National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 3
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New Jersey Devils 2
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Prudential Center

Match Report

Ovechkin scores game-winner as Capitals sweep Devils 3-2

— Alex Ovechkin broke a second-period tie and the streaking Washington Capitals welcomed back top goaltender Iyla Samsonov with a 3-2 victory over the skidding New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

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Team Stats

WSH NJ
12
Blocked Shots
6
12
Hits
17
9
Takeaways
9
23
Shots
21
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
18
67.3
Faceoff Win Percent
32.7
3
Giveaways
5
4
Total Penalties
4
11
Penalty Minutes
11

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ilya Samsonov G GA 2 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nic Dowd C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 3 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jack Hughes C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 3
  • Michael McLeod C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 3-0

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. Missed 20:00 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  2. Missed 14:19 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  3. Missed 14:01 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  4. Penalty 13:12 3-2
    3rd
  5. Missed 12:34 3-2
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  6. Missed 11:52 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  7. Missed 11:11 3-2
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  8. Penalty 9:25 3-2
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  9. Missed 8:59 3-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  10. Missed 6:08 3-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  11. Missed 5:37 3-2
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  12. Missed 4:53 3-2
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  13. Missed 4:47 3-2
    Ty Smith 3rd
  14. Missed 3:26 3-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  15. Missed 1:37 3-2
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  16. Missed 0:44 3-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  17. Penalty 19:06 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  18. Missed 18:05 3-2
    Mikhail Maltsev 2nd
  19. Missed 17:42 3-2
    Lars Eller 2nd
  20. Penalty 14:34 3-2
    2nd
  21. Goal 13:37 3-2
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  22. Missed 13:10 2-2
    Nikita Gusev 2nd
  23. Missed 9:50 2-2
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  24. Missed 9:27 2-2
    P.K. Subban 2nd
  25. Penalty 9:03 2-2
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  26. Penalty 9:03 2-2
    Nathan Bastian 2nd
  27. Penalty 6:14 2-2
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  28. Penalty 3:39 2-2
    Pavel Zacha 2nd
  29. Goal 3:20 2-2
    Yegor Sharangovich 2nd
  30. Goal 2:32 2-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 2nd
  31. Missed 18:17 1-1
    Miles Wood 1st
  32. Missed 17:15 1-1
    Garnet Hathaway 1st
  33. Goal 15:39 1-1
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  34. Missed 15:07 0-1
    Pavel Zacha 1st
  35. Missed 13:07 0-1
    Ty Smith 1st
  36. Missed 10:55 0-1
    Justin Schultz 1st
  37. Goal 6:45 0-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 1st
  38. Missed 6:27 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  39. Missed 3:34 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  3. Missed 20:00 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  4. Shot 19:57 3-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:28 3-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:28 3-2
    3rd
  7. Stoppage 19:28 3-2
    3rd
  8. Face Off 19:01 3-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:01 3-2
    3rd
  10. Shot 19:01 3-2
    Will Butcher 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:24 3-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:24 3-2
    3rd
  13. Hit 17:52 3-2
    Miles Wood 3rd
  14. Shot 16:53 3-2
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  15. Takeaway 16:51 3-2
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  16. Shot 16:42 3-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:04 3-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  18. Stoppage 16:04 3-2
    3rd
  19. Hit 15:46 3-2
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  20. Hit 15:11 3-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  21. Face Off 14:55 3-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  22. Stoppage 14:55 3-2
    3rd
  23. Hit 14:33 3-2
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  24. Missed 14:19 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  25. Face Off 14:01 3-2
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  26. Stoppage 14:01 3-2
    3rd
  27. Missed 14:01 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  28. Face Off 13:32 3-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  29. Stoppage 13:32 3-2
    3rd
  30. Blocked 13:32 3-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  31. Face Off 13:12 3-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  32. Penalty 13:12 3-2
    3rd
  33. Missed 12:34 3-2
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  34. Hit 12:15 3-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  35. Face Off 12:07 3-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  36. Stoppage 12:07 3-2
    3rd
  37. Face Off 12:00 3-2
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  38. Stoppage 12:00 3-2
    3rd
  39. Missed 11:52 3-2
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  40. Face Off 11:43 3-2
    Pavel Zacha 3rd

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