National Hockey League

FINAL
New Jersey Devils 4
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Washington Capitals 5
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NJ01304
WSH13015
Capital One Arena

Match Report

Jakub Vrana scores twice, Capitals beat Devils in overtime

— Jakub Vrana scored his second goal of the game in overtime to help the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 Tuesday night after squandering a three-goal lead.

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Team Stats

NJ WSH
17
Blocked Shots
11
18
Hits
18
6
Takeaways
11
31
Shots
30
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
33
52.9
Faceoff Win Percent
47.1
8
Giveaways
11
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

NJ

  • Scott Wedgewood G GA 5 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jesper Bratt LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Travis Zajac C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 4 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Richard Panik RW BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Lars Eller C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1

Head to Head

WSH leads series 4-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

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

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 1:30 4-5
    Jakub Vrana OT
  2. Missed 18:47 4-4
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  3. Missed 16:08 4-4
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  4. Goal 12:20 4-4
    Damon Severson 3rd
  5. Goal 10:17 3-4
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  6. Penalty 6:48 2-4
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  7. Goal 5:47 2-4
    Miles Wood 3rd
  8. Penalty 1:22 1-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  9. Missed 19:20 1-4
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  10. Missed 16:22 1-4
    Jesper Bratt 2nd
  11. Goal 15:03 1-4
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  12. Goal 12:44 1-3
    Janne Kuokkanen 2nd
  13. Missed 11:00 0-3
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  14. Goal 10:36 0-3
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  15. Missed 9:15 0-2
    Carl Hagelin 2nd
  16. Goal 7:42 0-2
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  17. Penalty 5:44 0-1
    Lars Eller 2nd
  18. Penalty 5:44 0-1
    P.K. Subban 2nd
  19. Missed 5:15 0-1
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  20. Missed 4:30 0-1
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  21. Missed 2:34 0-1
    Jesper Bratt 2nd
  22. Goal 17:22 0-1
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  23. Missed 16:48 0-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  24. Penalty 15:35 0-0
    Janne Kuokkanen 1st
  25. Missed 13:08 0-0
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  26. Penalty 11:09 0-0
    Daniel Sprong 1st
  27. Missed 9:26 0-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  28. Missed 9:04 0-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  29. Penalty 8:22 0-0
    Miles Wood 1st
  30. Missed 6:48 0-0
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  31. Missed 5:26 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  32. Missed 2:45 0-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  33. Missed 1:01 0-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  1. End of Game 5:00 4-5
    OT
  2. Period End 5:00 4-5
    OT
  3. Goal 1:30 4-5
    Jakub Vrana OT
  4. Face Off 0:00 4-4
    Nicklas Backstrom OT
  5. Period Start 0:00 4-4
    OT
  6. Period End 20:00 4-4
    3rd
  7. Hit 19:42 4-4
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  8. Face Off 19:25 4-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:25 4-4
    3rd
  10. Shot 19:24 4-4
    John Carlson 3rd
  11. Face Off 19:21 4-4
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  12. Stoppage 19:21 4-4
    3rd
  13. Face Off 18:48 4-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  14. Stoppage 18:48 4-4
    3rd
  15. Missed 18:47 4-4
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  16. Hit 18:36 4-4
    John Carlson 3rd
  17. Giveaway 18:10 4-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  18. Shot 18:09 4-4
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  19. Hit 17:58 4-4
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  20. Hit 17:18 4-4
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  21. Giveaway 17:01 4-4
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  22. Takeaway 16:23 4-4
    Lars Eller 3rd
  23. Missed 16:08 4-4
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  24. Face Off 15:50 4-4
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  25. Stoppage 15:50 4-4
    3rd
  26. Shot 15:49 4-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  27. Hit 15:48 4-4
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  28. Face Off 15:15 4-4
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  29. Stoppage 15:15 4-4
    3rd
  30. Blocked 15:12 4-4
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  31. Face Off 15:09 4-4
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  32. Stoppage 15:09 4-4
    3rd
  33. Shot 15:08 4-4
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  34. Giveaway 15:04 4-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  35. Hit 14:55 4-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  36. Blocked 14:43 4-4
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  37. Shot 14:34 4-4
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  38. Giveaway 14:25 4-4
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  39. Blocked 13:58 4-4
    Ty Smith 3rd
  40. Hit 13:54 4-4
    Zdeno Chara 3rd

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