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2014-15 regular season

Devils at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Devils 6–2 at Capital One Arena on October 16, 2014.

NJD – WSH
28–33
Shots on goal
0/3–1/5
Power play
22–22
Hits
13–18
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Troy Brouwer
2 A
4 shots · 18:40 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Matt Niskanen
2 A
1 shots · 20:35 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
2 A
1 shots · 19:24 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:34
Assists: Troy Brouwer, Brooks Orpik · beat Cory Schneider
0–1
😈 Damon Severson Tying 1st · 10:15
Assists: Travis Zajac, Michael Cammalleri · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
🦅 Chris Brown Go-ahead 1st · 11:02
Assists: Mike Green, Brooks Orpik · beat Cory Schneider
1–2
😈 Damon Severson Tying 1st · 16:36
Assists: Ryane Clowe, Adam Henrique · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
2nd period
🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 2nd · 06:18
Assists: Brooks Laich, Mike Green · beat Cory Schneider
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 00:56
Assists: Matt Niskanen, Troy Brouwer · beat Cory Schneider
2–4
🦅 Joel Ward 3rd · 03:25
Unassisted · beat Cory Schneider
2–5
🦅 Andre Burakovsky PP 3rd · 08:55
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Scott Clemmensen
2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Cammalleri · Henrique · Zajac 18:37
L2 Clowe · Elias · Jagr 16:49
L3 Zubrus · Gionta · Ryder 13:41
L4 Ruutu · Tootoo · Havlat 8:10
D1 Greene · Severson 21:52
D2 Salvador · Merrill 19:52
D3 Zidlicky · Gelinas 18:34
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Ward · Brouwer 18:40
L2 Johansson · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 16:33
L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Laich 14:06
L4 Fehr · O'Brien · Brown 10:46
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 20:59
D2 Green · Alzner 19:04
D3 Orpik · Schmidt 16:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
28 Shots on goal 33
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
22 Hits 22
13 Blocked shots 18
4 Takeaways 8
5 Giveaways 5
10 Penalty minutes 6
NJD shooting 7.1% (2/28) WSH shooting 18.2% (6/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Cory Schneider
21/26
.808 SV% · 5 GA · 43:10 TOI
Scott Clemmensen
6/7
.857 SV% · 1 GA · 16:35 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 00:34 · 0–1 Damon Severson · 1st 10:15 · 1–1 Chris Brown · 1st 11:02 · 1–2 Damon Severson · 1st 16:36 · 2–2 Marcus Johansson · 2nd 06:18 · 2–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 00:56 · 2–4 Joel Ward · 3rd 03:25 · 2–5 Andre Burakovsky · 3rd 08:55 · 2–6
NJD WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–3
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Apr 42014 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–2 Feb 82014 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Jan 242014 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–2 Dec 212013 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Feb 232013 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–5
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Who won Devils vs Capitals on October 16, 2014?

Capitals won 6–2. The final score was Devils 2, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Devils?

Damon Severson (2).

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Chris Brown, Joel Ward, Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeOct 14 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 2–1 AfterOct 18 🦈SJS @ 😈NJD 4–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 14 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 6–5 AfterOct 18 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 1–2
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