Washington Capitals Outdoor Game History

The 2015 nhl winter classic was an outdoor regular season national hockey league nhl game part of the winter classic series played on january 1 2015 at nationals park in washington d c.

Washington capitals outdoor game history.

22 2018 at home in a 149 146 triple overtime victory. Los angeles beats new york 5 2 at a rink built over top of the. The capitals defeated the vegas golden knights a franchise in its first year of operation in five games to win the stanley cup. The victory was not only the first championship in the capitals 44 year history but also washington s first major professional sports title in more than a quarter century.

According to yahoo sports sunday s game will feature for the first time in the nfl s 100 year history two female coaches on the sideline and a female official on the field. There s a tie for the longest game in wizards history when they appeared in two triple overtime games in the past decade and won both. Navy and highlights key elements of the capitals identity. Today in hockey history kings rangers play in nhl outdoor game.

1 1 stanley cup playoff record. 1664 1452 303 158 3789 points all time goals leader. Marking the first time in capitals history the team will wear a navy blue uniform the overall design aesthetic pays homage to the u s. Alex ovechkin 2007 08 65.

The nhl winter classic french. The easter epic is the nickname given to a national hockey league nhl ice hockey game during the 1987 stanley cup playoffs between the new york islanders and washington capitals the seventh and deciding game of the patrick division semifinals it was played april 18 19 1987 at the capital centre in landover maryland and is so named because the game started on saturday evening but did. 45 1974 75 to 2019 20 nhl playoff appearances. Here s our look at this date in hockey history for september 27 featuring the first nhl outdoor game.

Outdoor games milestones honors milestones honors. The capitals were victorious with a final score of 3 2 after right winger troy brouwer scored the. Most recently washington defeated the phoenix suns on dec. The game the seventh winter classic matched the chicago blackhawks against the washington capitals.