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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4–3 on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
New Jersey Devils 3 27-46-9
at Washington Capitals 4 44-26-12

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 0 2 1 3
Washington Capitals 0 1 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 10 12 16 38
Washington Capitals 7 9 6 22

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:55 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (22) Yegor Sharangovich (20), Dawson Mercer (21) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 0
2nd 02:47 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (20) Conor Sheary (18), John Carlson (43) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 1
2nd 07:17 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson (10) Ryan Graves (21), Jesper Boqvist (9) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 1
3rd 02:08 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (9) Justin Schultz (13), John Carlson (44) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 2
3rd 06:56 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (6) Anthony Mantha (7) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 3
3rd 11:48 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (42) Evgeny Kuznetsov (43), Nicklas Backstrom (20) Power play NJD 2, WSH 4
3rd 19:28 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (22) Jack Hughes (30), Nico Hischier (29) Even strength NJD 3, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 38 22
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 20 25
Blocked shots 8 18
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 10 10
Faceoffs won 32/56 (57.1%) 24/56 (42.9%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 A. Johnsson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 13:49
13 N. Hischier C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 57.1% 21:19
14 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 09:25
16 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 13:14
17 Y. Sharangovich C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 19:12
18 D. Mercer C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 33.3% 18:29
20 M. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 7 1 0 1 0 83.3% 06:08
42 A. Greer L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 06:03
63 J. Bratt L 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 20:52
70 J. Boqvist C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 12:46
86 J. Hughes C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 1 0 37.5% 23:33
90 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 15:31
7 D. Hamilton D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 22:10
24 T. Smith D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 15:58
28 D. Severson D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 1 0 25:01
33 R. Graves D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 0 0 20:03
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 19:36
76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 16:14
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
50 N. Daws 22 18 4 .818 57:29 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 3 0 1 17:32
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 14:25
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 47.6% 16:28
21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 14:38
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 12:05
39 A. Mantha R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 13:39
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 0 0 15:33
45 A. Jonsson-Fjallby L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 12:38
73 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 13:55
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 50% 13:46
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 100% 16:36
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 11.1% 18:00
2 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:32
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 16:58
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14:44
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 23:12
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 21:18
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +1 2 3 0 2 0 24:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 38 35 3 .921 59:40 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:27 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
1st 17:45 New Jersey Devils Ryan Graves Tripping 2
2nd 06:12 New Jersey Devils Michael McLeod Roughing 2
2nd 06:12 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen Elbowing 2
2nd 06:12 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:12 New Jersey Devils Michael McLeod Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:05 Washington Capitals John Carlson Slashing 2
3rd 10:40 New Jersey Devils Ty Smith Hooking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Jean Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Travis Toomey
New Jersey Devils scratches
Mason Geertsen, Pavel Zacha, Colton White, Kevin Bahl
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Matt Irwin

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 26

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Calgary Flames 9 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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