Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 6–5 in a shootout on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals 5 50-24-8
at New Jersey Devils 6 51-27-4

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 2 0 0 5
New Jersey Devils 1 2 2 0 0 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Washington Capitals 8 10 10 2 0 30
New Jersey Devils 13 9 11 0 0 33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:09 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson (4) John Madden (4), Jay Pandolfo (3) Even strength WSH 0, NJD 1
1st 06:59 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (6) Nicklas Backstrom (11) Power play WSH 1, NJD 1
1st 19:09 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (6) Tyler Sloan (1), Nicklas Backstrom (12) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 1
2nd 00:41 New Jersey Devils Jamie Langenbrunner (3) Zach Parise (7), Travis Zajac (9) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 2
2nd 03:27 New Jersey Devils Patrik Elias (6) Travis Zajac (10), Zach Parise (8) Power play WSH 2, NJD 3
2nd 16:43 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov (2) Nicklas Backstrom (13) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 3
3rd 06:06 New Jersey Devils Patrik Elias (7) Travis Zajac (11), Colin White (4) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 4
3rd 08:11 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Viktor Kozlov (4), Alex Ovechkin (11) Even strength WSH 4, NJD 4
3rd 11:40 New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta (3) Johnny Oduya (8), Patrik Elias (6) Even strength WSH 4, NJD 5
3rd 19:59 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (7) Nicklas Backstrom (14), Boyd Gordon (4) Even strength WSH 5, NJD 5

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Viktor Kozlov Saved
1 New Jersey Devils Zach Parise Goal
2 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved
2 New Jersey Devils Patrik Elias Saved
3 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 30 33
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 23 12
Blocked shots 20 19
Giveaways 7 11
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 36/69 (52.2%) 33/69 (47.8%)

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 2 1 3 +3 0 12 3 1 0 24:39
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 11:58
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 1 1 100% 16:48
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 2 0 61.5% 14:56
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:25
Number 17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 12:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 4 5 +3 0 3 1 2 0 47.8% 20:37
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 16:55
Number 25 V. Kozlov C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 0 17:37
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 14:47
Number 87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 10:56
Number 92 M. Nylander C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 28.6% 12:26
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 3 0 24:15
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:23
Number 23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 2 0 11:55
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 29:11
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:47
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 3 0 21:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 60 J. Theodore 33 28 5 .849 63:58 OT loss

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 +1 0 0 1 0 0 55.6% 15:40
Number 9 Z. Parise L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 20:10
Number 11 J. Madden C 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 1 0 54.2% 20:29
Number 14 B. Gionta R 1 0 1 +1 2 6 0 0 0 25% 17:33
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner R 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 20:38
Number 17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 09:29
Number 18 N. Bergfors R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:19
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 3 3 +2 0 1 1 1 0 50% 20:24
Number 20 J. Pandolfo L 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 17:15
Number 23 D. Clarkson R 1 0 1 -2 0 7 2 0 0 15:38
Number 26 P. Elias C 2 1 3 +1 0 3 0 0 1 20:06
Number 2 S. Brookbank D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 07:27
Number 5 C. White D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 2 0 21:25
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 26:30
Number 24 B. Salvador D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 7 0 23:36
Number 27 M. Mottau D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:08
Number 28 A. Salmela D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 13:56
Number 29 J. Oduya D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 26:19
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 S. Clemmensen 30 25 5 .833 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:40 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 06:34 New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta Hooking 2
1st 07:55 Washington Capitals Tom Poti Interference 2
2nd 02:29 Washington Capitals Mike Green Hooking 2
2nd 03:27 Washington Capitals Boyd Gordon Hooking 2
2nd 11:09 New Jersey Devils Colin White Cross checking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
New Jersey Devils head coach
Brent Sutter
Referees
Chris Rooney, Bill McCreary
Linesmen
Andy McElman, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
Sergei Fedorov, Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Shaone Morrisonn, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle
New Jersey Devils scratches
Bobby Holik, Martin Brodeur, Brian Rolston, Jay Leach, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Patrick Davis, Andy Greene, Matt Halischuk

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