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38-29-9
Washington Capitals
3
SOG: 32
39-34-2
New Jersey Devils
7
SOG: 30
Prudential Center - Newark
OFF
April 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
WSH
C. Hutson
WSH • 1G 0A
H. Lapierre
WSH • 0G 1A
T. Wilson
WSH • 1G 1A
P. Dubois
WSH • 1G 1A
R. Leonard
WSH • 0G 1A
J. Chychrun
WSH • 0G 1A
R. Sandin
WSH • 0G 1A
NJD
C. Glass
NJD • 1G 0A
L. Hameenaho
NJD • 0G 1A
N. Bjugstad
NJD • 0G 1A
D. Mercer
NJD • 2G 0A
T. Meier
NJD • 0G 1A
N. Hischier
NJD • 0G 2A
D. Hamilton
NJD • 1G 0A
J. Hughes
NJD • 2G 3A
J. Bratt
NJD • 1G 4A
J. Kovacevic
NJD • 0G 1A
C. Brown
NJD • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
J. Hughes
NJD • C • 2G 3A
⭐ 2
J. Bratt
NJD • L • 1G 4A
⭐ 3
D. Mercer
NJD • C • 2G 0A
38-28-9 - L1
Washington Capitals
38-34-2 - W1
New Jersey Devils
Newark - Prudential Center
April 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
31G - 28A
(59P)
2
D
Jakob Chychrun
24G - 33A
(57P)
3
R
Tom Wilson
28G - 28A
(56P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
17G - 37A
(54P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
23G - 24A
(47P)
WSH Injuries
Protas, Aliaksei
Upper Body
Day to Day
Protas (upper body) won't travel with the Washington Capitals to New Jersey for Thursday's game, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Apr 4, 2026
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Graeme Clarke from the Washington Capitals for Wyatt Bongiovanni.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire David Kampf from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick (VGK).
Mar 5 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquire John Carlson from the Washington Capitals for a conditional 2026 1st round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals for Jesper Vikman, a 2029 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick (SJS).
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NJD
1
C
Jack Hughes
24G - 44A
(68P)
2
L
Jesper Bratt
20G - 46A
(66P)
3
C
Nico Hischier
26G - 35A
(61P)
4
R
Connor Brown
16G - 23A
(39P)
5
R
Timo Meier
22G - 17A
(39P)
NJD Injuries
MacEwen, Zack
Knee
Season
MacEwen had knee surgery and will be lost for the remainder of the season, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Saturday.
Sep 15, 2026
Pesce, Brett
Lower Body
Season
Pesce (lower body) is questionable to return to the lineup before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Noesen, Stefan
Knee
Season
Noesen (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of the season, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Sunday.
Oct 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
WSH
27-21-6
2.53 GAA
90.9% SV
NJD
22-18-1
3.12 GAA
88.3% SV
WSH
9-7-3
3.29 GAA
88.6% SV
NJD
16-16-1
2.70 GAA
90.6% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
NJD
1-0-0
1.00 GAA
96.8% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
38-28-9
GAA: 2.89
SV%: 0.898
vs
NJD
38-34-2
GAA: 3.07
SV%: 0.889