Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 1–0 in overtime on Friday, March 25, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 1 56-18-8
at New Jersey Devils 0 38-36-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 10 9 5 2 26
New Jersey Devils 4 6 11 1 22

Three stars

  1. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. S. Wedgewood, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
OT 02:17 Washington Capitals John Carlson (7) Jason Chimera (19), Marcus Johansson (25) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 26 22
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 23 24
Blocked shots 8 12
Giveaways 4 2
Takeaways 1 5
Faceoffs won 32/52 (61.5%) 20/52 (38.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 22:02
Number 10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 81.8% 10:39
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 50% 18:46
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 58.8% 20:32
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 13:21
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:59
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11:09
Number 49 S. Galiev R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 08:21
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:57
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 60% 11:48
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 75% 19:11
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42.9% 18:09
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 24:14
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:33
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 19:24
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:54
Number 74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 3 19:27
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:25
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 22 22 0 1.000 62:17 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28.6% 10:29
Number 12 R. Boucher C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:32
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 35% 21:38
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:51
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43.8% 20:14
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 100% 19:32
Number 23 B. Farnham R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:44
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 100% 18:40
Number 46 M. Sislo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13:08
Number 51 S. Kalinin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 28.6% 14:23
Number 56 B. Pietila L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:29
Number 64 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:20
Number 2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:38
Number 5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23:48
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 26:29
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 20:47
Number 47 D. Warsofsky D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 16:47
Number 53 V. Mozik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:22
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 S. Wedgewood 26 25 1 .962 62:17 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:00 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner High sticking 2
1st 08:27 New Jersey Devils Vojtech Mozik Tripping 2
2nd 04:07 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Slashing 2
2nd 11:36 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Roughing 2
2nd 11:36 New Jersey Devils Joseph Blandisi Roughing 2
3rd 07:26 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
3rd 17:44 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Michel Cormier
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney, Mike Weber, Michael Latta
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jordin Tootoo, Cory Schneider, Tyler Kennedy, David Schlemko, Jacob Josefson, Seth Helgeson, Jon Merrill

2015-2016 season series

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Sources and further reading

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