LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: (l-r) Nicklas Backstrom #19 and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skate in celebration after their team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NHL regular season to begin Oct. 3 with Caps' banner ceremony

Flip Livingstone
8 years ago
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The National Hockey League will kick off the 2018-19 campaign with a juicy matchup between the reigning Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins on Oct. 3.

The Capitals will be at home and indicated they will raise their Stanley Cup banner.

Here are the rest of the home-opening dates, courtesy of the NHL:

(Image courtesy: NHL.com)

The full NHL schedule is set to be released Thursday afternoon.

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