The Capitals preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 13 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[1][2]
2004–05 schedule
Preseason
Game
Date
Opponent
1
September 23
Philadelphia Flyers
2
September 30
@ Philadelphia Flyers
3
October 2
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
4
October 6
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
October 8
@ Carolina Hurricanes
6
October 9
Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season
Game
Date
Opponent
1
October 16
@ Atlanta Thrashers
2
October 19
Atlanta Thrashers
3
October 21
Montreal Canadiens
4
October 23
New York Islanders
5
October 29
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
6
October 31
@ Florida Panthers
7
November 3
New Jersey Devils
8
November 5
Ottawa Senators
9
November 6
@ Philadelphia Flyers
10
November 9
@ Montreal Canadiens
11
November 11
Detroit Red Wings
12
November 13
New Jersey Devils
13
November 16
Phoenix Coyotes
14
November 18
Pittsburgh Penguins
15
November 20
New York Islanders
16
November 23
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
17
November 24
Philadelphia Flyers
18
November 26
New York Rangers
19
November 28
Florida Panthers
20
December 1
@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
21
December 2
@ Los Angeles Kings
22
December 4
@ San Jose Sharks
23
December 6
@ New York Islanders
24
December 9
@ New York Rangers
25
December 11
Atlanta Thrashers
26
December 14
New York Rangers
27
December 17
Dallas Stars
28
December 18
@ New York Islanders
29
December 21
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
30
December 22
St. Louis Blues
31
December 26
Tampa Bay Lightning
32
December 28
Ottawa Senators
33
December 31
@ Atlanta Thrashers
34
January 1
Pittsburgh Penguins
35
January 3
Nashville Predators
36
January 5
Carolina Hurricanes
37
January 8
@ Atlanta Thrashers
38
January 9
Buffalo Sabres
39
January 12
@ Florida Panthers
40
January 14
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
41
January 16
Minnesota Wild
42
January 17
@ Carolina Hurricanes
43
January 20
@ St. Louis Blues
44
January 22
Florida Panthers
45
January 24
Philadelphia Flyers
46
January 27
@ Boston Bruins
47
January 28
Montreal Canadiens
48
January 30
Atlanta Thrashers
49
February 1
@ Ottawa Senators
50
February 3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
51
February 4
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
52
February 6
Boston Bruins
53
February 8
Tampa Bay Lightning
54
February 10
@ Buffalo Sabres
55
February 15
@ Boston Bruins
56
February 19
@ Phoenix Coyotes
57
February 20
@ Dallas Stars
58
February 22
@ Buffalo Sabres
59
February 24
Colorado Avalanche
60
February 26
Carolina Hurricanes
61
February 27
@ Carolina Hurricanes
62
March 1
Chicago Blackhawks
63
March 3
@ Philadelphia Flyers
64
March 4
@ New Jersey Devils
65
March 7
@ New York Rangers
66
March 8
@ Montreal Canadiens
67
March 11
@ Florida Panthers
68
March 12
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
69
March 15
@ Carolina Hurricanes
70
March 16
Columbus Blue Jackets
71
March 18
Florida Panthers
72
March 20
Toronto Maple Leafs
73
March 22
@ Calgary Flames
74
March 24
@ Vancouver Canucks
75
March 26
@ Edmonton Oilers
76
March 28
@ Ottawa Senators
77
March 31
Boston Bruins
78
April 2
Tampa Bay Lightning
79
April 4
Carolina Hurricanes
80
April 6
Buffalo Sabres
81
April 8
Toronto Maple Leafs
82
April 9
@ New Jersey Devils
Transactions
The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[3]
^"TRANSACTIONS SAISON 2004-2005". RDS - LNAH (in French). Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2022. 04-09-14 Saint-Hyacinthe signe Sébastien Charpentier
^"Lynx Sign Hajt". OurSports Central. September 27, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^"Transactions". Portland Pirates. Archived from the original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2022. 12/07/04 ADD Jean-Francois Fortin (D) signed to PTO