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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 4–3 on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New Jersey Devils 3 38-36-8
at Washington Capitals 4 56-18-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 2 0 1 3
Washington Capitals 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 14 4 6 24
Washington Capitals 8 12 12 32

Three stars

  1. B. Orpik, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. R. Boucher, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:28 New Jersey Devils Travis Zajac (9) Reid Boucher (4), Kyle Palmieri (17) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 0
1st 17:02 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (38) Dmitry Orlov (17) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 1
1st 19:32 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri (22) Reid Boucher (5) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 1
2nd 09:16 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (17) Michael Latta (4), Brooks Laich (6) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 2
3rd 11:04 New Jersey Devils Reid Boucher (4) Travis Zajac (21), John Moore (10) Even strength NJD 3, WSH 2
3rd 13:55 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (17) Dmitry Orlov (18), Brooks Orpik (4) Even strength NJD 3, WSH 3
3rd 16:02 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik (2) Evgeny Kuznetsov (43), Alex Ovechkin (15) Even strength NJD 3, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 24 32
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 23 28
Blocked shots 23 15
Giveaways 8 5
Takeaways 8 10
Faceoffs won 29/53 (54.7%) 24/53 (45.3%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 62.5% 14:09
12 R. Boucher C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 2 0 14:45
14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 50% 19:40
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 09:53
16 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 55.6% 14:33
19 T. Zajac C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 1 1 53.3% 18:43
20 L. Stempniak R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 19:28
21 K. Palmieri C 1 1 2 +3 0 1 2 1 15:11
22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 09:48
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 100% 13:08
51 S. Kalinin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:21
64 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 13:40
2 J. Moore D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 20:23
5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 23:19
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 22:13
7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 18:12
8 D. Schlemko D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 18:02
39 S. Helgeson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 15:29
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
35 C. Schneider 32 28 4 .875 58:59 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 6 2 0 20:39
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 12:56
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 18:53
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 22.2% 16:58
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 +2 2 2 2 0 08:20
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:12
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 15:15
46 M. Latta C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 08:09
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 14:55
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 2 40% 17:33
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 15:14
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 1 2 +3 0 4 0 0 50% 19:03
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 0 19:54
9 D. Orlov D 0 2 2 +4 0 2 1 3 18:21
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 4 18:01
44 B. Orpik D 1 1 2 +4 0 1 5 3 21:02
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21:33
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15:02
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 24 21 3 .875 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:19 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Interference 2
1st 11:00 New Jersey Devils Jacob Josefson Interference 2
2nd 05:22 New Jersey Devils Seth Helgeson High sticking 2
3rd 03:24 New Jersey Devils Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Wes McCauley, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Brian Murphy
New Jersey Devils scratches
Eric Gelinas, Bobby Farnham, Damon Severson
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 20

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 7 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 6 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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