😈 Away Devils 1-1 in series
2–1
Final
WSH leads 4–2
🦅 Home Capitals 1-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Devils at Capitals — First Round Game 3

Devils, First Round Game 3, beat Capitals 2–1 at Capital One Arena on April 9, 1990.

🗓 Mon, Apr 9, 1990 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1989-90 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

WSH vs NJD · WSH leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
5–4
OT · WSH
Game 2
5–6
Final · NJD
Game 3
2–1
Final · NJD
Game 4
1–3
Final · WSH
Game 5
4–3
Final · WSH
Game 6
2–3
Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Brendan Shanahan
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +1
2nd star 😈 NJD
Ken Daneyko
1 G
1 shots · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
Bruce Driver
1 A
2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
10 Shots on goal 21
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
40 Penalty minutes 34
NJD shooting 20.0% (2/10) WSH shooting 4.8% (1/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Chris Terreri
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Mike Liut
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 34-23-5 (55% win rate, 62 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 31-29-2 (50% win rate, 62 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 34-23-5 (55% win rate, 62 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 31-29-2 (50% win rate, 62 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 7, 1990
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
5–6 · Devils won
Apr 5, 1990
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
5–4 (OT) · Capitals won
Mar 27, 1990
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–4 · Devils won
Mar 4, 1990
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · Capitals won
Feb 9, 1990
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on April 9, 1990?

Devils won 2–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 2, Capitals 1.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
😈Devils
Previous game · Apr 7
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
5–6 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 11
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · WSH won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 7
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
5–6 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 11
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · WSH won
Also on April 9, 1990
🐻BOS @ 🐳HFD
3–5 final
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI
3–4 final
Devils season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule