🦅 Away Capitals 21-15-3 before this game

1–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	0	0	1
NJD	2	1	0	3

Capitals at Devils

Devils beat Capitals 3–1 at Prudential Center on January 6, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Jan 6, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Bill Guerin

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Steve Thomas

2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 😈 NJD

Reid Simpson

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Reid Simpson Go-ahead 1st · 12:25

Assists: Bobby Holik, Mike Peluso

0–1

😈 Bill Guerin 1st · 12:49

Assists: Petr Sykora, Steve Thomas

0–2

🦅 Joe Juneau 1st · 17:21

Unassisted

1–2

2nd period

😈 Bill Guerin 2nd · 16:45

Assists: Steve Thomas, Scott Stevens

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

20 Shots on goal 23

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 5.0% (1/20) NJD shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 57:35 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on January 6, 1996?

Devils won 3–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Devils?

The final score was Capitals 1, Devils 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Joe Juneau.

Who scored for Devils?

Bill Guerin (2), Reid Simpson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 5

😈Devils

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 6, 1996

Capitals season page Devils season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule