Capitals vs Devils Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 12, 2026)

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Capitals10-6 · 5-11 ATS9th in the East
7:00 PM ETThu, Nov 12
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Devils13-6 · 8-11 ATS5th in the East

NHL · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Prudential Center

Team Moneyline Spread Total
Washington Capitals +136 +1.5 -187 O 6.5 +113
New Jersey Devils -152 -1.5 +165 U 6.5 -130

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Capitals vs Devils preview

New Jersey is a -148 moneyline favorite and -1.5 on the spread, with the total at 6.5 after opening at 5.5. Washington won the last meeting 4-2 at home on October 17. Washington is 7-3 straight up but 2-8 ATS in its last 10 and most recently won 3-2 at Ottawa; New Jersey is 8-2 straight up and 5-5 ATS in its last 10 after a 2-4 loss at Winnipeg. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Washington is 6-4 straight up and 3-2 ATS.

The main angle is New Jersey’s defensive profile and pace: the Devils allow 2.89 goals (8th) and 24.79 shots (4th) and rank 3rd in pace at 57.8, while Washington allows 3.31 goals (21st) and 27.69 shots (17th). On the prop side, Jack Hughes over 0.5 points is -320 and has cleared in 9 of last 10 with a StatsBench projection of 1.3; Jesper Bratt over 0.5 points is -196, 9 of 10, with a 0.9 projection.

StatsBench picks for this game

  • Jack Hughes OVER 1.5 POINTS (+140): pending

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Top Capitals vs Devils player props

Player Prop Best price Last 10 Last 5 Projection
Ryan Leonard WSH Over 1.5 shots on goal -160 ESPN BET 100% (10/10) 100% –
Jesper Bratt NJD Over 0.5 points -161 BetMGM 90% (9/10) 100% 0.9
Jack Hughes NJD Over 0.5 assists -105 BetMGM 80% (8/10) 100% 0.8
Matt Roy WSH Over 1.5 hits -156 Cloudbet 80% (8/10) 60% –
Alex Tuch WSH Over 1.5 shots on goal -169 betus 80% (8/10) 60% –

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Tom WilsonOver 1.5 hits8/10
Jakob ChychrunOver 0.5 assists7/10
Timothy LiljegrenOver 1.5 blocks7/10

Key matchups

Each player’s lines against what this defense allows to his position this season. The ranks run from the defense allowing the fewest to the one allowing the most. Bars show how often he cleared the line over his recent games, green at 70% or better.

Jesper Bratt vs Capitals

Jesper BrattF, NJD
VS
CapitalsDefense vs forwards
Good matchup for Jesper BrattCapitals allow 7.1 points a game to forwards, 8th most in the league. Bratt averages 1.2 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest25th of 32, pointsSoftest
Points over 0.59/10avg 1.2 · 25th of 32 vs F · -161BetMGM
Assists over 0.58/10avg 1 · 22nd of 32 vs F · +100Hard Rock
Shots on goal over 2.53/10avg 2 · 16th of 32 vs F · +136FanDuel

Jack Hughes vs Capitals

Jack HughesF, NJD
VS
CapitalsDefense vs forwards
Good matchup for Jack HughesCapitals allow 4.0 assists a game to forwards, 11th most in the league. Hughes averages 1 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest22nd of 32, assistsSoftest
Assists over 0.58/10avg 1 · 22nd of 32 vs F · -105BetMGM
Points over 1.57/10avg 1.7 · 25th of 32 vs F · +164betus
Goals over 0.55/10avg 0.7 · 27th of 32 vs F · +138Kalshi

Brenden Dillon vs Capitals

Brenden DillonD, NJD
VS
CapitalsDefense vs defensemen
Good matchup for Brenden DillonCapitals allow 8.7 blocks a game to defensemen, 11th most in the league. Dillon averages 1.1 against a line of 0.5.
Toughest22nd of 32, blocksSoftest
Blocks over 0.57/10avg 1.1 · 22nd of 32 vs D · -222BetMGM
Goals over 0.50/10avg 0 · 2nd of 32 vs D · +2400Kalshi

Matt Roy vs Devils

Matt RoyD, WSH
VS
DevilsDefense vs defensemen
Even matchupDevils allow 6.5 hits a game to defensemen, 12th most in the league. Roy averages 3 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest21st of 32, hitsSoftest
Hits over 1.58/10avg 3 · 21st of 32 vs D · -156Cloudbet
Blocks over 1.54/10avg 1.5 · 32nd of 32 vs D · -155Fliff
Goals over 0.51/10avg 0.1 · 7th of 32 vs D · +1900Kalshi

Ryan Leonard vs Devils

Ryan LeonardF, WSH
VS
DevilsDefense vs forwards
Tough matchup for Ryan LeonardDevils allow 17 shots a game to forwards, 2nd fewest in the league. Leonard averages 2.6 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest2nd of 32, shotsSoftest
Shots on goal over 1.510/10avg 2.6 · 2nd of 32 vs F · -160ESPN BET
Points over 0.54/10avg 0.5 · 9th of 32 vs F · +165BetRivers
Goals over 0.53/10avg 0.3 · 14th of 32 vs F · +456Kalshi

Alex Tuch vs Devils

Alex TuchF, WSH
VS
DevilsDefense vs forwards
Tough matchup for Alex TuchDevils allow 17 shots a game to forwards, 2nd fewest in the league. Tuch averages 2.6 against a line of 1.5.
Toughest2nd of 32, shotsSoftest
Shots on goal over 1.58/10avg 2.6 · 2nd of 32 vs F · -169betus
Points over 0.56/10avg 1 · 9th of 32 vs F · +110ESPN BET
Goals over 0.55/10avg 0.8 · 14th of 32 vs F · +223Kalshi

Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Projected lines

Projected forward lines, defense pairs and goalies, updated 4:14 PM ET; this page updates whenever they change. The goalies are listed in projected order, which doesn’t confirm the starter. Under each player: his strongest prop line and how often he cleared it over his recent games; green at 70% or better.

Washington CapitalsProjected

Forwards

L1Alex TuchOver 1.5 SOG 8/10Dylan StromeOver 1.5 SOG 6/10Jordan KyrouOver 0.5 points 7/10
L2Aliaksei ProtasPierre-Luc DuboisOver 0.5 points 5/10Tom WilsonOver 1.5 SOG 5/10
L3Alex OvechkinOver 1.5 SOG 6/10Justin SourdifAnthony Beauvillier
L4Boone JennerIlya ProtasRyan LeonardOver 1.5 SOG 10/10

Defense

D1Jakob ChychrunOver 0.5 points 7/10Matt RoyOver 1.5 hits 8/10
D2Martin FehérváryOver 2.5 blocks 6/10Timothy LiljegrenOver 1.5 blocks 7/10
D3Cole HutsonOver 0.5 points 6/10Jack St. Ivany

Goalies

GLogan ThompsonCharlie Lindgren

Scratched: Ethen Frank, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Justin Holl
Injured or in doubt: Rasmus Sandin, Vincent Desharnais

New Jersey DevilsProjected

Forwards

L1Arseny GritsyukOver 0.5 points 6/10Jack HughesOver 0.5 assists 8/10Jesper BrattOver 0.5 points 9/10
L2Timo MeierNico HischierOver 0.5 points 5/10Luke EvangelistaOver 2.5 SOG 6/10
L3Stefan NoesenEvan RodriguesConnor Brown
L4Jesper BoqvistCody GlassLenni Hameenaho

Defense

D1Jonas SiegenthalerOver 1.5 blocks 5/10Luke HughesOver 1.5 SOG 6/10
D2Declan ChisholmDougie Hamilton
D3Brenden DillonVladislav Kolyachonok

Goalies

GConnor HellebuyckJake Allen

Scratched: Amadeus Lombardi
Injured or in doubt: Anthony Mantha, Brett Pesce, Johnathan Kovacevic

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Capitals vs Devils defense vs position

What each defense allows per game this season to everyone listed at a position, combined, so a row covers more than the starter. The small number is the rank across 32 teams: 1st allows the fewest. Green is the softest third of the league, red the toughest.

Capitals defense facing the Devils

Pos Goals Assists Points Shots Hits Blocks
F 3.127th 4.022nd 7.125th 20.416th 16.923rd 4.32nd
D 0.32nd 1.718th 1.910th 7.314th 4.83rd 8.722nd

Softest spot: 3.1 goals a game to forwards, 6th most in the league.

Toughest spot: 4.3 blocks a game to forwards, 2nd fewest in the league.

Devils defense facing the Capitals

Pos Goals Assists Points Shots Hits Blocks
F 2.514th 3.39th 5.89th 16.92nd 16.318th 6.927th
D 0.47th 2.029th 2.422nd 7.824th 6.521st 10.132nd

Softest spot: 10.1 blocks a game to defensemen, the most in the league.

Toughest spot: 16.9 shots a game to forwards, 2nd fewest in the league.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Washington Capitals

Dylan Strome C0.9 PTS · 2.0 SOG · 0.2 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 @ OTT 18:43 0 1 0 0
11/7 vs FLA 17:59 0 0 3 0
11/3 vs DAL 17:48 0 2 3 0
11/1 vs MIN 18:28 0 0 0 0
10/29 @ NSH 15:54 0 0 0 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NJ
PTS 0.9 (16) 0.8 (5) 0.7 (80) 0.6 (5)
1 · 0 · 0 · 1 · 1
SOG 2.0 (16) 0.8 (5) 1.8 (80) 1.6 (5)
3 · 0 · 1 · 3 · 1

Pierre-Luc Dubois C0.9 PTS · 1.6 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 @ OTT 17:35 1 0 1 1
11/7 vs FLA 15:15 1 1 3 0
11/3 vs DAL 17:18 0 0 0 1
11/1 vs MIN 17:22 0 0 3 0
10/29 @ NSH 17:07 0 1 2 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NJ
PTS 0.9 (11) 1.0 (4) 0.7 (29) 1.5 (2)
2 · 1
SOG 1.6 (11) 1.3 (4) 1.4 (29) 2.5 (2)
4 · 1

Jordan Kyrou R0.9 PTS · 1.5 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 @ OTT 13:17 0 0 0 0
11/7 vs FLA 16:38 0 0 1 0
11/3 vs DAL 17:03 1 2 1 0
11/1 vs MIN 14:56 0 0 0 0
10/29 @ NSH 14:31 0 1 4 1
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs NJ
PTS 0.9 (16) 0.2 (5) 0.6 (72) 0.3 (3)
1 · 0 · 0
SOG 1.5 (16) 1.6 (5) 2.4 (72) 1.0 (3)
1 · 0 · 2

New Jersey Devils

Jack Hughes C1.4 PTS · 4.0 SOG · 0.5 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 @ WPG 25:04 0 1 3 0
11/8 @ TOR 20:06 0 2 3 0
11/7 @ NYI 23:36 1 1 5 0
11/5 vs STL 20:13 0 2 6 0
11/3 vs EDM 25:17 2 1 5 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs WSH
PTS 1.4 (19) 1.4 (10) 1.3 (61) 1.5 (4)
0 · 5 · 1 · 0
SOG 4.0 (19) 3.5 (10) 3.8 (61) 4.0 (4)
4 · 5 · 4 · 3

Jesper Bratt L1.0 PTS · 2.3 SOG · 0.2 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 @ WPG 21:17 1 0 2 0
11/8 @ TOR 15:52 0 2 4 0
11/7 @ NYI 19:44 0 1 4 2
11/5 vs STL 17:35 1 1 2 2
11/3 vs EDM 20:09 0 1 4 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs WSH
PTS 1.0 (19) 1.0 (10) 0.9 (82) 1.8 (5)
0 · 5 · 1 · 2 · 1
SOG 2.3 (19) 2.5 (10) 2.2 (82) 3.4 (5)
3 · 2 · 2 · 6 · 4

Arseny Gritsyuk R0.7 PTS · 2.4 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
11/10 @ WPG 18:46 0 1 1 1
11/8 @ TOR 14:38 0 0 0 0
11/7 @ NYI 16:34 0 1 6 2
11/5 vs STL 17:14 0 0 2 2
11/3 vs EDM 16:37 0 0 1 1
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs WSH
PTS 0.7 (19) 0.7 (10) 0.5 (66) 0.8 (4)
2 · 0 · 0 · 1
SOG 2.4 (19) 1.8 (10) 2.3 (66) 4.0 (4)
6 · 5 · 3 · 2

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Capitals 10-6 5-11 10-6 7-4 3-2
Devils 13-6 8-11 11-8 8-2 5-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Capitals vs Devils head-to-head

Capitals are 6-4, 3-2 ATS, O/U 3-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Capitals won 4-2 on October 17, 2026.

Date Venue Capitals result ATS O/U
Oct 17, 26 Capitals home W 4-2 W -1.5 U 6.5
Apr 2, 26 Devils home L 3-7 L +1.5 O 6.5
Mar 20, 26 Capitals home W 2-1 L -1.5 U 6.5
Dec 27, 25 Devils home W 4-3 W +1.5 O 5.5
Nov 15, 25 Capitals home L 2-3 – –
Nov 30, 24 Devils home W 6-5 – –
Nov 23, 24 Capitals home L 2-3 – –
Oct 19, 24 Devils home W 6-5 – –
Oct 12, 24 Capitals home L 3-5 – –
Feb 20, 24 Capitals home W 6-2 W +1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Washington Capitals: last 10 (7-3, 2-8 ATS, O/U 7-3)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 10, 26 @ OTT W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Nov 7, 26 vs FLA W 4-3 L -1.5 O 6.5
Nov 3, 26 vs DAL L 5-6 L -1.5 O 5.5
Nov 1, 26 vs MIN L 1-5 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 29, 26 @ NSH W 4-3 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 28, 26 vs PHI W 5-2 W -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 24, 26 vs BUF W 4-3 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 20, 26 vs LA L 2-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 17, 26 vs NJ W 4-2 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 14, 26 vs MTL W 5-4 L -1.5 O 6.5

New Jersey Devils: last 10 (8-2, 5-5 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 10, 26 @ WPG L 2-4 L -1.5 U 6.5
Nov 8, 26 @ TOR W 4-0 W -1.5 U 6.5
Nov 7, 26 @ NYI W 5-4 L -1.5 O 5.5
Nov 5, 26 vs STL W 5-4 L -1.5 O 5.5
Nov 3, 26 vs EDM W 4-3 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 30, 26 @ VGK W 5-2 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 28, 26 @ COL L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 27, 26 @ DAL W 5-1 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 24, 26 vs LA W 3-1 W -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 22, 26 vs ANA W 4-1 W -1.5 U 6.5

Injury report

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais (D): Injured Reserve, Abdomen
  • Rasmus Sandin (D): Injured Reserve, Sandin

New Jersey Devils

  • Anthony Mantha (R): Injured Reserve, Mantha
  • Johnathan Kovacevic (D): Out, Kovacevic
  • Seamus Casey (D): Injured Reserve, Casey will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after undergoing a knee procedure, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Friday
  • Brett Pesce (D): Out, Pesce has been ruled out for Thursday’s game against Washington due to an illness, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Capitals defense Devils defense
Goals allowed per game 3.31 (20th of 32) 2.89 (9th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 27.69 (17th of 32) 24.79 (3rd of 32)
Points allowed per game 9 (20th of 32) 8.16 (13th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.94 (14th of 32) 2.05 (17th of 32)
Pace (possessions) 54.8 (19th) 57.8 (3rd)

Venue and weather

Prudential Center · Newark, NJIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Capitals vs Devils odds by sportsbook

Book WSH spread NJ spread WSH ML NJ ML Over Under
bet365 +1.5 -187 -1.5 +157 +134 -159 O 6.5 +113 U 6.5 -133
BetRivers +1.5 -208 -1.5 +165 +128 -152 O 6.5 +108 U 6.5 -135
Caesars +1.5 -190 -1.5 +155 +135 -165 O 6 -118 U 6 -102
DraftKings +1.5 -192 -1.5 +160 +136 -162 O 6.5 +110 U 6.5 -130
FanDuel +1.5 -192 -1.5 +154 +130 -156 O 6.5 +112 U 6.5 -138
Fanatics +1.5 -190 -1.5 +155 +130 -155 O 6.5 +110 U 6.5 -135

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Line movement from the open

Line Open Now Move
Devils spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 5.5 6.5 +1
Capitals moneyline +130 +136 -1.1% win chance
Devils moneyline -155 -162 +1% win chance

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Line movement chart

Devils spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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