National Hockey League

FINAL
New Jersey Devils 3
–
Washington Capitals 4
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NJ1113
WSH1214
Capital One Arena

Match Report

Ovechkin, Kuznetsov lead the way as Capitals beat Devils 4-3

— Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin kept his hot streak going with the 721st goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals brushed off some rust to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night for their eighth victory in nine games.

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Team Stats

NJ WSH
11
Blocked Shots
17
9
Hits
26
11
Takeaways
9
24
Shots
22
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
28
53.3
Faceoff Win Percent
46.7
2
Giveaways
8
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 4 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Andreas Johnsson LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Michael McLeod C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 3 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Daniel Sprong RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Nic Dowd C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 5-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

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

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 16:01 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  2. Penalty 12:26 3-4
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  3. Goal 12:06 3-4
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  4. Missed 11:39 3-3
    Justin Schultz 3rd
  5. Goal 11:04 3-3
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  6. Penalty 10:38 2-3
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  7. Missed 6:33 2-3
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  8. Missed 6:16 2-3
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  9. Missed 4:30 2-3
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  10. Missed 3:27 2-3
    Nick Merkley 3rd
  11. Missed 3:11 2-3
    John Carlson 3rd
  12. Missed 16:26 2-3
    Janne Kuokkanen 2nd
  13. Missed 13:24 2-3
    Justin Schultz 2nd
  14. Goal 11:47 2-3
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  15. Missed 9:48 2-2
    John Carlson 2nd
  16. Missed 9:21 2-2
    Andreas Johnsson 2nd
  17. Missed 9:02 2-2
    Michael McLeod 2nd
  18. Goal 7:15 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  19. Missed 7:06 2-1
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  20. Missed 7:02 2-1
    John Carlson 2nd
  21. Goal 6:20 2-1
    Miles Wood 2nd
  22. Missed 5:53 1-1
    Janne Kuokkanen 2nd
  23. Missed 5:14 1-1
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  24. Missed 5:02 1-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 2nd
  25. Missed 3:48 1-1
    Richard Panik 2nd
  26. Missed 2:55 1-1
    Richard Panik 2nd
  27. Missed 1:22 1-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 2nd
  28. Missed 19:16 1-1
    Nick Merkley 1st
  29. Penalty 18:15 1-1
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  30. Missed 18:09 1-1
    Ty Smith 1st
  31. Missed 17:16 1-1
    John Carlson 1st
  32. Missed 14:50 1-1
    Jack Hughes 1st
  33. Penalty 13:39 1-1
    Zdeno Chara 1st
  34. Missed 11:52 1-1
    Ty Smith 1st
  35. Missed 11:39 1-1
    Janne Kuokkanen 1st
  36. Missed 9:43 1-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 1st
  37. Penalty 6:13 1-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  38. Missed 3:50 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  39. Goal 3:10 1-1
    Dmitry Orlov 1st
  40. Missed 2:47 1-0
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  41. Goal 1:23 1-0
    Nick Merkley 1st
  42. Missed 0:52 0-0
    P.K. Subban 1st
  43. Missed 0:20 0-0
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-4
    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:58 3-4
    Ty Smith 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:56 3-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:56 3-4
    3rd
  6. Blocked 19:52 3-4
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  7. Blocked 19:46 3-4
    Ty Smith 3rd
  8. Hit 18:34 3-4
    Janne Kuokkanen 3rd
  9. Shot 17:39 3-4
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  10. Face Off 17:29 3-4
    Andreas Johnsson 3rd
  11. Stoppage 17:29 3-4
    3rd
  12. Shot 17:22 3-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  13. Hit 17:17 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  14. Face Off 16:55 3-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  15. Stoppage 16:55 3-4
    3rd
  16. Shot 16:22 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  17. Missed 16:01 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  18. Face Off 16:00 3-4
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  19. Stoppage 16:00 3-4
    3rd
  20. Shot 15:58 3-4
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  21. Hit 15:12 3-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  22. Hit 14:51 3-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  23. Hit 14:43 3-4
    Ty Smith 3rd
  24. Face Off 14:32 3-4
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  25. Stoppage 14:32 3-4
    3rd
  26. Blocked 14:31 3-4
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  27. Blocked 14:29 3-4
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  28. Hit 14:20 3-4
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  29. Shot 13:52 3-4
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  30. Takeaway 13:35 3-4
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  31. Blocked 13:25 3-4
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  32. Shot 12:57 3-4
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  33. Face Off 12:26 3-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  34. Penalty 12:26 3-4
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  35. Shot 12:25 3-4
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  36. Takeaway 12:23 3-4
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  37. Face Off 12:16 3-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  38. Stoppage 12:16 3-4
    3rd
  39. Face Off 12:06 3-4
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  40. Goal 12:06 3-4
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd

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