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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 6–2 on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
New Jersey Devils 2 32-36-14
at Washington Capitals 6 45-26-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 2 0 0 2
Washington Capitals 2 1 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 14 7 7 28
Washington Capitals 8 16 9 33

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:34 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (5) Troy Brouwer (2), Brooks Orpik (1) Even strength NJD 0, WSH 1
1st 10:15 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson (2) Travis Zajac (1), Michael Cammalleri (2) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 1
1st 11:02 Washington Capitals Chris Brown (1) Mike Green (2), Brooks Orpik (2) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 2
1st 16:36 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson (3) Ryane Clowe (2), Adam Henrique (3) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 2
2nd 06:18 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (2) Brooks Laich (1), Mike Green (3) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 3
3rd 00:56 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Matt Niskanen (1), Troy Brouwer (3) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 4
3rd 03:25 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (2) Unassisted Even strength NJD 2, WSH 5
3rd 08:55 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (2) Evgeny Kuznetsov (3), Matt Niskanen (2) Power play NJD 2, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 28 33
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 22 22
Blocked shots 13 18
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 37/69 (53.6%) 32/69 (46.4%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
8 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 13:41
9 M. Havlat R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 08:08
11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 53.8% 11:44
14 A. Henrique C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 56.5% 18:38
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10:35
17 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:59
19 T. Zajac C 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 1 0 64.3% 18:37
20 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:10
23 M. Cammalleri L 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 0 0 44.4% 17:39
26 P. Elias C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 44.4% 17:14
29 R. Clowe L 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 16:49
68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 14:56
2 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 0 18:45
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 22:04
7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 19:16
22 E. Gelinas D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 4 0 0 18:23
24 B. Salvador D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 20:27
28 D. Severson D 2 0 2 0 0 8 2 1 0 21:41
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
35 C. Schneider 26 21 5 .808 43:10 Loss
40 S. Clemmensen 7 6 1 .857 16:35

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 2 2 0 17:52
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 0 0 37.5% 13:27
19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 58.3% 17:44
20 T. Brouwer R 0 2 2 +1 0 4 4 1 0 45.5% 18:40
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 14:02
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 0 14:12
42 J. Ward R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 66.7% 18:41
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 1 50% 14:06
67 C. Brown R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 50% 10:46
87 L. O'Brien C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 0 0 10:16
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:33
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 40% 16:33
2 M. Niskanen D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 20:35
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 18:44
44 B. Orpik D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 2 0 17:08
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 4 0 19:24
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 0 0 21:23
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 15:55
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 28 26 2 .929 59:59 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:57 Washington Capitals Chris Brown Tripping 2
1st 13:09 New Jersey Devils Michael Cammalleri Holding 2
1st 18:39 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 01:21 New Jersey Devils Jon Merrill Holding 2
2nd 11:15 New Jersey Devils Eric Gelinas Elbowing 2
3rd 05:36 New Jersey Devils Travis Zajac Tripping 2
3rd 07:26 New Jersey Devils Jaromir Jagr Tripping 2
3rd 14:39 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Slashing 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Darcy Burchell
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Jean Morin
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jacob Josefson, Adam Larsson, Damien Brunner
Washington Capitals scratches
John Erskine, Jack Hillen, Michael Latta

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 16

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final/SO Game page

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