Capitals vs. Devils Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Devils NHL game on April 2, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Capitals
2 0 1 3
Devils
3 1 3 7
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  • Capitals
    0%
  • Devils
    100%
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2 0 1 3
Devils
3 1 3 7
P3 19:28 Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Jake Allen
P3 18:59 Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Simon Nemec
P3 18:14 Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Jake Allen
P3 17:29 Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
P3 17:26 Shot on goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jake Allen
P3 17:25 Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen
P3 13:36 Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
P3 13:35 Shot on goal by Simon Nemec saved by Logan Thompson
P3 13:18 Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
P3 12:12 Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
P3 12:04 Power play - Connor Brown shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
P3 11:20 Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Logan Thompson
P3 09:44 Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Logan Thompson
P3 09:33 Goal scored by Tom Wilson
P3 08:37 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Jake Allen
P3 07:11 Tom Wilson shot blocked by Luke Hughes
P3 05:52 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Connor Brown
P3 05:00 Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Connor Brown
P3 04:49 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jake Allen
P3 04:17 Shot on goal by Cody Glass saved by Logan Thompson
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:57
    Capitals won faceoff against Devils in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:56
    Capitals won faceoff against Devils in offensive zone
  4. P3 19:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Jake Allen
  5. P3 19:07
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Cody Glass in offensive zone
  6. P3 18:59
    SHOT
    Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Simon Nemec
  7. P3 18:16
    Paul Cotter won faceoff against David Kampf in defensive zone
  8. P3 18:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  9. P3 18:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Jake Allen
  10. P3 17:29
    SHOT
    Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  11. P3 17:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jake Allen
  12. P3 17:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen
  13. P3 15:59
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  14. P3 15:59
    Stoppage - Offside
  15. P3 15:48
    Johnathan Kovacevic credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
  16. P3 15:13
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  17. P3 13:36
    SHOT
    Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  18. P3 13:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Simon Nemec saved by Logan Thompson
  19. P3 13:25
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  20. P3 13:18
    SHOT
    Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  21. P3 12:16
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
  22. P3 12:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
  23. P3 12:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor Brown shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  24. P3 11:28
    Power play - Nico Hischier won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  25. P3 11:28
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  26. P3 11:22
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  27. P3 11:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Logan Thompson
  28. P3 09:59
    Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Jonas Siegenthaler in defensive zone
  29. P3 09:46
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  30. P3 09:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Logan Thompson
  31. P3 09:33
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  32. P3 09:33
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Tom Wilson
    3-5
  33. P3 08:50
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  34. P3 08:50
    Stoppage - Icing
  35. P3 08:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Jake Allen
  36. P3 08:10
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
  37. P3 07:11
    SHOT
    Tom Wilson shot blocked by Luke Hughes
  38. P3 06:53
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  39. P3 06:53
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  40. P3 05:52
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Connor Brown
  41. P3 05:02
    Shorthanded - Cody Glass won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  42. P3 05:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Connor Brown
  43. P3 04:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jake Allen
  44. P3 04:45
    Penalty to Nico Hischier 2 minutes for Tripping
  45. P3 04:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cody Glass saved by Logan Thompson
  46. P3 04:00
    Power play - Cody Glass won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  47. P3 03:58
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Connor McMichael shot blocked by Simon Nemec
  48. P3 03:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dawson Mercer saved by Logan Thompson
  49. P3 02:16
    Shorthanded - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  50. P3 02:16
    Penalty to Ryan Leonard 2 minutes for Tripping
  51. P3 01:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  52. P3 01:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  53. P3 00:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dawson Mercer saved by Logan Thompson
  54. P3 00:00
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  55. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  56. P2 19:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen
  57. P2 19:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen
  58. P2 19:05
    SHOT
    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by teammate
  59. P2 18:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
  60. P2 17:40
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  61. P2 17:38
    SHOT
    Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Cole Hutson
  62. P2 16:31
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  63. P2 16:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Jake Allen
  64. P2 15:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jesper Bratt saved by Logan Thompson
  65. P2 14:12
    SHOT
    Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by teammate
  66. P2 13:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jake Allen
  67. P2 13:13
    SHOT
    Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  68. P2 13:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brenden Dillon saved by Logan Thompson
  69. P2 12:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dougie Hamilton
  70. P2 12:12
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Timo Meier in defensive zone
  71. P2 12:09
    SHOT
    Luke Hughes shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  72. P2 11:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Jake Allen
  73. P2 10:18
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against David Kampf in offensive zone
  74. P2 10:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nico Hischier
  75. P2 09:43
    Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Dougie Hamilton in offensive zone
  76. P2 09:16
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  77. P2 09:16
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  78. P2 09:10
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jack Hughes assisted by Jesper Bratt and Johnathan Kovacevic
    2-4
  79. P2 08:51
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  80. P2 08:40
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  81. P2 07:16
    Cody Glass won faceoff against David Kampf in defensive zone
  82. P2 07:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jake Allen
  83. P2 06:50
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Nick Bjugstad saved by Logan Thompson
  84. P2 05:40
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jonas Siegenthaler saved by Logan Thompson
  85. P2 05:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  86. P2 04:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Hendrix Lapierre
  87. P2 04:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  88. P2 03:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Maxim Tsyplakov
  89. P2 03:10
    David Kampf credited with hit on Brenden Dillon in offensive zone
  90. P2 02:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brenden Dillon
  91. P2 02:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lenni Hameenaho
  92. P2 01:52
    Rasmus Sandin credited with hit on Lenni Hameenaho in defensive zone
  93. P2 01:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Jake Allen
  94. P2 00:00
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  95. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  96. P1 19:43
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Paul Cotter in defensive zone
  97. P1 19:43
    Stoppage - Icing
  98. P1 18:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  99. P1 18:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Bjugstad saved by Logan Thompson
  100. P1 18:19
    Cody Glass won faceoff against David Kampf in neutral zone
  101. P1 15:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Jake Allen
  102. P1 14:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
  103. P1 14:46
    Paul Cotter won faceoff against Brandon Duhaime in defensive zone
  104. P1 14:33
    Capitals won faceoff against Devils in neutral zone
  105. P1 14:33
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  106. P1 14:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
  107. P1 13:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  108. P1 13:36
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  109. P1 13:36
    Stoppage - Offside
  110. P1 13:20
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  111. P1 11:31
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  112. P1 09:47
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  113. P1 09:43
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Ryan Leonard
    2-2
  114. P1 09:25
    Power play - Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Nico Hischier in offensive zone
  115. P1 09:25
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  116. P1 09:10
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Paul Cotter in defensive zone
  117. P1 09:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  118. P1 08:15
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
  119. P1 08:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Hutson
  120. P1 07:37
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  121. P1 07:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dawson Mercer
  122. P1 07:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dawson Mercer saved by Logan Thompson
  123. P1 06:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Logan Thompson
  124. P1 06:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Hughes
  125. P1 06:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic
  126. P1 05:09
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  127. P1 05:09
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  128. P1 05:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Jake Allen
  129. P1 04:54
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in defensive zone
  130. P1 04:22
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Jack Hughes in defensive zone
  131. P1 04:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  132. P1 04:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dougie Hamilton
  133. P1 03:32
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  134. P1 03:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Jake Allen
  135. P1 02:10
    Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Nick Bjugstad in neutral zone
  136. P1 01:51
    Nick Bjugstad credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in offensive zone
  137. P1 01:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Logan Thompson
  138. P1 00:25
    Hendrix Lapierre credited with hit on Luke Hughes in offensive zone
Stats
Capitals
STATS
Devils
32Shots on Goal30
47% Faceoff Win % 53%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
16Penalty Infraction Mins18
18Hits12
17 Shots Blocked 19
13Giveaways24
CapitalsWSH
DevilsNJ
32Shots on Goal30
47% Faceoff Win % 53%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
16Penalty Infraction Mins18
18Hits12
17 Shots Blocked 19
13Giveaways24

Capitals vs. Devils: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Capitals vs. Devils
  • Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • Time: 7:30 PM ET
  • Venue: Prudential Center

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Devils favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Capitals 50¢, Devils 50¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Capitals: 50%
  • Devils: 50%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Capitals a win probability of 50%, while the Devils have a win probability of 50%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Devils are more likely to beat the Capitals in the NHL game at Prudential Center on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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