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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4–1 on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
New Jersey Devils 1 48-27-7
at Washington Capitals 4 54-15-13

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 15 5 10 30
Washington Capitals 14 19 7 40

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:09 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1) Even strength NJD 0, WSH 1
1st 13:54 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley (1) David Steckel (1), Karl Alzner (1) Even strength NJD 0, WSH 2
1st 17:18 New Jersey Devils Rod Pelley (1) Ilkka Pikkarainen (1) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 2
2nd 09:52 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Alexander Semin (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 3
3rd 00:39 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Alex Ovechkin (2), Nicklas Backstrom (2) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 30 40
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 19 23
Blocked shots 10 15
Giveaways 3 11
Takeaways 8 9
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
9 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 100% 20:12
10 R. Pelley C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 40% 08:48
11 D. McAmmond C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 0 35.7% 16:32
12 B. Rolston R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 16:09
15 J. Langenbrunner R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 100% 18:21
17 I. Pikkarainen R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 08:09
18 N. Bergfors R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 14:53
19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 37.5% 18:36
20 J. Pandolfo L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:37
21 R. Niedermayer C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 62.5% 16:53
26 P. Elias C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 17:37
28 V. Zharkov R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 13:32
2 M. Fraser D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 2 15:44
5 C. White D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:13
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 2 22:22
24 B. Salvador D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 16:40
27 M. Mottau D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 19:08
29 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 20:34
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
30 M. Brodeur 40 36 4 .900 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 2 3 +3 0 5 2 0 18:58
9 B. Morrison C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 50% 16:47
10 M. Bradley R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 12:28
14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:28
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 11:40
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 10:22
19 N. Backstrom C 1 2 3 +3 0 4 3 0 50% 17:46
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 42.9% 17:29
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:20
28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +3 2 5 0 2 16:36
39 D. Steckel C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 2 0 71.4% 12:47
53 Q. Laing L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 10:46
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 4 19:03
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 15:29
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 2 2 18:21
27 K. Alzner D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 20:00
52 M. Green D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 1 26:02
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 19:01
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 M. Neuvirth 30 29 1 .967 59:37 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:05 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Holding 2
2nd 02:51 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Tripping 2
2nd 11:42 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Holding 2
2nd 14:17 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Hooking 2
2nd 17:31 New Jersey Devils Jamie Langenbrunner Tripping 2
2nd 18:31 New Jersey Devils Andy Greene Hooking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Jacques Lemaire
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Chris Ciamaga, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Tim Nowak
New Jersey Devils scratches
Andrew Peters, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Matthew Corrente
Washington Capitals scratches
Tom Poti, Tyler Sloan

2009-2010 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 26

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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