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2008-09 regular season

Devils at Capitals

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

Capitals beat Devils 3–1 at Capital One Arena on November 14, 2008.

NJD – WSH
33–27
Shots on goal
0/2–1/1
Power play
12–19
Hits
19–20
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 22:03 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Brooks Laich
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:40 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jose Theodore
32 saves
0.970 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Brooks Laich PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:52
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green · beat Scott Clemmensen
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann 2nd · 18:31
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Mike Green · beat Scott Clemmensen
0–2
3rd period
😈 Patrik Elias 3rd · 11:55
Assists: Brian Gionta, Johnny Oduya · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:39
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Laich
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Zajac · Langenbrunner 22:20
L2 Elias · Zubrus · Gionta 19:48
L3 Pandolfo · Madden · Clarkson 14:57
L4 Rupp · Vrana · Bergfors 3:55
D1 Martin · Oduya 21:55
D2 Salvador · Mottau 19:50
D3 White · Salmela 17:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Steckel 17:39
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Gordon 14:55
L3 Kozlov · Fehr · Bradley 13:50
L4 Brashear · Semin · Clark 11:35
D1 Green · Sloan 22:33
D2 Poti · Schultz 20:48
D3 Erskine · Jurcina 15:46

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 27
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
12 Hits 19
19 Blocked shots 20
9 Takeaways 13
4 Giveaways 12
2 Penalty minutes 4
NJD shooting 3.0% (1/33) WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Scott Clemmensen
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:15 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
32/33
.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 4 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:39 · 1–3
NJD WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

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After 1st — 0–1
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 182008 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Feb 292008 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–0 Feb 242008 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–1 OT Dec 102007 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Dec 72007 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3
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Who won Devils vs Capitals on November 14, 2008?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Devils 1, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Patrik Elias.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Tomas Fleischmann.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 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
BeforeNov 12 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 5–2 AfterNov 15 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–6
🦅 Capitals
BeforeNov 12 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 AfterNov 15 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–6
Also on November 14
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