New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals

NHL Capital One Arena, Washington, DC·October 17, 2026

NJ

New Jersey Devils NJ 2-2-0, 0-1-0 Away

October 17, 2026 5:00 pm

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Washington Capitals WSH 3-1-0, 2-0-0 Home

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Standings

Metropolitan Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
5	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
6	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
7	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
8	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Devils

JB

J. Bratt L

1 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

JH

J. Hughes C

1 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

JA

J. Allen G

.896 SV%

2.65 GAA

2 W

Capitals

TW

T. Wilson R

1.25 PTS/G

2 G

3 A

PD

P. Dubois C

1 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

LT

L. Thompson G

.929 SV%

2.00 GAA

3 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

2.5 22nd

Goals For

10th 3.5

3.5 25th

Goals Against

7th 2.3

-1.0 23rd

Goal Diff

7th 1.2

Special Teams 1–1

22.2 14th

PP%

20th 18.2

63.6 29th

PK%

10th 86.7

Offense 2–1

37.8 1st

Shots

14th 25.5

6.6 30th

Shooting%

7th 13.7

49.4 20th

Faceoff%

22nd 49.3

Defense 3–3

27.3 25th

Shots Against

27th 28.8

9.8 30th

Blocks

3rd 17.3

16.5 26th

Hits

14th 21.8

4.8 6th

Takeaways

20th 3.5

18.5 28th

Giveaways

12th 15.0

6.8 8th

PIM

30th 13.8

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

2.8 24th

Goals For

14th 3.2

3.1 15th

Goals Against

8th 3.0

-0.3 21st

Goal Diff

11th 0.2

Special Teams 2–0

24.1 7th

PP%

26th 15.1

82.4 10th

PK%

29th 72.0

Offense 1–2

29.5 9th

Shots

7th 30.0

10.3 22nd

Shooting%

15th 11.1

49.2 17th

Faceoff%

21st 48.2

Defense 3–2

28.0 19th

Shots Against

7th 25.8

16.4 3rd

Blocks

20th 14.4

20.5 14th

Hits

14th 20.5

4.7 8th

Takeaways

4th 5.0

15.2 12th

Giveaways

17th 15.8

7.3 3rd

PIM

19th 9.5

Head-to-Head

Series tied 1-1

Final

NJ Devils

001

1

WSH Capitals

101

2

Final/SO

NJ Devils

20001

3

WSH Capitals

00200

2

Recent Form

Devils

W vs VAN 4-1

L vs UTA 3-5

L @ NYI 0-6

W vs PHI 3-2

L @ BOS 0-4

Capitals

W vs NYR 3-1

W vs PIT 5-3

L @ TB 1-3

W @ CAR 5-2

W @ CBJ 2-1

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC, US · 20,356 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: October 17, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm