New Jersey will look to extend their win streak versus the Capitals Wednesday night.
The New Jersey Devils will wrap up their second set of back-to-backs when they host the Washington Capitals at Prudential Center on Wednesday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 P.M.
The Devils earned a 3-1-0 record versus the Capitals last season. Captain Nico Hischier has 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in 19 games versus Washington. It is the second-most points he has earned against any league opponent. Luke Hughes scored his first career NHL goal versus Washington last season in overtime.
Devils vs Capitals - Prudential Center
The Devils will look to improve their winning streak to three games. New Jersey and Washington are each playing the second half of a back-to-back. The Devils earned a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, while the Capitals suffered a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jonas Siegenthaler will face his former team for the eighth time. New Jersey acquired the blueliner in a trade on April 11, 2021, in exchange for a 2021 third-round pick that turned into Ryder Korczak. The defenseman has two assists versus the Capitals.
- The Devils injury report includes Tomas Nosek (lower-body, IR) and Colin Miller (lower-body).
- The Capitals injury report includes Nic Dowd (undisclosed), Charlie Lindgren (upper-body, IR), Max Pacioretty (Achilles, IR), and Joel Edmundson (hand, IR).
- Per the media notes: New Jersey won a season-high 38 of 60 face-offs (63%) on Tue., Oct. 24 versus the Montreal Canadiens. The last time that the team won 38 or more face-offs in a game was on March 25, 2023, versus the Ottawa Senators (39/68, 57.4%). Tuesday's contest marked the first time this season that the team finished a game above 50% on face-offs.
- Alex Ovechkin scored his 300th power-play goal of his career on Tuesday night. According to Capitals PR, he is the first player in NHL history to score 300 career power-play goals.
- Speaking of Ovechkin, he finished last night's game with 14 shots on goal.
- Timo Meier is still waiting on his first goal of the season, but he earned points in his last two games (three assists).
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Tyler Toffoli - Jack Hughes - Timo Meier
Dawson Mercer - Erik Haula -Alexander Holtz
Curtis Lazar - Michael McLeod - Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Bahl - John Marino
Luke Hughes - Brendan Smith
Akira Schmid
Washington:
Alex Ovechkin - Dylan Strome - Matthew Phillips
Connor McMichael - Evgeny Kuznetsov - TJ Oshie
Sonny Milano - Nicklas Backstrom - Tom Wilson
Beck Malenstyn - Aliaksei Protas - Anthony Mantha
Martin Fehervary - John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alexander Alexeyev - Nick Jensen
Hunter Shepard
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on TNT. Brendan Burke will handle play-by-play alongside analyst Darren Pang and reporter Jackie Redmond. Fans can also listen on the Devils Hockey Network with Matt Loughlin on play-by-play.