| Date | Opponent | Time (EST) | TV |
| Fri., Oct. 8 | Atlanta 4, Washington 2: Caps lose opener, Thrashers goalie collapses | Box |
| Sat., Oct. 9 | Washington 7, New Jersey 2: Ovechkin extends home-opening magic | Box |
| Mon., Oct. 11 | Washington 3, Ottawa 2 (OT): Ovechkin's overtime goal lifts Caps | Box |
| Wed., Oct. 13 | Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1: Backstrom deflects in a late winner | Box |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | Washington 3, Nashville 2 (OT): Laich scores game-winner on the power play | Box |
| Tues., Oct. 19 | Boston 3, Washington 1: Thomas stops Caps' winning streak at four | Box |
| Thurs., Oct. 21 | Boston 4, Washington 1: Thomas, Bruins sweep home-and-home | Box |
| Sat., Oct. 23 | Washington 4, Atlanta 3 (OT): Semin has hat trick, Fleischmann the winner | Box |
| Wed., Oct. 27 | Washington 3, Carolina 0: Neuvirth has 29 saves in first career shutout | Box |
| Thurs., Oct. 28 | Minnesota 2, Washington 1: Wild's Backstrom nearly posts shutout | Box |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | Washington 7, Calgary 2: Capitals score six goals in second period | Box |
| Wed., Nov. 3 | Washington 5, Toronto 4 (SO): Ovechkin, Semin convert in shootout | Box |
| Fri., Nov. 5 | Washington 5, Boston 3: Rookie Carlson gets the game-winner | Box |
| Sun., Nov. 7 | Washington 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT): Green's power-play goal lifts Caps | Box |
| Tues., Nov. 9 | Washington 5, N.Y. Rangers 3: Hendricks's goal helps extend streak | Box |
| Thurs., Nov. 11 | Washington 6, Tampa Bay 3: Semin nets second hat trick of season | Box |
| Sat., Nov. 13 | Buffalo 3, Washington 2 (OT): Second-period woes lead to Vanek's winner | Box |
| Sun., Nov. 14 | Washington 6, Atlanta 4: Defenseman Erskine scores game-winner | Box |
| Wed., Nov. 17 | Washington 4, Buffalo 2: Caps clamp down, hold off Sabres' comeback try | Box |
| Fri., Nov. 19 | Atlanta 5, Washington 0: Pavelec hands Caps first shutout since 2009 | Box |
| Sat., Nov. 20 | Philadelphia 5, Washington 4 (SO): Big stars come up empty in shootout | Box |
| Mon., Nov. 22 | New Jersey 5, Washington 0: Hedberg hands Capitals third loss in a row | Box |
| Wed., Nov. 24 | Washington 3, Carolina 2: Stars break out, help end three-game slide | Box |
| Fri., Nov. 26 | Washington 6, Tampa Bay 0: Semin's hat trick is a natural for Caps | Box |
| Sun., Nov. 28 | Washington 3, Carolina 2 (SO): Varlamov stops Hurricanes cold in shootout | Box |
| Wed., Dec. 1 | Washington 4, St. Louis 1: Capitals solve Halak in win over Blues | Box |
| Thurs., Dec. 2 | Dallas 2, Washington 1: Raycroft makes 37 saves in Stars' fifth win in a row | Box |
| Sat., Dec. 4 | Atlanta 3, Washington 1: Pavelec's 45 saves lead Thrashers to victory | Box |
| Mon., Dec. 6 | Toronto 5, Washington 4 (SO): Capitals waste 4-1, third-period advantage | Box |
| Thurs., Dec. 9 | Florida 3, Washington 0: Vokoun, Panthers send Caps to fourth straight loss | Box |
| Sat., Dec. 11 | Colorado 3, Washington 2: Five-game skid is longest under Boudreau | Box |
| Sun., Dec. 12 | N.Y. Rangers 7, Washington 0: Ovechkin shows fight, but slide reaches six | Box |
| Wed., Dec. 15 | Anaheim 2, Washington 1 (OT): Getzlaf scores in OT to bring skid to seven | Box |
| Sat., Dec. 18 | Boston 3, Washington 2: Caps fall behind early, stay stuck behind eight ball | Box |
| Sun., Dec. 19 | Washington 3, Ottawa 2: Caps score three in second period, snap skid | Box |
| Tues., Dec. 21 | Washington 5, New Jersey 1: Offense resurfaces in second straight win | Box |
| Thurs., Dec. 23 | Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 (S0): Dupuis scores shootout winner for Penguins | Box |
| Sun., Dec. 26 | Washington 3, Carolina 2: Ovechkin ends eight-game goal drought in win | Box |
| Tues., Dec. 28 | Washington 3, Montreal 0: Caps get satistfying win over postseason foe | Box |
| Sat., Jan. 1 | Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1: Fehr scores final two goals of Classic triumph | Box |
| Tues., Jan. 4 | Tampa Bay 1, Washington 0 (OT): Capitals fail to get one past Roloson | Box |
| Sat., Jan. 8 | Washington 3, Florida 2: Fehr, Green, Ovechkin get Caps offense going | Box |
| Tues., Jan. 11 | Florida 4, Washington 3 (OT): Comeback from 3-0 hole nets only one point | Box |
| Wed., Jan. 12 | Tampa Bay 3, Washington 0: Roloson shuts out Caps, lifts Lightning to first | Box |
| Fri., Jan. 14 | Vancouver 4, Washington 2: Caps' late spark not enough in loss | Box |
| Sun., Jan. 16 | Washington 3, Ottawa 1: Caps rally in third to snap three-game skid | Box |
| Tues., Jan. 18 | Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 (OT): Caps' latest comeback attempt falls short | Box |
| Thurs., Jan. 20 | Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1: Backstrom ends scoring drought in Caps' win | Box |
| Sat., Jan. 22 | Washington 4, Toronto 1: Ovechkin has first hat trick of season, Holtby shines | Box |
| Mon., Jan. 24 | N.Y. Rangers 2, Washington 1 (SO): Hendricks scores, but the Capitals fall | Box |
| Wed., Jan. 26 | Atlanta 1, Washington 0: Pavelec posts second shutout of season vs. Caps | Box |
| Sun., Jan. 30 | NHL All-Star Game: Team Lidstrom outscores Team Staal, 11-10, in Raleigh | Box |
| Tues., Feb. 1 | Montreal 3, Washington 2 (SO): Caps score first two, but Canadiens rally | Box |
| Fri., Feb. 4 | Washington 5, Tampa Bay 2: Backstrom, Ovechkin have four-point nights | Box |
| Sun., Feb. 6 | Washington 3, Pittsburgh 0: Neuvirth posts shutout in 1st game since Jan. 18 | Box |
| Tues., Feb. 8 | San Jose 2, Washington 0: Capitals are shut out for eighth time this season | Box |
| Sat., Feb. 12 | Los Angeles 4, Washington 1: Late collapse leads to players-only meeting | Box |
| Mon., Feb. 14 | Phoenix 3, Washington 2: Power play comes up empty in first game of trip | Box |
| Wed., Feb. 16 | Washington 7, Anaheim 6: Semin's hat trick propels Capitals to a wild win | Box |
| Thurs., Feb. 17 | San Jose 3, Washington 2: Caps finish 1-2 in Western part of five-game trip | Box |
| Sun., Feb. 20 | Washington 2, Buffalo 1: Caps finally power up with Johansson's winner | Box |
| Mon., Feb. 21 | Washington 1, Pittsburgh 0: Neuvirth's 39 saves, Ovechkin's goal lift Caps | Box |
| Fri., Feb. 25 | N.Y. Rangers 6, Washington 0: Lundqvist makes 35 saves as Caps are routed | Box |
| Sat., Feb. 26 | Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2: Capitals recover from a two-goal deficit | Box |
| Tues., March 1 | Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT): Vintage Ovechkin goal lifts Capitals | Box |
| Thurs., March 3 | Washington 3, St. Louis 2: Late goal by Arnott sends Neuvirth, Caps to a win | Box |
| Sun., March 6 | Washington 3, Florida 2 (OT): Semin's goal boosts Capitals into first place | Box |
| Mon., March 7 | Washington 2, Tampa Bay 1 (SO): Holtby wins in relief, Caps extend lead | Box |
| Wed., March 9 | Washington 5, Edmonton 0: Ovechkin scores 600th point, Holtby has shutout | Box |
| Fri., March 11 | Washington 2, Carolina 1: Ovechkin, Hendricks score in the final period | Box |
| Sun., March 13 | Washington 4, Chicago 3 (OT): Knuble lifts Caps in extra period | Box |
| Tues., March 15 | Washington 4, Montreal 2: Capitals roll to ninth straight victory | Box |
| Wed., March 16 | Detroit 3, Washington 2: Zetterberg's goal snaps Caps' winning streak | Box |
| Fri., March 18 | Washington 3, New Jersey 0: Neuvirth makes 33 saves to shut out Devils | Box |
| Tues., March 22 | Washington 5, Philadelphia 4 (SO): Caps win in shootout to clinch playoff spot | Box |
| Fri., March 25 | Ottawa 2, Washington 0: Caps get shut out for 10th time this season | Box |
| Sat., March 26 | Washington 2, Montreal 0: Holtby hands Montreal third straight shutout loss | Box |
| Tues., March 29 | Carolina 3, Washington 2 (SO): Ovechkin, Arnott return, but Caps fall | Box |
| Thurs., March 31 | Washington 4, Columbus 3 (OT): Chimera lifts Caps in overtime | Box |
| Sat., April 2 | Washington 5, Buffalo 4 (OT): Arnott ties it late, Ovechkin scores OT winner | Box |
| Tues., April 5 | Washington 3, Toronto 2 (SO): Knuble provides the winner in shootout | Box |
| Wed., April 6 | Washington 5, Florida 2: Caps move within a point of taking East's top seed | Box |
| Sat., April 9 | Florida 1, Washington 0: Caps fall in regular season finale, will meet Rangers | Box |
