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2007-08 regular season

Devils at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Devils 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 10, 2007.

NJD – WSH
22–24
Shots on goal
0/3–1/3
Power play
22–31
Hits
15–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
John Erskine
2 A
2 shots · 13:27 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Quintin Laing
1 G
2 shots · 11:46 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G
2 shots · 22:17 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
😈 John Madden Go-ahead 1st · 05:56
Assists: Brian Gionta, Dainius Zubrus · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Tying 1st · 08:44
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti · beat Kevin Weekes
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Jeff Schultz Go-ahead 2nd · 00:53
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Erskine · beat Kevin Weekes
1–2
🦅 Quintin Laing 2nd · 18:08
Assists: John Erskine, Matt Bradley · beat Kevin Weekes
1–3
3rd period
😈 David Clarkson 3rd · 02:18
Assists: Rod Pelley · beat Olie Kolzig
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Gionta · Langenbrunner 21:32
L2 Zajac · Elias · Madden 19:02
L3 Brylin · Zubrus · Clarkson 14:08
L4 Pelley · Asham 7:10
D1 Martin · Greene 20:21
D2 Rachunek · Mottau 17:26
D3 White · Vishnevski 14:55
D4 Brookbank 11:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Pettinger · Backstrom 22:17
L2 Laich · Kozlov · Semin 15:25
L3 Laing · Fleischmann · Steckel 11:46
L4 Brashear · Motzko · Bradley 9:12
D1 Poti · Green 24:44
D2 Morrisonn · Jurcina 19:40
D3 Schultz · Erskine 14:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
22 Shots on goal 24
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
22 Hits 31
15 Blocked shots 12
4 Takeaways 8
5 Giveaways 20
11 Penalty minutes 11
NJD shooting 9.1% (2/22) WSH shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Kevin Weekes
21/24
.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:02 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 72007 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3 Feb 252007 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Feb 242007 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–2 Dec 292006 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–4 Dec 222006 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–1
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Who won Devils vs Capitals on December 10, 2007?

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

Who scored for Devils?

David Clarkson, John Madden.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jeff Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom, Quintin Laing.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 9 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 0–1 AfterDec 13 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 3–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 8 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 3–6 AfterDec 12 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–5
Also on December 10
🐻BOS 4–1 ⚔️BUF 🦆ANA 4–3 🧥CBJ ⚡TBL 1–6 🍁TOR 🐙DET 2–1 🐯NSH 🛢️EDM 4–5 ⭐DAL 🐋VAN 2–4 👑LAK
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