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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 6–2 on Saturday, December 31, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 6 55-19-8
at New Jersey Devils 2 28-40-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 3 1 6
New Jersey Devils 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 14 5 26
New Jersey Devils 5 11 7 23

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:36 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly (4) Andre Burakovsky (10), Brooks Orpik (7) Even strength WSH 1, NJD 0
1st 19:01 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (6) Brooks Orpik (8), Daniel Winnik (4) Even strength WSH 2, NJD 0
2nd 06:53 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri (7) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, NJD 1
2nd 11:05 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (11) Nicklas Backstrom (21), Alex Ovechkin (11) Even strength WSH 3, NJD 1
2nd 11:38 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (17) Matt Niskanen (14), T.J. Oshie (6) Even strength WSH 4, NJD 1
2nd 16:34 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (9) Matt Niskanen (15), Dmitry Orlov (15) Even strength WSH 5, NJD 1
3rd 14:52 New Jersey Devils Beau Bennett (2) Ben Lovejoy (3), Jon Merrill (1) Even strength WSH 5, NJD 2
3rd 15:27 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (14) Justin Williams (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) Even strength WSH 6, 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 26 23
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 9
Penalty minutes 30 20
Hits 15 25
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 6 9
Takeaways 8 7
Faceoffs won 29/61 (47.5%) 32/61 (52.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 16:17
10 B. Connolly R 1 0 1 +1 4 3 0 0 10:07
14 J. Williams R 1 1 2 +2 4 3 0 0 13:18
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 41.7% 15:08
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 53.8% 15:56
26 D. Winnik L 0 1 1 +1 5 0 0 1 13:28
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 7 0 1 0 10:35
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 11:18
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 1 50% 14:16
83 J. Beagle C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 52.6% 14:17
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 0 0 15:03
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 42.9% 14:44
2 M. Niskanen D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 21:58
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +3 4 2 2 2 15:50
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 21:23
44 B. Orpik D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 2 2 21:13
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 3 21:08
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 16:01
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
8 B. Bennett R 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 13:55
11 P. Parenteau R 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 16:15
13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 50% 20:02
14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 56.3% 19:59
16 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 66.7% 15:39
19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 57.1% 17:55
20 L. Gazdic L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 0 05:49
21 K. Palmieri C 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 50% 19:59
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 0 33.3% 15:34
36 N. Lappin R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 10:42
44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 0 14:01
51 S. Kalinin C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 40% 15:11
2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:09
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 24:18
7 J. Merrill D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 2 21:22
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 19:01
22 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:33
28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 0 21:11
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
1 K. Kinkaid 26 20 6 .769 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:13 New Jersey Devils Devante Smith-Pelly Roughing 2
1st 05:13 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Slashing 2
1st 05:13 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Roughing 2
1st 08:34 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Illegal check to head 2
1st 11:06 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Interference 2
1st 12:07 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson Interference 2
1st 19:47 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 05:01 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Tripping 2
2nd 05:07 New Jersey Devils Travis Zajac Interference 2
2nd 05:54 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Interference 2
2nd 05:58 New Jersey Devils PA Parenteau Slashing 2
2nd 08:21 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:15 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Holding the stick 2
2nd 19:23 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:23 New Jersey Devils Luke Gazdic Fighting (major) 5
3rd 17:29 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 18:35 New Jersey Devils PA Parenteau Slashing 2
3rd 18:35 New Jersey Devils PA Parenteau Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:35 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Jakub Vrana
New Jersey Devils scratches
Taylor Hall, Pavel Zacha, Yohann Auvitu

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 Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 6 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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