New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 7–2 on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
New Jersey Devils 2 38-39-5
at Washington Capitals 7 48-23-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 2 0 0 2
Washington Capitals 1 4 2 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 10 17 6 33
Washington Capitals 12 8 9 29

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. M. Neuvirth, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:49 New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott (1) Jamie Langenbrunner (1), Patrik Elias (1) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 0
1st 02:24 Washington Capitals John Carlson (1) Unassisted Even strength NJD 1, WSH 1
1st 13:44 New Jersey Devils Henrik Tallinder (1) Dainius Zubrus (1), Travis Zajac (1) Shorthanded NJD 2, WSH 1
2nd 01:59 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann (1) Alexander Semin (1), John Carlson (1) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 2
2nd 14:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Mike Knuble (1), John Carlson (2) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 3
2nd 18:25 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (1) Tomas Fleischmann (1) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 4
2nd 19:12 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Unassisted Even strength, Penalty shot NJD 2, WSH 5
3rd 03:07 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Unassisted Shorthanded NJD 2, WSH 6
3rd 10:27 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (1) Alexander Semin (2), Alex Ovechkin (1) Power play NJD 2, WSH 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 33 29
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 45 40
Hits 17 18
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 8 8
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 28/63 (44.4%) 35/63 (55.6%)

Box score

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 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 42.1% 17:30
Number 9 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 0 0 22:50
Number 10 R. Pelley C 0 0 0 -1 5 3 0 0 0 44.4% 11:12
Number 12 B. Rolston R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:06
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner R 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 1 0 18:36
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 -1 5 4 0 0 0 20:54
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 21:47
Number 22 P. Letourneau-Leblond R 0 0 0 -1 21 0 1 0 0 03:47
Number 23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 -2 10 4 1 0 0 16:01
Number 25 J. Arnott C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 1 0 30.8% 16:42
Number 26 P. Elias C 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 0 0 18:36
Number 2 M. Fraser D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 16:42
Number 5 C. White D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:26
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 17:31
Number 7 H. Tallinder D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 2 0 20:59
Number 20 M. Taormina D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:58
Number 28 A. Volchenkov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 06:21
Number 29 A. Urbom D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 14:02
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 J. Hedberg 9 7 2 .778 20:00
Number 30 M. Brodeur 20 15 5 .750 40:00 Loss

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 +2 0 5 2 1 0 19:17
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 +1 5 2 1 0 0 09:42
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 40% 15:51
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 45% 14:12
Number 16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 1 12:44
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 61.9% 20:39
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 100% 15:17
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:00
Number 25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 -1 7 1 0 0 0 12:08
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 +1 5 0 3 0 0 10:30
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 2 2 +1 4 1 0 0 0 16:48
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 63.6% 14:55
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 19:31
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 17:25
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 14:02
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +2 5 0 6 3 0 25:30
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 22:40
Number 74 J. Carlson D 1 2 3 +1 12 3 0 1 0 14:51
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 33 31 2 .939 59:58 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:26 New Jersey Devils Dainius Zubrus Hooking 2
1st 11:29 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Interference 2
1st 13:06 New Jersey Devils Zach Parise Tripping 2
2nd 11:08 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Tripping 2
2nd 16:19 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Holding 2
3rd 02:16 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 04:03 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:03 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Fighting (major) 5
3rd 08:34 New Jersey Devils Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Slashing 2
3rd 15:43 New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:43 Washington Capitals Mike Green Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:47 New Jersey Devils Rod Pelley Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:47 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:49 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:49 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:53 Washington Capitals John Carlson Roughing 2
3rd 15:53 Washington Capitals John Carlson Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 15:53 New Jersey Devils Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Instigator 2
3rd 15:53 New Jersey Devils Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Slashing 2
3rd 15:53 New Jersey Devils Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:53 New Jersey Devils Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John MacLean
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Washington Capitals scratches
Tyler Sloan, David Steckel, DJ King

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