Devils 1–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
😈 NJD	1	0	0	1
🦅 WSH	2	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 18:58 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 17:46 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Green

1 G

2 shots · 26:02 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 04:09

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

🦅 Matt Bradley 1st · 13:54

Assists: David Steckel, Karl Alzner · beat Martin Brodeur

0–2

😈 Rod Pelley 1st · 17:18

Assists: Ilkka Pikkarainen · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 09:52

Assists: Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Brodeur

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Mike Green 3rd · 00:39

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Martin Brodeur

1–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Parise · Zajac · Langenbrunner 18:36

L2 Elias · Niedermayer · McAmmond 16:53

L3 Pandolfo · Rolston · Bergfors 14:53

L4 Pelley · Zharkov · Pikkarainen 8:48

D1 Greene · Oduya 21:28

D2 Mottau · White 18:40

D3 Salvador · Fraser 16:12

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 17:46

L2 Fleischmann · Morrison · Semin 16:36

L3 Steckel · Knuble · Bradley 12:47

L4 Laing · Fehr · Clark 10:46

D1 Green · Alzner 23:01

D2 Erskine · Schultz 19:02

D3 Morrisonn · Jurcina 16:55

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 40

19 Hits 23

10 Blocked shots 15

8 Takeaways 9

3 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 3.3% (1/30) WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 59:37 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NJD WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-4 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-5-3 (38% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Devils

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

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Devils lead the season series 3–1

Nov 142009 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–5 Nov 42009 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3 Oct 122009 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO Feb 32009 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2 Nov 152008 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–6 SO

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❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on December 26, 2009?

Capitals won 4–1. The final score was Devils 1, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Devils?

Rod Pelley.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Matt Bradley, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 21 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 4–0 AfterDec 28 🐦ATL @ 😈NJD 2–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterDec 28 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–3

Also on December 26

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