The Washington Capitals and the Chicago Blackhawks are two teams who are very familiar with each other after facing each other twice last season. One of those two games was the 2015 Winter Classic. The Washington Capitals won both of their meetings with the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks last season.
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This season, the Washington Capitals and Blackhawks face each other twice again. They’ll play at the Verizon Center in October and at the United Center in February.
The Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks had entirely different off-seasons.