Final · All games
NJD – WSH
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
- Venue
- Capital One Arena
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had NJD at ; the pick was wrong. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · fourth in six
2 nights off
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Jake Allen
Logan Thompson
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
New Jersey Devils
L1 Anthony Mantha (top tenth of the league) · Jack Hughes (above the league middle) · Jesper Bratt (above the league middle)
L2 Timo Meier (bottom tenth of the league) · Nico Hischier (below the league middle) · Luke Evangelista (bottom tenth of the league)
L3 Arseny Gritsyuk (above the league middle) · Evan Rodrigues (below the league middle) · Dawson Mercer (bottom tenth of the league)
D1 Luke Hughes (below the league middle) · Brett Pesce (below the league middle)
D2 Jonas Siegenthaler (below the league middle) · Dougie Hamilton (above the league middle)
PP1 Jesper Bratt (above the league middle) · Nico Hischier (below the league middle) · Luke Evangelista (bottom tenth of the league) · Jack Hughes (above the league middle) · Luke Hughes (below the league middle)
Washington Capitals
L1 Alex Ovechkin (below the league middle) · Ilya Protas · Aliaksei Protas (below the league middle)
L2 Alex Tuch (top tenth of the league) · Justin Sourdif (below the league middle) · Tom Wilson (above the league middle)
L3 Ryan Leonard (above the league middle) · Dylan Strome (above the league middle) · Jordan Kyrou (below the league middle)
D1 Jakob Chychrun (top tenth of the league) · Timothy Liljegren (below the league middle)
D2 Martin Fehervary (above the league middle) · Vincent Desharnais
PP1 Tom Wilson (above the league middle) · Dylan Strome (above the league middle) · Ryan Leonard (above the league middle) · Alex Ovechkin (below the league middle) · Jakob Chychrun (top tenth of the league)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
New Jersey Devils
Connor Brown (RW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2026-10-20
Luke Evangelista (RW): Out (illness), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-20
Nick Bjugstad (C): Out (pectoral), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2027-01-19
Seamus Casey (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-21
Washington Capitals
Justin Sourdif (RW): Out (illness), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-20
Matt Roy (D): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-20
Patrick Thomas (C): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-19, expected back 2026-10-24
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW): Out (illness), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-20
Rasmus Sandin (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-04-20, expected back 2026-12-26
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Furman South
Michael Markovic
Tommy Hughes · Travis Gawryletz
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
NJD · P1 10:04 · A. Gritsyuk (D. Mercer, S. Noesen) · on nhl.com
WSH · P1 16:42 · R. Leonard (J. Chychrun, L. Thompson) · PP · on nhl.com
WSH · P2 01:16 · I. Protas (A. Ovechkin, V. Desharnais) · on nhl.com
WSH · P2 04:36 · D. Strome (A. Tuch, J. Kyrou) · on nhl.com
WSH · P2 11:14 · B. Jenner (V. Desharnais, M. Fehérváry) · on nhl.com
NJD · P3 19:41 · T. Meier (A. Gritsyuk, J. Boqvist) · PP · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger