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2008-09 regular season

Capitals at Devils

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–1

Devils beat Capitals 6–5 in a shootout at Prudential Center on November 15, 2008.

WSH – NJD
30–33
Shots on goal
1/2–1/4
Power play
23–12
Hits
20–19
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 4 A
3 shots · 20:37 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:06 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Travis Zajac
3 A
1 shots · 20:24 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
😈 David Clarkson Go-ahead 1st · 01:09
Assists: John Madden, Jay Pandolfo · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann PP Tying 1st · 06:59
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Scott Clemmensen
1–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 19:09
Assists: Tyler Sloan, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Scott Clemmensen
2–1
2nd period
😈 Jamie Langenbrunner Tying 2nd · 00:41
Assists: Zach Parise, Travis Zajac · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
😈 Patrik Elias PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:27
Assists: Travis Zajac, Zach Parise · beat Jose Theodore
2–3
🦅 Viktor Kozlov Tying 2nd · 16:43
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Scott Clemmensen
3–3
3rd period
😈 Patrik Elias Go-ahead 3rd · 06:06
Assists: Travis Zajac, Colin White · beat Jose Theodore
3–4
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 3rd · 08:11
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Scott Clemmensen
4–4
😈 Brian Gionta Go-ahead 3rd · 11:40
Assists: Johnny Oduya, Patrik Elias · beat Jose Theodore
4–5
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Boyd Gordon · beat Scott Clemmensen
5–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 20:37
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Gordon 16:48
L3 Steckel · Nylander · Clark 12:52
L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 11:58
D1 Green · Schultz 26:59
D2 Poti · Sloan 22:56
D3 Erskine · Jurcina 14:09
😈Devils
L1 Madden · Zajac · Langenbrunner 20:29
L2 Parise · Elias · Gionta 20:06
L3 Pandolfo · Zubrus · Clarkson 15:40
L4 Rupp · Bergfors 8:24
D1 Martin · Oduya 26:24
D2 Salvador · White 22:30
D3 Mottau · Salmela 14:02
D4 Brookbank 7:27

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
30 Shots on goal 33
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
23 Hits 12
20 Blocked shots 19
4 Takeaways 5
7 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 16.7% (5/30) NJD shooting 18.2% (6/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 63:58 TOI
😈Devils
Scott Clemmensen
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 10 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 19:09 · 2–1 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:59 · 5–5
WSH NJD
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

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After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–1
Nov 142008 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–3 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
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Who won Capitals vs Devils on November 15, 2008?

Devils won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 5, Devils 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Devils?

Patrik Elias (2), Brian Gionta, David Clarkson, Jamie Langenbrunner.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeNov 14 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterNov 19 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 6–4
😈 Devils
BeforeNov 14 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterNov 20 🐆FLA @ 😈NJD 1–3
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