Capitals 2–3 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 7, 2007)

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

Vitaly Vishnevski

1 G

3 shots · 11:41 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Dainius Zubrus

1 G

1 shots · 15:42 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Travis Zajac

1 G

1 shots · 14:32 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Vitaly Vishnevski Go-ahead 1st · 11:42

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

😈 Dainius Zubrus PP 1st · 15:57

Assists: Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias · beat Olie Kolzig

0–2

3rd period

🦅 Alexander Semin 3rd · 05:48

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Martin Brodeur

1–2

😈 Travis Zajac 3rd · 06:29

Assists: Sheldon Brookbank, Jamie Langenbrunner · beat Olie Kolzig

1–3

🦅 Brooks Laich 3rd · 18:43

Assists: Joe Motzko, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Brodeur

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 22:31

L2 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Laich 15:55

L3 Pettinger · Steckel · Motzko 12:08

L4 Laing · Brashear · Bradley 9:22

D1 Green · Poti 24:46

D2 Morrisonn · Pothier 18:15

D3 Jurcina · Schultz 13:07

😈Devils

L1 Brylin · Madden · Gionta 20:18

L2 Parise · Elias · Langenbrunner 18:25

L3 Zubrus · Zajac · Clarkson 14:32

L4 Pelley · Asham 7:02

D1 Martin · Mottau 23:14

D2 Greene · White 18:10

D3 Rachunek · Vishnevski 13:13

D4 Brookbank 10:45

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

24 Shots on goal 22

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

11 Hits 18

11 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 4

8 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) NJD shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:18 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Feb 252007 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Feb 242007 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–2 Dec 292006 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–4 Dec 222006 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Mar 102006 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Devils on December 7, 2007?

Devils won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Devils 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich.

Who scored for Devils?

Dainius Zubrus, Travis Zajac, Vitaly Vishnevski.

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 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 1 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–1 AfterDec 8 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 3–6

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 5 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterDec 9 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 0–1

Also on December 7

🗽NYR 2–4 🐦ATL 🏝️NYI 0–3 🐆FLA 🌲MIN 0–5 🐙DET 🦆ANA 5–3 🪶CHI 🏛️OTT 4–2 ⭐DAL 🔔PHI 1–2 🏔️COL 🎵STL 4–3 🛢️EDM 🦈SJS 1–0 🌵PHX

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