Devils 1-4 Capitals (Live)

Goals

All

1st

2nd

3rd

Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren

3rd 08:18

1-4

Shot on goal by Nico Hischier saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 08:16

1-4

Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 08:15

1-4

Nico Hischier won faceoff against Jonny Brodzinski in neutral zone

3rd 08:09

Stoppage - TV timeout

3rd 08:09

Stoppage - Offside

3rd 08:09

Shot missed by Stefan Noesen

3rd 08:02

1-4

Shot on goal by Jesper Bratt saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 07:45

1-4

Nico Hischier won faceoff against Ilya Protas in offensive zone

3rd 07:10

Stoppage - Icing

3rd 07:10

Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic

3rd 07:01

1-4

Cole Hutson credited with hit on Jesper Boqvist in defensive zone

3rd 06:56

Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by teammate

3rd 06:42

1-4

Cody Glass won faceoff against Ilya Protas in offensive zone

3rd 06:39

Stoppage - Icing

3rd 06:39

Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 06:09

1-4

Boone Jenner credited with hit on Jesper Bratt in defensive zone

3rd 06:03

Shot missed by Jack Hughes

3rd 05:58

1-4

Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Martin Fehervary

3rd 05:43

1-4

Jesper Bratt shot blocked by teammate

3rd 05:38

1-4

Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas

3rd 05:37

1-4

Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 05:33

1-4

Giveaway by Tom Wilson in neutral zone

3rd 05:27

Jack Hughes won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone

3rd 05:20

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 05:20

Shot on goal by Arseny Gritsyuk saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 05:18

1-4

Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone

3rd 05:16

Jonas Siegenthaler credited with hit on Jonny Brodzinski in defensive zone

3rd 04:46

Nico Hischier credited with hit on Ryan Leonard in offensive zone

3rd 04:42

Dawson Mercer credited with hit on Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone

3rd 04:36

Jonny Brodzinski won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone

3rd 04:15

Nico Hischier credited with hit on Timothy Liljegren in neutral zone

3rd 04:15

Stoppage - Puck in Crowd

3rd 04:15

Nico Hischier won faceoff against Jonny Brodzinski in defensive zone

3rd 04:06

Stoppage - Offside

3rd 04:06

Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Dylan Strome

3rd 03:34

1-4

Giveaway by Dylan Strome in defensive zone

3rd 03:30

Giveaway by Dylan Strome in defensive zone

3rd 03:22

Shot missed by Luke Hughes

3rd 03:18

1-4

Timothy Liljegren credited with hit on Stefan Noesen in defensive zone

3rd 03:17

Shot on goal by Luke Hughes saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 03:07

1-4

Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone

3rd 03:03

Stoppage - Puck in Netting

3rd 03:03

Stefan Noesen shot blocked by Justin Holl

3rd 03:01

1-4

Ilya Protas won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone

3rd 02:38

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 02:38

Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen

3rd 02:35

1-4

Shot missed by Ilya Protas

3rd 02:33

1-4

Ilya Protas won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone

3rd 02:20

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 02:20

Shot on goal by Arseny Gritsyuk saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 02:18

1-4

Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Jake Allen

3rd 01:53

1-4

Tom Wilson credited with hit on Declan Chisholm in offensive zone

3rd 01:37

Giveaway by Martin Fehervary in offensive zone

3rd 01:27

Boone Jenner won faceoff against Jack Hughes in defensive zone

3rd 01:12

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 01:12

Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 01:09

1-4

Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone

3rd 00:52

Shot missed by Dawson Mercer

3rd 00:20

1-4

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone

3rd 00:00

Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren

3rd 08:18

1-4

NJD

WSH

1

2

0

3

0

1

4

1st 10:04

1 - 0

A. Gritsyuk

Goal

Assists:

D. Mercer

S. Noesen

1st 16:42

1 - 1

R. Leonard

Goal

Power Play

Assists:

J. Chychrun

L. Thompson

2nd 01:16

1 - 2

I. Protas

Goal

Assists:

A. Ovechkin

V. Desharnais

2nd 04:36

1 - 3

D. Strome

Goal

Assists:

A. Tuch

J. Kyrou

2nd 11:14

1 - 4

B. Jenner

Goal

Assists:

V. Desharnais

M. Fehervary

Matchup

F D G

Arseny Gritsyuk

NJD RW #81

Boone Jenner

WSH C #22

1

Goals

1

Points

1

6

Shots on Goal

4

NJD

Team Stats

WSH

24

Shots

22

57.8

Faceoff Pct

42.2

0.0

Power Play Pct

50.0

2

Power Play Opps

2

4

Penalty Minutes

4

11

Hits

16

7

Blocked Shots

20

1

Takeaways

4

10

Giveaways

18

1

Biggest Lead

3

NJD

Injuries

WSH

Seamus Casey

D

Out (Knee)

RW

Justin Sourdif

Day to day (Illness)

Luke Evangelista

RW

Out (Illness)

D

Matt Roy

Day to day (Lower Body)

Connor Brown

RW

Out (Lower-Body)

LW

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Day to day (Illness)

Nick Bjugstad

C

Out (Pectoral)

C

Patrick Thomas

Out (Upper-body)

D

Rasmus Sandin

Out (Knee)

2026-27 Metropolitan Division

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	3	0	12	7
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Devils	4	3	0	8	0
Islanders	3	3	1	7	3
Penguins	3	4	1	7	0
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	6	3	3	-22

Game Info

October 17, 2026

NHL Network

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Referees Michael Markovic, Furman South

Linesmen Tommy Hughes, Travis Gawryletz

Forwards	G	A	P	+/-	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	GVA	TOI
Arseny Gritsyuk A. Gritsyuk #81	1	0	1	0	6	16.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	13:38
Dawson Mercer D. Mercer #91	0	1	1	+1	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	4	0	1	13:29
Stefan Noesen S. Noesen #11	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	8:30
Jesper Boqvist J. Boqvist #70	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	9:15
Jesper Bratt J. Bratt #63	0	0	0	-1	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	15:07
Cody Glass C. Glass #12	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	5	10	50.0	1	0	0	8:56
Nico Hischier N. Hischier #13	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	16	20	80.0	3	0	0	15:45
Jack Hughes J. Hughes #86	0	0	0	-2	3	0.0	3	7	42.9	0	0	1	18:21
Amadeus Lombardi A. Lombardi #93	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	8:08
Anthony Mantha A. Mantha #39	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	9:17
Timo Meier T. Meier #28	0	0	0	-1	2	0.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	2	11:37
Evan Rodrigues E. Rodrigues #17	0	0	0	-1	0	0.0	1	6	16.7	1	0	1	12:38

Defensemen	+/-	PIM	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	S	TOI
Declan Chisholm D. Chisholm #47	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:00
Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton #7	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	17:03
Luke Hughes L. Hughes #43	-1	2	0	2	1	0	1	19:24
Johnathan Kovacevic J. Kovacevic #8	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	10:33
Brett Pesce B. Pesce #22	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	18:52
Jonas Siegenthaler J. Siegenthaler #71	-1	0	1	1	0	1	0	15:40

Goalies	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jake Allen J. Allen #34	22	18	.818	4	4.98	0	48
Nico Daws N. Daws #50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

On ice

Forwards	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Boone Jenner B. Jenner #22	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	25.0	4	10	40.0	1	1	0	2	13:28
Jordan Kyrou J. Kyrou #25	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	12:18
Ryan Leonard R. Leonard #9	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	10:45
Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin #8	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	11:41
Ilya Protas I. Protas #62	1	0	1	+1	0	0	3	33.3	7	11	63.6	0	0	0	0	10:43
Dylan Strome D. Strome #17	1	0	1	+1	0	0	3	33.3	4	13	30.8	0	3	0	4	14:46
Alex Tuch A. Tuch #89	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	2	2	1	0	14:40
Anthony Beauvillier A. Beauvillier #72	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	100.0	1	0	1	0	10:37
Jonny Brodzinski J. Brodzinski #22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	7	28.6	0	0	0	1	6:39
Ivan Miroshnichenko I. Miroshnichenko #63	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	1	10:01
Aliaksei Protas A. Protas #21	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	0	1	14:18
Tom Wilson T. Wilson #43	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	3	2	1	2	13:46

Defensemen	A	P	+/-	PPA	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	S	TOI
Vincent Desharnais V. Desharnais #73	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	2	0	15:51
Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun #6	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	17:58
Martin Fehervary M. Fehervary #42	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	2	1	17:52
Justin Holl J. Holl #4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11:26
Cole Hutson C. Hutson #44	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	15:44
Timothy Liljegren T. Liljegren #27	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	14:12

Goalies	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Logan Thompson L. Thompson #48	24	23	.958	1	1.25	0	48
Charlie Lindgren C. Lindgren #79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

On ice

All

1st

2nd

3rd

Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren

3rd 08:18

1-4

Shot on goal by Nico Hischier saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 08:16

1-4

Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 08:15

1-4

Nico Hischier won faceoff against Jonny Brodzinski in neutral zone

3rd 08:09

Stoppage - TV timeout

3rd 08:09

Stoppage - Offside

3rd 08:09

Shot missed by Stefan Noesen

3rd 08:02

1-4

Shot on goal by Jesper Bratt saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 07:45

1-4

Nico Hischier won faceoff against Ilya Protas in offensive zone

3rd 07:10

Stoppage - Icing

3rd 07:10

Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic

3rd 07:01

1-4

Cole Hutson credited with hit on Jesper Boqvist in defensive zone

3rd 06:56

Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by teammate

3rd 06:42

1-4

Cody Glass won faceoff against Ilya Protas in offensive zone

3rd 06:39

Stoppage - Icing

3rd 06:39

Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 06:09

1-4

Boone Jenner credited with hit on Jesper Bratt in defensive zone

3rd 06:03

Shot missed by Jack Hughes

3rd 05:58

1-4

Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Martin Fehervary

3rd 05:43

1-4

Jesper Bratt shot blocked by teammate

3rd 05:38

1-4

Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas

3rd 05:37

1-4

Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 05:33

1-4

Giveaway by Tom Wilson in neutral zone

3rd 05:27

Jack Hughes won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone

3rd 05:20

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 05:20

Shot on goal by Arseny Gritsyuk saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 05:18

1-4

Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone

3rd 05:16

Jonas Siegenthaler credited with hit on Jonny Brodzinski in defensive zone

3rd 04:46

Nico Hischier credited with hit on Ryan Leonard in offensive zone

3rd 04:42

Dawson Mercer credited with hit on Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone

3rd 04:36

Jonny Brodzinski won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone

3rd 04:15

Nico Hischier credited with hit on Timothy Liljegren in neutral zone

3rd 04:15

Stoppage - Puck in Crowd

3rd 04:15

Nico Hischier won faceoff against Jonny Brodzinski in defensive zone

3rd 04:06

Stoppage - Offside

3rd 04:06

Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Dylan Strome

3rd 03:34

1-4

Giveaway by Dylan Strome in defensive zone

3rd 03:30

Giveaway by Dylan Strome in defensive zone

3rd 03:22

Shot missed by Luke Hughes

3rd 03:18

1-4

Timothy Liljegren credited with hit on Stefan Noesen in defensive zone

3rd 03:17

Shot on goal by Luke Hughes saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 03:07

1-4

Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone

3rd 03:03

Stoppage - Puck in Netting

3rd 03:03

Stefan Noesen shot blocked by Justin Holl

3rd 03:01

1-4

Ilya Protas won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone

3rd 02:38

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 02:38

Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen

3rd 02:35

1-4

Shot missed by Ilya Protas

3rd 02:33

1-4

Ilya Protas won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone

3rd 02:20

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 02:20

Shot on goal by Arseny Gritsyuk saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 02:18

1-4

Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Jake Allen

3rd 01:53

1-4

Tom Wilson credited with hit on Declan Chisholm in offensive zone

3rd 01:37

Giveaway by Martin Fehervary in offensive zone

3rd 01:27

Boone Jenner won faceoff against Jack Hughes in defensive zone

3rd 01:12

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

3rd 01:12

Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Logan Thompson

3rd 01:09

1-4

Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone

3rd 00:52

Shot missed by Dawson Mercer

3rd 00:20

1-4

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone

3rd 00:00

New Jersey visits Washington after Hughes' 2-goal game

The Associated Press

Oct 16, 2026

New Jersey Devils (4-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (4-3, in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Washington Capitals after Luke Hughes scored two goals in the Devils' 7-1 win against the New York Rangers.

Washington has gone 4-3 overall with a 3-1-0 record in Metropolitan Division games. The Capitals have committed 35 total penalties (5.0 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.

New Jersey has a 2-1-0 record in Metropolitan Division play and a 4-3 record overall. The Devils have scored and allowed 23 goals this season for an even scoring differential.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

INJURIES: Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: out (knee), Patrick Thomas: out (upper-body), Pierre-Luc Dubois: day to day (illness), Matt Roy: out (lower body).

Devils: Nick Bjugstad: out (pectoral), Luke Evangelista: day to day (illness), Seamus Casey: out (knee), Connor Brown: day to day (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

4-3-0 NJD

WSH 4-3-0

Matchup

Team Stats

Injuries

2026-27 Metropolitan Division

Game Info

New Jersey visits Washington after Hughes' 2-goal game

Players Mentioned

Nick Bjugstad

Connor Brown

Matt Roy

Rasmus Sandin

Luke Evangelista

Luke Hughes