Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils — April 2, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The New Jersey Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-3 on April 2, 2026. Despite the result, the Washington Capitals held the edge in expected goals (2.69 to 2.24) at 5-on-5, indicating the New Jersey Devils received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The New Jersey Devils created 8 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Washington Capitals at 5-on-5. Dawson Mercer scored 2 goals. Jack Hughes scored 2 goals. Cole Hutson was the most dangerous skater with 0.56 individual expected goals on 6 shots at 5-on-5. The Washington Capitals outshot the New Jersey Devils 32-29 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils progressed on Apr 2, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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WSH3 - 7NJD

Apr 2, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
NJD	P1	17	16	51.5	11	13	45.8	8	9	47.1	10	10	50.0	5	4	55.6	0.84	1.23	40.6	3	2	60.0
	P2	20	23	46.5	13	19	40.6	9	14	39.1	14	17	45.2	0	3	0.0	0.73	1.27	36.5	1	0	100.0
	P3	20	31	39.2	15	17	46.9	13	9	59.1	14	26	35.0	5	3	62.5	1.22	1.20	50.4	3	1	75.0
	Total	57	70	44.9	39	49	44.3	30	32	48.4	38	53	41.8	10	10	50.0	2.79	3.69	43.0	7	3	70.0
WSH	P1	16	17	48.5	13	11	54.2	9	8	52.9	10	10	50.0	4	5	44.4	1.23	0.84	59.4	2	3	40.0
	P2	23	20	53.5	19	13	59.4	14	9	60.9	17	14	54.8	3	0	100.0	1.27	0.73	63.5	0	1	0.0
	P3	31	20	60.8	17	15	53.1	9	13	40.9	26	14	65.0	3	5	37.5	1.20	1.22	49.6	1	3	25.0
	Total	70	57	55.1	49	39	55.7	32	30	51.6	53	38	58.2	10	10	50.0	3.69	2.79	57.0	3	7	30.0

Win Probability

NJD Favored

WSH Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

NJD

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

WSH Attempts

NJD Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

WSH ShootNJD Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NJD) performed against every skater on the away team (WSH) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = NJD players, Columns = WSH players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the NJD player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

NJD ↓ / WSH →	Dubois	Strome	Lapierre	Sourdif	Kampf	Ovechkin	McMichael	Duhaime	Miroshnichenko	Wilson	Beauvillier	Leonard	Chychrun	Hutson	Sandin	van Riemsdyk	Roy	Fehérváry
Hischier	38	57	54	22	67	33	50	100	100	41	54	8	47	29	33	69	56	58
Mercer	44	43	67	38	100	29	50	100	100	43	33	17	60	29	30	77	41	40
Hughes	29	42	50	57	80	36	71	79	77	44	50	50	53	33	67	50	55	82
Glass	50	43	75	80	100	40	67	100	100	40	50	57	44	67	83	43	75	75
Bjugstad	40	40	67	33	100	38	38	100	100	40	29	50	40	25	70	14	50	75
Bratt	40	40	43	43	75	30	50	83	80	50	59	50	54	27	67	57	64	89
Cotter	50	50	50	100	25	40	75	25	50	0	50	100	83	0	40	67	0	20
Dadonov	0	25	—	—	20	33	50	20	20	0	0	0	33	0	14	50	0	17
Meier	55	33	64	25	100	44	45	100	100	55	33	33	85	29	31	71	44	40
Brown	50	57	50	55	80	45	100	85	83	56	59	50	56	36	69	67	69	89
Hameenaho	25	56	67	67	100	43	60	100	100	33	44	60	50	50	89	25	57	70
Tsyplakov	0	25	0	100	20	33	100	20	20	0	33	50	67	0	25	33	0	17
Hughes	39	33	45	30	88	29	55	100	100	42	41	27	60	25	50	60	47	56
Kovacevic	44	38	50	40	83	36	60	100	100	44	27	33	58	33	36	64	40	20
Dillon	47	40	67	60	75	35	60	63	77	38	27	36	47	50	56	45	50	58
Nemec	55	38	64	60	71	36	60	63	75	50	31	50	58	46	59	45	47	57
Hamilton	50	45	71	50	57	38	33	57	63	54	67	54	65	22	50	71	67	55
Siegenthaler	36	45	71	45	50	29	17	40	57	31	58	36	47	11	45	56	57	56