National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 5
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New Jersey Devils 2
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NJ1102
Prudential Center

Match Report

Washington Capitals take 3-0 lead, beat NJ Devils 5-2

— Garnet Hathaway and Daniel Sprong scored in the opening 5:06, the streaking Washington Capitals built a big lead and held off the slumping New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

WSH NJ
13
Blocked Shots
11
15
Hits
8
9
Takeaways
6
24
Shots
24
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
29
50.8
Faceoff Win Percent
49.2
2
Giveaways
13
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 2 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Tom Wilson RW BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Nic Dowd C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 4 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Nico Hischier C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Travis Zajac C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 2-0

Injuries

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:06 5-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  2. Missed 18:00 4-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  3. Penalty 16:00 4-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  4. Penalty 15:29 4-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  5. Goal 11:49 4-2
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  6. Missed 10:16 3-2
    Ty Smith 3rd
  7. Missed 6:46 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  8. Missed 6:04 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  9. Missed 3:54 3-2
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  10. Missed 1:21 3-2
    Nikita Gusev 3rd
  11. Penalty 15:59 3-2
    Travis Zajac 2nd
  12. Missed 13:17 3-2
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  13. Missed 12:37 3-2
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  14. Missed 10:37 3-2
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  15. Missed 6:38 3-2
    Will Butcher 2nd
  16. Goal 6:09 3-2
    Pavel Zacha 2nd
  17. Missed 5:15 3-1
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  18. Missed 4:31 3-1
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  19. Penalty 1:35 3-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  20. Goal 18:16 3-1
    Nico Hischier 1st
  21. Penalty 18:09 3-0
    Conor Sheary 1st
  22. Missed 17:21 3-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  23. Missed 15:12 3-0
    Justin Schultz 1st
  24. Goal 13:40 3-0
    Lars Eller 1st
  25. Missed 13:13 2-0
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  26. Missed 10:40 2-0
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  27. Missed 10:23 2-0
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  28. Missed 6:28 2-0
    Nic Dowd 1st
  29. Goal 5:06 2-0
    Daniel Sprong 1st
  30. Missed 4:56 1-0
    John Carlson 1st
  31. Goal 3:36 1-0
    Garnet Hathaway 1st
  32. Missed 2:31 0-0
    Pavel Zacha 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:06 5-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  4. Goal 19:06 5-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  5. Takeaway 19:04 4-2
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  6. Face Off 18:54 4-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:54 4-2
    3rd
  8. Stoppage 18:54 4-2
    3rd
  9. Shot 18:54 4-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  10. Blocked 18:25 4-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  11. Missed 18:00 4-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  12. Face Off 17:31 4-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  13. Stoppage 17:31 4-2
    3rd
  14. Shot 17:30 4-2
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  15. Takeaway 17:11 4-2
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  16. Takeaway 16:17 4-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:00 4-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  18. Penalty 16:00 4-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  19. Face Off 15:37 4-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  20. Stoppage 15:37 4-2
    3rd
  21. Face Off 15:29 4-2
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  22. Penalty 15:29 4-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  23. Face Off 15:24 4-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  24. Stoppage 15:24 4-2
    3rd
  25. Shot 15:24 4-2
    Miles Wood 3rd
  26. Shot 14:12 4-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  27. Takeaway 14:01 4-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  28. Face Off 13:40 4-2
    Nico Hischier 3rd
  29. Stoppage 13:40 4-2
    3rd
  30. Hit 13:40 4-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  31. Blocked 13:13 4-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  32. Face Off 12:59 4-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  33. Stoppage 12:59 4-2
    3rd
  34. Takeaway 12:38 4-2
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  35. Face Off 12:08 4-2
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  36. Stoppage 12:08 4-2
    3rd
  37. Face Off 12:04 4-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  38. Stoppage 12:04 4-2
    3rd
  39. Shot 12:04 4-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  40. Face Off 11:49 4-2
    Michael McLeod 3rd

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