Devils vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Devils vs. Capitals NHL game on March 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 19:08 Shot missed by Connor Brown
P3 18:28 Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
P3 17:55 Shot on goal by Connor Brown saved by Logan Thompson
P3 17:08 Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Logan Thompson
P3 16:40 Jack Hughes shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:03 Shot on goal by Nico Hischier saved by Logan Thompson
P3 15:41 Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Logan Thompson
P3 13:47 Shot missed by Jesper Bratt
P3 12:17 Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
P3 10:30 Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jake Allen
P3 09:49 Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 09:12 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jake Allen
P3 07:30 Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
P3 06:54 Shot on goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jake Allen
P3 06:36 Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Logan Thompson
P3 06:35 Shot missed by Dawson Mercer
P3 06:05 Shot on goal by Dawson Mercer saved by Logan Thompson
P3 05:25 Shot missed by Simon Nemec
P3 04:47 Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jake Allen
P3 03:56 Shot missed by Matt Roy
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:17
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor Brown
  4. P3 18:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
  5. P3 18:17
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  6. P3 17:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Brown saved by Logan Thompson
  7. P3 17:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Logan Thompson
  8. P3 16:53
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  9. P3 16:40
    SHOT
    Jack Hughes shot blocked by teammate
  10. P3 16:37
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  11. P3 16:28
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Jack Hughes in neutral zone
  12. P3 16:06
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in offensive zone
  13. P3 16:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nico Hischier saved by Logan Thompson
  14. P3 15:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Logan Thompson
  15. P3 15:16
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Nico Hischier in offensive zone
  16. P3 13:52
    Arseny Gritsyuk credited with hit on Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone
  17. P3 13:49
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  18. P3 13:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  19. P3 13:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jesper Bratt
  20. P3 12:21
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  21. P3 12:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
  22. P3 11:28
    Stoppage - Icing
  23. P3 10:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jake Allen
  24. P3 09:54
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  25. P3 09:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  26. P3 09:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  27. P3 09:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jake Allen
  28. P3 08:38
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  29. P3 08:11
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  30. P3 07:53
    Luke Hughes credited with hit on Ethen Frank in neutral zone
  31. P3 07:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
  32. P3 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jake Allen
  33. P3 06:39
    Dawson Mercer won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in offensive zone
  34. P3 06:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Logan Thompson
  35. P3 06:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dawson Mercer
  36. P3 06:18
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  37. P3 06:18
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  38. P3 06:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dawson Mercer saved by Logan Thompson
  39. P3 05:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Simon Nemec
  40. P3 04:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jake Allen
  41. P3 04:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  42. P3 04:26
    Nick Bjugstad credited with hit on Ryan Leonard in offensive zone
  43. P3 03:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Roy
  44. P3 03:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jonas Siegenthaler saved by Logan Thompson
  45. P3 03:30
    Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Connor Brown in defensive zone
  46. P3 03:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Brown saved by Logan Thompson
  47. P3 02:31
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  48. P3 02:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  49. P3 01:46
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Jack Hughes in defensive zone
  50. P3 01:44
    SHOT
    Connor Brown shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
  51. P3 01:36
    Stoppage - Icing
  52. P3 01:23
    SHOT
    Lenni Hameenaho shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
  53. P3 01:16
    Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk in defensive zone
  54. P3 00:56
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  55. P3 00:56
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  56. P3 00:45
    SHOT
    Tom Wilson shot blocked by Simon Nemec
  57. P3 00:37
    SHOT
    Connor McMichael shot blocked by Luke Hughes
  58. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  59. P2 19:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
  60. P2 19:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Connor Brown saved by Logan Thompson
  61. P2 18:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Matt Roy
  62. P2 18:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Connor Brown
  63. P2 18:17
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  64. P2 18:02
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  65. P2 17:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Jake Allen
  66. P2 17:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Simon Nemec
  67. P2 17:06
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in offensive zone
  68. P2 17:04
    SHOT
    Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Luke Hughes
  69. P2 16:20
    Stoppage - Offside
  70. P2 15:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Arseny Gritsyuk
  71. P2 15:38
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  72. P2 15:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Simon Nemec saved by Logan Thompson
  73. P2 15:18
    SHOT
    Tom Wilson shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
  74. P2 13:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Jake Allen
  75. P2 12:41
    SHOT
    Simon Nemec shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  76. P2 11:57
    SHOT
    Tom Wilson shot blocked by Simon Nemec
  77. P2 11:03
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
  78. P2 10:15
    SHOT
    Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  79. P2 09:58
    SHOT
    Dawson Mercer shot blocked by teammate
  80. P2 09:21
    Stoppage - Offside
  81. P2 08:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jesper Bratt
  82. P2 06:53
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone
  83. P2 06:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  84. P2 06:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Arseny Gritsyuk
  85. P2 06:01
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor Brown shot blocked by teammate
  86. P2 05:00
    Shorthanded - Anthony Beauvillier won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  87. P2 05:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  88. P2 04:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Nico Hischier
  89. P2 04:30
    Power play - Nico Hischier won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  90. P2 04:30
    Penalty to Ethen Frank 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Lenni Hameenaho)
  91. P2 04:20
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
  92. P2 04:18
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by teammate
  93. P2 04:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jake Allen
  94. P2 04:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jake Allen
  95. P2 03:41
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nico Hischier in offensive zone
  96. P2 03:41
    Stoppage - Icing
  97. P2 02:07
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  98. P2 02:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jake Allen
  99. P2 01:26
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  100. P2 01:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P2 01:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Hutson
  102. P2 00:42
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  103. P2 00:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Logan Thompson
  104. P2 00:00
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  105. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  106. P1 18:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Jake Allen
  107. P1 18:12
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  108. P1 18:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Hendrix Lapierre
  109. P1 18:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jake Allen
  110. P1 17:21
    SHOT
    Simon Nemec shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  111. P1 16:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  112. P1 16:00
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
  113. P1 15:42
    Devils won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  114. P1 15:27
    SHOT
    Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  115. P1 15:12
    SHOT
    Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  116. P1 14:45
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  117. P1 13:29
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  118. P1 13:29
    Stoppage
  119. P1 13:15
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  120. P1 12:54
    Nick Bjugstad credited with hit on Ethen Frank in neutral zone
  121. P1 12:36
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Nick Bjugstad in defensive zone
  122. P1 12:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Hughes saved by Logan Thompson
  123. P1 11:25
    Cole Hutson credited with hit on Cody Glass in defensive zone
  124. P1 10:56
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
  125. P1 10:37
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  126. P1 10:37
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  127. P1 10:07
    SHOT
    Nico Hischier shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  128. P1 09:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Jake Allen
  129. P1 09:36
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  130. P1 09:32
    SHOT
    Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
  131. P1 07:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic
  132. P1 06:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Jake Allen
  133. P1 05:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lenni Hameenaho
  134. P1 04:31
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  135. P1 04:19
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jack Hughes in defensive zone
  136. P1 04:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nico Hischier saved by Logan Thompson
  137. P1 03:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic
  138. P1 03:48
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  139. P1 02:48
    SHOT
    Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by teammate
  140. P1 02:44
    Stoppage - Icing
  141. P1 01:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Roy
  142. P1 00:50
    SHOT
    Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by teammate
  143. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Devils
STATS
Capitals
31Shots on Goal28
48% Faceoff Win % 52%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins4
18Hits17
14 Shots Blocked 11
17Giveaways18
DevilsNJ
CapitalsWSH
31Shots on Goal28
48% Faceoff Win % 52%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins4
18Hits17
14 Shots Blocked 11
17Giveaways18

Devils vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Devils vs. Capitals
  • Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Devils 46¢, Capitals 53¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Devils: 45%
  • Capitals: 55%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Devils a win probability of 45%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 55%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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