Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 7: final score and stats
New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals 3 to New Jersey Devils 7, on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Prudential Center, Newark, NJ. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals.
NHLThursday, April 2, 2026
DateApr 2, 2026
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenuePrudential Center, Newark, NJ
TVESPN+/Hulu
Attendance16,057
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| New Jersey Devils | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsNew Jersey Devils
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
38-29-9Record39-34-2
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Metropolitan Division
3-2Road record / home record8-2
WWLLWLast 5LWWWW
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Washington CapitalsNew Jersey Devils
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 ReserveNew Jersey Devils
Anthony Mantha RW · Neck
Injured ReserveSeamus Casey D · Knee
Injured ReserveJohnathan Kovacevic D · Undisclosed
Day-To-DayBox score
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:10 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 17:49 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 2:53 | 0:00 | 16:09 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 10:46 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kampf | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:39 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 12:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:46 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:46 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 10:56 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:23 | 1:33 | 1:35 | 12:15 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 18:05 | 4:22 | 0:00 | 13:43 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:22 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 13:42 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:12 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 15:36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:06 | 2:46 | 1:31 | 15:49 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 24:55 | 2:57 | 0:16 | 21:42 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 16:31 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 14:28 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 17:19 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 15:43 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 18:56 | 0:04 | 0:36 | 18:16 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:34 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 17:43 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .793 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 58:10 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:59 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 11:39 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:11 | 2:05 | 0:50 | 15:16 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:03 | 2:09 | 1:50 | 15:04 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 6:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:58 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgenii Dadonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:53 | 0:16 | 1:45 | 10:52 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Lenni Hameenaho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:09 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 13:40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 2:07 | 1:46 | 17:15 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 43.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22:25 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 20:08 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 17:20 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawson Mercer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0:47 | 1:20 | 17:53 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:04 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 16:15 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:38 | 0:49 | 1:59 | 14:50 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:22 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 21:16 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:13 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 19:35 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Nemec | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:29 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 17:52 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:27 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 15:40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .906 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 2-2
Apr 2, 2026WSH 3, NJ 7
Mar 20, 2026NJ 1, WSH 2
Dec 27, 2025WSH 4, NJ 3
Nov 15, 2025NJ 3, WSH 2
Team pages
More NHL games on Apr 2, 2026
Buffalo Sabres1
Ottawa Senators4Final
Pittsburgh Penguins3
Tampa Bay Lightning6Final
Boston Bruins1
Florida Panthers2Final
Montreal Canadiens3
New York Rangers2Final
Detroit Red Wings4
Philadelphia Flyers2Final
Columbus Blue Jackets1
Carolina Hurricanes5Final
Winnipeg Jets0
Dallas Stars3Final
Vancouver Canucks2
Minnesota Wild5Final
Chicago Blackhawks1
Edmonton Oilers3Final
Calgary Flames3
Vegas Golden Knights6Final
Toronto Maple Leafs1
San Jose Sharks4Final
Utah Mammoth6
Seattle Kraken2Final
Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils?
New Jersey Devils won, 7-3, on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils?
Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 7.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson (1 goals). New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes (2 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils played?
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ.
The model’s read
Grades, leans and the full breakdown for Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils are on the board.
Open the boardLive game center
Plays, box score and updates while the game is on.
Open game centerFree to play: Call the Slate
Pick the winners of featured games every day and climb the leaderboard.
Play freeIndependent analysis for information and entertainment. Not betting advice. Scores, schedules, records and injuries can change.