NJD @ WSH Gameday Thread
NJD @ WSH
Venue: Capital One Arena
Puck drop: Sat Oct 17, 2026 1:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
NJD
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 3.3
- Power play 6/30 (20%)
- Last game W vs NYR (7–1)
WSH
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 2.6
- Power play 5/25 (20%)
- Last game W vs MTL (5–4)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-02 WSH 3 @ NJD 7
- 2026-03-20 NJD 1 @ WSH 2
- 2025-12-27 WSH 4 @ NJD 3 OT/SO
- 2025-11-15 NJD 3 @ WSH 2 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
NJD
- Jack Hughes 8 pts · 1 G · 20 SOG
- Jesper Bratt 6 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Nico Hischier 5 pts · 4 G · 9 SOG
- Evan Rodrigues 4 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
WSH
- Ryan Leonard 5 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
- Alex Tuch 4 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
- Tom Wilson 4 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
- Jordan Kyrou 4 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: NJD 2.93 · WSH 3.58 · Win odds: NJD 37.5% · WSH 62.6% · OT/SO chance: 14.9%
- 2-3 34.8%
- 2-4 34.2%
- 3-3 31.1%
Box Score
NJD 1
2nd – 9:59
WSH 3
2026-10-17
| Stat | NJD | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 |
| Shots | 13 | 12 |
| Power Play | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| PIM | 0 | 0 |
| Faceoffs | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 9 | 12 |
| NJD Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dawson Mercer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Noesen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ilya Protas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Desharnais | 0 | 1 | 1 |