Fatigue Planning 2026-27

Prepared for the Washington Capitals Performance Team · Private & confidential · August 2026

The Season at a Glance

OctNovDecJanFebMarApr
Light, 2–8 Mid, 9–12 Heavy, 13–19 Week contains a B2B

Six heavy weeks, twelve mid, ten light. The heaviest is the week of 7 March at 19 — four games, four travel days, two late nights, a B2B, four time-zone shifts and 3,738 km. Two pairs of heavy weeks run back to back: 29 November into 6 December, and 24 January into 31 January.

Travel distance is in the score, at one point per 1,000 km. The original five inputs are unchanged underneath it. Five weeks change band as a result: 29 November rises to heavy on 4,618 km, while 11 October, 17 January, 21 March and 4 April come down on light travel. Both scores are shown on every week.

The Calendar

Light week Mid week Heavy week B2B Number on a game is days rest · vs home, @ away

October 2026 12 games

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November 2026 12 games

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December 2026 14 games

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January 2027 14 games

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February 2027 10 games

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March 2027 16 games

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April 2027 6 games

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