The Capitals lost a heartbreaker to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in OT at home on Sunday, February 11th, which happened to be the day of Super Bowl LVIII.
Washington now has an all-time record of 17-14-2-1 on Super Bowl Sunday, as their 17 wins on this special day are the second most in NHL history.
The Caps have played 34 games on the day of the Big Game since 1975 (their expansion season), with 32 of them having coming at home in DC.
Here is the complete list:
| Date | Opponent | Score |
| 1975-1-12 | Montreal Canadiens | L 2-7 |
| 1980-1-20 | @ Quebec Nordiques | L 2-3 |
| 1982-1-24 | @ New York Rangers | T 4-4 |
| 1988-1-31 | Philadelphia Flyers | W 1-0 OT |
| 1989-1-22 | Detroit Red Wings | L 3-4 |
| 1990-1-28 | Philadelphia Flyers | W 7-2 |
| 1991-1-27 | New York Islanders | W 5-4 |
| 1992-1-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W 6-4 |
| 1993-1-31 | Pittsburgh Penguins | T 2-2 |
| 1994-1-30 | Detroit Red Wings | W 6-3 |
| 1995-1-29 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L 1-4 |
| 1996-1-28 | Philadelphia Flyers | W 3-2 |
| 1997-1-26 | Edmonton Oilers | L 1-3 |
| 1998-1-25 | Boston Bruins | W 4-1 |
| 2000-1-30 | Philadelphia Flyers | W 2-0 |
| 2001-1-28 | Philadelphia Flyers | W 4-2 |
| 2003-1-26 | New York Rangers | W 7-2 |
| 2007-2-4 | New York Islanders | W 2-1 SO |
| 2009-2-1 | Ottawa Senators | W 7-4 |
| 2010-2-7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W 5-4 OT |
| 2011-2-6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W 3-0 |
| 2012-2-5 | Boston Bruins | L 1-4 |
| 2013-2-3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L 3-6 |
| 2014-2-2 | Detroit Red Wings | W 6-5 OT |
| 2015-2-1 | St. |