Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals 5 50-24-8
at New Jersey Devils 2 51-27-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 2 5
New Jersey Devils 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 13 8 5 26
New Jersey Devils 10 7 17 34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:58 Washington Capitals Mike Green (16) Alexander Semin (25), Alex Ovechkin (30) Power play WSH 1, NJD 0
1st 08:12 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (12) Alex Ovechkin (31), Mike Green (26) Power play WSH 2, NJD 0
2nd 02:16 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander (6) Boyd Gordon (8), Eric Fehr (8) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 0
2nd 08:50 New Jersey Devils Brian Rolston (9) Patrik Elias (35), Zach Parise (30) Power play WSH 3, NJD 1
3rd 00:41 New Jersey Devils Jamie Langenbrunner (15) Travis Zajac (28), Bryce Salvador (7) Shorthanded WSH 3, NJD 2
3rd 10:59 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander (7) Unassisted Power play WSH 4, NJD 2
3rd 18:50 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (5) Shaone Morrisonn (5), Brooks Laich (17) Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, NJD 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 26 34
Power play 3 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 16 22
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 4 6
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 26/54 (48.1%) 28/54 (51.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 -1 0 1 2 0 0 19:17
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:38
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 57.1% 15:55
Number 16 E. Fehr C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 10:43
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 47.4% 21:27
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 19:34
Number 25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03:07
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 19:14
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 46.2% 14:01
Number 87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 11:22
Number 91 S. Fedorov C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 80% 14:08
Number 92 M. Nylander C 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 33.3% 14:50
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 19:56
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:57
Number 23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 16:18
Number 26 S. Morrisonn D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 19:15
Number 52 M. Green D 1 1 2 -1 2 1 1 1 1 24:54
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 17:36
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 50% 14:02
Number 9 Z. Parise L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 1 0 50% 18:20
Number 11 J. Madden C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 44.4% 17:15
Number 12 B. Rolston R 1 0 1 -2 0 4 2 0 1 18:35
Number 14 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 33.3% 17:25
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner R 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 17:22
Number 16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 66.7% 10:24
Number 17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:22
Number 18 B. Shanahan L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 16:21
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 66.7% 17:03
Number 23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 11:26
Number 26 P. Elias C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 4 0 0 15:36
Number 5 C. White D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:29
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 17:25
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 21:33
Number 24 B. Salvador D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:36
Number 27 M. Mottau D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:46
Number 29 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 20:00
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 S. Clemmensen 25 21 4 .840 59:25 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:17 New Jersey Devils Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 08:08 New Jersey Devils Jamie Langenbrunner Hooking 2
1st 09:14 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander Roughing 2
2nd 08:02 Washington Capitals Mike Green Hooking 2
2nd 08:43 Washington Capitals David Steckel Holding 2
2nd 19:30 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Hooking 2
3rd 09:09 New Jersey Devils Mike Rupp Interference 2
3rd 11:52 Washington Capitals Donald Brashear Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
New Jersey Devils head coach
Brent Sutter
Referees
Bill McCreary, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Bryan Helmer, Chris Clark, Brent Johnson, Matt Bradley, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Daren Machesney, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
New Jersey Devils scratches
Martin Brodeur, Jay Pandolfo, Jay Leach, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Matt Halischuk, Anssi Salmela

2008-2009 season series

Other NHL games on Feb 3

More schedules