National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 5
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New Jersey Devils 4
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WSH1225
NJ1124
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Match Report

Great 8: Ovechkin scores historic PP goal, Caps sweep Devils

— Alex Ovechkin moved into a second-place tie on the all-time list for NHL power-play goals and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday, completing a sweep of their eight-game season series.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

15
Blocked Shots
6
22
Hits
18
9
Takeaways
9
19
Shots
39
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
35
47.0
Faceoff Win Percent
53.0
4
Giveaways
3
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ilya Samsonov GA 4 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Conor Sheary BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • T.J. Oshie BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood GA 5 · SA 19 · SOS 0
  • Andreas Johnsson BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jack Hughes BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Travis Zajac BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:53 · 3rd
  4. 19:53 · 3rd
  5. 19:53 · 3rd
  6. 19:34 · 3rd
  7. 19:34 · 3rd
  8. 19:34 · 3rd

Head to Head

WSH wins series 8-0

Injuries

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

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

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