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Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

NHL
Capitals
20-13-5, 45 PTS
4-3
Final/OT
Devils
20-16-2, 42 PTS
Prudential Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftNJ shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTT
WSH11713233
NJ15148138

In net

Logan Thompson35/38 SV, .921
Jake Allen29/33 SV, .879
Team123OTT
WSH11114
NJ01203

Who won: Capitals 4-3

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Prudential Center. Aliaksei Protas led the Capitals in goals (1). Jesper Bratt led the Devils in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.8Aliaksei ProtasC
  2. 28.2Alex OvechkinLW
  3. 38.2Jesper BrattLW
  4. 47.8Jakob ChychrunD
  5. 57.7Anthony BeauvillierLW
  6. 67.7Rasmus SandinD
  7. 77.6Dylan StromeC
  8. 87.3Cody GlassC
  9. 97.1Nic DowdC
  10. 107.1Brenden DillonD
  11. 117.0Logan ThompsonG
  12. 126.9Connor BrownRW

Team stats

WSHNJ
21Blocked Shots10
14Hits17
4Takeaways8
33Shots38
0Power Play Goals1
1Power Play Opportunities2
0.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
37Faceoffs Won19
66.1Faceoff Win Percent33.9
10Giveaways15
3Total Penalties2
6Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Aliaksei Protas

WSH · 1 G, 2 A, 5 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

75%
WSH · 4.24 xG
25%
NJ · 2.58 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 4:06
    Jakob Chychrun

    Goal! Batted

    J. Chychrun · 1 G

    Jakob Chychrun Goal (15) Batted, assists: Nic Dowd (6), Dylan Strome (21)

    WSH 4 - 3 NJ
  3. OT 4:03Jakob Chychrun

    Wrist shot on goal

    Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen

    J. Chychrun · 1 G

  4. OT 3:23Dougie Hamilton

    Snap shot on goal

    Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    D. Hamilton

  5. OT 2:52Dylan Strome

    Faceoff win vs L. Glendening

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Luke Glendening

    D. Strome · 1 A

  6. OT 2:49Timo Meier

    Shot blocked by R. Sandin

    Timo Meier shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin

    T. Meier

  7. OT 2:32Jack Hughes

    Shot blocked by D. Strome

    Jack Hughes shot blocked by Dylan Strome

    J. Hughes

  8. OT 1:30Dawson Mercer
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Dawson Mercer

    D. Mercer

  9. OT 0:00Dylan Strome

    Faceoff win vs N. Hischier

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Hischier

    D. Strome · 1 A

  10. Start of the overtime
  11. End of the 3rd period
  12. P3 1:02Dylan Strome

    Face off

    Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nico Hischier

  13. P3 1:06Matt Roy

    Wrist shot on goal

    Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen

    M. Roy

  14. P3 1:13Matt Roy

    Wrist shot wide right

    Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right

    M. Roy

  15. P3 1:21Anthony Beauvillier

    Wrap-around shot on goal

    Anthony Beauvillier Wrap-around saved by Jake Allen

    A. Beauvillier · 1 G

  16. P3 1:56Nic Dowd

    Face off

    Nic Dowd faceoff won against Cody Glass

  17. P3 2:15Arseny Gritsyuk

    Snap shot on goal

    Arseny Gritsyuk Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    A. Gritsyuk

  18. P3 3:21Ondrej Palat

    Snap shot on goal

    Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson

    O. Palat

  19. P3 4:21Timo Meier
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Timo Meier

    T. Meier

  20. P3 4:26Jakob Chychrun

    Shot blocked by T. Meier

    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Timo Meier

    J. Chychrun · 1 G

  21. P3 4:41Nico Hischier

    Faceoff win vs J. Sourdif

    Nico Hischier faceoff won against Justin Sourdif

    N. Hischier · 1 A

  22. P3 4:43Jakob Chychrun

    Wrist shot on goal

    Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen

    J. Chychrun · 1 G

  23. P3 5:38Alex Ovechkin

    Snap shot on goal

    Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen

    A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A

  24. P3 5:39Alex Ovechkin

    Wrist shot wide right

    Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right

    A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A

  25. P3 5:42Rasmus Sandin

    Wrist shot on goal

    Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen

    R. Sandin · 1 A

Leaders

WSHNJ
Goals
Aliaksei Protas
1
Jesper Bratt
2
Assists
Aliaksei Protas
2
Brenden Dillon
1
Points
Aliaksei Protas
3
Jesper Bratt
2

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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