The 2019–20 Washington Capitals season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. The Capitals entered the season as the 4-time defending Metropolitan Division champions. They would go on to win the division for the fifth year in a row. The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Capitals advanced to the playoffs, but were eliminated by the New York Islanders in the first round in five games. Standings Divisional standings Eastern Conference Schedule and results Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 17, 2019. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || September 16 || Chicago || 4–3 OT || 1–0–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || September 18 || St. Louis || 3–2 || 2–0–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || September 21 || Carolina || 3–2 || 3–0–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || September 25 || @ Chicago || 6–0 || 4–0–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || September 27 || @ St. Louis || 3–4 || 4–1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || September 29 || @ Carolina || 4–3 || 5–1–0 |- Regular season The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019. |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 2 || @ St. Louis || 3–2 || OT || Holtby || Enterprise Center || 18,096 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || October 4 || @ NY Islanders || 2–1 || || Samsonov || Nassau Coliseum || 13,917 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 3 || October 5 || Carolina || 2–3 || OT || Holtby || Capital One Arena || 18,506 || 2–0–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 4 || October 8 || Dallas || 3–4 || OT || Holtby || Capital One Arena || 18,573 || 2–0–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || October 10 || @ Nashville || 5–6 || || Holtby || Bridgestone Arena || 17,386 || 2–1–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || October 12 || @ Dallas || 4–1 || || Samsonov || American Airlines Center || 18,532 || 3–1–2 || 8 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || October 14 || Colorado || 3–6 || ||