Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
WSH | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Devils| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesper Boqvist#70 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:40 | 0:00 | 11:45 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jesper Bratt#63 · LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 3:59 | 0:00 | 14:50 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cody Glass#12 · C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:22 | 1:03 | 10:12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arseny Gritsyuk#81 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 14:26 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nico Hischier#13 · C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 4:16 | 2:10 | 12:34 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 73.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Hughes#86 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:42 | 4:19 | 0:01 | 18:22 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Amadeus Lombardi#93 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 10:32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Mantha#39 · RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 10:18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timo Meier#28 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:03 | 2:10 | 0:55 | 11:58 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dawson Mercer#91 · C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 | 2:47 | 1:32 | 12:49 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stefan Noesen#11 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 9:48 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evan Rodrigues#17 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:25 | 4:05 | 1:21 | 9:59 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Capitals| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Beauvillier#72 · LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 11:21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jonny Brodzinski#76 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boone Jenner#22 · C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 13:33 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Jordan Kyrou#25 · RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Leonard#9 · RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:23 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 11:26 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ivan Miroshnichenko#63 · LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:34 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 11:21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Ovechkin#8 · LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:57 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 11:39 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aliaksei Protas#21 · C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 13:45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ilya Protas#62 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 11:06 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dylan Strome#17 · C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:02 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Tuch#89 · RW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 | 2:23 | 2:14 | 13:31 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tom Wilson#43 · RW | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 16:55 | 1:09 | 4:21 | 11:25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Devils| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Declan Chisholm#47 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dougie Hamilton#7 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:56 | 3:19 | 2:16 | 16:21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Hughes#43 · D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23:29 | 3:59 | 0:38 | 18:52 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Johnathan Kovacevic#8 · D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 12:09 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Pesce#22 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:46 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 21:08 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jonas Siegenthaler#71 · D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:13 | 0:23 | 2:14 | 16:36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Capitals| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jakob Chychrun#6 · D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:02 | 1:49 | 2:43 | 19:30 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Desharnais#73 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:23 | 0:00 | 4:49 | 15:34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Fehervary#42 · D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:30 | 0:01 | 4:41 | 17:48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Holl#4 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 12:59 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Hutson#44 · D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 16:44 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Timothy Liljegren#27 · D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 16:12 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Devils| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Allen#34 · G | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .840 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Capitals| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Logan Thompson#48 · G | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .935 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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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
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | +13 | W7 |
Rangers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | +6 | L2 |
Capitals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | +4 | W2 |
Islanders | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | +6 | W1 |
Devils | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | -2 | L1 |
Penguins | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | -4 | L3 |
Blue Jackets | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | -4 | W1 |
Flyers | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | -20 | W1 |


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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%.


















