2026-27 matchup
Vegas Golden Knights vs Washington Capitals
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- Date
- Puck drop
- 4:00 PM PT
- Venue
- Capital One Arena
- TV
- KnightTime+
2026-27 Season Series
These two meet twice in 2026-27.
| Date | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 4:00 PM PT | ||
| Home | 7:00 PM PT |
Knights vs Capitals Head-to-Head Record
Regular-season meetings across 2024-25 and 2025-26. Wins-losses-overtime losses.
| Split | Record | GP | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 0-3-1 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| At T-Mobile Arena | 0-1-1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| On the road | 0-2-0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Last meeting — Knights lost 4-5 in a shootout at home.
About Knights vs Capitals
Washington occupies a permanent place in the Knights story as the club that ended the inaugural Stanley Cup run for Vegas. The Capitals have long been associated with physical hockey and a dangerous power play, while Vegas brings the speed and pressure of its own expansion-built identity. Their playoff meeting gives this inter-conference matchup emotional weight that ordinary schedule rotation cannot manufacture.
Over 2024-25 and 2025-26, Knights are 0-3-1 across 4 meetings, so Capitals have had the better of it — 2 of the 4 finished within a goal.