New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
12 |
7 |
8 |
27 |
| Washington Capitals |
12 |
10 |
13 |
35 |
Three stars
- J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
- C. Djoos, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:26 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (6) |
Christian Djoos (5), John Carlson (26) |
Even strength |
NJD 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
11:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Christian Djoos (3) |
Nicklas Backstrom (22), Alex Ovechkin (15) |
Even strength |
NJD 0, WSH 2 |
| 1st |
17:35 |
New Jersey Devils |
John Moore (6) |
Travis Zajac (1), Marcus Johansson (4) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
07:01 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson (4) |
Nicklas Backstrom (23), Alex Ovechkin (16) |
Power play |
NJD 1, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
04:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen (3) |
Devante Smith-Pelly (7), Alex Ovechkin (17) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
09:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Travis Zajac (3) |
Marcus Johansson (5), Sami Vatanen (6) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
19:19 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (8) |
John Carlson (27) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NJD 2, WSH 5 |
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 |
27 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
20 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
12 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/56 (44.6%) |
31/56 (55.4%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
12:41 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
41.7% |
17:27 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:56 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:49 |
| Number 23 S. Noesen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:31 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
12:15 |
| Number 39 B. Gibbons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:14 |
| Number 40 B. Coleman |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:47 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 2 J. Moore |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:21 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 8 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 16 S. Santini |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 45 S. Vatanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:04 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 C. Schneider |
34 |
30 |
4 |
.882 |
59:12 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:48 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:38 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.2% |
19:48 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
15:18 |
| Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 39 A. Chiasson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:10 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
81.3% |
15:28 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
14:05 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:11 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
| Number 29 C. Djoos |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
25:58 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Orpik |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:34 |
New Jersey Devils |
Pavel Zacha |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:49 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:57 |
New Jersey Devils |
Damon Severson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- John Hynes
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Lonnie Cameron
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Drew Stafford, Ben Lovejoy, Jimmy Hayes
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Andre Burakovsky, Madison Bowey
2017-2018 season series
Every New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals game in the 2017-2018 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
5
 at New Jersey Devils
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Oct 13, 2017
|
|
New Jersey Devils
2
at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 30, 2017
|
|
Washington Capitals
3
at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 18, 2018
|
|
New Jersey Devils
3
at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 7, 2018
|
Other NHL games on Dec 30
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 30, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
5
 at Ottawa Senators
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 30, 2017
|
 Montreal Canadiens
0
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 30, 2017
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 30, 2017
|
 Minnesota Wild
0
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 30, 2017
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 30, 2017
|
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