Washington Capitals: Breaking down the first round schedule
Washington Capitals playoff hockey is back.
And this time it really counts. After a win in the final Round Robin game, the Washington Capitals have locked up the number three seed drawing a first round matchup with Barry Trotz and the New York Islanders.
The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begins this Wednesday at 3 p.m. Games 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary) will be broadcasted on NBC Sports Washington and streamed live on the MyTeams app and NBCSportsWashington.com. Broadcast information for Games 6 and 7 will be announced at a later date.
NBC Sports Washington will surround each game with up to two hours of pregame and postgame news, analysis and commentary with hour long editions of Caps Pregame Live and Caps Postgame Live. These programs will also be available to stream on the MyTeams app and NBCSportsWashington.com.
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Caps playoff games can also be heard on the radio at 106.7 The Fan when not conflicting with Washington Nationals baseball and on 94.7 The Drive as well as the 24 hour internet station, Caps Radio 24/7.
The Caps will face the New York Islanders for the eighth time and the first since Washington defeated New York in the first round in 2015 in seven games thanks to a clutch goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Caps finished the 2019-20 regular season with a record of 41-20-8 claiming the Metropolitan Divison for the fifth straight season.
The Caps are the eighth franchise in NHL history to win five consecutive division titles and the first since the Anaheim Ducks from 2012-13 to 2016-17. With 90 points in 69 games before the suspension shortened the season, the Caps were on pace to reach the 100 point mark.
Here is the complete schedule:
Wednesday, Aug. 12 3 p.m. vs. New York Islanders NBC Sports Washington, NBC Sports Network
Friday, Aug. 14 8 p.m. vs. NY Islanders NBCSW, NBCSN
Sunday, Aug. 16 12 p.m. at New York Islanders NBCSW, USA
Tuesday, Aug. 18 8 p.m. at NY Islanders NBCSW, NBCSN
Thursday, Aug. 20 TBD vs. NYI NBCSW, TBD
Saturday, Aug. 22 TBD at NYI TBD
Sunday, Aug. 23 TBD vs. NYI TBD
You can catch Game 1 on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington and the NBC Sports Network. Fans are also encouraged to participate in several initiatives that the team announced yesterday including Rally the Caps and Unleash the Fury.
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