2026-27 Washington Capitals Strength of Schedule
How tough the Capitals’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:31 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Jan 12 – Jan 19
- Jan 12VGK#3
- Jan 14CAR#1
- Jan 16COL#4
- Jan 18@ PIT#19
- Jan 19MTL#10
Average opponent rank 7.4
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 2-2
- 22 left · 11 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 3-0
- 33 left · 17 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 0-2
- 20 left · 11 on road
Metropolitan division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Islanders11 pts | 29 | 20.1 | 2 | 15.5 |
 Blue Jackets6 pts | 11 | 15.0 | 5 | 15.8 |
 Devils10 pts | 17 | 16.4 | 7 | 15.9 |
 Hurricanes17 pts | 30 | 21.8 | tied for 9 | 16.0 |
 Penguins7 pts | 10 | 14.6 | 11 | 16.1 |
 Rangers15 pts | 13 | 15.7 | 12 | 16.2 |
 Flyers9 pts | 1 | 10.8 | 17 | 16.7 |
 Capitals10 pts | tied for 6 | 13.0 | 18 | 16.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank