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ESPN announced their broadcast plans for the 2022-23 NHL regular-season on Wednesday. The Washington Capitals will be featured on ESPN, TNT, or ESPN+ 13 times, starting with their opener against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, October 12.
Information regarding the Capitals’ local broadcast schedule with NBC Sports Washington will be announced at a later date.
Capitals’ National TV Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | Network |
| Wednesday, Oct. 12 | Boston Bruins | Capital One Arena | 7 p.m. | TNT |
| Wednesday, Nov. 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Capital One Arena | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Sunday, Nov. 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Amalie Arena | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Wednesday, Nov. 23 | Philadelphia Flyers | Capital One Arena | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Thursday, Jan. 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide Arena | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tuesday, Jan. 24 | Colorado Avalanche | Ball Arena | 9 p.m. | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Saturday, Feb. 11 | Boston Bruins | TD Garden | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, ESPN+ |
| *Saturday, Feb. 18 | Carolina Hurricanes | Carter-Finley Stadium | 8 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Saturday, Feb. 25 | NY Rangers | Capital One Arena | 1 p.m. | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tuesday, March 14 | NY Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Saturday, March 25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PPG Paints Arena | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, March 29 | NY Islanders | Capital One Arena | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Sunday, April 2 | NY Rangers | Capital One Arena | 1 p.m. | TNT |
Time Changes
In addition to the broadcast schedule the Capitals announced five time changes from the original schedule: Dec. 7 at Philadelphia (from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.), Jan. 11 at Philadelphia (from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.), Feb. 11 at Boston (from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.), Feb. 12 vs. San Jose (from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.), Feb. 25, vs. NY Rangers (from 3 p.m. to 1 p.m.).
ESPN+ Schedule
- Oct. 13 – New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers – Coach John Tortorella makes Flyers coaching debut in Philadelphia home opener (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Oct. 21 – Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers – Last season’s Presidents’ Trophy winners and Matthew Tkachuk host last season’s eastern conference champs in the Battle of Florida (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Oct. 28 – Winnipeg Jets at Arizona Coyotes – Coyotes host the Winnipeg Jets in their home opener at the new Mullett Arena (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Nov. 3 – Boston Bruins at New York Rangers – Original Six matchup (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Dec. 6 – Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars – Interconference matchup between last season’s Hart Trophy winner Auston Matthews and rising star Jason Robertson (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Jan. 12 – Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings – Original Six matchup (ESPN)
- Jan. 13 – New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Ducks – Rising stars Jack Hughes vs. Trevor Zegras (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Jan. 23 – Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames – Johnny Gaudreau returns to Calgary to face his former team (ESPN+/Hulu)
- Feb. 9 – Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning – The Lightning host the Avalanche in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Final (ESPN)
- Feb. 11 – ABC Saturday Doubleheader: Lightning at Stars & Capitals at Bruins – (ABC and ESPN+)
- Feb. 18 – 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series – Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes (ESPN)
- March 4 – ABC Saturday Doubleheader: Rangers at Bruins (Original Six) & Avalanche at Stars (ABC and ESPN+)
- March 11 – ABC Saturday Doubleheader: Red Wings at Bruins (Original Six) & Flyers at Penguins in the Battle of Pennsylvania (ABC and ESPN+)
- March 18 – ABC Primetime: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers in a 1st round playoff rematch from last season (ABC and ESPN+)
- March 25 – ABC Primetime: Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins (ABC and ESPN+)
- April 4 – Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings in a 1stround playoff rematch from last season (ESPN)
- April 8 – ABC Tripleheader: Blues at Wild in a 1st round playoff rematch from last season & Golden Knights at Stars. Penguins at Red Wings in primetime to close out the final ABC Saturday of the regular season. (ABC and ESPN+)
- April 11 – Maple Leafs at Lightning in a 1st round playoff rematch from last season (ESPN)
- April 11 –Oilers at Avalanche in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final (ESPN)
- April 13 – ESPN Doubleheader: Final night of regular season play with the Blues at Stars & Golden Knights at Kraken (ESPN)
ESPN and more ESPN+
| Time (ET) | Teams | Network/Platform | |
| Tue, Oct. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Oct. 11 | 10 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Thu, Oct. 13 | 7 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Oct. 13 | 8:30 p.m. | Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Oct. 18 | 7 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Oct. 18 | 9:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Thu, Oct. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Oct. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sun, Oct. 23 | 5 p.m. | Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings | ESPN |
| Tue, Oct. 25 | 8 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Oct. 25 | 10:30 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Thu, Oct. 27 | 8 p.m. | St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Oct. 28 | 10:30 p.m. | Winnipeg Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Nov. 1 | 8 p.m. | Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Nov. 1 | 10:30 p.m. | Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Thu, Nov. 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Nov. 3 | 10:30 p.m. | Florida Panthers vs. San Jose Sharks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Nov. 4 | 7 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina Hurricanes | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sun, Nov. 6 | 5 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes | ESPN |
| Tue, Nov. 8 | 10:30 p.m. | Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Nov. 10 | 10:30 p.m. | Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Nov. 11 | 10 p.m. | Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sun, Nov. 13 | 7 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | ESPN |
| Tue, Nov. 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Nov. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Dec. 1 | 8 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Minnesota Wild | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Dec. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Nashville Predators vs. New York Islanders | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Dec. 6 | 8:30 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Dallas Stars | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Dec. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Dec. 9 | 10 p.m. | San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sun, Dec. 11 | 3 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues | ESPN |
| Tue, Dec. 13 | 7 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Florida Panthers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Dec. 13 | 9:30 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers vs. Colorado Avalanche | ESPN |
| Fri, Dec. 16 | 8 p.m. | Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sun, Dec. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | New York Rangers vs. Chicago Blackhawks | ESPN |
| Fri, Dec. 23 | 8:30 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Chicago Blackhawks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Dec. 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Dec. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Dec. 30 | 10 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sun, Jan. 1 | 8 p.m. | New York Islanders vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN |
| Tue, Jan. 3 | 10:30 p.m. | Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Jan. 5 | 7 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | ESPN |
| Fri, Jan. 6 | 10 p.m. | San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Jan. 10 | 7 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Jan. 10 | 9:30 p.m. | San Jose Sharks vs. Arizona Coyotes | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Jan. 12 | 7 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings | ESPN |
| Fri, Jan. 13 | 10 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. Anaheim Ducks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Jan. 19 | 9 p.m. | Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues | ESPN |
| Mon, Jan. 23 | 9:30 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Calgary Flames | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Jan. 24 | 9 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. Colorado Avalanche | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri, Jan. 27 | 7 p.m. | Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders | ESPN |
| Sat, Jan. 28 | 3 p.m. | St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, Jan. 28 | 9 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres vs. Minnesota Wild | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Fri., Feb. 3 | 7 p.m. | NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings | ESPN |
| Sat., Feb. 4 | 3 p.m. | 2023 NHL Honda All-Star Game | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Feb. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Detroit Red Wings | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Feb. 9 | 7 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | ESPN |
| Sat, Feb. 11 | 1 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, Feb. 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Feb. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Feb. 16 | 9 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. St. Louis Blues | ESPN |
| Fri, Feb. 17 | 9 p.m. | Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks | ESPN |
| Sat, Feb. 18 | 8 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes 2023 NHL STADIUM SERIES |
ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Sat, Feb. 18 | 11 p.m. | Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden Knights | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| Sun, Feb. 19 | 6 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, Feb. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, Feb. 23 | 9 p.m. | Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights | ESPN |
| Sat, Feb. 25 | 1 p.m. | New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, Feb. 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins vs. St. Louis Blues | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, Feb. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, March 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, March 4 | 1 p.m. | New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, March 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, March 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Tue, March 7 | 10 p.m. | Anaheim Ducks vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, March 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, March 11 | 1 p.m. | Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, March 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, March 14 | 7 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers | ESPN |
| Thu, March 16 | 8 p.m. | Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, March 16 | 10:30 p.m. | Seattle Kraken vs. San Jose Sharks | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, March 18 | 5 p.m. | Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, March 18 | 8 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, March 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, March 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers | ESPN |
| Thu, March 23 | 9 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Dallas Stars | ESPN |
| Sat, March 25 | 5 p.m. | Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, March 25 | 8 p.m. | Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Tue, March 28 | 10 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, March 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Carolina Hurricanes vs. Detroit Red Wings | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, March 30 | 10 p.m. | Anaheim Ducks vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, April 1 | 3 p.m. | Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, April 1 | 8 p.m. | New Jersey Devils vs. Chicago Blackhawks | ESPN2 |
| Tue, April 4 | 8 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights vs. Nashville Predators | ESPN |
| Tue, April 4 | 10:30 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings | ESPN |
| Thu, April 6 | 8 p.m. | Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Thu, April 6 | 10:30 p.m. | Arizona Coyotes vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN+/Hulu |
| Sat, April 8 | 1 p.m. | St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, April 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Sat, April 8 | 8 p.m. | Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings | ABC, ESPN+ |
| Mon, April 10 | 9 p.m. | Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks | ESPN |
| Tue, April 11 | 7 p.m. | Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | ESPN |
| Tue, April 11 | 9:30 p.m. | Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche | ESPN |
| Thu, April 13 | 8 p.m. | St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars | ESPN |
| Thu, April 13 | 10:30 p.m. | Vegas Golden Knights vs. Seattle Kraken | ESPN |
That’s feels about average, right? 13 games on National networks and 69 on local (NBC Sports Washington) ?