WSH
Washington Capitals
42-30-9 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
OT
L
W
L
L
SO
W
SO
W
Final/OT
4—3
2025-12-27 · Prudential Center
NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
WSH dominated expected goals 3.6 to 2.9 · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
3.57
ACTUAL
4 — 3
NJD xG
2.86
Scoring Timeline
0.20
HIGH xG
1P 19:59Even Strength
21
Aliaksei Protas(14)
C · WSH · #21
Alex Ovechkin (18)WSH 1 - 0 NJD
0.34
HIGH xG
2P 04:56Power Play
63
Jesper Bratt(7)
L · NJD · #63
Nico Hischier (20), Stefan Noesen (4)WSH 1 - 1 NJD
0.14
HIGH xG
2P 17:33Even Strength
72
Anthony Beauvillier(7)
L · WSH · #72
Aliaksei Protas (12)WSH 2 - 1 NJD
0.01
LOW xG
3P 07:00Even Strength63
Jesper Bratt(8)
L · NJD · #63
WSH 2 - 2 NJD
0.08
MED xG
3P 07:32Even Strength
12
Cody Glass(7)
C · NJD · #12
Connor Brown (7), Brenden Dillon (8)WSH 2 - 3 NJD
0.07
MED xG
3P 09:17Even Strength
8
Alex Ovechkin(15)
L · WSH · #8
Rasmus Sandin (9), Aliaksei Protas (13)WSH 3 - 3 NJD
0.30
HIGH xG
OT 04:063 on 3
6
Jakob Chychrun(15)
D · WSH · #6
Nic Dowd (6), Dylan Strome (21)WSH 4 - 3 NJD
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
35/38 saves, .921 SV%, -0.0 GSAx
★2
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
29/33 saves, .878 SV%, +0.4 GSAx
★3
21
Aliaksei Protas
C · WSH · #21
1G, 2A, 5 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
WSHNJD
33Shots38
3.57xGF2.86
42.3CF%57.7
66.1FO%33.9
0/1PP1/2
14Hits17
21Blocks10
10Giveaways15
4Takeaways8
6PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | NJD SOG | WSH xG | NJD xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 15 | 1.19 | 0.77 |
| 2nd | 6 | 13 | 0.99 | 1.65 |
| 3rd | 12 | 6 | 1.01 | 0.31 |
| OT | 1 | 1 | 0.38 | 0.14 |
| Total | 29 | 35 | 3.57 | 2.87 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 17:31
Anthony Beauvillierroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Colton White1P 17:31
Colton Whiteroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Anthony Beauvillier2P 04:46
Brandon Duhaimehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Brett Pesce2P 07:15
Brandon Duhaimehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Ondrej Palat2P 13:57
Cody Glassinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Anthony Beauvillier