New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Devils

23-37-5, 51 PTS

3-4

Final

Capitals

37-20-10, 84 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NJ shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NJ	10	12	16	38
WSH	7	9	6	22

In net

Nico Daws18/22 SV, .818

Vitek Vanecek35/38 SV, .921

Team	1	2	3	T
NJ	0	2	1	3
WSH	0	1	3	4

Who won: Capitals 4-3

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals win the series 2-1. The Capitals outscored the Devils 3-1 in the 3rd period. Nicklas Backstrom led the Capitals in goals (1). Jack Hughes led the Devils in goals (1).

Recap · Mar 26

Backstrom has goal, assist as Capitals beat Devils 4-3

Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point, and the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
Devils 8-23-2 on the road; Capitals 16-13-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Devils8th in Eastern Conference

Luke Evangelista RW
Illness
Out
Connor Brown RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Nick Bjugstad C
Pectoral, Surgery, left
Injured Reserve
Seamus Casey D
Knee
Injured Reserve

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Devils8th in Eastern Conference

Nico Daws G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Vitek Vanecek G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Devils 4, Capitals 3 (Jan 2)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Pierre Lambert (Referee), Michel Cormier (Linesman), Travis Toomey (Linesman)