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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ice! We are deep into the final stretch of the 2025-2026 NHL regular season, and the intensity is palpable. Tonight, April 2nd, we head to the Prudential Center for a high-stakes clash as the Washington Capitals roll into Newark to face off against the New Jersey Devils.
At this stage of the season, every single point is worth its weight in gold. The Capitals arrive looking to solidify their positioning in the Metropolitan Division, bringing that trademark veteran grit and a power play that can silence a building in seconds. On the other side of the red line, the Devils are looking to leverage their home-ice advantage, relying on their signature speed and transition game to keep the Capitals’ defense on their heels.
While the oddsmakers have kept the lines off the board for this particular matchup, the narrative couldn't be clearer: this is a battle of styles. Washington’s ability to control the physical tempo versus New Jersey’s explosive, high-octane offensive attack.
With the playoffs looming on the horizon, these two teams know that tonight isn't just about two points—it’s about sending a message. Expect a fast, physical, and tactical chess match on skates. Grab your popcorn, folks; this is the kind of hockey that defines a season. Puck drop is just moments away!
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The Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils enter this matchup with nearly identical records, reflecting a season defined by parity and inconsistency. Recent history between these two clubs has been remarkably tight, with the majority of their meetings decided by a single goal. The most recent encounter on March 20, 2026, saw Washington edge out New Jersey 2-1, continuing a trend where home-ice advantage has been frequently challenged. While the Capitals hold a slight edge in recent head-to-head outcomes, the Devils have shown they can keep pace in high-scoring affairs. Given the narrow margins in their previous nine meetings and the current standings, this game is likely to be a defensive battle where goaltending and special teams will dictate the outcome. Expect a low-scoring, physical contest where the team that manages puck possession in the neutral zone will likely secure the two points.
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Current Season Games
WAS
| W@ VEG | 5 - 4 |
| W@ UTA | 7 - 4 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs NJ | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 3 |
| W@ BUF | 2 - 1 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs CGY | 7 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ MTL | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs VEG | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs NAS | 4 - 2 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 3 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 3 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 5 |
| L@ EDM | 5 - 6 |
| W@ CGY | 3 - 1 |
| L@ VAN | 3 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs MTL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 7 - 4 |
| Lvs CHI | 2 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs NYR | 6 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 3 - 5 |
| W@ NJ | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 7 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs TOR | 4 - 0 |
| L@ MIN | 0 - 5 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs CAR | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 2 - 0 |
| L@ ANA | 3 - 4 |
| W@ SJ | 7 - 1 |
| W@ LA | 3 - 1 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs TOR | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs TB | 3 - 5 |
| W@ MTL | 8 - 4 |
| Wvs EDM | 7 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 3 - 6 |
| W@ CAR | 4 - 1 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs STL | 6 - 1 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs NYI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs OTT | 1 - 7 |
| W@ CBJ | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs SEA | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs MIN | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 1 - 0 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs BOS | 1 - 3 |
| W@ CBJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 1 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 2 |
NJ
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 5 |
| W@ NAS | 4 - 2 |
| W@ DAL | 6 - 4 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs LA | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs CGY | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs DET | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs NYR | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs TOR | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 5 - 1 |
| W@ STL | 3 - 1 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs BUF | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs CBJ | 0 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs WPG | 3 - 4 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 4 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 4 |
| W@ EDM | 2 - 1 |
| W@ CGY | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ MIN | 5 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 3 - 4 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 4 |
| L@ NYI | 0 - 9 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| L@ TOR | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ NYI | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs BUF | 1 - 3 |
| W@ UTA | 2 - 1 |
| W@ VEG | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs ANA | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs TB | 4 - 8 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs VEG | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs CBJ | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs PHI | 3 - 5 |
| W@ BUF | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 3 |
| L@ PHI | 3 - 6 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 1 |
| L@ TB | 1 - 5 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 2 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 1 - 4 |
| W@ LA | 4 - 1 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 5 |
| L@ COL | 4 - 8 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs SJ | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs MIN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ TOR | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs EDM | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 1 |
| W@ CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 6 |
| L@ PHI | 3 - 4 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 0 - 2 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs NYI | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 5 |
Previous Season Games
WAS
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 1 |
| W@ MTL | 5 - 2 |
| L@ MTL | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs MTL | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs MTL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 5 |
| W@ NYI | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs CBJ | 1 - 4 |
| L@ CBJ | 0 - 7 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 4 |
| L@ NYI | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 5 |
| W@ BOS | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs BUF | 5 - 8 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 4 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 5 - 1 |
| L@ LA | 0 - 3 |
| W@ ANA | 7 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs EDM | 7 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 8 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 4 - 5 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs WPG | 4 - 5 |
| L@ OTT | 4 - 5 |
| W@ CGY | 3 - 1 |
| L@ VAN | 1 - 2 |
| W@ SEA | 3 - 0 |
| W@ EDM | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 1 |
| W@ OTT | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 0 |
| W@ NAS | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs MTL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 2 - 1 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs NYR | 7 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 1 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 4 |
| W@ TOR | 5 - 2 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 1 |
| L@ CHI | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 4 - 2 |
| W@ CBJ | 2 - 1 |
| W@ MTL | 4 - 2 |
| W@ TOR | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs SJ | 1 - 2 |
| W@ NJ | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs NYI | 5 - 4 |
| W@ TB | 5 - 4 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ UTA | 6 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 5 - 2 |
| W@ COL | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 8 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CBJ | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs MTL | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs NYR | 5 - 3 |
| L@ TB | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 3 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 1 |
| W@ NJ | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs DAL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs VEG | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NJ | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs BOS | 2 - 0 |
| W@ CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs CBJ | 4 - 8 |
| W@ NJ | 5 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs PHI | 2 - 6 |
NJ
| L@ CAR | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs CAR | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 5 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs NYI | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 7 |
| Wvs NYR | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs MIN | 3 - 2 |
| W@ MIN | 5 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 0 - 4 |
| W@ CHI | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs OTT | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs CGY | 3 - 5 |
| W@ CBJ | 2 - 1 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs EDM | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 3 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs WPG | 1 - 6 |
| L@ DAL | 3 - 4 |
| L@ VEG | 0 - 2 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 1 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 5 |
| W@ NAS | 5 - 0 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 4 |
| W@ MTL | 4 - 0 |
| Lvs VEG | 1 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 2 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 0 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 4 |
| W@ MTL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs OTT | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs PHI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYR | 2 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ LA | 0 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs NYR | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs PIT | 3 - 0 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CHI | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs COL | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 5 - 6 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs STL | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 5 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 0 - 4 |
| W@ FLA | 6 - 2 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs SJ | 0 - 1 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs MTL | 5 - 3 |
| W@ EDM | 3 - 0 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 6 - 0 |
| Wvs ANA | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 3 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs TB | 5 - 8 |
| Lvs WAS | 5 - 6 |
| W@ OTT | 3 - 1 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs UTA | 3 - 0 |
| W@ WAS | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs TOR | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 3 - 1 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 1 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NYR | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs NYR | 3 - 1 |
| L@ NYI | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 5 |
| L@ MTL | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 2 - 4 |