Devils 4–1 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 22, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Patrik Elias

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:18 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Zach Parise

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:43 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Martin Brodeur

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

😈 Travis Zajac PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:31

Assists: Zach Parise, Sergei Brylin · beat Brent Johnson

1–0

🦅 Chris Clark Tying 2nd · 08:49

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Alexander Semin · beat Martin Brodeur

1–1

😈 Patrik Elias Go-ahead 2nd · 18:54

Assists: Brad Lukowich, Brian Rafalski · beat Brent Johnson

2–1

3rd period

😈 Brian Gionta 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Scott Gomez, Patrik Elias · beat Brent Johnson

3–1

😈 Zach Parise PP 3rd · 09:52

Assists: Sergei Brylin, Paul Martin · beat Brent Johnson

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Parise · Brylin · Langenbrunner 19:43

L2 Pandolfo · Zajac · Madden 18:22

L3 Gomez · Elias · Gionta 16:17

L4 Rupp · Dowd · Janssen 5:39

D1 Martin · White 22:25

D2 Rafalski · Lukowich 21:16

D3 Oduya · Hale 14:20

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Semin 19:27

L2 Pettinger · Gordon · Clark 14:26

L3 Laich · Beech · Klepis 13:14

L4 Giroux · Sutherby · Clymer 11:03

L5 Brashear 7:44

D1 Pothier · Heward 23:30

D2 Green · Schultz 21:46

D3 Eminger 21:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 36

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

7 Hits 19

19 Blocked shots 9

9 Takeaways 14

11 Giveaways 18

10 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 16.7% (4/24) WSH shooting 2.8% (1/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

🦅Capitals

Brent Johnson

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 59:51 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 7-6-1 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Mar 102006 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Dec 282005 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–7 Nov 122005 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3 Nov 112005 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Feb 192004 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–3

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Who won Devils vs Capitals on December 22, 2006?

Devils won 4–1. The final score was Devils 4, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, Zach Parise.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Clark.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Devils vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 19 🐦ATL @ 😈NJD 4–3 AfterDec 23 😈NJD @ 🐦ATL 2–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 19 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 5–4 AfterDec 23 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–2

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