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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4–2 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
New Jersey Devils 2 4-4-0
at Washington Capitals 4 5-3-0

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 7 7 17 31
Washington Capitals 8 12 5 25

Three stars

  1. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. V. Desharnais, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:04 New Jersey Devils Arseny Gritsyuk (3) Dawson Mercer (4), Stefan Noesen (2) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 0
1st 16:42 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard (3) Jakob Chychrun (3), Logan Thompson (1) Power play NJD 1, WSH 1
2nd 01:16 Washington Capitals Ilya Protas (1) Alex Ovechkin (3), Vincent Desharnais (2) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 2
2nd 04:36 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (1) Alex Tuch (2), Jordan Kyrou (3) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 3
2nd 11:14 Washington Capitals Boone Jenner (4) Vincent Desharnais (3), Martin Fehérváry (1) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 4
3rd 19:41 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier (1) Arseny Gritsyuk (2), Jesper Boqvist (1) Power play NJD 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 31 25
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 16 19
Blocked shots 8 22
Giveaways 12 20
Takeaways 1 6
Faceoffs won 32/60 (53.3%) 28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 S. Noesen R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:12
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 50% 11:37
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 73.1% 19:00
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12.5% 15:25
28 T. Meier R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 1 66.7% 15:03
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12:37
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 18:49
70 J. Boqvist C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:25
81 A. Gritsyuk R 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 17:17
86 J. Hughes C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 37.5% 22:42
91 D. Mercer C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 0 0 17:08
93 A. Lombardi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:54
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 21:56
8 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 13:29
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 21:46
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 0 23:29
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:26
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 19:13
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 25 21 4 .840 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:57
9 R. Leonard R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 13:23
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 3 0 50% 18:02
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0 16:33
22 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 38.5% 16:37
25 J. Kyrou R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 15:07
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 16:55
62 I. Protas L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 69.2% 12:39
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 12:34
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 13:18
76 J. Brodzinski C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20% 08:34
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 66.7% 18:08
4 J. Holl D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:44
6 J. Chychrun D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:02
27 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 17:50
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 3 0 22:30
44 C. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18:29
73 V. Desharnais D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 0 20:23
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 31 29 2 .935 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:29 Washington Capitals Alex Tuch Cross checking 2
1st 08:03 Washington Capitals Boone Jenner Illegal check to head 2
1st 15:10 New Jersey Devils Brett Pesce Interference 2
2nd 09:03 New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes Hooking 2
3rd 11:38 Washington Capitals Timothy Liljegren Tripping 2
3rd 18:26 Washington Capitals Timothy Liljegren Holding 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Furman South, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Travis Gawryletz
New Jersey Devils scratches
Brenden Dillon, Luke Evangelista, Rémi Poirier
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Justin Sourdif, Ethen Frank

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils 7:00 PM ET Game page
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