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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4–1 on Saturday, December 6, 2014 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 4 45-26-11
at New Jersey Devils 1 32-36-14

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 13 4 29
New Jersey Devils 11 8 15 34

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. J. Beagle, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. D. Zubrus, New Jersey Devils (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:47 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner (1) Tom Wilson (4) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 0
1st 06:10 New Jersey Devils Patrik Elias (3) Dainius Zubrus (2), Andy Greene (8) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 1
2nd 09:15 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (4) John Carlson (15), Michael Latta (2) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 1
2nd 12:40 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) Brooks Laich (2), Joel Ward (5) Power play WSH 3, NJD 1
3rd 19:35 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (2) Joel Ward (6), Eric Fehr (4) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, NJD 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 29 34
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 9 19
Blocked shots 17 3
Giveaways 4 13
Takeaways 11 4
Faceoffs won 34/68 (50%) 34/68 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:25
16 E. Fehr C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 14:32
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 17:46
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 14:25
21 B. Laich C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 1 0 25% 15:52
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 14:34
42 J. Ward R 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:29
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 1 0 13:06
46 M. Latta C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 0 69.2% 12:56
83 J. Beagle C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 13:55
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 13:44
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 33.3% 10:26
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 24:36
27 K. Alzner D 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 0 20:44
38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:35
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 2 0 25:18
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 4 0 25:22
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:15
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 34 33 1 .971 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
8 D. Zubrus C 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 0 0 100% 17:52
11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 12:01
14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 62.1% 21:59
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 10:41
17 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 18:12
18 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 11:01
20 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 06:22
21 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 50% 17:33
23 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:26
26 P. Elias C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 20% 15:55
32 M. Sislo R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 09:22
68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 19:06
2 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 24:12
6 A. Greene D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 3 0 0 18:29
7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 22:30
22 E. Gelinas D 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 18:43
25 S. Helgeson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:17
28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 23:55
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
35 C. Schneider 28 25 3 .893 58:38 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 19:41 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Hooking 2
2nd 10:54 New Jersey Devils Eric Gelinas Holding 2
2nd 16:31 New Jersey Devils Dainius Zubrus Hooking 2
2nd 19:36 New Jersey Devils Scott Gomez Roughing 2
2nd 19:36 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Holding 2
3rd 06:59 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Interference 2
3rd 12:25 New Jersey Devils Eric Gelinas Roughing 2
3rd 12:25 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New Jersey Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer
Referees
Marc Joannette, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Derek Amell
Washington Capitals scratches
Liam O'Brien, Andre Burakovsky
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jacob Josefson, Adam Larsson, Damien Brunner

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 Dec 6

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 6 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page

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