**How to watch the Washington Capitals (NHL, 2026-27)**

* Local games: Monumental Sports Network — Monumental+, $19.99/mo
* Live-TV services that carry the local channel: Fubo, DirecTV Stream
* Out of market: NHL Power Play on ESPN (local games blacked out in the team's territory)

Next games:
* Sun 20 Sep, 5 PM ET — at Bruins — NHL Network (Sling TV, DirecTV Stream); Monumental Sports Network (local, in-market); Monumental Sports Network (local, in-market); NESN (local, in-market); NESN (local, in-market)
* Mon 21 Sep, 7 PM ET — vs Flyers — ESPN Select (ESPN+); Monumental Sports Network (local, in-market); NBC Sports Philadelphia (local, in-market); NBC Sports Philadelphia (local, in-market)
* Fri 25 Sep, 7 PM ET — vs Bruins — ESPN Select (ESPN+); Monumental Sports Network (local, in-market); NESN (local, in-market); NESN (local, in-market)
* Sat 26 Sep, 5 PM ET — at Flyers — ESPN Select (ESPN+); Monumental Sports Network (local, in-market); NBC Sports Philadelphia (local, in-market); NBC Sports Philadelphia (local, in-market)
* Fri 2 Oct, 7 PM ET — at Hurricanes — Hurricanes Hockey Network (local, in-market); Monumental Sports Network (local, in-market)

Full schedule, every channel, and a zip check for blackouts: https://screentonight.erinrose.net/sports/nhl/washington-capitals
(Source: Screen Tonight, checked 2026-09-20. Rights and carriage change; the team's own site wins if this is out of date.)