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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, March 20, 2026

NJD

DevilsNew Jersey Devils

35-32-2

NJD 1, WSH 2

Final

Shots 31–28

WSH

CapitalsWashington Capitals

35-27-8

Scores for March 20, 2026

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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NJDNJD 0, WSH 0WSH1st 10:24

GOAL1 of 3

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Leonard scores, from Duhaime and van Riemsdyk

NJD at WSH, March 20, 2026

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NJDAs the DevilsWSHAs the Capitals

Linescore

Goals
Goals123T
NJDNew Jersey Devils0011
WSHWashington Capitals1012
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123T
NJDNew Jersey Devils581831
WSHWashington Capitals871328

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: WSHAliaksei Protas#211 goal, 4 shots
  2. 2nd star: WSHRyan Leonard#91 goal, 3 shots
  3. 3rd star: NJDJesper Bratt#631 goal, 2 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

NJDWSH
31Shots on goal28
48.1%Faceoffs51.9%
0/2Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes4
18Hits17
18Blocked shots11
17Giveaways18
5Takeaways4

Standings

After the games of March 20, 2026

All standings
Metropolitan
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1CARHurricanes694419694
2PITPenguins6834181684
3CBJBlue Jackets6836211183
4NYIIslanders693925583
5PHIFlyers6833231278
6WSHCapitals703527878
7NJDDevils693532272
8NYRRangers692833864