Breaking down the Capitals must-see games of 2022

This is the final month without Washington Capitals hockey. That’s it. Before you know it players will start trickling back into town, all the beat reporters will be back from their summer vacations, and fans will be packing the stands for training camp at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.

While the roster is still under construction, we at least know when the games will be so we’ll break down the must see games that you gotta get tickets for this season.

We’ll start off with opening night against David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Wednesday October 12. It’ll be fun getting the band back together and maybe they’ll put a beating on them like they did on banner night four years ago.

The week of Nov. 7-15 is packed full of must see games. You got Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 7, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on the 9th and a back to back with the Tampa Bay Lightning that’s a home and home. Following that is a first round rematch with the Florida Panthers.

November rounds up with two good matchups on the last two Saturdays. You got the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche coming to town on the 19th and the young and improved New Jersey Devils on the road one week later.

In December they’ve got the Toronto Maple Leafs at home on the 17th. Expect a lot of goals from Alex Ovechkin and Auston Matthews. Then on the 27th they head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers who nearly knocked off the Lighting last spring.

In January the Caps got Johnny Gudreau and the Columbus Blue Jackets on the 8th and got Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild on the 17th. The month ends with a home game against the Penguins on the 26th and two road games in Toronto on the 29th and Columbus on the 31st.

In February the Caps get a bit of a bye week but come out of the bye in time for Super Bowl Sunday at home on the 12th against the San Jose Sharks. Of course we also got the Stadium Series to look forward to on the 18th at the Carolina Hurricanes. That will take place over at North Carolina State.

In March the Caps head to California on the 1st against the Anaheim Ducks, the 4th at the Sharks and the 6th at the Los Angeles Kings. They also have a big road game on the 25th at the Penguins.

In April the Caps got a matinee game on the 2nd at home against the Rangers. Six days later they got the Panthers. The season finale is on the 13th against the Devils.

Those are your must see games to watch this season. Which matchups are you looking forward to the most?