Caps will open NHL season, raise banner Oct. 3 vs. Bruins

ByReuters

Published 20/06/2018 at 19:17 GMT

The Washington Capitals may not know whom their head coach will be when they open next season, but they know who they'll play -- and when they'll raise their first Stanley Cup banner.

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The NHL on Wednesday announced the home-opening date and opponent for all 31
teams for the 2018-19 season, and the champs will play the season's first game
on Oct. 3 against the Boston Bruins. Washington currently holds a 12-game
regular-season winning streak against Boston.

The game at Capital One Arena will be one of four scheduled for the first day
of the NHL season. Toronto will host Montreal in an Original Six matchup,
while on the West Coast Calgary will play at Vancouver and San Jose will host
Anaheim.

The following day, Stanley Cup runner-up Vegas will begin its second season at
home against Philadelphia.

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Less than two weeks after winning the first Cup in franchise history earlier
this month, the Caps on Monday learned they will be getting a new head coach
next season as Barry Trotz announced his resignation from the club.

Edmonton has the latest home opener next season, dropping the puck for the
first time at Rogers Place on Oct. 18 -- also against Boston. Much of that has
to do with the Oilers opening their season against New Jersey in Sweden on
Oct. 6.

The full 1,271-game schedule for 2018-19 will be released Thursday.

--Field Level Media

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