Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
· Prudential Center, Newark · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6–3 on Friday, December 20, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| New Jersey Devils |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
11 |
12 |
6 |
29 |
| New Jersey Devils |
6 |
11 |
10 |
27 |
Three stars
- N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 2 assists)
- J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Kyle Palmieri (14) |
Nico Hischier (12), P.K. Subban (4) |
Power play |
WSH 0, NJD 1 |
| 1st |
18:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (22) |
Nicklas Backstrom (18), Tom Wilson (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, NJD 1 |
| 1st |
19:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (7) |
John Carlson (34), Tom Wilson (12) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, NJD 1 |
| 2nd |
04:15 |
New Jersey Devils |
Blake Coleman (10) |
Nikita Gusev (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, NJD 2 |
| 2nd |
19:31 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (8) |
Dmitry Orlov (13), Alex Ovechkin (13) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
00:42 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson (13) |
Michal Kempny (10), Nicklas Backstrom (19) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
06:53 |
Washington Capitals |
Jonas Siegenthaler (2) |
Radko Gudas (9), Nic Dowd (5) |
Even strength |
WSH 5, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
15:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Richard Panik (3) |
Lars Eller (11), Carl Hagelin (7) |
Even strength |
WSH 6, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
19:37 |
New Jersey Devils |
Miles Wood (4) |
Damon Severson (5), Nikita Gusev (12) |
Even strength |
WSH 6, NJD 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
New Jersey Devils |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
9 |
| Hits |
13 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/54 (50%) |
27/54 (50%) |
Box score
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 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 14 R. Panik |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:11 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
17:35 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
14:19 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:45 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:12 |
| Number 28 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:57 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:20 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
17:17 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:22 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:31 |
| Number 33 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:19 |
| Number 34 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:34 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 I. Samsonov |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.1% |
19:19 |
| Number 17 W. Simmonds |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
15:50 |
| Number 20 B. Coleman |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
16:17 |
| Number 41 M. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
08:43 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:06 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
16:04 |
| Number 90 J. Boqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 97 N. Gusev |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:51 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 8 W. Butcher |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 25 M. Mueller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:46 |
| Number 45 S. Vatanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:23 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Blackwood |
26 |
21 |
5 |
.808 |
48:25 |
Loss |
| Number 31 G. Senn |
3 |
2 |
1 |
.667 |
11:35 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:50 |
Washington Capitals |
Jonas Siegenthaler |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
06:09 |
New Jersey Devils |
Sami Vatanen |
Ps holding on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 1st |
15:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Brendan Leipsic |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:41 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:53 |
New Jersey Devils |
Sami Vatanen |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:50 |
Washington Capitals |
Garnet Hathaway |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Miles Wood |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:07 |
Washington Capitals |
Nick Jensen |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
13:07 |
New Jersey Devils |
Miles Wood |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Alain Nasreddine
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Derek Amell
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Travis Boyd
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Connor Carrick, John Hayden, Kevin Rooney
2019-2020 season series
Every Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils game in the 2019-2020 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
6
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 20, 2019
|
|
New Jersey Devils
5
at Washington Capitals
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 11, 2020
|
|
New Jersey Devils
2
at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 16, 2020
|
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Washington Capitals
2
at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 22, 2020
|
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Status |
Details |
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4
 at Florida Panthers
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 20, 2019
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
6
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 20, 2019
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 20, 2019
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