New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals — Oct 17, 2026

NHL Capital One Arena, Washington, DCOctober 17, 2026
New Jersey Devils NJ 4-4-0, 1-2-0 Away
2
Final
4
Washington Capitals WSH 5-3-0, 4-1-0 Home
1 2 3 T
NJ 1 0 1 2
WSH 1 3 0 4
Top Performers
Points
A. Gritsyuk R NJ
2 PTS
V. Desharnais D WSH
2 PTS
Shots
A. Gritsyuk R NJ
6 SOG
B. Jenner C WSH
4 SOG
Saves
J. Allen G NJ
21 SV
L. Thompson G WSH
29 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star L. Thompson 29 SV
2nd Star V. Desharnais 0 G, 2 A
3rd Star D. Strome 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Devils
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Gritsyuk 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 - 17:17
T. Meier 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 2/3 15:03
D. Mercer 0 1 1 +1 0 1 5 0 - 17:08
J. Boqvist 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 12:25
S. Noesen 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 10:12
J. Hughes 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 3/8 22:42
N. Hischier 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 19/26 19:00
J. Bratt 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 - 18:49
E. Rodrigues 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 1/8 15:25
A. Mantha 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0/1 12:37
C. Glass 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 7/14 11:37
A. Lombardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 10:54
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
D. Strome 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 3 9/18 18:02
B. Jenner 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 5/13 16:37
R. Leonard 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 - 13:23
I. Protas 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 9/13 12:39
A. Tuch 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 2/3 18:08
J. Kyrou 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 - 15:07
A. Ovechkin 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 - 13:57
T. Wilson 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 - 16:55
A. Protas 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 0/1 16:33
A. Beauvillier 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 1/2 13:18
I. Miroshnichenko 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 - 12:34
J. Brodzinski 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2/10 8:34
Defense
Devils
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
L. Hughes 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 - 23:29
D. Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 21:56
B. Pesce 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 - 21:46
J. Siegenthaler 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 - 19:13
J. Kovacevic 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 - 13:29
D. Chisholm 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 - 13:26
Capitals
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
V. Desharnais 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 - 20:23
J. Chychrun 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 24:02
M. Feherváry 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 3 - 22:30
C. Hutson 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 18:29
T. Liljegren 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 - 17:50
J. Holl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 13:44
Goalies
Devils
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Allen 25 21 4 .840 60:00 L
Capitals
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
L. Thompson 31 29 2 .935 60:00 W
G - Goals A - Assists P - Points +/- - Plus/Minus PIM - Penalty Minutes SOG - Shots on Goal HIT - Hits BLK - Blocked Shots FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken TOI - Time on Ice SA - Shots Against SV - Saves GA - Goals Against SV% - Save Percentage DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Devils
Capitals
31 Shots on Goal 25
1/4 · 25% Power Play 1/2 · 50%
1/2 · 50% Penalty Kill 3/4 · 75%
53.3% Faceoffs Won 46.7%
16 Hits 19
8 Blocked Shots 22
4 Penalty Minutes 8
1 Takeaways 6
12 Giveaways 20
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 1 - 0 2 - 4
PP Goal T. Meier A: J. Boqvist, A. Gritsyuk
2 - 4 0:19
T. Liljegren Holding 2 min
T. Liljegren Tripping 2 min
2nd Period 0 - 3 1 - 4
1 - 4 8:46
B. Jenner A: M. Feherváry, V. Desharnais Goal
2 min L. Hughes Hooking
1 - 3 15:24
D. Strome A: A. Tuch, J. Kyrou Goal
1 - 2 18:44
I. Protas A: V. Desharnais, A. Ovechkin Goal
1st Period 1 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1 3:18
R. Leonard A: L. Thompson, J. Chychrun PP Goal
2 min B. Pesce Interference
Goal A. Gritsyuk A: S. Noesen, D. Mercer
1 - 0 9:56
B. Jenner Illegal Check to Head 2 min
A. Tuch Cross Checking 2 min
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WSH +3 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Devils 2 - 4 Capitals
October 17, 2026
Capital One Arena
Washington, DC, US 20,356 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
5:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m