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Washington Capitals History
The Capitals were founded in 1974, but did not post a winning record or reach the Playoffs until the 1982-1983 season, when a group led by top scorers Dennis Maruk and Mike Gartner, along with defenseman Rod Langway, ended the frustration. It began a remarkable streak of 14 consecutive seasons in the Playoffs.
After that streak ended in 1996-1997, the Capitals bounced back the next year to win their first conference title. Led by right wing Peter Bondra and goalie Olaf Kölzig, they defeated Boston, Ottawa and Buffalo in the Playoffs to earn their first berth in the Stanley Cup Final. But the Caps were swept in four games.
Alexander Ovechkin arrived in 2005, and since 2007-2008, the Capitals have reached the Playoffs almost every year. The 2014-2015 season began a run of three consecutive years that the Capitals reached the second round, only to lose in heartbreaking fashion. In 2015-2016, they won a franchise-high and NHL-best 56 games only to be felled by Pittsburgh, all the losses coming by one goal. They won a league-best 55 games the next year, but again lost to the Penguins in the second round.
The Capitals would go on to win their first Stanley Cup Championship(Opens in new tab) in franchise history in 2018 when they beat the Vegas Golden Knights. Ovechkin currently ranks second in most career goals scored with 853 and continues to chase Wayne Gretzky's career mark of 894. Along with Gartner and Langway, Yvon Labre and Dale Hunter have had their numbers retired.
Washington Capitals Team Info
Conference: Eastern
Division: Metropolitan
Year Founded: 1974
Team Colors: Red, Blue
Team Rivals: Carolina Hurricanes, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena
In 1997, the Washington Capitals began play at Capital One Arena(Opens in new tab), their present home arena in Washington, D.C., which is also the home of the Washington Wizards. Located in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C., Capital One Arena has hosted many high-profile events since opening, including the 2018 and 1998 Stanley Cup Finals. Since opening, the arena has hosted 47 million visitors and more than 4,500 events.
Headed to Capital One Arena? Get info on food and drink options and more.
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Revisit the Capitals' 4-1 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in 2018.
Tickets for the 2024–25 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Washington Capitals. And if you're thinking about last minute tickets, all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster are 100% verified and instantly delivered to your phone.
Ticket prices for Washington Capitals games depend on a variety of factors, including date and time, city, matchup, seat location, and when the tickets are purchased. The average ticket for a Washington Capitals game can cost anywhere between $100-$200.
Check out the schedule for the Washington Capitals and see their games for the 2024-25 season on Ticketmaster.
The Capitals have made two appearances in the Stanley Cup Final, and have won once (in 2018).
The seating map for Capital One Arena can be viewed here.
My family and I went to the playoff game against The Canadians on 5/4. It was such a good game. Playoff hockey is the most intense in all of sports if you ask me. It was such a fun night and to cap it off, they wont 4-1! SO. MUCH. FUN!
I went to the caps playoff game on the 4th against the Canadiens. Its always a fun time At Capital One arena. It was such a exciting game and the caps crushed the Canadians 4-1. Time to make a run at the cup. Lets go!!!!!!
We went to the Caps versus The Canadians on 4/23 and it was an absolute banger of a hockey game. The nonstop energy that hockey games have is unmatched in sports. Capital One Arena never fails to deliver. If you have seen hockey on TV but not in person, do yourself a favor and see a game live. GO CAPS
On march 22 I took my son to his first Capitols game. He absolutely loved it. They played the Florida Panthers and it was a battle. The food and drink concession had everything and our seats were incredible. I dont think there was an empty seat in the house. We got to see my sons favorite player, Alex Ovechkin. He cant stop talking about it.
I’m in the US for holidays and could get a ticket to my very first hockey game, and a playoff game to top it off. It was amazing and definitely something I will repeat in my next visit!
Hi. I took my son to the Washington Capitols game on 4/23. It was playoff and the atmosphere was electric. The Capital One Arena is great. The player introductions and pregame was my sons favorite part because of the light show. Weird I know. But we had a great night and cant wait to get to another game next season. GO CAPS!
Great game, great atmosphere. Loved capital One arena, but our seats were scary. They were high up, and chairs, move able chairs, not seats attached to the floor. A little scary. Apparently they were movable so accessible seats could be added there. I wouldn’t recommend sitting there in those tows. Otherwise, arena was great, clean, great staff etc.
Great seats, great price, arena was easy to get to
The arena is great, fan base is terrific and workers were very friendly and thanked everyone as fans left
BEST HOCKEY GAME I HAVE EVER BEEN TO... THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN THE GAME TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR FEET!