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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, December 27, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 4 43-30-9
at New Jersey Devils 3 42-37-3

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 1 4
New Jersey Devils 0 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 7 13 2 33
New Jersey Devils 15 14 8 1 38

Three stars

  1. J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
  2. A. Protas, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:59 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas (14) Alex Ovechkin (18) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 0
2nd 04:56 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (7) Nico Hischier (20), Stefan Noesen (4) Power play WSH 1, NJD 1
2nd 17:33 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier (7) Aliaksei Protas (12) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 1
3rd 07:00 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (8) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, NJD 2
3rd 07:32 New Jersey Devils Cody Glass (7) Connor Brown (7), Brenden Dillon (8) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 3
3rd 09:17 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (15) Rasmus Sandin (9), Aliaksei Protas (13) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 3
OT 04:06 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun (15) Nic Dowd (6), Dylan Strome (21) Even strength WSH 4, NJD 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 33 38
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 14 17
Blocked shots 21 10
Giveaways 10 15
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 37/56 (66.1%) 19/56 (33.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 15:20
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15:18
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 80% 20:49
21 A. Protas L 1 2 3 +3 0 5 1 0 0 19:49
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 08:20
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 19:19
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 52.9% 18:00
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 06:54
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 16:56
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 17:41
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10:19
72 A. Beauvillier R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 0 0 17:14
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 0 21:51
6 J. Chychrun D 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 22:23
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 4 0 19:35
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 20:24
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 17:51
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20:05
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 38 35 3 .921 64:06 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 S. Noesen R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 08:45
12 C. Glass C 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 33.3% 14:10
13 N. Hischier C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 44.4% 24:10
14 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10% 08:06
16 C. Brown R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 17:14
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 09:19
28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 22:57
47 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 50% 09:18
63 J. Bratt L 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 17:39
81 A. Gritsyuk R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14:35
86 J. Hughes C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 20:57
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 19:07
5 B. Dillon D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 14:45
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 2 0 24:39
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 23:09
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 27:28
45 C. White D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 11:52
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 20:26
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 33 29 4 .879 63:48 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:31 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Roughing 2
1st 17:31 New Jersey Devils Colton White Roughing 2
2nd 04:46 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Hooking 2
2nd 07:15 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime Hooking 2
2nd 13:57 New Jersey Devils Cody Glass Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Referees
Francis Charron, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm
New Jersey Devils scratches
Juho Lammikko, Dennis Cholowski, Angus Crookshank

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 Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 0 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/SO Game page

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