Belt game 8,397 · March 20, 2026
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at home to start reign 3,407 of the NHL belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since March 14, 2026, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on March 22, 2026.
3,407Reign number
73Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Matt Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jakob Chychrun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rasmus Sandin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Fehérváry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Logan Thompson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 31 |
| Charlie Lindgren | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cody Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Nico Hischier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Connor Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Timo Meier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Lenni Hameenaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Bjugstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Dawson Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Brenden Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Simon Nemec | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Luke Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacob Markstrom | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Allen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
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