Devils vs Capitals Live Score (17 Oct, 2026)

Devils vs Capitals Live Score (17 Oct, 2026)
Final

Score by Period

Team1st2nd3rdTotal
New Jersey Devils logo NJ
1012
Washington Capitals logo WSH
1304

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00
Game End
2–4
3rd Period 20:00
End of 3rd Period
2–4
3rd Period 19:45
Cody Glass faceoff won against Jonny Brodzinski
2–4
3rd Period 19:45
Puck in Crowd
2–4
3rd Period 19:41
Cody Glass faceoff won against Jonny Brodzinski
2–4
3rd Period 19:41
Timo Meier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (2), Jesper Boqvist (1)
2–4
3rd Period 19:38
Jesper Boqvist Wrist Shot Wide Left
1–4
3rd Period 18:56
Dawson Mercer Snap Shot Wide Left
1–4
3rd Period 18:48
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Right
1–4
3rd Period 18:26
Timo Meier faceoff won against Boone Jenner
1–4
3rd Period 18:26
Timothy Liljegren Holding against Evan Rodrigues
1–4
3rd Period 18:24
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
1–4
3rd Period 18:03
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot Wide Right
1–4
3rd Period 17:11
Jesper Bratt Snap Shot Wide Left
1–4
3rd Period 16:59
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Jack Hughes
1–4
3rd Period 16:59
Puck in Netting
1–4
3rd Period 16:57
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
1–4
3rd Period 16:18
Cody Glass hit Jordan Kyrou
1–4
3rd Period 16:14
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
1–4
3rd Period 16:07
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Cody Glass
1–4
3rd Period 16:07
Goalie Stopped
1–4
3rd Period 16:05
Jordan Kyrou Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
1–4
3rd Period 16:03
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Hischier
1–4
3rd Period 16:03
Icing
1–4

Scoring Summary

1st Period
10:04
Arseny Gritsyuk
Assists: Dawson Mercer, Stefan Noesen
Arseny Gritsyuk Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (4), Stefan Noesen (2)
1 - 0
16:42
Ryan Leonard
Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Logan Thompson
Ryan Leonard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (3), Logan Thompson (1)
1 - 1
2nd Period
1:16
Ilya Protas
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Vincent Desharnais
Ilya Protas Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (3), Vincent Desharnais (2)
1 - 2
4:36
Dylan Strome
Assists: Alex Tuch, Jordan Kyrou
Dylan Strome Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Alex Tuch (2), Jordan Kyrou (3)
1 - 3
11:14
Boone Jenner
Assists: Vincent Desharnais, Martin Fehervary
Boone Jenner Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Vincent Desharnais (3), Martin Fehervary (1)
1 - 4
3rd Period
19:41
Timo Meier
Assists: Arseny Gritsyuk, Jesper Boqvist
Timo Meier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (2), Jesper Boqvist (1)
2 - 4

Team Stats

New Jersey Devils logo NJ
WSH Washington Capitals logo
8 Blocked Shots 22
16 Hits 19
1 Takeaways 6
12 Giveaways 20
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
31 Total Shots 25
4 Penalty Minutes 8
25.0 Power Play % 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 28
53.3 Faceoff Percent 46.7
2 Penalties 4

Game Leaders

New Jersey Devils logo NJ
WSH Washington Capitals logo
Arseny Gritsyuk1
Goals
Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome#17 · C
1
Arseny Gritsyuk1
Assists
Arseny Gritsyuk2
Points

Player Box Score

New Jersey Devils logo Devils
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Jesper BoqvistJesper Boqvist#70 · C000012:250:400:0011:4517021110000.0000
Jesper BrattJesper Bratt#63 · LW000-118:493:590:0014:5021020310000.0000
Cody GlassCody Glass#12 · C020011:370:221:0310:12200103007750.0000
Arseny GritsyukArseny Gritsyuk#81 · RW010017:172:510:0014:2620131600000.0100
Nico HischierNico Hischier#13 · C030019:004:162:1012:342104021019773.1000
Jack HughesJack Hughes#86 · C000-222:424:190:0118:22210204403537.5100
Amadeus LombardiAmadeus Lombardi#93 · C100010:540:220:0010:3216000030000.0100
Anthony ManthaAnthony Mantha#39 · RW000012:372:190:0010:1817010210010.0000
Timo MeierTimo Meier#28 · RW010-115:032:100:5511:58191103202166.7200
Dawson MercerDawson Mercer#91 · C050117:082:471:3212:4922001130000.0100
Stefan NoesenStefan Noesen#11 · RW010010:120:240:009:4816011020000.0000
Evan RodriguesEvan Rodrigues#17 · C010-115:254:051:219:59210201301712.5100
Washington Capitals logo Capitals
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Anthony BeauvillierAnthony Beauvillier#72 · LW011113:180:001:5711:21180100001150.0100
Jonny BrodzinskiJonny Brodzinski#76 · C00008:340:000:008:34130002002820.0100
Boone JennerBoone Jenner#22 · C110016:370:003:0413:33211404005838.5212
Jordan KyrouJordan Kyrou#25 · RW100115:071:330:0013:3419021100000.0000
Ryan LeonardRyan Leonard#9 · RW011013:231:570:0011:2617130200000.0000
Ivan MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko#63 · LW120112:341:130:0011:2116010010000.0100
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin#8 · LW000113:572:180:0011:3918011130000.0000
Aliaksei ProtasAliaksei Protas#21 · C320116:330:002:4813:4520000000010.0100
Ilya ProtasIlya Protas#62 · LW010112:391:330:0011:06171103209469.2000
Dylan StromeDylan Strome#17 · C300118:021:590:0016:03211103109950.0400
Alex TuchAlex Tuch#89 · RW221018:082:232:1413:31240513002166.7112
Tom WilsonTom Wilson#43 · RW231-116:551:094:2111:2521020100000.0200
New Jersey Devils logo Devils
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Declan ChisholmDeclan Chisholm#47 · D000-113:260:000:0013:2619000000000.0100
Dougie HamiltonDougie Hamilton#7 · D200021:563:192:1616:2123010300000.0100
Luke HughesLuke Hughes#43 · D201-123:293:590:3818:5224030220000.0112
Johnathan KovacevicJohnathan Kovacevic#8 · D010-213:290:001:2012:0920000010000.0100
Brett PesceBrett Pesce#22 · D200-121:460:000:3821:0823000010000.0012
Jonas SiegenthalerJonas Siegenthaler#71 · D110-119:130:232:1416:3622000000000.0100
Washington Capitals logo Capitals
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Jakob ChychrunJakob Chychrun#6 · D002024:021:492:4319:3027011110000.0200
Vincent DesharnaisVincent Desharnais#73 · D100220:230:004:4915:3421002000000.0200
Martin FehervaryMartin Fehervary#42 · D320222:300:014:4117:4820001100000.0200
Justin HollJustin Holl#4 · D200013:440:000:4512:5918020000000.0000
Cole HutsonCole Hutson#44 · D020018:291:450:0016:4421010200000.0100
Timothy LiljegrenTimothy Liljegren#27 · D320017:500:001:3816:1224010100000.0024
New Jersey Devils logo Devils
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Jake AllenJake Allen#34 · G4250021.840191160:0000
Washington Capitals logo Capitals
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Logan ThompsonLogan Thompson#48 · G2310029.935236060:0000

Injury Report

New Jersey Devils logo Devils
Luke Evangelista
Luke Evangelista
#77 · RW · Array
O
Connor Brown
Connor Brown
#16 · RW · Array
IR
Nick Bjugstad
Nick Bjugstad
#72 · C · Array
IR
Seamus Casey
Seamus Casey
#24 · D · Array
IR
Washington Capitals logo Capitals
Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif
#34 · RW · Array
O
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc Dubois
#80 · LW · Array
IR
Matt Roy
Matt Roy
#3 · D · Array
IR
Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin
#38 · D · Array
IR
Patrick Thomas
Patrick Thomas
#49 · C · Array
IR

Head-to-Head

New Jersey Devils logoNJ
Last 4 Games
WSHWashington Capitals logo
7◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Apr 2, 2026
3
1
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Mar 20, 2026
▸2
3
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 27, 2025
▸4
3◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Nov 15, 2025
2

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResultCompetition
10/30/26@ Vegas Golden Knights logoVGKW5-2NHL Regular Season
10/28/26@ Colorado Avalanche logoCOLL2-5NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ Dallas Stars logoDALW5-1NHL Regular Season
10/24/26vs Los Angeles Kings logoLAW3-1NHL Regular Season
10/22/26vs Anaheim Ducks logoANAW4-1NHL Regular Season
DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/1/26vs Minnesota Wild logoMINL1-5NHL Regular Season
10/29/26@ Nashville Predators logoNSHW4-3NHL Regular Season
10/28/26vs Philadelphia Flyers logoPHIW5-2NHL Regular Season
10/24/26vs Buffalo Sabres logoBUFW4-3NHL Regular Season
10/20/26vs Los Angeles Kings logoLAL2-5NHL Regular Season

Game Information

Stage Regular Season
Season 2027
Puck Drop Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM
Venue Capital One Arena
Location Washington, DC
Attendance 16,834
Officials Travis Gawryletz · Linesman, Tommy Hughes · Linesman, Furman South · Referee, Michael Markovic · Referee

Game Recap

— Ryan Leonard scored a highlight-reel goal and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Hurricanes9711—15+13W7
Rangers10631—13+6L2
Capitals8530—10+4W2
Islanders8431—9+6W1
Devils8440—8-2L1
Penguins9351—7-4L3
Blue Jackets6330—6-4W1
Flyers10163—5-20W1
Devils
5th in Eastern Conference
VS
Capitals
11th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#34
Jake Allen
Jake Allen G 36 6' 2" 195 lbs
#37
Connor Hellebuyck
Connor Hellebuyck G 33 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

#24
Seamus Casey
Seamus Casey D 22 5' 10" 180 lbs
#47
Declan Chisholm
Declan Chisholm D 26 6' 1" 205 lbs
#5
Brenden Dillon
Brenden Dillon D 35 6' 4" 225 lbs
#7
Dougie Hamilton
Dougie Hamilton D 33 6' 6" 230 lbs
#43
Luke Hughes
Luke Hughes D 23 6' 2" 200 lbs
#8
Johnathan Kovacevic
Johnathan Kovacevic D 29 6' 5" 220 lbs
#22
Brett Pesce
Brett Pesce D 31 6' 3" 205 lbs
#71
Jonas Siegenthaler
Jonas Siegenthaler D 29 6' 2" 220 lbs

Left Wings

#63
Jesper Bratt
Jesper Bratt LW 28 5' 10" 175 lbs

Centers

#70
Jesper Boqvist
Jesper Boqvist C 28 6' 1" 190 lbs
#12
Cody Glass
Cody Glass C 27 6' 3" 200 lbs
#13
Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier C 27 6' 1" 200 lbs
#86
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes C 25 5' 11" 175 lbs
#98
Amadeus Lombardi
Amadeus Lombardi C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs
#17
Evan Rodrigues
Evan Rodrigues C 33 5' 11" 185 lbs

Right Wings

#16
Connor Brown
Connor Brown RW 32 6' 0" 185 lbs
#77
Luke Evangelista
Luke Evangelista RW 24 6' 0" 185 lbs
#81
Arseny Gritsyuk
Arseny Gritsyuk RW 25 6' 0" 195 lbs
#39
Anthony Mantha
Anthony Mantha RW 32 6' 5" 240 lbs
#28
Timo Meier
Timo Meier RW 30 6' 2" 220 lbs

Goaltenders

#79
Charlie Lindgren
Charlie Lindgren G 32 6' 2" 190 lbs
#1
Remi Poirier
Remi Poirier G 25 6' 3" 210 lbs
#48
Logan Thompson
Logan Thompson G 29 6' 4" 207 lbs

Defensemen

#6
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun D 28 6' 2" 215 lbs
#73
Vincent Desharnais
Vincent Desharnais D 30 6' 7" 225 lbs
#42
Martin Fehervary
Martin Fehervary D 27 6' 2" 215 lbs
#44
Cole Hutson
Cole Hutson D 20 5' 11" 175 lbs
#27
Timothy Liljegren
Timothy Liljegren D 27 6' 1" 200 lbs
#3
Matt Roy
Matt Roy D 31 6' 2" 220 lbs
#38
Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin D 26 5' 11" 189 lbs
#6
Jack St. Ivany
Jack St. Ivany D 27 6' 4" 197 lbs

Left Wings

#72
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier LW 29 5' 11" 181 lbs
#80
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW 28 6' 4" 220 lbs
#63
Ivan Miroshnichenko
Ivan Miroshnichenko LW 22 6' 1" 185 lbs
#8
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin LW 41 6' 3" 238 lbs
#62
Ilya Protas
Ilya Protas LW 20 6' 6" 225 lbs

Centers

#53
Ethen Frank
Ethen Frank C 28 5' 11" 188 lbs
#22
Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner C 33 6' 2" 204 lbs
#21
Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei Protas C 25 6' 6" 250 lbs
#17
Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome C 29 6' 4" 200 lbs
#49
Patrick Thomas
Patrick Thomas C 22 6' 0" 172 lbs

Right Wings

#25
Jordan Kyrou
Jordan Kyrou RW 28 6' 1" 189 lbs
#9
Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard RW 21 6' 1" 205 lbs
#34
Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif RW 24 6' 0" 195 lbs
#89
Alex Tuch
Alex Tuch RW 30 6' 4" 219 lbs
#43
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson RW 32 6' 4" 225 lbs
Devils
2nd in Metropolitan Division
VS
Capitals
3rd in Metropolitan Division
General
14
Games Played
13
5004:42
Time On Ice
4603:50
357:28
Time On Ice Per Game
354:08
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
4935
Shifts
4581
5
Losses
5
9
Wins
8
Offensive
48
Goals
44
71
Assists
71
395
Faceoffs Won
357
391
Faceoffs Lost
366
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
119
Points
115
7
Power Play Goals
6
14
Power Play Assists
10
2
Short Handed Goals
1
2
Short Handed Assists
0
456
Shots
361
0
Shootout Attempts
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
0.0
Shootout Shot Percentage
0.0
10.5
Shooting Percentage
12.2
50.3
Faceoff Win Percent
49.4
Defensive
2.86
Goals Against Average
3.23
307
Saves
323
.887
Save Percentage
.895
40
Goals Against
42
347
Shots Against
365
0
Overtime Losses
0
0
Shootout Saves
0
0
Shootout Shots Against
0
.000
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
78
Penalty Minutes
135

FAQs: New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals

What channel is New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals on?

NHL Network will carry Devils vs. Capitals on October 17. MSGSN and Monumental Sports Network (MNMT) are also carrying the game, along with Sportsnet Pacific (SNP).

What time does Devils vs. Capitals start?

The game starts at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 17, 2026. That’s 10:00 a.m. PT for fans watching from the West Coast.

Where is the game being played?

The Devils and Capitals will play at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Washington is the home team for this matchup, with New Jersey playing on the road.

How are the Devils and Capitals doing in the standings?

Both teams have 1-1-0 records. Washington is fifth in the Metropolitan Division, while New Jersey is seventh. Each team has one win, one regulation loss and no overtime losses.

How do the teams compare in scoring and defense?

Washington averages 3.00 goals per game and allows 2.50, compared with New Jersey’s 1.50 goals scored and 4.00 allowed. The Capitals rank 16th in scoring; the Devils rank 27th.

How do their power plays and penalty kills compare?

Washington’s power play is converting at 25.0%, while New Jersey has yet to score a power-play goal. The Capitals also have the higher penalty-kill rate: 88.9% compared with the Devils’ 75.0%.