2008-2009 REGULAR SEASON BROADCASTING INFORMATION
As of now, the Washington Capitals could make as many as
20 national television appearances this season.
No full broadcast schedule has been finalized for both the NHL Network and NBC, but will be announced soon.
All other Capitals games will be televised locally by
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and
WDCA-TV with the number of games for each to be determined at a later date.
Versus (6):
October 13, 2008 - Vancouver at Washington
November 10, 2008 - Tampa Bay at Washington
November 24, 2008 - Washington at Minnesota
December 16, 2008 - Washington at New York Islanders
January 20, 2009 - Washington at Ottawa (TSN feed)
January 27, 2009 - Washington at Boston
March 16, 2009 - Washington at Atlanta (exclusive cablecast)
The Sports Network (TSN) (4):
October 21, 2008 - Washington at Calgary
January 20, 2009 - Washington at Ottawa
February 18, 2009 - Montréal at Washington
March 24, 2009 - Washington at Toronto
Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) (4):
November 28, 2008 - Montréal at Washington
December 13, 2008 - Washington at Montréal
January 10, 2009 - Washington at Montréal
February 18, 2009 - Montréal at Washington
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (2):
December 6, 2008 - Washington at Toronto
December 13, 2008 - Washington at Montréal
NBC (potentially up to 4)
For more on the league-wide national television schedules, see these news sources below.
National Hockey League official site (August 14):
League releases TV schedules for 2008-2009
Washington Capitals official news release (August 14):
VERSUS, NBC announce national NHL TV schedules
The Sports Network's (TSN) NHL page (August 14):
TSN announces 2008-2009 NHL broadcast schedule
2008-2009 NHL on TSN schedule
NHL: Hockey Lives Here (video clip)
CBC Sports' hockey page (August 14):
Hockey Night in Canada unveils season schedule
Versus' NHL page (August 14):
Versus announces schedule for 2008-2009 NHL regular season
Much to see on Versus this season
Versus' 2008-2009 broadcast schedule
Washington Post's Capitals Insider blog (August 14):
NHL announces national TV schedule
Kukla's Korner blog (August 15):
The Eye on the Media 2008-09 National TV Guide: Team-by-Team Network TV Schedules