New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 1–0 on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
New Jersey Devils 0 28-40-14
at Washington Capitals 1 55-19-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 4 5 6 15
Washington Capitals 7 7 10 24

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. C. Schneider, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
3rd 07:21 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (2) Evgeny Kuznetsov (36), John Carlson (26) Power play NJD 0, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 15 24
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 13 22
Blocked shots 19 24
Giveaways 4 13
Takeaways 8 14
Faceoffs won 28/54 (51.9%) 26/54 (48.1%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Bennett R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:44
Number 9 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 100% 18:32
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:35
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 18:57
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 44% 22:50
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 21:31
Number 23 S. Noesen R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 100% 10:57
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:10
Number 40 B. Coleman L 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 57.1% 10:22
Number 44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 14:42
Number 58 K. Rooney C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 60% 09:48
Number 64 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 11:08
Number 2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21:04
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23:00
Number 7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17:55
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:01
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18:53
Number 34 S. Santini D 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13:06
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 C. Schneider 24 23 1 .958 58:54 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 20:33
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 11:06
Number 13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 10:13
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 18:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 19:00
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36.4% 12:38
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:25
Number 28 P. Carey C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:18
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 14:49
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 64.3% 14:13
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 100% 19:15
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 50% 16:49
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:07
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 14:16
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 21:24
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:36
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 2 1 5 6 0 17:15
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 21:24
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 15 15 0 1.000 59:47 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:00 New Jersey Devils Steven Santini Interference 2
1st 19:12 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
2nd 05:26 New Jersey Devils Miles Wood High sticking 2
2nd 18:00 New Jersey Devils Joseph Blandisi Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:00 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:47 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 05:51 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson Tripping 2
3rd 11:03 New Jersey Devils Joseph Blandisi Tripping 2
3rd 13:27 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Slashing 2
3rd 13:27 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 18:39 New Jersey Devils Miles Wood Cross checking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Brian Mach
New Jersey Devils scratches
Dalton Prout, Jacob Josefson
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney, Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

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