New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2–1 on Friday, March 20, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
5 |
8 |
18 |
31 |
| Washington Capitals |
8 |
7 |
13 |
28 |
Three stars
- L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- R. Leonard, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- J. Allen, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard (15) |
Brandon Duhaime (4), Trevor van Riemsdyk (9) |
Even strength |
NJD 0, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
18:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas (23) |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (5), Tom Wilson (27) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NJD 0, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
19:17 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jesper Bratt (17) |
Jack Hughes (37) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, WSH 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
New Jersey Devils |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
18 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/54 (48.1%) |
28/54 (51.9%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 C. Glass |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
12:22 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
52% |
21:15 |
| Number 16 C. Brown |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:04 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 29 L. Hameenaho |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 42 M. Tsyplakov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:59 |
| Number 47 P. Cotter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:55 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 72 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
06:49 |
| Number 81 A. Gritsyuk |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
26:18 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 5 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 7 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 8 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
15:10 |
| Number 17 S. Nemec |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:51 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
15:37 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
27 |
26 |
1 |
.963 |
58:21 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
46.2% |
14:10 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
16:16 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:02 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
40% |
14:51 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
17:21 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
17:49 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:24 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:46 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:22 |
| Number 44 C. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:47 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
31 |
30 |
1 |
.968 |
59:52 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
04:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethen Frank |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:38 |
New Jersey Devils |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Sheldon Keefe
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Tommy Hughes
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Pesce, Dennis Cholowski
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Ivan Miroshnichenko
2025-2026 season series
Every New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 15, 2025
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 27, 2025
|
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1
at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final
|
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3
at New Jersey Devils
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 2, 2026
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Details |
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