Is there a Capitals game tonight?

No. The Washington Capitals do not play tonight (Thursday, November 5). Their next game is Saturday, November 7 against the Florida Panthers at 12:30 PM ET.

What channel is the Capitals game on?

The next game (Sat, Nov 7) airs in the US on Monumental Sports Network and in Canada on Sportsnet. This season most Capitals games air on Monumental Sports Network and Monumental Sports Network 2.

What is the Capitals' record?

The Washington Capitals are 8-6-0 with 16 points in 14 games, 4th in the Metropolitan Division (official NHL standings).

What are the Capitals' playoff chances?

As of Thursday, November 5, the Tonight.hockey model gives the Washington Capitals a 56% chance to make the playoffs, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. They project to about 95 points (most likely range 84 to 107).

Capitals Next Game: Sat, Nov 7 vs Panthers, Time & TV

Off night· Thu, Nov 5

No Caps game tonight.

Next: Saturday, November 7 vs the Florida Panthers.

Florida Panthers

9-5-2

Washington Capitals

8-6-0

12:30

PM ET

Your time: 12:30 PM ETCapital One Arena

Where to watch next game

Monumental Sports Network

Canada

Sportsnet

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#	Team	GP	W-L-OT	Pts
1	Hurricanes	17	12-3-2	26
2	Devils	15	10-5-0	20
3	Rangers	16	8-7-1	17
4	Capitals	14	8-6-0	16
5	Islanders	14	7-5-2	16
6	Blue Jackets	13	6-7-0	12
7	Penguins	15	5-8-2	12
8	Flyers	17	4-9-4	12

Top 3 in each division make the playoffs, plus two wild cards per conference. Official NHL standings.

Playoff odds

Full odds

Make playoffs

56%

−0.6 since yesterday

Win division

Projected pts

84–107 likely

Every game, all season

Where to watch the Caps

United States

Monumental Sports NetworkLocal broadcast · 64 games

Monumental Sports Network 2Local broadcast · 6 games

TNTNational · 8 games

HBO MaxNational · 8 games

Canada

TVA SportsNational · 19 games

Sportsnet+National · 15 games

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Capitals questions, answered

Is there a Capitals game tonight?: No. The Washington Capitals do not play tonight (Thursday, November 5). Their next game is Saturday, November 7 against the Florida Panthers at 12:30 PM ET.
What channel is the Capitals game on?: The next game (Sat, Nov 7) airs in the US on Monumental Sports Network and in Canada on Sportsnet. This season most Capitals games air on Monumental Sports Network and Monumental Sports Network 2.
What is the Capitals' record?: The Washington Capitals are 8-6-0 with 16 points in 14 games, 4th in the Metropolitan Division (official NHL standings).
What are the Capitals' playoff chances?: As of Thursday, November 5, the Tonight.hockey model gives the Washington Capitals a 56% chance to make the playoffs, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. They project to about 95 points (most likely range 84 to 107).

Updated 11:13 AM ET from official NHL data. How the playoff model works.