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The NHL released the regular season schedule for all 30 teams today. The NHL will open its 91st season in Stockholm, Sweden and Prague, Czech Republic with a pair of games between the Rangers and Lightnigh in Prague and the Senators and Penguins in Stockholm on October 4th and 5th.

The Capitals begin the season on the road in Atlanta on Friday, October 10th with the first home game the next day against Cristobal Huet and the Chicago Blackhawks.  Olaf Kolig visits the Phone Booth for the first time on November 10th.

This season’s schedule is under a new matrix that has each team to playing six games against each team in its division (24 games), four games against the non-division teams within its conference (40 games), and 18 non-Conference games — at least one game against each club in the other conference (15 games) and three home-and-home series against non-Conference teams.

Some schedule notes:

All thirty teams will be in action on the same day on Saturday,  October 25th.

The 2009 Winter Classic will take place on January 1st at Chicago’s Wrigley Field with the Blackhawks facing the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Redwings.

The NHL All-Star Game will be held in Montreal’s Bell Centre on January 2tth.  Montreal will also host the 2009 Entry Draft on June 26th and 27th.

Hockey Day In Canada returns to its all-Canadian lineup on Februay 21st with Ottawa at Montreal, Vancouver at Toronto, and Calgary at Edmonton.

[Full Capitals Schedule after the break.]

2008-09 Washington Capitals Schedule

October
Fri., Oct. 10	at Atlanta	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 11	Chicago	7 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 13	Vancouver	7 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 16	at Pittsburgh	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 18	New Jersey	7 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 21	at Calgary	9:30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 23	at Phoenix	10 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 25	at Dallas	9 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 28	Nashville	7 p.m.
November
Sat., Nov. 1	at Buffalo	7 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 4	at Ottawa	7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 6	Carolina	7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 8	N.Y. Rangers	7 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 10	TampaBay	7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 12	at Carolina	7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 14	New Jersey	7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 15	at New Jersey	7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 19	at Anaheim	10 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 20	at Los Angeles	10:30 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 22	at San Jose	10:30 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 24	at Minnesota	9 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 26	Atlanta	7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 28	Montreal	7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 29	at Columbus	7 p.m.
December
Tues., Dec. 2	Florida	7 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 4	N.Y. Islanders	7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 6	at Toronto	7 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 7	at Carolina	5 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 10	Boston	7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 12	Ottawa	7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 13	at Montreal	7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 16	at N.Y. Islanders	7 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 18	St. Louis	7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 20	at Philadelphia	1 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 23	at N.Y. Rangers	7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 26	Buffalo	7 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 28	Toronto	7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 30	at Buffalo	7 p.m.
January
Thurs., Jan. 1	TampaBay	7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 3	N.Y. Rangers	7 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 6	Philadelphia	7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 9	Columbus	7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 10	at Montreal	7 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 13	Edmonton	7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 14	at Pittsburgh	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 17	Boston	7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 19	at N.Y. Islanders	2 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 20	at Ottawa	7:30 p.m.
All-Star Break
Tues., Jan. 27	at Boston	7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 31	Detroit	12:30 p.m.
February
Sun., Feb. 1	Ottawa	12:30 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 3	at New Jersey	7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 5	Los Angeles	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 7	Florida	7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 11	at N.Y. Rangers	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 14	at Tampa Bay	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 15	at Florida	5 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 18	Montreal	7:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 20	Colorado	7 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 22	Pittsburgh	3 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 24	Philadelphia	7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 26	Atlanta	7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 28	at Boston	1 p.m.
March
Sun., March 1	Florida	3 p.m.
Tues., March 3	Carolina	7 p.m.
Thurs., March 5	Toronto	7 p.m.
Sun., March 8	Pittsburgh	3 p.m.
Tues., March 10	at Nashville	8 p.m.
Thurs., March 12	at Philadelphia	7 p.m.
Sat., March 14	Carolina	7 p.m.
Mon., March 16	at Atlanta	7 p.m.
Tues., March 17	at Florida	7:30 p.m.
Thurs., March 19	at Tampa Bay	7:30 p.m.
Sat., March 21	at Carolina	7 p.m.
Tues., March 24	at Toronto	7 p.m.
Fri., March 27	TampaBay	7 p.m.
April
Wed., April 1	N.Y. Islanders	7 p.m.
Fri., April 3	Buffalo	7 p.m.
Sun., April 5	Atlanta	3 p.m.
Tues., April 7	at Atlanta	7 p.m.
Thurs., April 9	at Tampa Bay	7:30 p.m.
Sat., April 11	at Florida	7 p.m.

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