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Devils at Capitals

NHL · Friday, Mar 20 · 6:00 PM CT · Capital One Arena · Final NJ 1 – WSH 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ0011
WSH1012
Team box
NJ·WSH
31
shots
28
0 of 2
power play
0 of 1
48.1
faceoff %
51.9
18
hits
17
14
blocked shots
11
2
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake AllenNJ2726.963
Logan ThompsonWSH3130.968

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
WSH +3
NJ +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: WSH 2 · NJ 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 42%, WSH 58% · Updated Mar 20

Expected margin
WSH by 0.6
Expected score
WSH 3.1 – 2.5 NJ
Expected total
5.6
DevilsThe matchupCapitals
+138Our fair odds−138
2.5Expected goals3.1
−0.10Power rating+0.06
2.7Goals / game3.1
3.0Allowed / game3.0
30.0Shots / game28.7
50.8Faceoff %49.5
18.8Hits / game20.0
35−33Season record34−35
7−3Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · WSH chance
Our model fair42.1%57.9%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NJNew Jersey Devils+13842%————
WSHWashington Capitals−13858%————
SpreadWSH by 0.6
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.6our margin————
WSHWashington Capitals−0.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.6
Over5.6our total————
Under5.6our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Washington Capitals by 0.6 expected
New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 3%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 7%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 8%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 23%Washington Capitals by 1 goal: 21%Washington Capitals by 2 goals: 12%Washington Capitals by 3 goals: 15%Washington Capitals by 4 goals: 8%Washington Capitals by 5 goals: 3%Washington Capitals by 6 goals: 1%
← NJ wins byWSH wins by →
Washington Capitals wins by 2 or more38%
Washington Capitals wins by 3 or more26%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more19%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.6 expected
1 goals: 3%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 15%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 23%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 17%8 goals: 6%9 goals: 7%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: <1%13 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.569%
Total over 5.546%
Total over 6.535%
Total from 5 to 634%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NJJake Allen G · last 5 starts: .887 save %, 3.09 GAAstarted
WSHLogan Thompson G · last 5 starts: .924 save %, 2.19 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·WSH
Mar 18 at NYR
last game
Mar 18 vs OTT
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
2
2nd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 68+ games
NJ·WSH
−0.10
rating (0 = average)
+0.06
2.7
goals / game
3.1
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.0
35−33
season record
34−35
18−17
home record
21−15
17−16
away record
13−20
W3
streak
W1
7−3
last 10
5−5
30.0
shots / game
28.7
50.8
faceoff %
49.5
18.8
hits / game
20.0
13.9
blocked shots / game
16.0
4.7
takeaways / game
4.4
15.6
giveaways / game
15.3

Rating Trend

NJ · WSH · 135 days
New Jersey DevilsWashington Capitals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · WSH 6−4
Dec 27, 2025at NJWSH 4 − 3 OT
Nov 15, 2025at WSHNJ 3 − 2 SO
Nov 30, 2024at NJWSH 6 − 5
Nov 23, 2024at WSHNJ 3 − 2
Oct 19, 2024at NJWSH 6 − 5 OT
Oct 12, 2024at WSHNJ 5 − 3
Feb 20, 2024at WSHWSH 6 − 2
Jan 3, 2024at WSHNJ 6 − 3
Nov 10, 2023at NJWSH 4 − 2
Oct 25, 2023at NJWSH 6 − 4

NJ · Last 10

7−3 · streak W3
Mar 18at NYR6 − 3W
Mar 16vs BOS4 − 3W
Mar 14vs LA6 − 4W
Mar 12vs CGY4 − 5L
Mar 8vs DET0 − 3L
Mar 7vs NYR6 − 3W
Mar 4vs TOR4 − 3W
Mar 3vs FLA5 − 1W
Feb 28at STL3 − 1W
Feb 26at PIT1 − 4L

WSH · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Mar 18vs OTT4 − 1W
Mar 14vs BOS2 − 3L
Mar 12at BUF2 − 1W
Mar 11at PHI1 − 4L
Mar 9vs CGY7 − 3W
Mar 7at BOS1 − 3L
Mar 3vs UTAH2 − 3L
Feb 28at MTL2 − 6L
Feb 27vs VGK3 − 2W
Feb 25vs PHI3 − 1W