[2] NJ Devils 2-5 WAS Capitals [3] 2017-12-31 00:00
Stadium: Capital One Arena Round: 1
Home Manager: Barry Trotz Away Manager: John Hynes
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/10/13 23:00 | WAS Capitals v NJ Devils | L | 5-2 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/27 23:00 | NJ Devils v WAS Capitals | W | 4-1 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/18 23:00 | WAS Capitals v NJ Devils | W | 1-4 |
| NHL | 2017/03/03 00:00 | NJ Devils v WAS Capitals | L | 0-1 |
| NHL | 2017/01/27 00:00 | WAS Capitals v NJ Devils | L | 5-2 |
| NHL | 2016/12/31 18:00 | WAS Capitals v NJ Devils | L | 6-2 |
| NHL | 2016/12/30 00:00 | NJ Devils v WAS Capitals | W | 2-1 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/12/30 00:00 | BUF Sabres v NJ Devils | L | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/28 00:00 | DET Red Wings v NJ Devils | W | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 00:00 | CHI Blackhawks v NJ Devils | W | 1-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/22 00:00 | NY Rangers v NJ Devils | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/19 00:00 | ANA Ducks v NJ Devils | W | 3-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/16 00:00 | DAL Stars v NJ Devils | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:30 | NJ Devils v MON Canadiens | L | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/13 00:00 | LA Kings v NJ Devils | W | 1-5 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/12/29 00:30 | BOS Bruins v WAS Capitals | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/28 01:00 | WAS Capitals v NY Rangers | L | 0-1 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 01:00 | WAS Capitals v VGS Golden Knights | L | 0-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/23 02:00 | WAS Capitals v ARZ Coyotes | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/20 01:30 | WAS Capitals v DAL Stars | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/17 01:00 | ANA Ducks v WAS Capitals | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | W | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/13 00:00 | COL Avalanche v WAS Capitals | W | 2-5 |