Matchup Index

Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals

Colorado Avalanche 40
Washington Capitals leads 48-40-9
9 ties
1979-80 to 2025-26
Colorado Avalanche have won 3 straight
Washington Capitals 48

Series timeline

▲ Colorado Avalanche ahead (peak +8) ▼ Washington Capitals ahead (peak +14)
1979-80: Tied 2-21979-80: Washington Capitals 7-21979-80: Quebec Nordiques 3-21979-80: Tied 1-11980-81: Quebec Nordiques 6-21980-81: Quebec Nordiques 11-71980-81: Quebec Nordiques 7-41980-81: Quebec Nordiques 6-41981-82: Quebec Nordiques 6-31981-82: Quebec Nordiques 3-01981-82: Tied 5-51982-83: Washington Capitals 7-41982-83: Quebec Nordiques 5-41982-83: Tied 4-41983-84: Quebec Nordiques 4-21983-84: Quebec Nordiques 6-31983-84: Washington Capitals 5-31984-85: Washington Capitals 9-21984-85: Washington Capitals 4-11984-85: Quebec Nordiques 5-31985-86: Washington Capitals 3-01985-86: Washington Capitals 7-51985-86: Washington Capitals 4-31986-87: Tied 4-41986-87: Quebec Nordiques 4-11986-87: Quebec Nordiques 4-31987-88: Quebec Nordiques 4-11987-88: Washington Capitals 2-11987-88: Washington Capitals 6-21988-89: Washington Capitals 4-11988-89: Washington Capitals 4-11988-89: Tied 4-41989-90: Washington Capitals 3-01989-90: Washington Capitals 12-21989-90: Washington Capitals 4-31990-91: Washington Capitals 4-11990-91: Quebec Nordiques 4-31990-91: Washington Capitals 5-31991-92: Washington Capitals 10-31991-92: Washington Capitals 3-11991-92: Washington Capitals 4-31992-93: Washington Capitals 6-41992-93: Tied 3-31992-93: Washington Capitals 5-11993-94: Washington Capitals 2-11993-94: Quebec Nordiques 5-31993-94: Washington Capitals 4-01993-94: Quebec Nordiques 4-31994-95: Quebec Nordiques 5-11994-95: Washington Capitals 4-21994-95: Washington Capitals 6-41994-95: Quebec Nordiques 4-21995-96: Washington Capitals 3-11995-96: Colorado Avalanche 4-21996-97: Colorado Avalanche 1-01996-97: Washington Capitals 6-31997-98: Colorado Avalanche 4-31997-98: Tied 6-61998-99: Colorado Avalanche 3-21998-99: Colorado Avalanche 3-11999-00: Washington Capitals 2-12000-01: Colorado Avalanche 4-32000-01: Washington Capitals 3-12001-02: Washington Capitals 3-02002-03: Tied 2-22002-03: Washington Capitals 2-12003-04: Colorado Avalanche 4-12006-07: Washington Capitals 5-32007-08: Washington Capitals 2-12008-09: Colorado Avalanche 4-12009-10: Washington Capitals 6-12010-11: Colorado Avalanche 3-22011-12: Colorado Avalanche 2-12013-14: Colorado Avalanche 5-12013-14: Colorado Avalanche 4-12014-15: Washington Capitals 3-22014-15: Washington Capitals 2-12015-16: Washington Capitals 7-32015-16: Washington Capitals 4-22016-17: Washington Capitals 3-02016-17: Washington Capitals 5-32017-18: Colorado Avalanche 6-22017-18: Washington Capitals 5-22018-19: Washington Capitals 3-22018-19: Washington Capitals 4-32019-20: Colorado Avalanche 6-32019-20: Washington Capitals 3-22021-22: Washington Capitals 6-32021-22: Washington Capitals 3-22022-23: Colorado Avalanche 4-02022-23: Colorado Avalanche 3-22023-24: Colorado Avalanche 6-22023-24: Colorado Avalanche 6-32024-25: Washington Capitals 5-22024-25: Colorado Avalanche 2-12025-26: Colorado Avalanche 5-22025-26: Colorado Avalanche 3-2

Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Quebec Nordiques 6 (1980-81–1981-82), Washington Capitals 6 (2014-15–2016-17). Current: Colorado Avalanche 3.

Splits

SplitColorado Avalanche record
Regular season40-48-9
Hosted by Colorado Avalanche21-23-5
Hosted by Washington Capitals19-25-4
Last 10 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26)9-11
Largest Colorado Avalanche win6-2 (1980-81)
Largest Washington Capitals win12-2 (1989-90)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (2-0) Jan 19, 2026 Colorado Avalanche 5-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Mar 22, 2026 Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Washington Capitals
2024-25 (1-1) Nov 15, 2024 Washington Capitals 5-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Nov 21, 2024 Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Washington Capitals
2023-24 (2-0) Jan 24, 2024 Colorado Avalanche 6-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 13, 2024 Colorado Avalanche 6-3 at Washington Capitals
2022-23 (2-0) Nov 19, 2022 Colorado Avalanche 4-0 at Washington Capitals
Jan 24, 2023 Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
2021-22 (0-2) Oct 19, 2021 Washington Capitals 6-3 at Washington Capitals
Apr 18, 2022 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (1-1) Oct 14, 2019 Colorado Avalanche 6-3 at Washington Capitals
Feb 13, 2020 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
2018-19 (0-2) Nov 16, 2018 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 7, 2019 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
2017-18 (1-1) Nov 16, 2017 Colorado Avalanche 6-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Dec 12, 2017 Washington Capitals 5-2 at Washington Capitals
2016-17 (0-2) Oct 18, 2016 Washington Capitals 3-0 at Washington Capitals
Mar 29, 2017 Washington Capitals 5-3 at Colorado Avalanche
2015-16 (0-2) Nov 21, 2015 Washington Capitals 7-3 at Washington Capitals
Apr 1, 2016 Washington Capitals 4-2 at Colorado Avalanche
2014-15 (0-2) Nov 20, 2014 Washington Capitals 3-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Jan 12, 2015 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
2013-14 (2-0) Oct 12, 2013 Colorado Avalanche 5-1 at Washington Capitals
Nov 10, 2013 Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2011-12 Dec 17, 2011 Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2010-11 Dec 11, 2010 Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Washington Capitals
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Dec 15, 2009 Washington Capitals 6-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2008-09 Feb 20, 2009 Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at Washington Capitals
2007-08 Jan 9, 2008 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
2006-07 Oct 25, 2006 Washington Capitals 5-3 at Colorado Avalanche
2003-04 Dec 8, 2003 Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at Colorado Avalanche
2002-03 (0-1-1) Dec 16, 2002 Tie 2-2 at Colorado Avalanche
Mar 16, 2003 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
2001-02 Mar 19, 2002 Washington Capitals 3-0 at Colorado Avalanche
2000-01 (1-1) Oct 17, 2000 Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at Washington Capitals
Feb 7, 2001 Washington Capitals 3-1 at Colorado Avalanche
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 Feb 15, 2000 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
1998-99 (2-0) Mar 9, 1999 Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Washington Capitals
Mar 26, 1999 Colorado Avalanche 3-1 at Colorado Avalanche
1997-98 (1-0-1) Oct 22, 1997 Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at Colorado Avalanche
Nov 18, 1997 Tie 6-6 at Washington Capitals
1996-97 (1-1) Oct 28, 1996 Colorado Avalanche 1-0 at Colorado Avalanche
Mar 6, 1997 Washington Capitals 6-3 at Washington Capitals
1995-96 (1-1) Oct 13, 1995 Washington Capitals 3-1 at Washington Capitals
Oct 18, 1995 Colorado Avalanche 4-2 at Colorado Avalanche
1994-95 (2-2) Jan 24, 1995 Quebec Nordiques 5-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 18, 1995 Washington Capitals 4-2 at Washington Capitals
Mar 31, 1995 Washington Capitals 6-4 at Washington Capitals
Apr 16, 1995 Quebec Nordiques 4-2 at Quebec Nordiques
1993-94 (2-2) Nov 9, 1993 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Washington Capitals
Dec 13, 1993 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 15, 1994 Washington Capitals 4-0 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 12, 1994 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at Washington Capitals
1992-93 (0-2-1) Nov 22, 1992 Washington Capitals 6-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 29, 1993 Tie 3-3 at Washington Capitals
Mar 23, 1993 Washington Capitals 5-1 at Washington Capitals
1991-92 (0-3) Nov 10, 1991 Washington Capitals 10-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 17, 1991 Washington Capitals 3-1 at Washington Capitals
Feb 11, 1992 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Quebec Nordiques
1990-91 (1-2) Nov 6, 1990 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 29, 1990 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 14, 1991 Washington Capitals 5-3 at Washington Capitals
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989-90 (0-3) Nov 5, 1989 Washington Capitals 3-0 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 6, 1990 Washington Capitals 12-2 at Washington Capitals
Mar 9, 1990 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
1988-89 (0-2-1) Nov 10, 1988 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Washington Capitals
Dec 13, 1988 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 10, 1989 Tie 4-4 at Quebec Nordiques
1987-88 (1-2) Nov 6, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 4-1 at Washington Capitals
Dec 22, 1987 Washington Capitals 2-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 4, 1988 Washington Capitals 6-2 at Washington Capitals
1986-87 (2-0-1) Oct 21, 1986 Tie 4-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Nov 14, 1986 Quebec Nordiques 4-1 at Washington Capitals
Nov 29, 1986 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at Quebec Nordiques
1985-86 (0-3) Nov 23, 1985 Washington Capitals 3-0 at Washington Capitals
Dec 22, 1985 Washington Capitals 7-5 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 26, 1985 Washington Capitals 4-3 at Washington Capitals
1984-85 (1-2) Nov 27, 1984 Washington Capitals 9-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 18, 1984 Washington Capitals 4-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 4, 1985 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Washington Capitals
1983-84 (2-1) Oct 16, 1983 Quebec Nordiques 4-2 at Washington Capitals
Nov 29, 1983 Quebec Nordiques 6-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 9, 1984 Washington Capitals 5-3 at Washington Capitals
1982-83 (1-1-1) Jan 2, 1983 Washington Capitals 7-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 21, 1983 Quebec Nordiques 5-4 at Washington Capitals
Feb 6, 1983 Tie 4-4 at Quebec Nordiques
1981-82 (2-0-1) Oct 21, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 6-3 at Washington Capitals
Jan 5, 1982 Quebec Nordiques 3-0 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 7, 1982 Tie 5-5 at Washington Capitals
1980-81 (4-0) Nov 18, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 6-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 22, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 11-7 at Washington Capitals
Mar 4, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 7-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 18, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 6-4 at Washington Capitals
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979-80 (1-1-2) Nov 25, 1979 Tie 2-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 1, 1979 Washington Capitals 7-2 at Washington Capitals
Jan 20, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 26, 1980 Tie 1-1 at Washington Capitals

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.