A few dates to circle on the Caps’ 2014-15 slate of regular season games:
- October 9 – Home opener vs. Montreal
- October 22-26 – first West Coast road trip (Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver)
- First Metropolitan Division visits to DC:
- January 1 – Caps host the Blackhawks in the Winter Classic
- January 16 – Barry Trotz returns to Nashville
- January 23-25 – All Star Weekend in Columbus
- February 1 – Super Bowl Sunday game against the Blues
- February 3 – Caps visit LA to face the defending Stanley Cup Champs
- April 11 – Regular-season finale against the Rangers
Other stats and facts:
- 16 sets of back-to-back games, seven in the first half of the season (including three sets in November) and nine in the back half
- Longest homestand of the season is a five-game stretch from March 5-15, as the Caps will host the Wild, Sabres, Rangers, Stars and Bruins
- Longest road trip of the season is a four-game run from February 11-17, when the Caps head out to California for three (facing the Sharks, Kings and Ducks) before returning back east for a date with the Penguins
- Seven road trips of at least three games
- Three home stands of at least three games
- Breakdown by day:
- Sunday- 11 games (6 home, 5 away)
- Monday- 4 games (2 home, 2 away)
- Tuesday- 14 games (7 home, 7 away)
- Wednesday- 10 games (6 home, 4 away)
- Thursday- 14 games (7 home, 7 away)
- Friday- 7 games (4 home, 3 away)
- Saturday- 22 games (9 home, 13 away)
And finally, a quick reminder (via the NHL) of how the games will shake out this season:
Within Conference (Division): 30 games
* 5 games vs. two teams (3 Home/2 Away vs. one team, 2 Home/3 Away vs. one team) AND 4 games vs. five teams (2 Home/2 Away). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 5 x 2 =10 games
* 4 x 5 = 20 games
Within Conference (Non-Division): 24 games
* 3 games vs. each team (2 Home/1 Away vs. four teams, 1 Home/2 Away vs. four teams). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 3 x 8 = 24 games
Non-Conference: 28 games
* 2 games vs. each team (1 Home/1 Away)
* 2 x 14 = 28 games