National Hockey League

FINAL
New Jersey Devils 0
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Washington Capitals 4
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Match Report

Ovechkin scores twice, red-hot Capitals shut out Devils 4-0

— Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves and the Washington Capitals rode their best players to a 4-0 victory Friday night and two-game sweep of the New Jersey Devils.

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Team Stats

NJ WSH
10
Blocked Shots
15
10
Hits
14
8
Takeaways
12
24
Shots
31
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
27
53.4
Faceoff Win Percent
46.6
11
Giveaways
10
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

NJ

  • Scott Wedgewood G GA 4 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Miles Wood LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Kyle Palmieri C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

WSH

  • Tom Wilson RW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Garnet Hathaway RW BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Ilya Samsonov G GA 0 · SA 24 · SOS 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 6-0

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 18:04 0-4
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  2. Goal 16:28 0-4
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  3. Missed 15:18 0-3
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  4. Missed 15:16 0-3
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  5. Missed 12:49 0-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  6. Missed 12:17 0-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Penalty 11:06 0-3
    Damon Severson 3rd
  8. Goal 7:13 0-3
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  9. Missed 5:44 0-2
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  10. Missed 3:11 0-2
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  11. Penalty 1:42 0-2
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  12. Missed 0:27 0-2
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  13. Missed 16:05 0-2
    Miles Wood 2nd
  14. Penalty 13:51 0-2
    Conor Sheary 2nd
  15. Missed 13:02 0-2
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  16. Missed 12:20 0-2
    Ty Smith 2nd
  17. Penalty 10:49 0-2
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  18. Missed 10:08 0-2
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  19. Missed 6:39 0-2
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  20. Missed 6:20 0-2
    Jesper Boqvist 2nd
  21. Missed 3:42 0-2
    Travis Zajac 2nd
  22. Missed 19:59 0-2
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  23. Missed 19:30 0-2
    Jesper Boqvist 1st
  24. Missed 17:54 0-2
    Yegor Sharangovich 1st
  25. Missed 12:58 0-2
    Nic Dowd 1st
  26. Goal 11:50 0-2
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  27. Missed 10:46 0-1
    Miles Wood 1st
  28. Missed 10:17 0-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 1st
  29. Missed 6:27 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  30. Penalty 6:24 0-1
    Miles Wood 1st
  31. Goal 5:58 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  32. Missed 3:31 0-0
    Conor Sheary 1st
  33. Missed 2:55 0-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 0-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 0-4
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:49 0-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  4. Blocked 19:39 0-4
    Ryan Murray 3rd
  5. Shot 19:19 0-4
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  6. Face Off 18:48 0-4
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:48 0-4
    3rd
  8. Missed 18:04 0-4
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  9. Hit 18:03 0-4
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  10. Giveaway 18:01 0-4
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  11. Face Off 17:00 0-4
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  12. Stoppage 17:00 0-4
    3rd
  13. Face Off 16:48 0-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  14. Stoppage 16:48 0-4
    3rd
  15. Face Off 16:28 0-4
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  16. Goal 16:28 0-4
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  17. Blocked 15:34 0-3
    Miles Wood 3rd
  18. Face Off 15:28 0-3
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  19. Stoppage 15:28 0-3
    3rd
  20. Takeaway 15:25 0-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  21. Missed 15:18 0-3
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  22. Missed 15:16 0-3
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  23. Face Off 15:14 0-3
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  24. Stoppage 15:14 0-3
    3rd
  25. Blocked 15:13 0-3
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  26. Takeaway 15:11 0-3
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  27. Face Off 14:47 0-3
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  28. Stoppage 14:47 0-3
    3rd
  29. Shot 14:46 0-3
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  30. Shot 14:41 0-3
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  31. Blocked 14:32 0-3
    Ty Smith 3rd
  32. Shot 14:08 0-3
    Miles Wood 3rd
  33. Face Off 13:40 0-3
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  34. Stoppage 13:40 0-3
    3rd
  35. Shot 13:17 0-3
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  36. Hit 13:15 0-3
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  37. Missed 12:49 0-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  38. Face Off 12:41 0-3
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  39. Stoppage 12:41 0-3
    3rd
  40. Shot 12:40 0-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd

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