NHL regular season to begin Oct. 3 with Caps' banner ceremony
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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.
It’s going to be a BANNER day at @CapitalOneArena ! Your 2018-19 Opening Night vs. Boston on October 3rd. #CapsBruins #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/Snq4BJRSd0
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 20, 2018
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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