New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, December 29, 2016 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
New Jersey Devils 2 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 Overtime Shootout Total
New Jersey Devils 0 1 0 0 1 2
Washington Capitals 0 0 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
New Jersey Devils 8 7 8 4 0 27
Washington Capitals 14 15 11 4 0 44

Three stars

  1. K. Kinkaid, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
  2. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. D. Winnik, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:05 New Jersey Devils PA Parenteau (10) Unassisted Even strength NJD 1, WSH 0
3rd 03:50 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik (5) Jay Beagle (8), John Carlson (15) Shorthanded NJD 1, WSH 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Saved
1 New Jersey Devils Michael Cammalleri Goal (winner)
2 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Saved
2 New Jersey Devils Jacob Josefson Goal

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 27 44
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 16 22
Blocked shots 16 13
Giveaways 14 10
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 35/67 (52.2%) 32/67 (47.8%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Bennett R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 13:28
Number 11 P. Parenteau R 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 66.7% 17:34
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 100% 21:04
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 68.8% 22:18
Number 16 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 30% 14:36
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 52% 24:50
Number 20 L. Gazdic L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 05:59
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19:56
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 12:47
Number 36 N. Lappin R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:12
Number 44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 11:38
Number 51 S. Kalinin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45.5% 16:16
Number 2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 1 17:44
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 26:09
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 24:08
Number 22 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14:30
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:06
Number 33 Y. Auvitu D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 16:45
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 K. Kinkaid 44 43 1 .977 65:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 19:11
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 11:11
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 13:16
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 60.9% 20:55
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41.2% 16:55
Number 26 D. Winnik L 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 1 12:36
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 11:33
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 17:01
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 20:59
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 50% 10:43
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:15
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 38.5% 16:27
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 22:58
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 2 6 1 0 19:48
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 2 18:48
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 17:38
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 25:35
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 27 26 1 .963 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:10 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Delaying game 2
1st 08:45 New Jersey Devils John Moore Slashing 2
1st 14:45 New Jersey Devils Beau Bennett Holding 2
2nd 03:04 New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly Tripping 2
2nd 12:07 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov High sticking 2
3rd 03:33 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky High sticking 2
3rd 05:19 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 08:43 New Jersey Devils PA Parenteau Tripping 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Dave Lewis
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jon Merrill, Taylor Hall, Pavel Zacha
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Jakub Vrana

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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