Washington Capitals Outdoor Game History

The winter classic is distinct from the league s two other series of outdoor games the nhl heritage classic and the nhl stadium.

Washington capitals outdoor game history.

Most recently washington defeated the phoenix suns on dec. 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. The capitals were victorious with a final score of 3 2 after right winger troy brouwer scored the. 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.

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. Alex ovechkin 2007 08 65. 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.

Outdoor games milestones honors milestones honors. 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. Today in hockey history kings rangers play in nhl outdoor game. The new york rangers and los angeles kings play the first outdoor game at caesar s palace in las vegas.

Navy and highlights key elements of the capitals identity. Here s our look at this date in hockey history for september 27 featuring the first nhl outdoor game. The nhl winter classic french. 1664 1452 303 158 3789 points all time goals leader.

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. 1 1 stanley cup playoff record. The game the seventh winter classic matched the chicago blackhawks against the washington capitals. The capitals defeated the vegas golden knights a franchise in its first year of operation in five games to win the stanley cup.