Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Monday, October 4, 2021, 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center, Newark Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Monday, October 4, 2021 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals	1	44-26-12
at New Jersey Devils	4	27-46-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	0	1
New Jersey Devils	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	4	12	5	21
New Jersey Devils	10	7	9	26

Three stars

P. Zacha, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
J. Kuokkanen, New Jersey Devils (2 assists)
M. McLeod, New Jersey Devils (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	19:00	New Jersey Devils	Alexander Holtz (2)	Dawson Mercer (1), Janne Kuokkanen (1)	Power play	WSH 0, NJD 1
2nd	02:39	New Jersey Devils	Michael McLeod (1)	Janne Kuokkanen (2), Kevin Bahl (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, NJD 2
2nd	19:18	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael (1)	Garrett Pilon (1), Hendrix Lapierre (5)	Power play	WSH 1, NJD 2
3rd	05:59	New Jersey Devils	Pavel Zacha (2)	Dougie Hamilton (3), Jesper Bratt (1)	Power play	WSH 1, NJD 3
3rd	19:50	New Jersey Devils	Jimmy Vesey (2)	Michael McLeod (2), Tomas Tatar (2)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 1, NJD 4

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	21	26
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	17	16
Blocked shots	15	5
Giveaways	6	8
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	21/53 (39.6%)	32/53 (60.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals 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 10 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		16:02
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:58
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	17:12
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	45.5%	14:43
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	42.9%	13:37
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	1	0	28.6%	16:14
Number 36 M. Vecchione	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		13:41
Number 40 G. Pilon	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	50%	16:29
Number 47 B. Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		16:02
Number 59 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:22
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:29
Number 64 B. Pinho	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:45
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		24:46
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		19:02
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:56
Number 46 T. Geisser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		18:07
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		18:29
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	3	0		23:20

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 V. Vanecek	25	22	3	.880	57:22	Loss

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 10 A. Holtz	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1		14:44
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	57.1%	19:23
Number 16 J. Vesey	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	100%	12:05
Number 18 D. Mercer	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	46.2%	16:07
Number 20 M. McLeod	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0	90%	14:43
Number 37 P. Zacha	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	50%	18:21
Number 44 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		17:29
Number 59 J. Kuokkanen	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	16:21
Number 63 J. Bratt	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:41
Number 70 J. Boqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	10:13
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		16:19
Number 2 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:37
Number 7 D. Hamilton	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		22:59
Number 33 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		19:26
Number 55 M. Geertsen	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0		09:17
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:17
Number 83 C. Jaros	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0		15:08
Number 88 K. Bahl	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		16:19

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Blackwood	16	15	1	.938	39:47	Win
Number 41 S. Wedgewood	5	5	0	1.000	20:00

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:02	Washington Capitals	Hendrix Lapierre	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	03:08	New Jersey Devils	Dawson Mercer	Cross checking	2
1st	18:00	Washington Capitals	Garrett Pilon	High sticking	2
2nd	09:23	New Jersey Devils	Miles Wood	Hooking	2
2nd	12:26	Washington Capitals	Alexander Alexeyev	Hooking	2
2nd	18:19	New Jersey Devils	Mason Geertsen	Cross checking	2
3rd	04:35	Washington Capitals	Trevor van Riemsdyk	High sticking double minor	4

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
New Jersey Devils head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Chris Rooney, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Alex Ovechkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, Lars Eller, John Carlson, Justin Schultz, Nick Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dylan McIlrath, Garrett Haar, Tom Wilson, Sergey Kostenko, Anthony Mantha, Pheonix Copley, Conor Sheary, Shane Gersich, Ilya Samsonov, Patrick Holway, Lucas Johansen, Michal Kempny, Damien Riat, Benton Maass, Riley Sutter, Kody Clark, Mitchell Gibson, Joe Snively, Bobby Nardella, Brett Leason, Martin Has, Bogdan Trineyev, Garin Bjorklund, Hunter Shepard, Bear Hughes, Oskar Magnusson, Brent Johnson, Vincent Iorio, Haakon Hanelt, Dru Krebs, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Matthew Maggio
New Jersey Devils scratches: Corey Crawford, Ivan Khomutov, Jonathan Bernier, Mauro Jorg, Robbie Russo, Brian Flynn, Damon Severson, Artur Gavrus, Andreas Johnsson, Chase De Leo, Jonas Siegenthaler, A.J. Greer, Joseph Gambardella, Nikita Popugaev, Nate Schnarr, Reilly Walsh, Fabian Zetterlund, Marián Studenic, Aarne Talvitie, Yegor Zaitsev, Ty Smith, Akira Schmid, Eetu Pakkila, Yegor Sharangovich, Jeremy Groleau, Nolan Foote, Daniil Misyul, Nikita Okhotiuk, Jack Hughes, Case McCarthy, Graeme Clarke, Michael Vukojevic, Patrick Moynihan, Arseni Gritsyuk, Nikola Pasic, Tyce Thompson, Cole Brady, Nico Daws, Jaromir Pytlik, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Ethan Edwards, Artem Shlaine, Benjamin Baumgartner, Luke Hughes, Chase Stillman, Samu Salminen, Jakub Malek, Topias Vilen, Viktor Hurtig, Zakhar Bardakov

2021-2022 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Wed, Sep 29, 2021
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Oct 4, 2021

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