The 2021–22 Washington Capitals season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. On April 17, 2022, the Capitals clinched a playoff spot after the New York Islanders lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Capitals were defeated in the first round by the Florida Panthers, in six games.
Standings
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 13 || New York Rangers || 5–1 || || Vanecek || 18,573 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |-style="background:#fff;" | 2 || October 16 || Tampa Bay || 1–2 || OT || Vanecek || 18,573 || 1–0–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || October 19 || Colorado || 6–3 || || Samsonov || 18,573 || 2–0–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || October 21 || @ New Jersey || 4–1 || || Vanecek || 12,377 || 3–0–1 || 7 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 5 || October 23 || Calgary || 3–4 || OT || Samsonov || 18,573 || 3–0–2 || 8 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || October 25 || @ Ottawa || 7–5 || || Samsonov || 11,387 || 4–0–2 || 10 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 7 || October 27 || Detroit || 2–3 || OT || Vanecek || 18,573 || 4–0–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || October 29 || Arizona || 2–0 || || Samsonov || 18,573 || 5–0–3 || 13 || |-
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 1 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–3 || || Vanecek || 19,092 || 5–1–3 || 13 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 10 || November 4 || @ Florida Panthers || 4–5 || OT || Vanecek || 12,542 || 5–1–4 || 14 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–2 || || Vanecek || 18,573 || 5–2–4 || 14 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 8 || Buffalo Sabres || 5–3 || || Vanecek || 18,573 || 6–2–4 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || || Fucale || 16,812 || 7–2–4 || 18 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || November 12 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 4–3 || || Samsonov || 16,985 || 8–2–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–1 || || Vanecek || 18,573 || 9–2–4 || 22 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 16 || November 16 || @ Anaheim Ducks || 2–3 || OT || Vanecek || 13,456 || 9–2–5 || 23 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || November 17 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–0 || || Samsonov || 14,694 || 10–2–5 || 25 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || November 20 || @ San Jose Sharks || 4–0 || || Samsonov || 16,527 || 11–2–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || November 21 || @ Seattle Kraken || 2–5 || || Vanecek || 17,151 || 11–3–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || November 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || || Samsonov || 18,573 || 12–3–5 || 29 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || November 26 || Florida Panthers || 4–3 || || Samsonov || 18,573 || 13–3–5 || 31 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || November 28 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || || Samsonov || 18,815 || 14–3–5 || 33 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || November 30 || @ Florida Panthers || 4–5 || || Samsonov || 12,365 || 14–4–5 || 33 || |-