🦅 Away Capitals 38-25-5 before this game
2–3
Final
😈 Home Devils 49-15-4 before this game
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Capitals at Devils

Devils beat Capitals 3–2 at Prudential Center on March 21, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Mar 21, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Devils lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Doug Bodger
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 21:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Ken Klee
2 G
3 shots · 18:49 TOI · +2
3rd star 😈 NJD
Scott Niedermayer
1 G
5 shots · 26:02 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
21 Shots on goal 25
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
26 Hits 23
9 Blocked shots 10
9 Takeaways 11
6 Giveaways 9
16 Penalty minutes 12
WSH shooting 9.5% (2/21) NJD shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Bill Ranford
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
19/21
.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 38-25-5 (56% win rate, 68 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 49-15-4 (72% win rate, 68 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 38-25-5 (56% win rate, 68 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 49-15-4 (72% win rate, 68 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Bondra 21:00
L2 Konowalchuk · Krygier · Juneau 17:05
L3 Miller · Berube · Nikolishin 10:53
L4 Brunette · Toms · Hunter 8:30
D1 Johansson · Reekie 23:24
D2 Klee · Gonchar 18:20
D3 Cote · Witt 16:32
😈Devils
L1 Holik · Rolston · Mckay 19:13
L2 Carpenter · Elias · Sykora 14:58
L3 Andreychuk · Pederson · Thomas 13:41
L4 Brylin · Oliwa 8:12
D1 Niedermayer · Bodger 23:42
D2 Stevens · Odelein 19:34
D3 Daneyko · Souray 15:42
D4 Bombardir 9:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 1998
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
0–2 · Capitals won
Dec 23, 1997
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–1 (OT) · Devils won
Nov 1, 1997
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–3 · Devils won
Oct 4, 1997
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–4 · Capitals won
Apr 1, 1997
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–0 · Devils won

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on March 21, 1998?

Devils won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Devils?

The final score was Capitals 2, Devils 3.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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 · Mar 20
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
0–2 · WSH won
Next game · Mar 25
🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM
2–4 · EDM won
😈Devils
Previous game · Mar 20
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
0–2 · WSH won
Next game · Mar 24
🔔PHI @ 😈NJD
2–3 · NJD won
Also on March 21, 1998
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
3–4 final
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
2–1 final
🐙DET @ 🗽NYR
4–3 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
1–5 final
🌵PHX @ 👑LAK
2–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
2–0 final
🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🍁TOR
1–1 final
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