{"id":536555,"date":"2026-04-02T13:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/536555\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:01:13","slug":"nhl-game-preview-washington-capitals-at-new-jersey-devils-with-line-combinations-04-02-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/536555\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 04\/02\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NHL-Game-Preview-Washington-Capitals-at-New-Jersey-Devils-with-Line-Combinations-04.02.2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 04\/02\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by: Nick Wass-AP)<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals (38-28-9, 85 pts) at New Jersey Devils (38-34-2, 78 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Prudential Center<br \/>Date: Thursday, April 2nd<br \/>Time: 7:30 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+, HULU<br \/>Radio: 106.7 The Fan \/101.9 FM WFAN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Washington beat the Flyers 6-4 in their last game on Tuesday night. In their last five games, Washington has a 3-1-1 record, scoring four goals per game while allowing 4.4. Washington leads the season series 2-1 and has outscored the Devils 8-7 in those three games.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Devils lost their last game 4-1 to the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. In their previous five games, New Jersey has a 3-2-0 record, scoring 3.6 goals per game while conceding 3.6 <\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin-Strome-McMichael<br \/>Lampierre-Dubois-Wilson<br \/>Beauvillier-Sourdif-Leonard<br \/>Duhaime-Kampf-Miroshnichenko<\/p>\n<p>Fehervary-Sandin<br \/>Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk<br \/>Hutson-Roy<\/p>\n<p>Thompson<br \/>Lindgren<\/p>\n<p>Buy Washington Hockey Gear Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/search?q=florida&amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/florida-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=florida&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/washington-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=was&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Hockey \u2013 Inside The Rink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Meier-Hischier-Mercer<br \/>Bratt-Hughes-Brown<br \/>Hameenaho-Glass-Bjugstad<br \/>Dadonov-Cotter-Tsyplakov<\/p>\n<p>Siegenthaler-Hamilton<br \/>Hughes-Kovacevic<br \/>Dillon-Nemec<\/p>\n<p>Markstrom<br \/>Allen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/new-jersey-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=new&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0&amp;_gl=1*zn95uv*_gcl_au*ODQ3ODgyOTQzLjE3NjMxMjY4NjY.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your New Jersey Hockey Merchandise here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Ryan%20Leonard&amp;post_tag=ryan-leonard\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Ryan%20Leonard&amp;post_tag=ryan-leonard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Leonard<\/a> had a goal in the Capitals\u2019 2-1 win over the Devils in their last meeting back on March 20th.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Luke%20Hughes&amp;post_tag=luke-hughes\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Luke%20Hughes&amp;post_tag=luke-hughes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Hughes<\/a> had a goal and an assist in the Devils\u2019 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals in their first meeting of the year back on November 15th.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Washington Capitals<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Aliaksei%20Protas&amp;post_tag=aliaksei-protas\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Aliaksei%20Protas&amp;post_tag=aliaksei-protas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aliaksei Protas<\/a> \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p>F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Stefan%20Noesen&amp;post_tag=stefan-noesen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Noesen<\/a>\u2013 IR<br \/>F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/zack-macewen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zack MacEwen<\/a> \u2013 IR<br \/>D Brett Pesce \u2013 DTD<br \/>F Arseny Gritsyuk \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. 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