New Jersey Devils 2, Washington Capitals 4: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Devils 2 to Washington Capitals 4, on Saturday, October 17, 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.
NHLSaturday, October 17, 2026
DateOct 17, 2026
Start time1:00 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVNHL Net
Attendance16,834
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New Jersey DevilsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
4-4-0Record5-3-0
2nd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
5-3Road record / home record7-4
WWWWWLast 5WLLWW
W5StreakW1
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.
Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Boqvist | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Chisholm | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .840 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .935 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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WSH leads series 1-0
Jan 24, 2027WSH 0, NJ 0
Nov 14, 2026NJ 0, WSH 0
Nov 12, 2026WSH 0, NJ 0
Oct 17, 2026NJ 2, WSH 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 4-2, on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
What was the final score of New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals?
New Jersey Devils 2, Washington Capitals 4.
Who were the top performers?
New Jersey Devils: Arseny Gritsyuk (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Dylan Strome (1 goals).
Where is New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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