlin contributing to coverage. Bruce Boudreau, Tarik El-Bashir, Brent Johnson, Al Koken and Devante Smith-Pelly will make regular appearances on the pregame and postgame programs throughout the season.
Thirteen Capitals games throughout the season will be aired on national television, with the first coming on Tuesday, Oct. 22 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Capitals Rink Report hosted by El-Bashir and Capitals radio play-by-play voice John Walton will also continue throughout the season.
How to watch the Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets preseason game
Date: Monday, September 30
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Streaming: Stream on the Monumental+ app
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Here's when to watch every Capitals game this season:
September
Sunday, Sept. 22: Flyers d. Capitals, 6-2 (preseason)
Tuesday, Sept. 24: Bruins d. Capitals 4-2 (preseason)
Wednesday, Sept. 25: Capitals d. Devils 5-3 (preseason)
Friday, Sept. 27: Blue Jackets d. Capitals 8-4 (preseason)
Monday, Sept. 30: Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. ET (preseason)
October
Saturday, Oct. 5: Capitals at Boston Bruins, 5 p.m. ET (preseason)
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Saturday, Oct. 12: Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Oct. 15: Capitals vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Oct. 17: Capitals vs. Dallas Stars, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 19: Capitals at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Oct. 22: Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+)
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, Max)
Saturday, Oct. 26: Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Oct. 29: Capitals at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Thursday, Oct. 31, Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. ET
November
Saturday, Nov. 2: Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 5 p.m. ET
Sunday, Nov. 3: Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, 5 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 6: Capitals vs. Nashville Predators, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, Nov. 8: Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+, Hulu)
Saturday, Nov. 9: Capitals at St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 13: Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Nov. 15: Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, 9 p.m. ET
Sunday, Nov. 17: Capitals at Las Vegas Golden Knights, 8 p.m. ET
Monday, Nov. 18: Capitals at Utah Hockey Club, 9 p.m. ET
Thursday, Nov. 21: Capitals vs. Colorado Avalanche, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Nov. 23: Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET
Monday, Nov. 25: Capitals at Florida Panthers, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 27: Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT, Max)
Friday, Nov. 29: Capitals vs. New York Islanders, 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, Nov. 30: Capitals at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET
December
Tuesday, Dec. 3: Capitals vs. San Jose Sharks, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6: Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 7: Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Dec. 12: Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 14: Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET
Monday, Dec. 16: Capitals at Dallas Stars, 8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Dec. 17: Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 20: Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 22: Capitals vs. Los Angeles Kings, 5 p.m. ET
Monday, Dec. 23: Capitals at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 28: Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 29: Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, 5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Dec. 31: Capitals vs. Boston Bruins, 12:30 p.m. ET
January
Thursday, Jan. 2: Capitals vs. Minnesota Wild, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 4, Capitals vs. New York Rangers, noon ET (ABC, ESPN+)
Monday, Jan. 6: Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Jan. 8: Capitals vs. Vancouver Canucks, 7:30 p.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 10: Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 11: Capitals at Nashville Predators, 8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 14: Capitals vs. Anaheim Ducks, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Jan. 16: Capitals at Ottawa Senators, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 18: Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 21: Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, 9 p.m. ET
Thursday, Jan. 23: Capitals at Seattle Kraken, 10 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 25: Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, 10 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Jan. 28: Capitals at Calgary Flames, 9 p.m. ET
Thursday, Jan. 30: Capitals at Ottawa Senators, 7 p.m. ET
February
Saturday, Feb. 1: Capitals vs. Winnipeg Jets, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Feb. 4: Capitals vs. Florida Panthers, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 6: Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 9: Capitals vs. Utah Hockey Club: 12:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 22: Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN+)
Sunday, Feb. 23: Capitals vs. Edmonton Oilers, 1 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, Max)
Tuesday, Feb. 25: Capitals vs. Calgary Flames, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 27: Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m. ET
March
Saturday, March 1: Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 12:30 p.m. ET
Monday, March 3: Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators, 6:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 5: Capitals at New York Rangers, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, Max)
Friday, March 7: Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 9: Capitals vs. Seattle Kraken, 3:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 11: Capitals at Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 13: Capitals at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 15: Capitals at San Jose Sharks, 5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 18: Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 20: Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 22: Capitals vs. Florida Panthers, 5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, March 25: Capitals at Winnipeg Jets, 8 p.m. ET
Thursday, March 27: Capitals at Minnesota Wild, 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 30: Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres, 3 p.m. ET
April
Tuesday, April 1: Capitals at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, April 2: Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, April 4: Capitals vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 6: Capitals at New York Islanders, 12:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, Max)
Thursday, April 10: Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+, Hulu)
Saturday, April 12: Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 13: Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 6 p.m. ET
Tuesday, April 15: Capitals at New York Islanders, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Thursday, April 17: Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
How to listen:
Audio from the Capitals Radio Network with commentators John Walton and Ken Sabourin will be broadcast on flagship station 106.7 The Fan (FM radio), WFED 1500 (AM radio) and Caps Radio 24/7 (stream). Broadcasts begin 15 minutes before puck drop and end 30 minutes after the final buzzer.
Caps Radio 24/7 can be found through the Capitals' mobile app, the TuneIn Radio app and CapsRadio247.com.