The Ultimate NHL Arena Showdown: Which Teams’ Home Ice Reigns Supreme—and Which Fail to Impress?
27. Capital One Arena, Washington
Capacity:
18,506
Opened:
1997
Location: 8.9 (7th)
Amenities: 6.1 (30th)
Atmosphere: 6.5 (25th)
Affordability: 3.7 (27th)
Fan score: 6.3 (26th)
Beat writer score: 6.2 (16th)
Overall: 6.3
The Capitals have had a nice resurgence on the ice recently, and the Stanley Cup win in 2018 still brings warm and fuzzy feelings. But the fans are very down on their home rink, which scored poorly in every category except location.
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While our beat writers felt Capital One was a middling barn, Washington fans voted it 26th overall thanks to a variety of complaints, including expensive and lackluster food options, loss of the organist and a new premium-seat section called The Vaults that often sits empty during play.
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