Capitals' road about to get much more difficult

When the Washington Capitals take the ice Saturday for a matinee tilt against the Florida Panthers, it will be the 11th time in 13 games the Caps have been on home ice in just over the last month, and 11th out of 15 overall this regular season.

The scheduling quirk to start the year has meant the Capitals haven't had a multiple-game road trip since the first two games of the regular season, and also had 3 homestands with 3 or more games already in the under-renovation Capital One Arena.

However, despite that built-in advantage to the schedule for a fast start, the Capitals are now just 6-4-0 at home so far with a pair of losses heading into the last of this three-game homestand.

And, with…