{"id":540006,"date":"2026-04-04T09:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/540006\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:22:35","slug":"new-jersey-devils-vs-washington-capitals-game-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/540006\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals &#8211; Game Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the Game Highlights from New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals, 04\/02\/2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-show-transcript\">View More<\/p>\n<p>Video Transcript<\/p>\n<p>And we are underway.<\/p>\n<p>And we are underway.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Alex Ovechkin on a three-game scoring streak.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Alex Ovechkin on a three-game scoring streak.<\/p>\n<p>He has scored seven goals over his last seven games.<\/p>\n<p>He has scored seven goals over his last seven games.<\/p>\n<p>Strom once again squares off.<\/p>\n<p>Strom once again squares off.<\/p>\n<p>This time though, Cody Glass wins it to the half wall.<\/p>\n<p>This time though, Cody Glass wins it to the half wall.<\/p>\n<p>Glove down though by Ovechkin.<\/p>\n<p>Glove down though by Ovechkin.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Bjugstad finds the loose puck.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Bjugstad finds the loose puck.<\/p>\n<p>Outlets Kovacevic, gets a return.<\/p>\n<p>Outlets Kovacevic, gets a return.<\/p>\n<p>Bjugstad moves in.<\/p>\n<p>Bjugstad moves in.<\/p>\n<p>Centering pass, Haminoho in front.<\/p>\n<p>Centering pass, Haminoho in front.<\/p>\n<p>Scores!<\/p>\n<p>Scores!<\/p>\n<p>Glass finishes a beautiful tic-tac-toe passing play, and the Devils have the early lead.<\/p>\n<p>Glass finishes a beautiful tic-tac-toe passing play, and the Devils have the early lead.<\/p>\n<p>Young girl or boy playing youth hockey, this is how you can generate offense.<\/p>\n<p>Young girl or boy playing youth hockey, this is how you can generate offense.<\/p>\n<p>Good defense leads to offense, and boy oh boy, do the Devils do that here.<\/p>\n<p>Good defense leads to offense, and boy oh boy, do the Devils do that here.<\/p>\n<p>Started with the big hit along the boards, they get in transition.<\/p>\n<p>Started with the big hit along the boards, they get in transition.<\/p>\n<p>Great passing play.<\/p>\n<p>Great passing play.<\/p>\n<p>What a pass by Haminoho, and Glass makes no mistake as he threads this one pass Logan Thompson to the delight of the Devils fan.<\/p>\n<p>What a pass by Haminoho, and Glass makes no mistake as he threads this one pass Logan Thompson to the delight of the Devils fan.<\/p>\n<p>Now Rachunchenko is there to send it around.<\/p>\n<p>Now Rachunchenko is there to send it around.<\/p>\n<p>Chychrun stabs it ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Chychrun stabs it ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Held in by Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Held in by Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Skelt down to the goal line.<\/p>\n<p>Skelt down to the goal line.<\/p>\n<p>Hops off the stick of Hesher.<\/p>\n<p>Hops off the stick of Hesher.<\/p>\n<p>Right along the shelf.<\/p>\n<p>Right along the shelf.<\/p>\n<p>Centering pass.<\/p>\n<p>Centering pass.<\/p>\n<p>Mercer scores!<\/p>\n<p>Mercer scores!<\/p>\n<p>Dawson Mercer caps off an amazing shift for the Devils to give them a two-nothing lead.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson Mercer caps off an amazing shift for the Devils to give them a two-nothing lead.<\/p>\n<p>In Mercer.<\/p>\n<p>In Mercer.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll lose his feet, regain his feet.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll lose his feet, regain his feet.<\/p>\n<p>Good job along the wall, and then he attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Good job along the wall, and then he attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The captain puts one behind the net.<\/p>\n<p>The captain puts one behind the net.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s around to Simon Nemec.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s around to Simon Nemec.<\/p>\n<p>Pasted up against the glass by Pierre Luc Du Bois.<\/p>\n<p>Pasted up against the glass by Pierre Luc Du Bois.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson chips it out.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson chips it out.<\/p>\n<p>With speed Lapierre.<\/p>\n<p>With speed Lapierre.<\/p>\n<p>Moves in with Hutson.<\/p>\n<p>Moves in with Hutson.<\/p>\n<p>Scores!<\/p>\n<p>Scores!<\/p>\n<p>Cole Hutson on the break, the answer for Washington, and the lead cut in half.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Hutson on the break, the answer for Washington, and the lead cut in half.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s Ice Cold Cole Hutson.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s Ice Cold Cole Hutson.<\/p>\n<p>Goes- Into the slot it goes.<\/p>\n<p>Goes- Into the slot it goes.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson from the bumper spot.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson from the bumper spot.<\/p>\n<p>Up top Chychrun, hoping for a shooting lane.<\/p>\n<p>Up top Chychrun, hoping for a shooting lane.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard tows the line.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard tows the line.<\/p>\n<p>Changes places with Triplet.<\/p>\n<p>Changes places with Triplet.<\/p>\n<p>That shot stopped by Allen.<\/p>\n<p>That shot stopped by Allen.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s loose.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s loose.<\/p>\n<p>Score on the rebound!<\/p>\n<p>Score on the rebound!<\/p>\n<p>A power play goal for the Washington Capitals, and they have this game tied with Pierre Luc Du Bois poking it home.<\/p>\n<p>A power play goal for the Washington Capitals, and they have this game tied with Pierre Luc Du Bois poking it home.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Capitals have so many weapons now on this power play.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Capitals have so many weapons now on this power play.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what makes it very difficult to defend.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what makes it very difficult to defend.<\/p>\n<p>I want you to watch up top.<\/p>\n<p>I want you to watch up top.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Leonard.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Leonard.<\/p>\n<p>Patient.<\/p>\n<p>Patient.<\/p>\n<p>Right wing pass for Bratt.<\/p>\n<p>Right wing pass for Bratt.<\/p>\n<p>With room, Bratt flicks one wide.<\/p>\n<p>With room, Bratt flicks one wide.<\/p>\n<p>Had his stick tied up, didn&#8217;t get anything on that shot, but Jack Hughes tracks it down.<\/p>\n<p>Had his stick tied up, didn&#8217;t get anything on that shot, but Jack Hughes tracks it down.<\/p>\n<p>Starts to do a lap of the offensive zone.<\/p>\n<p>Starts to do a lap of the offensive zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton wants out.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton wants out.<\/p>\n<p>Score!<\/p>\n<p>Score!<\/p>\n<p>The Devils retake the lead on the blast by Dougie Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>The Devils retake the lead on the blast by Dougie Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Set up by Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Set up by Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>It may have been tipped in front, but looks like it&#8217;s Hamilton&#8217;s goal.<\/p>\n<p>It may have been tipped in front, but looks like it&#8217;s Hamilton&#8217;s goal.<\/p>\n<p>And Dougie Hamilton absolutely wires this one.<\/p>\n<p>And Dougie Hamilton absolutely wires this one.<\/p>\n<p>He gets all of it.<\/p>\n<p>He gets all of it.<\/p>\n<p>As we head down the stretch here in the NHL with less than 10 games to go for every team in the league.<\/p>\n<p>As we head down the stretch here in the NHL with less than 10 games to go for every team in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Jesper Bratt with Hughes on his left.<\/p>\n<p>Jesper Bratt with Hughes on his left.<\/p>\n<p>Gives it up.<\/p>\n<p>Gives it up.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes scores!<\/p>\n<p>Hughes scores!<\/p>\n<p>Bratt to Hughes lights the lamp, and the Devils extend their lead.<\/p>\n<p>Bratt to Hughes lights the lamp, and the Devils extend their lead.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding play by the Bratt Man as he&#8217;s affectionately known.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding play by the Bratt Man as he&#8217;s affectionately known.<\/p>\n<p>One leg over the fire hydrant for the pad.<\/p>\n<p>One leg over the fire hydrant for the pad.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson shuts the door.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson shuts the door.<\/p>\n<p>Mercer to the net.<\/p>\n<p>Mercer to the net.<\/p>\n<p>Toe drag save Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Toe drag save Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>He did the splits in the blue paint.<\/p>\n<p>He did the splits in the blue paint.<\/p>\n<p>And Dawson Mercer that close- Draw calls, and watch the stop by Logan Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>And Dawson Mercer that close- Draw calls, and watch the stop by Logan Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Looked like Mike Palmateer with this split save, and a beauty Cross-ice pass to Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Looked like Mike Palmateer with this split save, and a beauty Cross-ice pass to Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Around Sortof.<\/p>\n<p>Around Sortof.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Hughes through center.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Hughes through center.<\/p>\n<p>Across the line Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Across the line Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Brown a toe drag to the backhand.<\/p>\n<p>Brown a toe drag to the backhand.<\/p>\n<p>In front Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>In front Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Score!<\/p>\n<p>Score!<\/p>\n<p>Brown to Hughes again, and the Devils open up a three-goal lead.<\/p>\n<p>Brown to Hughes again, and the Devils open up a three-goal lead.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Hughes leading the rush.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Hughes leading the rush.<\/p>\n<p>Brown on the entry.<\/p>\n<p>Brown on the entry.<\/p>\n<p>Nice pass over.<\/p>\n<p>Nice pass over.<\/p>\n<p>Hutson across.<\/p>\n<p>Hutson across.<\/p>\n<p>And now Pierre Luc Du Bois.<\/p>\n<p>And now Pierre Luc Du Bois.<\/p>\n<p>Changes the zone.<\/p>\n<p>Changes the zone.<\/p>\n<p>Stop me by Kovacevic.<\/p>\n<p>Stop me by Kovacevic.<\/p>\n<p>Bouncing puck to Sandin.<\/p>\n<p>Bouncing puck to Sandin.<\/p>\n<p>Centering pass.<\/p>\n<p>Centering pass.<\/p>\n<p>Score!<\/p>\n<p>Score!<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s able to beat Jake Allen with a pinpoint wrister, and it&#8217;s not over yet.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s able to beat Jake Allen with a pinpoint wrister, and it&#8217;s not over yet.<\/p>\n<p>When you got Olympians on the ice and Stanley Cup champs and elite players, they make things happen, and it&#8217;s not over for the Devils.<\/p>\n<p>When you got Olympians on the ice and Stanley Cup champs and elite players, they make things happen, and it&#8217;s not over for the Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson- Good look going to the bumper there by the Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Wilson- Good look going to the bumper there by the Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Bratt to Luc Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Bratt to Luc Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Hughes steps in.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Hughes steps in.<\/p>\n<p>Wrist shot.<\/p>\n<p>Wrist shot.<\/p>\n<p>Save made, the rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Save made, the rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Scores Bratt.<\/p>\n<p>Scores Bratt.<\/p>\n<p>Possible to get over, and it&#8217;s the Bratt Man, Jesper Bratt, with a four-point night.<\/p>\n<p>Possible to get over, and it&#8217;s the Bratt Man, Jesper Bratt, with a four-point night.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin hits across.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin hits across.<\/p>\n<p>Chychrun moves it to Du Bois on the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Chychrun moves it to Du Bois on the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Post that by Siegenthaler.<\/p>\n<p>Post that by Siegenthaler.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>Bratt through center.<\/p>\n<p>Bratt through center.<\/p>\n<p>Rink wide, it&#8217;s Dawson Mercer.<\/p>\n<p>Rink wide, it&#8217;s Dawson Mercer.<\/p>\n<p>Eyes the net.<\/p>\n<p>Eyes the net.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s got a paint.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s got a paint.<\/p>\n<p>And the Devils with seven on the board with 2:06 to go.<\/p>\n<p>And the Devils with seven on the board with 2:06 to go.<\/p>\n<p>Offset that pass, and Allen made the save, and here come the Devils in transition.<\/p>\n<p>Offset that pass, and Allen made the save, and here come the Devils in transition.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had enough.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had enough.<\/p>\n<p>Two and a half seconds to go in a four-goal game.<\/p>\n<p>Two and a half seconds to go in a four-goal game.<\/p>\n<p>And why even drop the puck and let anyone else- Smart decision square off?<\/p>\n<p>And why even drop the puck and let anyone else- Smart decision square off?<\/p>\n<p>So the Devils seven and three at home since the Olympic break.<\/p>\n<p>So the Devils seven and three at home since the Olympic break.<\/p>\n<p 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