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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7–3 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 3 43-30-9
at New Jersey Devils 7 42-37-3

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 0 1 3
New Jersey Devils 3 1 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 14 9 32
New Jersey Devils 8 9 13 30

Three stars

  1. J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (2 goals, 3 assists)
  2. J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 4 assists)
  3. D. Mercer, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:22 New Jersey Devils Cody Glass (16) Lenni Hameenaho (5), Nick Bjugstad (3) Even strength WSH 0, NJD 1
1st 07:37 New Jersey Devils Dawson Mercer (16) Timo Meier (17), Nico Hischier (34) Even strength WSH 0, NJD 2
1st 08:15 Washington Capitals Cole Hutson (2) Hendrix Lapierre (12), Tom Wilson (28) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 2
1st 09:47 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois (5) Ryan Leonard (24), Jakob Chychrun (33) Power play WSH 2, NJD 2
1st 18:19 New Jersey Devils Dougie Hamilton (12) Jack Hughes (42), Jesper Bratt (43) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 3
2nd 09:10 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (23) Jesper Bratt (44), Johnathan Kovacevic (7) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 4
3rd 08:10 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (24) Jesper Bratt (45), Connor Brown (23) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 5
3rd 09:33 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (28) Rasmus Sandin (24), Pierre-Luc Dubois (10) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 5
3rd 12:16 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (20) Nico Hischier (35), Jack Hughes (43) Power play WSH 3, NJD 6
3rd 17:54 New Jersey Devils Dawson Mercer (17) Jesper Bratt (46), Jack Hughes (44) Even strength, Empty net WSH 3, NJD 7

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 32 30
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 16 18
Hits 18 12
Blocked shots 17 18
Giveaways 13 24
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 27/57 (47.4%) 30/57 (52.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 0 0 18:05
9 R. Leonard R 0 1 1 -1 2 4 2 0 0 13:46
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 52.9% 17:12
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:07
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 33.3% 15:23
29 H. Lapierre C 0 1 1 -2 12 0 2 1 0 12:46
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 71.4% 15:22
43 T. Wilson R 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 100% 20:06
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 10:49
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 3 0 12.5% 09:39
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:10
80 P. Dubois C 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 52.6% 19:02
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 17:45
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 1 0 24:55
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 2 0 18:56
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 1 0 16:31
44 C. Hutson D 1 0 1 +1 0 7 0 1 0 18:48
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 18:34
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 29 23 6 .793 58:10 Loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
12 C. Glass C 1 0 1 +1 12 3 0 1 0 60% 12:53
13 N. Hischier C 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 43.5% 21:08
16 C. Brown R 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 1 0 19:03
28 T. Meier R 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 18:08
29 L. Hameenaho R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:09
33 E. Dadonov L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 05:43
42 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:04
47 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 66.7% 06:58
63 J. Bratt L 1 4 5 +4 0 2 0 0 1 18:11
72 N. Bjugstad C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 50% 12:59
86 J. Hughes C 2 3 5 +4 0 5 0 1 0 60% 22:25
91 D. Mercer C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 1 1 0 20:00
5 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 18:44
7 D. Hamilton D 1 0 1 +4 0 4 0 1 0 17:38
8 J. Kovacevic D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 21:13
17 S. Nemec D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 0 18:29
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 23:22
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +4 0 1 0 5 0 18:27
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 32 29 3 .906 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:21 New Jersey Devils Brenden Dillon Tripping 2
2nd 05:06 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier Slashing 2
3rd 02:16 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Tripping 2
3rd 04:45 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier Tripping 2
3rd 11:22 Washington Capitals David Kampf Hooking 2
3rd 20:00 New Jersey Devils Cody Glass Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 20:00 New Jersey Devils Cody Glass Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Referees
Furman South, Graedy Hamilton
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Jesse Marquis
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren, Declan Chisholm, Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank
New Jersey Devils scratches
Brett Pesce, Dennis Cholowski, Arseny Gritsyuk

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/SO Game page

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