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Washington Capitals
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The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C., that competes in the National Hockey League (NHL). They are members of the league's Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. Since their founding in 1974, the "Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the…
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- Washington, D.C.
- Stadium
- Capital One Arena
- Founded
- 1974
League table
NHL Metropolitan Division
| Team | W | L | T | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington Capitals | 6 | 2 | 0 | W |
2 Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 0 | W |
3 Carolina Hurricanes | 6 | 3 | 0 | W |
4 New York Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | L |
5 New Jersey Devils | 4 | 3 | 0 | L |
6 Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 5 | 0 | L |
7 New York Islanders | 3 | 5 | 0 | W |
8 Philadelphia Flyers | 1 | 8 | 0 | L |
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Pittsburgh Penguins
- Season series
- 2-0
- Rival record
- 4-5
- Next meeting
- Jan 18 · 9:00 PM
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- Recent record
- 2-0 last 2
- Average score
- 4 – 1.5
- Next meeting
- Jan 18 · 9:00 PM
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Capital One Arena
Washington DC, USA · United StatesCapital One Arena
- Capacity
- 20356
- Opened
- 1997
- Architect
- Ellerbe Becket
- Cost
- US$260 million
- Timezone
- UTC -05:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- Location
- Washington DC, USA
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on December 2, 1997, as MCI Center but renamed to Verizon Center in 2006 when MCI was acquired by Verizon Communications and changed again to its current name in 2017. Owned and...
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