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The NHL announced eight more changes to the Washington Capitals’ schedule on Tuesday afternoon. This Saturday’s game against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena has been pushed up to 12:30 PM ET and the Capitals will host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday at 7 PM ET instead of the Rangers as originally scheduled.
On Sunday, March 7, the Capitals will host the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 PM ET instead of hosting the Devils as originally scheduled. The Flyers-Capitals game scheduled for February 9 was postponed after Flyers captain Claude Giroux tested positive for COVID-19.
The Capitals’ two games at the Buffalo Sabres originally scheduled for this past Thursday and Saturday, respectively, will be made up on Monday, March 15, and Friday, April 9.
The Capitals’ scheduled game against the Rangers at Capital One Arena on Sunday will be made up on Saturday, March 20 at 7 PM ET.
After the Capitals’ game against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena was rescheduled for Saturday, April 10, the NHL moved it back to Sunday, April 11 at 7 PM ET.
The Capitals will host the New York Islanders on Tuesday, April 27. The Islanders were originally scheduled to face the Capitals on March 15 before the NHL was forced to reschedule the Capitals-Sabres series.
Here are all of the schedule changes the NHL announced on Tuesday:
- Game #392, New Jersey at Washington, originally scheduled for March 7, is now scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #743, Minnesota at San Jose, originally scheduled for April 23, is now scheduled for Monday, Feb. 22 at 10:30 p.m. ET
- Game #173, Minnesota at Colorado, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, is now scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #321, Colorado at Arizona, originally scheduled for Feb. 25, is now scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #742, Arizona at Los Angeles, originally scheduled for April 23, is now scheduled for Wednesday, March 3 at 10 p.m. ET
- Game #244, New Jersey at Boston, originally scheduled for Feb. 15, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 7 at 5 p.m. ET
- Game #769, Washington at Philadelphia, originally scheduled for April 27, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 7 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #767, NY Islanders at New Jersey, originally scheduled for April 27, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 14 at 5 p.m. ET
- Game #214, Washington at Buffalo, originally scheduled for Feb. 11, is now scheduled for Monday, March 15 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #568, Anaheim at Colorado, originally scheduled for March 31, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #186, Arizona at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 6, is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 at 8 p.m. ET
- Game #461, Arizona at Anaheim, originally scheduled for March 16, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 10 p.m. ET
- Game #291, NY Rangers at Washington, originally scheduled for Feb. 21, is now scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #755, NY Islanders at Philadelphia, originally scheduled for April 25, is now scheduled for Monday, March 22 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #223, St. Louis at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 11, is now scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 8 p.m. ET
- Game #535, Anaheim at St. Louis, originally scheduled for March 27, is now scheduled for Sunday, March 28 at 5 p.m. ET
- Game #209, Arizona at Colorado, originally scheduled for Feb. 9, is now scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Game #229, Washington at Buffalo, originally scheduled for Feb. 13, is now scheduled for Friday, April 9 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #654, Minnesota at St. Louis, originally scheduled for April 11, is now scheduled for Saturday, April 10 at 8 p.m. ET
- Game #653, Boston at Washington, originally scheduled for April 10, is now scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #225, Arizona at Colorado, originally scheduled for Feb. 11, is now scheduled for Monday, April 12 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #207, St. Louis at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 9, is now scheduled for Monday, April 12 at 8 p.m. ET
- Game #192, Arizona at Minnesota, originally scheduled for Feb. 7, is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #182, Colorado at St. Louis, originally scheduled for Feb. 6, is now scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 9 p.m. ET
- Game #240, Minnesota at Los Angeles, originally scheduled for Feb. 13, is now scheduled for Friday, April 23 at 10 p.m. ET
- Game #216, New Jersey at Philadelphia, originally scheduled for Feb. 11, is now scheduled for Sunday, April 25 at 6 p.m. ET
- Game #447, NY Islanders at Washington, originally scheduled for March 15, is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #716, Philadelphia at New Jersey, originally scheduled for April 1, is now scheduled for Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET
- Game #231, New Jersey at Philadelphia, originally scheduled for Feb. 13, is now scheduled for Monday, May 10 at 7 p.m. ET
The following games will be rescheduled for dates to be announced later:
- Game #191, Colorado at St. Louis, originally scheduled for Feb. 7
- Game #250, Nashville at Dallas, originally scheduled for Feb. 15
- Game #254, Philadelphia at NY Rangers, originally scheduled for Feb. 14
- Game #258, Nashville at Dallas, originally scheduled for Feb. 16
- Game #390, Philadelphia at Boston, originally scheduled for March 7
By Harrison Brown