New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals

9-11-4, 2-10-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Devils NJ	0	1	2	3
Capitals WSH	1	1	4	6

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

15-7-3, 8-3-2 Home

Wilson scores, is ejected as Capitals extend win streak to 7

Tom Wilson scored again before being ejected, Nicklas Backstrom had a hat trick and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday night to extend the defending Stanley Cup champions' winning streak to seven games.

Dec 1, 2018, 03:57 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Devils	0	1	2	3
	Capitals	1	1	4	6

1st Period			NJ	WSH
3:51		Nicklas Backstrom (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), Michal Kempny (5)	0	1

2nd Period			NJ	WSH
0:08		Tom Wilson (7) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (8), Lars Eller (10)	0	2
9:23		Travis Zajac (8) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Blake Coleman (7)	1	2

3rd Period		NJ	WSH
5:45	Andre Burakovsky (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Michal Kempny (6), Nicklas Backstrom (23)	1	3
10:57	Nicklas Backstrom (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (16), John Carlson (22)	1	4
12:35	Nico Hischier (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Taylor Hall (18)	2	4
18:10	Marcus Johansson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nico Hischier (10), Taylor Hall (19)	3	4
18:30	Alex Ovechkin (19) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	5
19:37	Nicklas Backstrom (9) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (12)	3	6

DEVILS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
0
Devils
6

Game 1

12/10

Devils
3
Capitals
6

Game 2

1/12

Devils
0
Capitals
3

Game 3

9/3

Capitals
4
Devils
1

Game 4

19/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

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New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Wilson scores, is ejected as Capitals extend win streak to 7

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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