Washington Capitals 1981-1982 Schedule & Results

The Washington Capitals finished 26-41-13 with 65 points in the 1981-1982 season, 5th in the Patrick Division. Start times are Eastern Time.

Preseason

Washington Capitals 1981-1982 Preseason games

Date	Opponent	Result
Thu, Sep 17	at Vastra Frolunda	L 4–7, at Vastra Frolunda, game page
Fri, Sep 18	at AIK IF	L 1–6, at AIK IF, game page
Sun, Sep 20	vs New York Rangers	L 1–4, vs New York Rangers, game page
Tue, Sep 22	at Djurgardens IF Stockholm	W 5–2, at Djurgardens IF Stockholm, game page
Thu, Sep 24	at Karpat Oulu	W 5–3, at Karpat Oulu, game page

Regular Season

Washington Capitals 1981-1982 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Wed, Oct 7	at Buffalo Sabres	L 3–5, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	0-1-0
Sat, Oct 10	vs Detroit Red Wings	W 6–3, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	1-1-0
Sun, Oct 11	at Boston Bruins	L 3–6, at Boston Bruins, game page	1-2-0
Wed, Oct 14	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 4–5, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	1-3-0
Thu, Oct 15	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–5, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	1-4-0
Sat, Oct 17	vs Buffalo Sabres	L 2–4, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	1-5-0
Wed, Oct 21	vs Quebec Nordiques	L 3–6, vs Quebec Nordiques, game page	1-6-0
Fri, Oct 23	vs New York Islanders	L 2–4, vs New York Islanders, game page	1-7-0
Sat, Oct 24	at New York Islanders	L 4–6, at New York Islanders, game page	1-8-0
Wed, Oct 28	at Vancouver Canucks	L 0–3, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	1-9-0
Thu, Oct 29	at Los Angeles Kings	L 3–4, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	1-10-0
Sat, Oct 31	at Colorado Rockies	L 4–6, at Colorado Rockies, game page	1-11-0
Wed, Nov 4	vs Minnesota North Stars	L 1–6, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	1-12-0
Sat, Nov 7	vs New York Rangers	L 1–3, vs New York Rangers, game page	1-13-0
Wed, Nov 11	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 2–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	1-14-0
Fri, Nov 13	vs Detroit Red Wings	T 3–3, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	1-14-1
Sat, Nov 14	at Hartford Whalers	W 4–0, at Hartford Whalers, game page	2-14-1
Wed, Nov 18	vs Colorado Rockies	W 7–1, vs Colorado Rockies, game page	3-14-1
Sat, Nov 21	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 10–4, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	4-14-1
Sun, Nov 22	at Philadelphia Flyers	W 3–2, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	5-14-1
Wed, Nov 25	at Minnesota North Stars	T 4–4, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	5-14-2
Fri, Nov 27	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 5–2, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	6-14-2
Sat, Nov 28	at Hartford Whalers	L 2–6, at Hartford Whalers, game page	6-15-2
Wed, Dec 2	vs Calgary Flames	W 9–3, vs Calgary Flames, game page	7-15-2
Fri, Dec 4	vs Winnipeg Jets	W 7–3, vs Winnipeg Jets, game page	8-15-2
Sat, Dec 5	at Toronto Maple Leafs	L 4–9, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	8-16-2
Wed, Dec 9	at Chicago Blackhawks	L 3–7, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	8-17-2
Fri, Dec 11	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 11–2, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	9-17-2
Sat, Dec 12	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 4–7, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	9-18-2
Mon, Dec 14	at Montreal Canadiens	L 3–6, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	9-19-2
Thu, Dec 17	at New York Islanders	L 1–4, at New York Islanders, game page	9-20-2
Sat, Dec 19	vs Chicago Blackhawks	L 4–6, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	9-21-2
Sun, Dec 20	at New York Rangers	W 3–2, at New York Rangers, game page	10-21-2
Wed, Dec 23	vs Boston Bruins	L 4–7, vs Boston Bruins, game page	10-22-2
Sat, Dec 26	vs New York Rangers	T 4–4, vs New York Rangers, game page	10-22-3
Sun, Dec 27	at Buffalo Sabres	L 2–3, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	10-23-3
Wed, Dec 30	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 2–6, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	10-24-3
Sat, Jan 2	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 5–2, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	11-24-3
Sun, Jan 3	at New York Rangers	W 4–3, at New York Rangers, game page	12-24-3
Tue, Jan 5	at Quebec Nordiques	L 0–3, at Quebec Nordiques, game page	12-25-3
Thu, Jan 7	vs Los Angeles Kings	T 3–3, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	12-25-4
Sat, Jan 9	at St. Louis Blues	L 4–7, at St. Louis Blues, game page	12-26-4
Wed, Jan 13	vs Edmonton Oilers	T 6–6, vs Edmonton Oilers, game page	12-26-5
Sat, Jan 16	at Detroit Red Wings	T 5–5, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	12-26-6
Sun, Jan 17	vs New York Islanders	T 2–2, vs New York Islanders, game page	12-26-7
Wed, Jan 20	at Winnipeg Jets	L 0–3, at Winnipeg Jets, game page	12-27-7
Sat, Jan 23	at Boston Bruins	L 1–3, at Boston Bruins, game page	12-28-7
Sun, Jan 24	at New York Rangers	T 4–4, at New York Rangers, game page	12-28-8
Wed, Jan 27	vs New York Rangers	L 4–5, vs New York Rangers, game page	12-29-8
Sat, Jan 30	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 5–2, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	13-29-8
Sun, Jan 31	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 8–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	14-29-8
Tue, Feb 2	at New York Islanders	L 6–7, at New York Islanders, game page	14-30-8
Thu, Feb 4	vs New York Islanders	L 2–5, vs New York Islanders, game page	14-31-8
Sat, Feb 6	at Pittsburgh Penguins	W 6–4, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	15-31-8
Sun, Feb 7	vs Quebec Nordiques	T 5–5, vs Quebec Nordiques, game page	15-31-9
Thu, Feb 11	at Calgary Flames	W 5–3, at Calgary Flames, game page	16-31-9
Fri, Feb 12	at Edmonton Oilers	L 3–5, at Edmonton Oilers, game page	16-32-9
Sun, Feb 14	at Colorado Rockies	L 3–5, at Colorado Rockies, game page	16-33-9
Wed, Feb 17	at Los Angeles Kings	W 5–2, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	17-33-9
Sat, Feb 20	at Minnesota North Stars	L 3–7, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	17-34-9
Sun, Feb 21	at Winnipeg Jets	W 6–3, at Winnipeg Jets, game page	18-34-9
Thu, Feb 25	vs St. Louis Blues	W 9–1, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	19-34-9
Sat, Feb 27	vs Hartford Whalers	W 7–1, vs Hartford Whalers, game page	20-34-9
Sun, Feb 28	vs Edmonton Oilers	L 1–4, vs Edmonton Oilers, game page	20-35-9
Wed, Mar 3	vs St. Louis Blues	W 8–4, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	21-35-9
Fri, Mar 5	vs Calgary Flames	W 8–6, vs Calgary Flames, game page	22-35-9
Sun, Mar 7	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 1–7, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	22-36-9
Wed, Mar 10	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 2–7, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	22-37-9
Sat, Mar 13	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 6–3, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	23-37-9
Sun, Mar 14	at New York Rangers	T 5–5, at New York Rangers, game page	23-37-10
Wed, Mar 17	vs Vancouver Canucks	T 6–6, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	23-37-11
Sat, Mar 20	vs New York Rangers	L 3–4, vs New York Rangers, game page	23-38-11
Sun, Mar 21	vs New York Islanders	L 2–3, vs New York Islanders, game page	23-39-11
Tue, Mar 23	at New York Islanders	L 1–8, at New York Islanders, game page	23-40-11
Thu, Mar 25	at Philadelphia Flyers	W 4–3, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	24-40-11
Sat, Mar 27	vs Philadelphia Flyers	T 4–4, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	24-40-12
Sun, Mar 28	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 5–6, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	24-41-12
Wed, Mar 31	at Pittsburgh Penguins	T 4–4, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	24-41-13
Sat, Apr 3	at Toronto Maple Leafs	W 6–4, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	25-41-13
Sun, Apr 4	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 3–1, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	26-41-13