New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsMar 20, 2026

FinalFriday, Mar 20, 2026· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	0	1	1		NJD	5	8	18	31
WSH	1	0	1	2		WSH	8	7	13	28

: NJD 68WSH 55
: NJD 2.74WSH 3.36
PP goals: NJD 0WSH 0
Hits: NJD 18WSH 17
Blocks: NJD 14WSH 11
PIM: NJD 2WSH 4
: NJD 48%WSH 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at home. Aliaksei Protas (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jack Hughes (NJD) played 26:18, +5:04 up on his 21:14 season average over 60 games.

Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 26:18, +5:04 up on his 21:14 season average over 60 games.Hughes
Luck
NJD scored 1 goal on 2.74 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Connor Brown (NJD) played 23:04, +5:35 up on his 17:29 season average over 74 games.Brown
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Alex Ovechkin (WSH) played 13:29, −4:01 down on his 17:30 season average over 81 games.Ovechkin
Usage
Dylan Strome (WSH) played 14:10, −3:55 down on his 18:05 season average over 79 games.Strome
Usage
Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD) played 15:37, −3:55 down on his 19:32 season average over 81 games.Siegenthaler
Usage
Nick Bjugstad (NJD) played 6:49, −4:11 down on his 11:00 season average over 60 games.Bjugstad
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Paul Cotter (NJD) played 6:55, −3:49 down on his 10:44 season average over 78 games.Cotter

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · WSH 55 · NJD 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 35% of the game, WSH 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

NJD

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

WSH 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	NJD	WSH
	66	58
	1.98	2.76
	1.92	2.62
	10	17
	5	1
	23	24
	−0.019	+0.019
	35%	37%

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.

New Jersey Devils

L1Brown – Bratt – Hughes
13:1652% CF
L2Meier – Hischier – Mercer
11:4765% CF
L3Glass – Gritsyuk – Hameenaho
10:1059% CF
L4Bjugstad – Cotter – Tsyplakov
5:4333% CF
D1Kovacevic – Hughes
14:2748% CF
D2Hamilton – Siegenthaler
13:3359% CF
D3Dillon – Nemec
12:1848% CF

PP1Hamilton – Brown – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
3:1991% CF
PP2Meier – Gritsyuk – Mercer – Hughes – Nemec
0:21
PK1FHischier – Mercer
1:17
PK2FBrown – Glass
0:40
PK1DHamilton – Siegenthaler
1:17
PK2DDillon – Hughes
0:40

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Wilson – Dubois – Protas
11:5247% CF
L2Ovechkin – Strome – Beauvillier
9:4952% CF
L3McMichael – Sourdif – Leonard
9:0233% CF
L4Duhaime – Lapierre – Frank
8:3153% CF
D1van Riemsdyk – Chychrun
15:4952% CF
D2Fehérváry – Sandin
13:3144% CF
D3Roy – Hutson
12:4729% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Chychrun – Dubois – Leonard
1:16100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Strome – McMichael – Frank – Hutson
0:43100% CF
PK1FWilson – McMichael
1:07
PK2FBeauvillier – Duhaime
0:59
PK1DRoy – Fehérváry
2:51
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Sandin
1:06

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:36
WSHRyan Leonard (Brandon Duhaime, Trevor van Riemsdyk)snap0.10 xG
NJD: Dillon, Glass, Gritsyuk, Nemec, HameenahoWSH: van Riemsdyk, Chychrun, Duhaime, Lapierre, Leonard
NJD 0 – 1 WSH

3rd period

18:17
WSHAliaksei ProtasEN (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson)wrist0.51 xG
NJD: Brown, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes, NemecWSH: Wilson, Dubois, Fehérváry, Sandin, Protas
NJD 0 – 2 WSH
19:17
NJDJesper Bratt (Jack Hughes)snap0.17 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Brown, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, HughesWSH: van Riemsdyk, Chychrun, McMichael, Sourdif, Leonard
NJD 1 – 2 WSH

Box score

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

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.23	0	0	0	26:18	—	—	45	29
Connor Brown R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.38	1	0	0	23:04	—	—	50	32
Jesper Bratt L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.29	0	0	0	20:04	—	—	56	36
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.66	0	0	0	21:15	—	—	63	76
Timo Meier R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	1	0	0	18:41	—	—	62	58
Dawson Mercer C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	1	1	0	15:37	—	—	65	59
Arseny Gritsyuk R	L3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.29	2	0	0	15:09	—	—	53	40
Cody Glass C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:22	—	—	57	34
Lenni Hameenaho R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	0	0	11:21	—	—	53	40
Maxim Tsyplakov R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:59	—	—	30	24
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:55	—	—	40	33
Nick Bjugstad C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	0	6:49	—	—	30	24
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.06	1	1	0	23:51	—	—	57	41
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	2	2	15:10	—	—	50	23
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.16	2	1	0	23:37	—	—	53	43
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	3	0	15:37	—	—	61	59
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.15	0	4	0	20:32	—	—	60	61
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	4	2	0	16:18	—	—	38	26

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	27	26	1	.963	2.62	58:21

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.78	0	0	0	18:15	—	—	59	55
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	0	0	0	17:24	—	—	36	47
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	3	2	2	17:21	—	—	52	53
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.49	2	0	0	17:49	—	—	37	43
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	14:10	—	—	49	67
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.31	0	0	0	13:29	—	—	52	68
Connor McMichael L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.36	0	0	0	16:16	—	—	50	44
Justin Sourdif C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	14:51	—	—	21	18
Ryan Leonard R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.26	1	1	0	14:08	—	—	36	51
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	1	1	+1	4	0.33	1	0	0	11:51	—	—	46	74
Ethen Frank R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.41	1	0	2	11:23	—	—	57	69
Hendrix Lapierre C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:02	—	—	70	83
Jakob Chychrun D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	1	0	21:46	—	—	56	66
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	18:47	—	—	54	61
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	21:22	—	—	37	48
Rasmus Sandin D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:14	—	—	53	78
Matt Roy D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	19:56	—	—	40	47
Cole Hutson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	4	0	0	17:04	—	—	37	37

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.74	59:52

Goal anatomy

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

Ryan Leonard (WSH) 1st 9:36 · assists Brandon Duhaime, Trevor van Riemsdyk · Forecheck turnover · 67.8 mph shot.

Ryan Leonard · 1st 9:36 · WSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 67.8 mph
Distance: 39 ft

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Aliaksei Protas · 3rd 18:17 · WSH EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.7 mph
Distance: 105 ft

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Jesper Bratt · 3rd 19:17 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 47.9 mph
Distance: 18 ft

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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.