Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Thursday, April 2, 2026 · Prudential Center

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3–7

Final

SOG 32–30

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7-3 on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Prudential Center. The Capitals outshot the Devils 32-30.

Dawson Mercer scored twice and Jack Hughes scored twice. Cody Glass, Cole Hutson, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dougie Hamilton, Tom Wilson and Jesper Bratt also scored.

Jake Allen made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 29.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	2	0	1	3	32
NJD	3	1	3	7	30

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Cody Glass (16)Lenni Hameenaho (5), Nick Bjugstad (3)0–105:22 NJD
Dawson Mercer (16)Timo Meier (17), Nico Hischier (34)Sandin 2:43 into shift0–207:37 NJD
Cole Hutson (2)Hendrix Lapierre (12), Tom Wilson (28)Meier 1:27 into shift1–208:15 WSH
Pierre-Luc Dubois (5)Ryan Leonard (24), Jakob Chychrun (33)2–209:47 WSH · PPG
Dougie Hamilton (12)Jack Hughes (42), Jesper Bratt (43)Sourdif 1:15 into shift2–318:19 NJD

2nd period

Jack Hughes (23)Jesper Bratt (44), Johnathan Kovacevic (7)2–409:10 NJD

3rd period

Jack Hughes (24)Jesper Bratt (45), Connor Brown (23)2–508:10 NJD
Tom Wilson (28)Rasmus Sandin (24), Pierre-Luc Dubois (10)3–509:33 WSH
Jesper Bratt (20)Nico Hischier (35), Jack Hughes (43)3–612:16 NJD · PPG
Dawson Mercer (17)Jesper Bratt (46), Jack Hughes (44)3–717:54 NJD · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:43

0–2 · 1st 7:37 · Mercer. WSH stayed on through an icing. Sandin was 2:43 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceNJD on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 NJD

1st 5:22 · Glass

Strome 0:28

Fresh legsStrome 0:28

0–2 NJD

1st 7:37 · Mercer

Stuck out there: Sandin 2:43

Stuck out thereSandin 2:43

1–2 WSH

1st 8:15 · Hutson

Long shift: Meier 1:27

Long shiftMeier 1:27

2–2 WSH

1st 9:47 · PP · Dubois

Hamilton 0:26

Fresh legsHamilton 0:26

2–3 NJD

1st 18:19 · Hamilton

Long shift: Sourdif 1:15

Long shiftSourdif 1:15

2–4 NJD

2nd 9:10 · Hughes

Wilson 0:19

Fresh legsWilson 0:19

2–5 NJD

3rd 8:10 · Hughes

Lapierre 0:35

Fresh legsLapierre 0:35

3–5 WSH

3rd 9:33 · Wilson

Kovacevic 0:34

Fresh legsKovacevic 0:34

3–6 NJD

3rd 12:16 · PP · Bratt

Roy 0:54

NormalRoy 0:54

3–7 NJD

3rd 17:54 · EN · Mercer

Strome 1:58

Empty netStrome 1:58

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHNJD

32Shots on goal30

47%Faceoff %53%

1/3Power play1/2

16Penalty minutes18

18Hits12

17Blocked shots18

13Giveaways24

5Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 09:21Brenden Dillon · tripping2 min
2nd 05:06Timo Meier · slashing2 min
3rd 02:16Ryan Leonard · tripping2 min
3rd 04:45Nico Hischier · tripping2 min
3rd 11:22David Kampf · hooking2 min
3rd 20:00Cody Glass · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Hendrix Lapierre · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Hendrix Lapierre · misconduct10 min
3rd 20:00Cody Glass · misconduct10 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

43Tom WilsonR	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	100	20:06
80Pierre-Luc DuboisC	1	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	53	19:02
9Ryan LeonardR	0	1	1	-1	4	2	0	2	–	13:46
29Hendrix LapierreC	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	12	–	12:46
6Jakob ChychrunD	0	1	1	-3	2	0	1	0	–	24:55
38Rasmus SandinD	0	1	1	-2	2	1	2	0	–	18:56
44Cole HutsonD	1	0	1	+1	7	0	1	0	–	18:48
8Alex OvechkinL	0	0	0	-2	4	4	0	0	–	18:05
17Dylan StromeC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	53	17:12
22Brandon DuhaimeL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	12:07
24Connor McMichaelL	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	33	15:23
34Justin SourdifC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	71	15:22
63Ivan MiroshnichenkoL	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	–	10:49
64David KampfC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	13	09:39
72Anthony BeauvillierR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	19:10
3Matt RoyD	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	–	17:45
42Martin FehérváryD	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	–	16:31
57Trevor van RiemsdykD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	–	18:34

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
48Logan ThompsonG	L	29	23	6	.793	58:10
79Charlie LindgrenG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

63Jesper BrattL	1	4	5	+4	2	0	0	0	–	18:11
86Jack HughesC	2	3	5	+4	5	0	1	0	60	22:25
13Nico HischierC	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	43	21:08
91Dawson MercerC	2	0	2	+1	6	1	1	0	–	20:00
12Cody GlassC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	1	12	60	12:53
16Connor BrownR	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	0	–	19:03
28Timo MeierR	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	–	18:08
29Lenni HameenahoR	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	14:09
72Nick BjugstadC	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0	50	12:59
7Dougie HamiltonD	1	0	1	+4	4	0	1	0	–	17:38
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	1	0	–	21:13
33Evgenii DadonovL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	05:43
42Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	06:04
47Paul CotterL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	67	06:58
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	2	–	18:44
17Simon NemecD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	–	18:29
43Luke HughesD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	23:22
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	+4	1	0	5	0	–	18:27

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG		0	0	0	–	00:00
34Jake AllenG	W	32	29	3	.906	60:00