😈 Away Devils 2-2-0
3–2
Final / SO
🦅 Home Capitals 2-2-1
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
😈 NJD 01113
🦅 WSH 20002

Devils at Capitals

Devils beat Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on October 12, 2009.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2009-10 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Mike Knuble
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:52 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 A
7 shots · 24:31 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Martin Brodeur
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead 1st · 09:06
Assists: Mike Knuble, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Brodeur
0–1
🦅 Mike Knuble 1st · 14:16
Assists: Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Brodeur
0–2
2nd period
😈 Brian Rolston 2nd · 08:18
Assists: Rob Niedermayer, Colin White · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
3rd period
😈 David Clarkson Tying 3rd · 13:34
Assists: Niclas Bergfors, Dainius Zubrus · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
Shootout
😈 Jamie Langenbrunner Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore
3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Zajac · Langenbrunner 22:36
L2 Pandolfo · Niedermayer · Rolston 19:22
L3 Zubrus · Clarkson · Bergfors 15:38
L4 Peters · Pelley · Pikkarainen 6:37
D1 Martin · Oduya 25:44
D2 Mottau · White 19:22
D3 Greene · Salvador 16:04
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 22:54
L2 Morrison · Knuble · Semin 19:45
L3 Laing · Steckel · Bradley 10:26
L4 Fehr · Gordon · Clark 9:52
D1 Green · Poti 30:00
D2 Jurcina · Morrisonn 20:16
D3 Pothier · Erskine 10:13

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
29 Shots on goal 33
23 Hits 29
18 Blocked shots 8
7 Takeaways 16
10 Giveaways 16
15 Penalty minutes 15
NJD shooting 10.3% (3/29) WSH shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located
Mike Green · 1st 09:06 · 0–1 Mike Knuble · 1st 14:16 · 0–2 Brian Rolston · 2nd 08:18 · 1–2 David Clarkson · 3rd 13:34 · 2–2
NJD WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 2nd — 1–2
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Devils lead the season series 1–0
Feb 32009 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2 Nov 152008 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–6 SO Nov 142008 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Oct 182008 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Feb 292008 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–0
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Who won Devils vs Capitals on October 12, 2009?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Rolston, David Clarkson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Green, Mike Knuble.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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
BeforeOct 10 😈NJD @ 🐆FLA 3–2 AfterOct 16 🐦ATL @ 😈NJD 4–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 10 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–3 AfterOct 15 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 1–4
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