National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 17, 2026
New Jersey Devils 2
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Washington Capitals 4
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WSH1304
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Match Report

Ryan Leonard scores highlight-reel goal, leads the Capitals over the Devils 4-2

— Ryan Leonard scored a highlight-reel goal and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

8
Blocked Shots
22
16
Hits
19
1
Takeaways
6
31
Shots
25
1
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
2
25.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
28
53.3
Faceoff Win Percent
46.7
12
Giveaways
20
2
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

NJ

  • Jake Allen GA 4 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Nico Hischier BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Timo Meier BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jack Hughes BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

WSH

  • Logan Thompson GA 2 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Alex Tuch BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Dylan Strome BS 3 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ilya Protas BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:45 · 3rd Cody Glass faceoff won against Jonny Brodzinski
  4. 19:45 · 3rd Puck in Crowd
  5. 19:41 · 3rd Cody Glass faceoff won against Jonny Brodzinski
  6. 19:41 · 3rd Timo Meier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (2), Jesper Boqvist (1)
  7. 19:38 · 3rd Jesper Boqvist Wrist Shot Wide Left
  8. 18:56 · 3rd Dawson Mercer Snap Shot Wide Left

Highlights

00:42 Arseny Gritsyuk lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:53 Ryan Leonard dances through Devils defense for a terrific goal Watch on ESPN 00:45 Ilya Protas scores goal for Capitals Watch on ESPN 00:49 Dylan Strome tallies goal vs. Devils Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WSH leads series 1-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

New Jersey Devils

  • Connor Hellebuyck Out
  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

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