#New Jersey [](/r/devils) Devils (41-16-6) at Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (31-28-6)
#Capital One Arena
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##Time
|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|
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|04:00PM|05:00PM|06:00PM|07:00PM|08:00PM|##Watch, Listen and Talk:
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|TV|NBCSWA, MSGSN2|
|Listen|[NJD](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-00099911) – [WSH](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999115)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://Devils.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021029) – [Boxscore](http://Devils.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021029) – [Recap](http://Devils.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021029)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021029) – [Boxscore](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021029) – [Recap](http://Capitals.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021029)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022021029)|
#In-Game Updates
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###Projected Lineups
||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Evgeny Kuznetsov|Anthony Mantha|[](/r/devils)|Tomas Tatar|Nico Hischier|Dawson Mercer|
|[](/r/caps)|Sonny Milano|Nicklas Backstrom|Tom Wilson|[](/r/devils)|Timo Meier|Jack Hughes|Jesper Bratt|
|[](/r/caps)|Conor Sheary|Dylan Strome|T.J. Oshie|[](/r/devils)|Ondrej Palat|Erik Haula|Jesper Boqvist|
|[](/r/caps)|Aliaksei Protas|Nic Dowd|Nicolas Aube-Kubel|[](/r/devils)|Miles Wood|Michael McLeod|Nathan Bastian|
||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Rasmus Sandin|Trevor van Riemsdyk|[](/r/devils)|Jonas Siegenthaler|Dougie Hamilton|
|[](/r/caps)|Alexander Alexeyev|Martin Fehervary|[](/r/devils)|Ryan Graves|John Marino|
|[](/r/caps)|Matt Irwin|Gabriel Carlsson|[](/r/devils)|Kevin Bahl|Damon Severson|
||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|[](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|
|[](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|[](/r/devils)|Akira Schmid|
###Injuries
||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[WSH](/r/caps)|Martin Fehervary|01 Mar 2023|Lower Body|DTD|Fehervary (lower body) ditched the non-contact sweater at practice Wednesday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.|unknown|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Nick Jensen|01 Mar 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Jensen (upper body) is still wearing a non-contact jersey ahead of Monday’s clash with the Los Angeles Kings, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.|unknown|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Kody Clark||Quadriceps|IR-NR|Surgery|15 Sep 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Connor Brown||Knee|IR-LT|Surgery|01 May 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Carl Hagelin|16 Feb 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|15 Sep 2023|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|John Carlson|20 Feb 2023|Face|IR-LT|Carlson (face) was on the ice during Wednesday’s practice, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.|23 Mar 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Miles Wood|07 Mar 2023|Undisclosed|DTD|Wood (undisclosed) didn’t play in the third period versus the Toronto Maple Leafs for precautionary reasons, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils’ official site reports.|unknown|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Curtis Lazar|07 Mar 2023|Not Injury Related|DTD|Lazar has yet to resolve his immigration status and won’t be available versus Toronto on Tuesday, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils’ official site reports.|unknown|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|MacKenzie Blackwood|21 Feb 2023|Lower Body|IR|Blackwood (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, Ryan Novozinsky of the Star-Ledger reports.|unknown|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jonathan Bernier||Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|16 Mar 2023|
###Team Stats
|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|G/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|S/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[Capitals](/r/caps)|65|31|28|6|68|52.3|3.07692|2.98461|21.1|82.6|31.43076|30.36923|49.7|
|[Devils](/r/devils)|63|41|16|6|88|69.8|3.57142|2.71428|21.6|81.5|34.50793|28.26984|51.5|
###Team Leaders
|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|36|[](/r/devils)|Jack Hughes|36|
|A|[](/r/caps)|Evgeny Kuznetsov|39|[](/r/devils)|Dougie Hamilton|43|
|P|[](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|61|[](/r/devils)|Jack Hughes|76|
|+/-|[](/r/caps)|Trevor van Riemsdyk|10|[](/r/devils)|Tomas Tatar|36|
|PIM|[](/r/caps)|Garnet Hathaway|52|[](/r/devils)|Brendan Smith|61|
|TOI|[](/r/caps)|John Carlson|23:23|[](/r/devils)|Dougie Hamilton|22:06|
### Goalie Breakdown
||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
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|[](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|44|44|19|20|4|5|2.77|0.91043|
|[](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|26|21|12|8|2|0|2.73|0.90518|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|41|38|27|7|3|2|2.54|0.90682|
|[](/r/devils)|Mackenzie Blackwood|17|16|8|5|2|0|3.04|0.90021|
###Season Series
|Date|Away|Home|Time|Network/Result|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|24 Oct 2022|[](/r/caps)|[](/r/devils)|07:00PM EDT|WSH (6) – NJD (3)|
|26 Nov 2022|[](/r/caps)|[](/r/devils)|07:00PM EST|WSH (1) – NJD (5)|
|09 Mar 2023|[](/r/devils)|[](/r/caps)|07:00PM EST|NBCSWA, MSGSN2|
|13 Apr 2023|[](/r/devils)|[](/r/caps)|07:00PM EDT|NBCSWA, MSGSN|
One of our lobbyists regularly walks around in a Hischier jersey on casual Friday. We need to win this so I can say, “Nyah nyah!!” next time I see him.
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I actually weirdly support top line Mantha. He’s had an awful season and this seems like a good chance to give him a run of games with plenty of responsibility and talent around him to really tell him he needs to do something.
That only works if the lines stay intact for a few games, which they probably won’t, but that’s it’s whole own thing.
I hope we don’t get shit kicked. W please!
First line Mantha is a terrible idea. He definitely didn’t earn it. Can’t wait until Lavi is gone.
>Fehervary, Jensen and Protas are taking the scratches’ skate. Carlson is still out there, too, in a no-contact jersey.
https://twitter.com/Tarik_ElBashir/status/1633869055638503435?t=orXyDkna5S0OT4GjNRApQw&s=19
Easy pickings tonight boys
I feel like this is one of the games that are make or break for the Caps. If they can win this one and show some drive, I’ll feel a lot better about playoff chances/ next season.
Joe b and Craig had some pointed commentary today in the pregame chalk talk. They don’t think the team will make the playoffs but addressed coaching and this teams effort.