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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 6–2 on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
New Jersey Devils 2 38-39-5
at Washington Capitals 6 40-31-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 1 0 1 2
Washington Capitals 1 1 4 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 10 17 12 39
Washington Capitals 8 7 11 26

Three stars

  1. C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. C. Lindgren, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:39 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (9) Aliaksei Protas (18), Rasmus Sandin (14) Even strength NJD 0, WSH 1
1st 15:06 New Jersey Devils Alexander Holtz (13) Simon Nemec (13) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 1
2nd 04:17 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (10) Unassisted Even strength NJD 1, WSH 2
3rd 04:10 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (21) Alex Ovechkin (25), Sonny Milano (5) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 3
3rd 08:44 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (15) Dylan Strome (17) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 4
3rd 12:27 Washington Capitals Michael Sgarbossa (1) John Carlson (28), Max Pacioretty (9) Even strength NJD 1, WSH 5
3rd 15:34 New Jersey Devils Erik Haula (12) Tyler Toffoli (14), Brendan Smith (6) Even strength NJD 2, WSH 5
3rd 19:27 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (16) Dylan Strome (18), T.J. Oshie (7) Power play NJD 2, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 39 26
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 17 17
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 6 7
Takeaways 7 10
Faceoffs won 36/58 (62.1%) 22/58 (37.9%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
10 A. Holtz R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:07
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 0 70% 18:36
14 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 2 0 07:12
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 13:48
28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 50% 16:16
42 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 66.7% 14:46
56 E. Haula L 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 57.9% 19:09
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 17:31
73 T. Toffoli C 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 100% 19:48
86 J. Hughes C 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 1 0 21:44
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 11:19
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 60% 07:51
2 B. Smith D 0 1 1 -3 0 0 1 0 0 15:29
17 S. Nemec D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:26
24 C. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18:46
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 24:59
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 18:50
88 K. Bahl D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19:48
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
50 N. Daws 26 20 6 .769 59:47 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 2 1 3 +1 2 5 2 0 1 17:59
15 S. Milano L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 12:54
17 D. Strome C 1 2 3 +1 0 2 0 2 0 47.4% 16:12
21 A. Protas L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 66.7% 14:49
23 M. Sgarbossa C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15:46
24 C. McMichael L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 50% 17:20
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16.7% 06:20
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:17
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 25% 18:02
47 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 33.3% 15:07
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 13:59
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 2 0 16:04
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 0 21:38
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:19
25 E. Bear D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:12
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 +4 0 1 1 0 0 20:11
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 23:19
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 24:32
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 39 37 2 .949 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 01:43 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Tripping 2
2nd 10:38 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
3rd 17:39 New Jersey Devils Jonas Siegenthaler Interference 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Chris Rooney, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Jonathan Deschamps
New Jersey Devils scratches
Chris Tierney, John Marino, Nick DeSimone
Washington Capitals scratches
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Martin Fehérváry, Alexander Alexeyev

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 6 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 20

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 6 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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