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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 5–2 on Thursday, January 26, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 5 55-19-8
at New Jersey Devils 2 28-40-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 2 1 5
New Jersey Devils 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 9 17 10 36
New Jersey Devils 11 9 9 29

Three stars

  1. A. Burakovsky, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Noesen, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:14 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (23) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, NJD 0
1st 18:28 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (10) Unassisted Power play WSH 2, NJD 0
2nd 03:19 New Jersey Devils Stefan Noesen (3) Pavel Zacha (6), Jacob Josefson (4) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 1
2nd 08:29 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (8) Dmitry Orlov (20), Andre Burakovsky (17) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 1
2nd 10:19 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (8) Dmitry Orlov (21), Alex Ovechkin (22) Power play WSH 4, NJD 1
2nd 18:16 New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique (12) Michael Cammalleri (17), PA Parenteau (11) Power play WSH 4, NJD 2
3rd 18:07 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, NJD 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 36 29
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 23 25
Hits 15 16
Blocked shots 5 7
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 9 6
Faceoffs won 31/59 (52.5%) 28/59 (47.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 0 17:30
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:31
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 16:45
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 10:50
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 55.6% 16:24
20 L. Eller C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 58.3% 13:31
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 0 15:44
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 12 3 2 0 0 100% 08:42
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 13:49
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 18:27
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 16:31
92 E. Kuznetsov C 2 0 2 +1 0 8 0 0 1 50% 16:57
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 24:55
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 15:03
9 D. Orlov D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 20:33
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 21:13
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +3 5 2 3 0 0 20:22
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 14:35
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
9 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 22:22
11 P. Parenteau R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 0 0 12:15
13 M. Cammalleri L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 16:36
14 A. Henrique C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 52.9% 16:47
16 J. Josefson C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 54.5% 12:25
19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 57.9% 22:29
21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 -1 19 4 0 0 0 16:42
23 S. Noesen R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:46
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 0 12:27
37 P. Zacha C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 14:52
38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 22.2% 10:18
44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:17
7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 20:57
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 20:56
22 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 20:35
28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 19:06
34 S. Santini D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 14:18
46 K. Stollery D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 18:11
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
1 K. Kinkaid 17 13 4 .765 30:19 Loss
35 C. Schneider 18 18 0 1.000 28:35

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:37 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri High sticking 2
1st 19:01 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Hooking 2
2nd 04:25 New Jersey Devils Vernon Fiddler Roughing 2
2nd 04:25 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 04:25 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Roughing 2
2nd 09:23 New Jersey Devils Karl Stollery Hooking 2
2nd 10:19 New Jersey Devils Steven Santini Hooking 2
2nd 16:38 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Roughing 2
3rd 06:52 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 06:52 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri Instigator 2
3rd 06:52 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:52 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:52 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, John Carlson
New Jersey Devils scratches
Luke Gazdic, Seth Helgeson, Sergey Kalinin

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 26

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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