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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 4–0 on Saturday, December 20, 2014 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 4 45-26-11
at New Jersey Devils 0 32-36-14

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 7 8 21
New Jersey Devils 8 9 4 21

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:08 Washington Capitals Mike Green (4) Jack Hillen (1), Nicklas Backstrom (24) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 0
2nd 16:38 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (9) Jay Beagle (3), John Carlson (19) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 0
3rd 07:16 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (15) Nicklas Backstrom (25) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 0
3rd 17:49 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (10) Jay Beagle (4), John Carlson (20) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, NJD 0

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 21 21
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 13 12
Blocked shots 4 8
Giveaways 3 14
Takeaways 6 3
Faceoffs won 28/56 (50%) 28/56 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +3 2 5 3 0 20:24
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 13:20
19 N. Backstrom C 2 2 4 +3 0 2 1 0 33.3% 20:08
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 0 83.3% 16:36
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 17:11
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 13:55
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:53
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:10
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 55.6% 09:18
83 J. Beagle C 0 2 2 +2 2 1 1 1 50% 12:13
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:28
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 40% 13:31
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22:13
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 1 18:26
38 J. Hillen D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 12:01
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 0 20:43
52 M. Green D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 17:59
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 23:31
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 21 21 0 1.000 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
9 M. Havlat R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 14:10
11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 57.1% 12:49
12 T. Sestito L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 08:59
14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 56.3% 19:07
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 14:49
18 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:07
19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 78.6% 17:06
20 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 06:56
21 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 25% 20:35
26 P. Elias C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 17:49
32 M. Sislo R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 10:24
68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 19:02
2 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 22:16
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 4 21:12
7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 23:47
10 P. Harrold D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 16:43
22 E. Gelinas D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 21:18
25 S. Helgeson D 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 14:51
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
35 C. Schneider 20 17 3 .850 59:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:07 New Jersey Devils Eric Gelinas Tripping 2
1st 03:32 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
1st 19:10 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Cross checking 2
2nd 08:37 New Jersey Devils Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 13:10 Washington Capitals Michael Latta Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:10 New Jersey Devils Seth Helgeson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:26 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Hooking 2
3rd 10:48 New Jersey Devils Marek Zidlicky Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 13:34 New Jersey Devils Jordin Tootoo Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New Jersey Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer
Referees
Mike Leggo, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches
Nate Schmidt
New Jersey Devils scratches
Michael Ryder, Jacob Josefson, Adam Larsson

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 20

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 6 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

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