New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5–1 on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2012-2013 record
New Jersey Devils 1 19-19-10
at Washington Capitals 5 27-18-3

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 0 1 4 5

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 5 10 7 22
Washington Capitals 11 4 11 26

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. M. Ribeiro, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 05:20 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Mike Ribeiro (1), Jason Chimera (1) Even strength NJD 0, WSH 1
2nd 19:22 New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk (1) Andrei Loktionov (1), Alexei Ponikarovsky (1) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 1
3rd 01:23 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (2) Matt Hendricks (1), Jeff Schultz (1) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 2
3rd 03:56 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (1) Unassisted Shorthanded NJD 1, WSH 3
3rd 15:13 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (3) Mike Ribeiro (2), Nicklas Backstrom (1) Power play NJD 1, WSH 4
3rd 17:09 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer (1) Alex Ovechkin (1), Tomas Kundratek (1) Power play NJD 1, WSH 5

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 22 26
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 28 25
Blocked shots 8 13
Giveaways 9 13
Takeaways 5 9
Faceoffs won 25/61 (41%) 36/61 (59%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 B. Butler R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 14:34
Number 11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 35.7% 14:43
Number 12 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 15:23
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 0 43.8% 16:49
Number 15 S. Matteau C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 0 0 11:01
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 20:50
Number 18 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 100% 13:14
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 56.3% 14:52
Number 21 A. Loktionov C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:35
Number 22 K. Barch R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 09:32
Number 23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:11
Number 26 P. Elias C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 17:00
Number 2 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 1 0 20:09
Number 5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 18:19
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 23:29
Number 24 B. Salvador D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 23:30
Number 28 A. Volchenkov D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 14:38
Number 29 M. Fayne D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 14:27
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 J. Hedberg 26 21 5 .808 59:59 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 3 1 4 +2 0 7 5 1 1 16:40
Number 9 M. Ribeiro C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 60% 16:12
Number 15 J. Crabb R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 09:35
Number 16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 14:05
Number 17 W. Wolski L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:07
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 46.7% 22:06
Number 20 T. Brouwer R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 0 1 25% 20:23
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 11:12
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 6 0 0 60% 12:44
Number 42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 16:20
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 72.7% 10:52
Number 85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 80% 13:55
Number 3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 17:06
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 18:22
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 20:23
Number 36 T. Kundratek D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 21:25
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 15:56
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 22:42
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 22 21 1 .955 59:55 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:58 Washington Capitals Joey Crabb Interference 2
2nd 11:40 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 12:31 Washington Capitals Tom Poti Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
2nd 13:57 New Jersey Devils Adam Larsson Holding 2
3rd 02:14 Washington Capitals John Erskine Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 13:47 New Jersey Devils Stefan Matteau High sticking 2
3rd 15:50 New Jersey Devils Adam Larsson High sticking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer
Washington Capitals head coach
Adam Oates
Referees
Dave Jackson, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Tim Nowak
New Jersey Devils scratches
Henrik Tallinder, Peter Harrold, Ryan Carter
Washington Capitals scratches
Roman Hamrlik, Mike Green, Marcus Johansson

2012-2013 season series

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