Ratings Reference
Teams

Washington Capitals

145 telecasts with figures · 149 published claims
145
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-15

Top events · Washington Capitals

1
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
2026-10-07 · TNT
560,000
NHL

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Golden Knights
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 2018-06-07
6,588,000
5 telecasts
2
Penguins
NHL Winter Classic · 2011-01-01
4,500,000
29 telecasts
3
Blackhawks
NHL Capitals–Blackhawks · 2016-02-28
1,200,000
6 telecasts
4
Rangers
Eastern Conference Second Round Game 7 · 2015-05-13
2,700,000
24 telecasts
5
Lightning
Eastern Conference Final Game 7 · 2018-05-23
2,580,000
6 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
NBC
Stanley Cup Final Game 5 · 2018-06-07
6,588,000
32 telecasts
2
NBCSN
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 · 2018-05-30
3,648,000
70 telecasts
3
ESPN
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals · 2025-05-08
1,430,000
17 telecasts
4
TBS
Eastern Conference First Round Game 4 · 2024-04-28
1,400,000
2 telecasts
5
TNT
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes · 2025-05-10
1,130,000
18 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2017-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 4677,000
2017-04-17Eastern Conference First Round Game 3615,000
2017-04-08NHL Capitals–Bruins665,000
2017-02-22NHL Capitals–Flyers444,000
2017-02-19NHL Capitals–Rangers963,000
2017-02-05NHL Kings–Capitals709,000
2017-02-01NHL Bruins–Capitals441,000
2017-01-16NHL Capitals–Penguins414,000
2016-12-29NHL Devils–Capitals181,000
2016-12-21NHL Capitals–Flyers565,000
2016-12-07NHL Bruins–Capitals454,000
2016-10-13NHL Capitals–Penguins500,000
2016-05-10Eastern Conference Second Round Game 62,000,000
2016-05-07Eastern Conference Second Round Game 54,200,000
2016-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,800,000
2016-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,600,000
2016-04-28Eastern Conference Second Round Game 11,500,000
2016-04-24Eastern Conference First Round Game 61,700,000
2016-04-20Eastern Conference First Round Game 4521,000
2016-04-18Eastern Conference First Round Game 3613,000
2016-03-20NHL Capitals–Penguins648,000
2016-03-01NHL Penguins–Capitals465,000
2016-02-28NHL Capitals–Blackhawks1,200,000
2016-02-07NHL Flyers–Capitals1,200,000
2016-02-02NHL Panthers–Capitals238,000
2016-01-27NHL Flyers–Capitals543,000
2015-12-08NHL Red Wings–Capitals418,000
2015-10-28NHL Penguins–Capitals462,000
2015-05-13Eastern Conference Second Round Game 72,700,000
2015-05-10Eastern Conference Second Round Game 61,900,000
2015-05-08Eastern Conference Second Round Game 51,400,000
2015-05-06Eastern Conference Second Round Game 41,300,000
2015-05-04Eastern Conference Second Round Game 31,300,000
2015-05-02Eastern Conference Second Round Game 21,300,000
2015-04-27Eastern Conference First Round Game 7771,000
2015-04-19Eastern Conference First Round Game 31,300,000
2015-02-22NHL Capitals–Flyers1,000,000
2015-01-01NHL Winter Classic3,470,000
2013-10-01NHL Capitals–Blackhawks935,000
2013-02-17NHL Capitals–Rangers609,000
2013-02-03NHL Penguins–Capitals1,500,000
2012-05-07Eastern Conference Final Game 51,650,000
2011-02-06NHL Penguins–Capitals1,296,000
2011-01-01NHL Winter Classic4,500,000
2009-10-27NHL Flyers–Capitals477,000