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Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 2, 2026

Final· Prudential Center
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WSH
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NJD
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Goals123TShots123T
WSH2013WSH914932
NJD3137NJD891330
WSH 68NJD 56
WSH 3.36NJD 3.39
PP goals
WSH 1NJD 1
Hits
WSH 18NJD 12
Blocks
WSH 17NJD 18
PIM
WSH 16NJD 18
WSH 47%NJD 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Washington Capitals 7–3

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 7–3 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Brown, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:05 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Hughes had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 22:25.Hughes
  2. Points
    Jesper Bratt had a goal and 4 assists (5 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.Bratt
  3. Points
    Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:00.Mercer
  4. Points
    Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:02.Dubois
  5. Points
    Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:06.Wilson
  6. Points
    Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:08.Hischier
  7. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Brown, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:05 together.BrownBrattHischierHughesHughes
  8. PP1
    WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Wilson, Chychrun, Dubois and Leonard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:46 together.OvechkinWilsonChychrunDuboisLeonard

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, WSH at NJD: 124 attempts, 62 on goal, 10 goals, 6.75 expected goals; best chance Dawson Mercer at 0.60 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NJD
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · NJD 56 · WSH 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at NJD: expected goals 3.39 to 3.36 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 68, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNJDWSHGMHDHHHWBMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDWSHcontrol2nd3rdGlass · 1st 5:22Mercer · 1st 7:37Hutson · 1st 8:15Dubois · 1st 9:47Hamilton · 1st 18:19Hughes · 2nd 9:10Hughes · 3rd 8:10Wilson · 3rd 9:33Bratt · 3rd 12:16Mercer · 3rd 17:54
  • 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 22%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at NJD: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Allen (60:00) for NJD and Logan Thompson (58:10) for WSH, 10 goals.

NJD
WSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

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

Head-to-head matrix, NJD rows versus WSH columns: 250 matchups; most common Hughes vs Beauvillier, 9:34 at 40% xGF.

NJD ↓ · WSH →BeauvillierSourdifLeonardWilsonDuboisLapierreDuhaimeMiroshnichenkoKampfOvechkinStromeMcMichaelChychrunRiemsdykHutsonRoySandinFehérváryL1 HischierL1 MercerL1 MeierL2 HughesL2 BrownL2 BrattL3 HameenahoL3 BjugstadL3 GlassL4 CotterL4 TsyplakovL4 DadonovD1 HughesD1 KovacevicD2 DillonD2 NemecD3 SiegenthalerD3 Hamilton
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
StatWSHNJD
6456
3.052.40
2.962.36
611
411
2916
−0.040+0.040
33%22%

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

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:22
    NJDCody Glass (Lenni Hameenaho, Nick Bjugstad)wrist0.14 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Strome, Fehérváry, Sandin, McMichaelNJD: Bjugstad, Glass, Kovacevic, Hughes, Hameenaho
    WSH 0 – 1 NJD
  2. 7:37
    NJDDawson Mercer (Timo Meier, Nico Hischier)backhand0.14 xG
    WSH: Chychrun, Kampf, Sandin, Lapierre, MiroshnichenkoNJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, Mercer
    WSH 0 – 2 NJD
  3. 8:15
    WSHCole Hutson (Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson)wrist0.15 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Roy, Dubois, Lapierre, HutsonNJD: Dillon, Meier, Hischier, Mercer, Nemec
    WSH 1 – 2 NJD
  4. 9:47
    WSHPierre-Luc DuboisPP (Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun)wrist0.30 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Chychrun, Dubois, LeonardNJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Hischier, Mercer
    WSH 2 – 2 NJD
  5. 18:19
    NJDDougie Hamilton (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt)slap0.08 xG
    WSH: Beauvillier, Fehérváry, Sandin, Sourdif, LeonardNJD: Hamilton, Brown, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes
    WSH 2 – 3 NJD

2nd period

  1. 9:10
    NJDJack Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Johnathan Kovacevic)wrist0.09 xG
    WSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Chychrun, Dubois, LapierreNJD: Brown, Bratt, Kovacevic, Hughes, Hughes
    WSH 2 – 4 NJD

3rd period

  1. 8:10
    NJDJack Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown)wrist0.21 xG
    WSH: Roy, Fehérváry, Sourdif, Lapierre, MiroshnichenkoNJD: Hamilton, Brown, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes
    WSH 2 – 5 NJD
  2. 9:33
    WSHTom Wilson (Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois)wrist0.16 xG
    WSH: Wilson, Beauvillier, Dubois, Sandin, HutsonNJD: Dadonov, Kovacevic, Cotter, Hughes, Tsyplakov
    WSH 3 – 5 NJD
  3. 12:16
    NJDJesper BrattPP (Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes)snap0.23 xG
    WSH: Beauvillier, Roy, Duhaime, FehérváryNJD: Brown, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    WSH 3 – 6 NJD
  4. 17:54
    NJDDawson MercerEN (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes)wrist0.60 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Chychrun, Dubois, HutsonNJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes, Mercer
    WSH 3 – 7 NJD

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Anthony Beauvillier RL1000020.1901019:10——6471
Justin Sourdif CL1000-200.0001015:22——5946
Ryan Leonard RL1011-140.3420213:46——5043
Tom Wilson RL2112030.4310020:06——5576
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL2112040.3810019:02——5266
Hendrix Lapierre CL2011-200.33211212:46——4446
Brandon Duhaime LL3000010.0410012:07——4247
Ivan Miroshnichenko LL3000-210.0410010:49——3521
David Kampf CL3000-100.001329:39——4021
Alex Ovechkin LL4000-240.3140018:05——6470
Dylan Strome CL4000-200.4400017:12——6273
Connor McMichael LL4000-110.0220015:23——6151
Jakob Chychrun DD1011-320.0801024:55——4351
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD1000-100.0003018:34——4851
Cole Hutson DD2101+170.7401018:48——6980
Matt Roy DD2000010.0013017:45——5551
Rasmus Sandin DD3011-220.0212018:56——5561
Martin Fehérváry DD3000-300.0111016:31——4826
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Logan Thompson(start)L29236.7932.7958:10

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1022000.0000221:08——4822
Dawson Mercer CL1202+161.0411020:00——5635
Timo Meier RL1011000.0001218:08——5325
Jack Hughes CL2235+450.7101022:25——5060
Connor Brown RL2011+300.1701019:03——5970
Jesper Bratt LL2145+420.3300018:11——5259
Lenni Hameenaho RL3011+120.3610014:09——4469
Nick Bjugstad CL3011+120.1721012:59——3240
Cody Glass CL3101+130.29011212:53——4270
Paul Cotter LL4000-100.003106:58——4313
Maxim Tsyplakov RL4000-100.001006:04——256
Evgenii Dadonov LL4000-100.000005:43——182
Luke Hughes DD1000+110.0300023:22——4743
Johnathan Kovacevic DD1011+110.0421021:13——5042
Brenden Dillon DD2000-110.0510218:44——4435
Simon Nemec DD2000-120.0314018:29——4439
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000+410.0005018:27——4657
Dougie Hamilton DD3101+440.1701017:38——5660
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W32293.9063.3660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Cody Glass (NJD) 1st 5:22 · assists Lenni Hameenaho, Nick Bjugstad · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 50.6 mph shot · 3.2 s from entry to goal.

Cody Glass · 1st 5:22 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
50.6 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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Cole Hutson · 1st 8:15 · WSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
74.5 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Jack Hughes · 2nd 9:10 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
59.0 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Tom Wilson · 3rd 9:33 · WSH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
70.3 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
5.0 s

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Jack Hughes · 3rd 8:10 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
17.4 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 17:54 · NJD EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
59 ft
Entry to goal
1.2 s

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