[8] WAS Capitals 3-2 Club Aurora [25] 2018-10-23 02:00
Stadium: Little Caesars Arena Round: 1
Home Manager: Jeff Blashill Away Manager: Todd Reirden
Head to Head
| NHL | 2018/03/22 23:30 | WAS Capitals v DET Red Wings | W | 1-0 |
| NHL | 2018/02/11 20:00 | DET Red Wings v WAS Capitals | L | 5-4 |
| NHL | 2017/10/20 23:30 | WAS Capitals v DET Red Wings | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2017/02/18 19:00 | WAS Capitals v DET Red Wings | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/02/10 00:00 | DET Red Wings v WAS Capitals | W | 3-6 |
| NHL | 2016/11/19 00:00 | DET Red Wings v WAS Capitals | W | 0-1 |
Home History
| NHL | 2018/10/19 23:00 | FLA Panthers v WAS Capitals | L | 6-5 |
| NHL | 2018/10/17 23:00 | NY Rangers v WAS Capitals | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2018/10/13 23:00 | TOR Maple Leafs v WAS Capitals | L | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2018/10/11 23:00 | WAS Capitals v NJ Devils | L | 0-6 |
| NHL | 2018/10/11 00:00 | VGS Golden Knights v WAS Capitals | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2018/10/04 23:00 | WAS Capitals v PIT Penguins | L | 6-7 |
| NHL | 2018/10/03 23:30 | BOS Bruins v WAS Capitals | W | 0-7 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2018/09/30 19:00 | STL Blues v WAS Capitals | W | 2-5 |
Away History
| NHL | 2018/10/22 23:30 | CAR Hurricanes v DET Red Wings | L | 3-1 |
| NHL | 2018/10/20 23:00 | DET Red Wings v FLA Panthers | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2018/10/18 23:30 | DET Red Wings v TB Lightning | L | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2018/10/15 23:30 | DET Red Wings v MTL Canadiens | L | 3-7 |
| NHL | 2018/10/13 19:00 | DET Red Wings v BOS Bruins | L | 2-8 |
| NHL | 2018/10/11 23:30 | TOR Maple Leafs v DET Red Wings | L | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2018/10/09 02:00 | DET Red Wings v ANA Ducks | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2018/10/08 02:30 | DET Red Wings v LA Kings | L | 2-4 |