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Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Preseason · Sunday, September 28, 2025 · Prudential Center

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3–2

Final, in a shootout

22–22

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Prudential Center.

Goals came from Graeme Clarke, Ryan Leonard, Nico Hischier and Shane Lachance.

Charlie Lindgren made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Jacob Markstrom stopped 16 of 18.

Goals
Washington CapitalsWSH11001322
New Jersey DevilsNJD01100222

Three stars

  1. ★1st starShane LachanceNJD · 1 goal
  2. ★2nd starNico HischierNJD · 1 goal
  3. ★3rd starJack HughesNJD · 2 assists

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Shootout

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2025–26 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:24

2–2 · 3rd 16:00 · Lachance. Dubois had been on the ice for 1:24 when it went in.

GoalWSH NJD

1–0 WSH

1st 15:58 · Clarke

Meier 0:46

2–0 WSH

2nd 5:25 · Leonard

Long shift: Nemec 1:08

2–1 NJD

2nd 15:10 · · Hischier

van Riemsdyk 0:08

2–2 NJD

3rd 16:00 · Lachance

Stuck out there: Dubois 1:24

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

WSHNJD
2222
47%53%
0/21/5
126
3028
217
810
21

Penalties

  • 13:56 into the first periodKurtis MacDermid · holding2 min
  • 15:02 into the second periodAndrew Cristall · tripping2 min
  • 3:50 into the third periodIlya Protas · tripping2 min
  • 7:28 into the third periodArseny Gritsyuk · interference goalkeeper2 min
  • 13:57 into the third periodGraeme Clarke · tripping2 min
  • 16:00 into the third periodBench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 0:30 into overtimePierre-Luc Dubois · tripping2 min
  • 3:55 into overtimePierre-Luc Dubois · holding2 min
  • 3:55 into overtimeNico Hischier · roughing2 min

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