Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 27, 2025

Final / OTSaturday, Dec 27, 2025· Prudential Center

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PP goals: WSH —NJD —
Hits: WSH 14NJD 17
Blocks: WSH 21NJD 10
PIM: WSH 6NJD 4
: WSH 66%NJD 34%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 4–3 (OT)

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 in overtime at NJD. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:57 together.

Points
Aliaksei Protas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:49.Protas
Points
Jesper Bratt had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 17:39.Bratt
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:20.Ovechkin
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:57 together.Noesen Bratt Hischier Hughes Hughes
New line
New look for WSH: Dowd–Beauvillier–Leonard skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (27.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowd Beauvillier Leonard
Goalie
Logan Thompson (WSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +11 against a season average of 27.4; the win.Thompson
New line
New look for WSH: Duhaime–Lapierre–Frank skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Duhaime Lapierre Frank
Usage
Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 14:45, −3:17 down on his 18:02 season average over 81 games.Dillon

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD pressure
WSH pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 33% of the game, NJD 24%.

Head-to-head matchups

NJD skaters (rows) against WSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NJD side.

Matchup matrix

NJD xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	WSH	NJD
	56	77
	4.16	2.62
	3.59	2.51
	16	13
	2	8
	22	20
	+0.107	−0.106
	33%	24%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Washington Capitals

L1Dowd – Beauvillier – Leonard
8:5728% CF
L2Wilson – Strome – Protas
7:4165% CF
L3Ovechkin – McMichael – Sourdif
6:5225% CF
L4Duhaime – Lapierre – Frank
4:0638% CF
D1van Riemsdyk – Sandin
15:2547% CF
D2Roy – Chychrun
14:4447% CF
D3Carlson – Fehérváry
13:3037% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – McMichael – Sourdif – Frank
1:07100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Leonard
0:53100% CF
PK1FMcMichael – Protas
1:27
PK2FDowd – Wilson
0:41
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
1:47
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Roy
0:11

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – Hischier – Mercer
14:3356% CF
L2Brown – Glass – Gritsyuk
9:5457% CF
L3Palat – Bratt – Hughes
6:2477% CF
L4Noesen – Glendening – Cotter
4:1663% CF
D1Pesce – Hughes
18:2146% CF
D2Hamilton – Siegenthaler
16:5059% CF
D3Dillon – White
10:5165% CF

PP1Noesen – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
1:57100% CF
PK1FGlendening – Brown
1:05
PK2FHischier – Mercer
0:50
PK1DDillon – Pesce
1:05
PK2DHamilton – Siegenthaler
0:50

Current NJD line combinations →

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-		Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	18:00	—	—	28
Anthony Beauvillier R	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	1	0	2	17:14	—	—	38
Ryan Leonard R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	15:18	—	—	28
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0	1	0	20:49	—	—	65
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	1	2	3	+3	5	1	0	0	19:49	—	—	68
Tom Wilson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	17:41	—	—	60
Connor McMichael L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	19:19	—	—	39
Justin Sourdif C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	35
Alex Ovechkin L	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	2	0	0	15:20	—	—	58
Ethen Frank R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	10:19	—	—	16
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	8:20	—	—	21
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6:54	—	—	39
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	1	1	+3	1	0	4	0	19:35	—	—	47
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	17:51	—	—	48
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	1	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	22:23	—	—	47
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	2	2	0	21:51	—	—	42
Martin Fehérváry D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	20:24	—	—	32
John Carlson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	20:05	—	—	37

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA		TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	38	35	3	.921	64:06

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-		Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	24:10	—	—	58
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	22:57	—	—	56
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	57
Connor Brown R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	17:14	—	—	53
Arseny Gritsyuk R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	14:35	—	—	61
Cody Glass C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	2	14:10	—	—	59
Jack Hughes C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	20:57	—	—	56
Jesper Bratt L	L3	2	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	69
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9:19	—	—	58
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	9:18	—	—	53
Stefan Noesen R	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	8:45	—	—	50
Luke Glendening C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	8:06	—	—	64
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	27:28	—	—	55
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	23:09	—	—	44
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0	24:39	—	—	61
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	20:26	—	—	60
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	0	14:45	—	—	65
Colton White D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	2	11:52	—	—	68

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA		TOI
Jake Allen(start)	O	33	29	4	.879	63:48

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Aliaksei Protas () · unassisted · Rebound · dumped in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 24.1 mph shot · 6.2 s from entry to goal.

Aliaksei Protas

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 24.1 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 6.2 s
Type: rebound

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Jesper Bratt

Play: rebound
Passes: 5
Shot: 62.4 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Anthony Beauvillier

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.8 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 7.1 s

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Jesper Bratt

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 54.9 mph
Distance: 63 ft
Entry to goal: 7.9 s

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Cody Glass

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 32.4 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 5.7 s
Type: one-timer

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Alex Ovechkin

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.5 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Jakob Chychrun

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 3
Shot: 12.5 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.