New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
New Jersey Devils	4	44-29-9
at Washington Capitals	1	49-26-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	4	0	0	4
Washington Capitals	0	1	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	Total
New Jersey Devils	12	9	12	33
Washington Capitals	6	11	6	23

Three stars

N. Hischier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 2 assists)
D. Severson, New Jersey Devils (2 assists)
T. Graovac, 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
1st	02:21	New Jersey Devils	Nico Hischier (3)	Marcus Johansson (2), Damon Severson (2)	Power play	NJD 1, WSH 0
1st	05:03	New Jersey Devils	Will Butcher (1)	Nico Hischier (1), Adam Henrique (2)	Even strength	NJD 2, WSH 0
1st	09:02	New Jersey Devils	Jimmy Hayes (2)	Unassisted	Power play	NJD 3, WSH 0
1st	14:19	New Jersey Devils	Drew Stafford (2)	Nico Hischier (2), Damon Severson (3)	Power play	NJD 4, WSH 0
2nd	02:41	Washington Capitals	Tyler Graovac (1)	Jay Beagle (1)	Even strength	NJD 4, 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	33	23
Power play	3 of 6	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	27
Hits	15	25
Blocked shots	16	11
Giveaways	3	9
Takeaways	4	8
Faceoffs won	28/59 (47.5%)	31/59 (52.5%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	15:22
Number 10 J. Hayes	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		17:14
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	1	2	3	+1	0	4	0	1	1	56.3%	13:25
Number 14 A. Henrique	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		13:15
Number 18 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	33.3%	15:18
Number 23 S. Noesen	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	66.7%	14:33
Number 37 P. Zacha	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	16:31
Number 40 B. Coleman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	3	0	33.3%	16:22
Number 44 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		14:49
Number 47 J. Quenneville	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:01
Number 58 K. Rooney	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	13:40
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:06
Number 2 J. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:53
Number 8 W. Butcher	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		18:08
Number 16 S. Santini	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		19:17
Number 25 M. Mueller	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		19:27
Number 28 D. Severson	D	0	2	2	0	2	3	2	2	0		20:26
Number 50 V. Loov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		19:18

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Schneider	23	22	1	.957	59:55	Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:08
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		14:41
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		15:59
Number 14 A. Peluso	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		09:07
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	50%	17:31
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76.9%	15:22
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	66.7%	15:32
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	13:35
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		15:20
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	54.5%	12:13
Number 91 T. Graovac	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	100%	13:58
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	37.5%	15:35
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	0		21:46
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		23:05
Number 22 M. Bowey	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4		22:29
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	17	0	4	0		12:17
Number 55 A. Ness	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		17:43
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:07

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	33	29	4	.879	59:56	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:46	Washington Capitals	Dmitry Orlov	Slashing	2
1st	08:24	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Tripping	2
1st	13:56	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly	Slashing	2
2nd	07:22	New Jersey Devils	Will Butcher	Holding	2
2nd	16:42	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:42	New Jersey Devils	Stefan Noesen	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:42	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Instigator	2
2nd	16:42	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	00:20	Washington Capitals	Aaron Ness	Hooking	2
3rd	07:35	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	High sticking	2
3rd	07:56	New Jersey Devils	Damon Severson	Interference	2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach: John Hynes
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Tim Peel, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mark Shewchyk
New Jersey Devils scratches: Ryane Clowe, Brian Boyle, Ivan Khomutov, Travis Zajac, Bracken Kearns, Andy Greene, Brian Strait, Ben Lovejoy, Dalton Prout, Tim Erixon, Kyle Palmieri, Scott Wedgewood, Mauro Jorg, Brian Gibbons, Blake Pietila, Ben Thomson, Artur Gavrus, Joseph Blandisi, Ryan Kujawinski, Brandon Baddock, Josh Jacobs, Joey Dudek, Mackenzie Blackwood, Blake Speers, Colton White, Brett Seney, Kenneth Appleby, Nick Lappin, Joey Anderson, Brandon Gignac, Evan Cormier, Jesper Bratt, Nathan Bastian, Michael McLeod, Yegor Rykov, Mikhail Maltsev, Jeremy Davies, Colby Sissons, Jesper Boqvist, Nikita Popugaev, Reilly Walsh, Michael Kapla, Yaroslav Dyblenko, Fabian Zetterlund, Gilles Senn, Marián Studenic, Aarne Talvitie, Jocktan Chainey, Yegor Zaitsev, Matthew Hellickson
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Chris Bourque, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Taylor Chorney, John Albert, Zach Sill, Alex Chiasson, Adam Morrison, Garrett Mitchell, Hubert Labrie, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jyrki Jokipakka, Garrett Haar, Tom Wilson, Chandler Stephenson, Robert Baillargeon, Riley Barber, Sergey Kostenko, Christian Djoos, Liam O'Brien, Dustin Gazley, Tommy Hughes, Brian Pinho, Tyler Lewington, Nathan Walker, Parker Milner, Wayne Simpson, MacKenzie Shields, Pheonix Copley, Vitek Vanecek, Shane Gersich, Steven Spinner, Kevin Elgestal, Jonas Siegenthaler, Connor Hobbs, Ilya Samsonov, Colby Williams, Tim McGauley, Mark Simpson, Adam Carlson, Lucas Johansen, Beck Malenstyn, Garrett Pilon, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Damien Riat, Chase Priskie, Dmitriy Zaitsev, Tanner Jeannot, Mason Mitchell, Kris Bindulis, Hampus Gustafsson, Stephen Collins, Jimmy Devito, Sebastian Walfridsson, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Brendan Semchuk, Mathias Bau

2017-2018 season series

Every New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Sep 18, 2017
New Jersey Devils 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Wed, Sep 27, 2017

Other NHL games on Sep 27

Other NHL games on Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Sep 27, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Sep 27, 2017
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Sep 27, 2017
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Sep 27, 2017