New Jersey Devils 1, Washington Capitals 2: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Devils 1 to Washington Capitals 2, on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils.
NHLFriday, March 20, 2026
DateMar 20, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,347
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New Jersey DevilsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
35-32-2Record35-27-8
2nd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
5-4Road record / home record7-4
LWWWWLast 5WWLLW
L1StreakW2
Team stats
New Jersey DevilsWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New Jersey Devils
Anthony Mantha RW · Neck
Injured ReserveSeamus Casey D · Knee
Injured ReserveJohnathan Kovacevic D · Undisclosed
Day-To-DayWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
New Jersey Devils Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bjugstad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:49 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:04 | 3:21 | 0:02 | 16:41 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:04 | 3:22 | 0:40 | 19:02 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:55 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 11:42 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:09 | 0:21 | 0:00 | 14:48 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenni Hameenaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 3:37 | 1:18 | 16:20 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26:18 | 3:36 | 0:03 | 22:39 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:41 | 0:40 | 0:00 | 18:01 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:23 | 1:17 | 13:57 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:59 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 15:38 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23:37 | 3:20 | 1:18 | 18:59 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 0:41 | 0:42 | 22:28 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Nemec | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:32 | 0:39 | 0:03 | 19:50 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 14:20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .963 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 58:21 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 15:57 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 16:08 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 10:52 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:02 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 16:16 | 0:44 | 2:09 | 13:23 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 11:29 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:15 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 16:24 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 13:20 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:21 | 1:10 | 1:09 | 15:02 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:46 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 20:30 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:22 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 18:30 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 16:20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:56 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 17:03 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 | 0:01 | 1:08 | 18:05 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:47 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 17:40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .968 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 59:52 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 2-1, on Friday, March 20, 2026.
What was the final score of New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals?
New Jersey Devils 1, Washington Capitals 2.
Who were the top performers?
New Jersey Devils: Jesper Bratt (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Aliaksei Protas (1 goals).
Where is New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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