🦅 Away Capitals 15-13-1 before this game
1–3
Final
😈 Home Devils 13-10-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
WSH 0011
NJD 0213

Capitals at Devils

Devils beat Capitals 3–1 at Prudential Center on December 8, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 8, 2001 · 12:00 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Brian Rafalski
1 G
4 shots · 22:20 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Sergei Brylin
1 G
1 shots · 18:27 TOI · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
Scott Gomez
1 G
1 shots · 14:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
😈 Sergei Brylin Go-ahead 2nd · 01:04
Assists: Bobby Holik, Randy Mckay · beat Olie Kolzig
0–1
😈 Brian Rafalski 2nd · 06:56
Assists: Colin White · beat Olie Kolzig
0–2
3rd period
😈 Scott Gomez 3rd · 06:28
Assists: Andreas Salomonsson, Tommy Albelin · beat Olie Kolzig
0–3
🦅 Sergei Gonchar 3rd · 16:00
Unassisted · beat Martin Brodeur
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
19 Shots on goal 22
13 Hits 23
7 Blocked shots 15
17 Takeaways 17
5 Giveaways 8
8 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 5.3% (1/19) NJD shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:34 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
18/19
.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 15-13-1 (52% win rate, 29 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 13-10-3 (50% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Nikolishin · Oates · Bondra 21:15
L2 Zubrus · Jagr · Dahlen 18:34
L3 Pettinger · Simon · Khristich 11:50
L4 Sacco · Halpern · Peat 6:28
D1 Cote · Gonchar 23:06
D2 Kucera · Witt 18:16
D3 Reekie · Klee 16:21
😈Devils
L1 Brylin · Elias · Sykora 18:51
L2 Arnott · Holik · Mckay 17:25
L3 Pandolfo · Gomez · Salomonsson 13:03
L4 McKenzie · Madden · Stevenson 11:37
D1 Rafalski · White 22:18
D2 Niedermayer · Stevens 20:54
D3 Daneyko · Albelin 14:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 6, 2001
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–6 · Capitals won
Apr 3, 2001
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
6–4 · Devils won
Dec 29, 2000
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
2–4 · Devils won
Dec 9, 2000
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
3–2 · Capitals won
Oct 19, 2000
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
2–5 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on December 8, 2001?

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?

Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Rafalski, Scott Gomez, Sergei Brylin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Dec 6
🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL
3–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 11
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · PIT won
😈Devils
Previous game · Dec 5
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · NJD won
Next game · Dec 10
😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ
1–3 · CBJ won
Also on December 8, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🔔PHI
1–5 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR
3–4 final
🌵PHX @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT
2–5 final
🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ
2–0 final
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
3–6 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA
3–2 final
Capitals season page Devils season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule