Capitals 4–1 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 6, 2014)

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

Brooks Laich

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:52 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Joel Ward

2 A

2 shots · 15:29 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

33 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Karl Alzner Go-ahead 1st · 03:47

Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Cory Schneider

1–0

😈 Patrik Elias Tying 1st · 06:10

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Andy Greene · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Jay Beagle Go-ahead 2nd · 09:15

Assists: John Carlson, Michael Latta · beat Cory Schneider

2–1

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 2nd · 12:40

Assists: Brooks Laich, Joel Ward · beat Cory Schneider

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Brooks Laich Empty net 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Joel Ward, Eric Fehr

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 17:46

L2 Chimera · Fehr · Ward 14:34

L3 Johansson · Beagle · Brouwer 13:55

L4 Latta · Kuznetsov · Wilson 12:56

D1 Carlson · Orpik 25:20

D2 Niskanen · Alzner 22:40

D3 Schmidt · Hillen 10:25

😈Devils

L1 Henrique · Jagr · Ryder 19:06

L2 Zubrus · Gomez · Elias 17:33

L3 Cammalleri · Gionta · Bernier 12:01

L4 Ruutu · Sislo · Tootoo 9:22

D1 Zidlicky · Severson 24:04

D2 Merrill · Gelinas 20:36

D3 Greene · Helgeson 15:23

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

29 Shots on goal 34

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

9 Hits 19

17 Blocked shots 3

11 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 13

8 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) NJD shooting 2.9% (1/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

33/34

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Cory Schneider

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH NJD

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-6-1 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 5-8-1 (36% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Nov 142014 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–0 Oct 162014 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–6 Apr 42014 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–2 Feb 82014 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Jan 242014 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–2

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Who won Capitals vs Devils on December 6, 2014?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Brooks Laich, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jay Beagle, Karl Alzner.

Who scored for Devils?

Patrik Elias.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 4 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1 AfterDec 9 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 5–3

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 4 😈NJD @ 🍁TOR 5–3 AfterDec 8 😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR 2–1

Also on December 6

🎵STL 6–4 🏝️NYI 🏛️OTT 2–3 🐧PIT 🔔PHI 2–1 👑LAK 🗽NYR 2–3 🐙DET 🪶CHI 3–1 🐯NSH ⚔️BUF 2–3 🐆FLA 🐋VAN 2–5 🍁TOR 🧥CBJ 3–1 ⚡TBL

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