Capitals 5–2 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Oct 13, 2017)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 18:19 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

T.J. Oshie

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:10 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:00 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 1st · 14:49

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Cory Schneider

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 08:01

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Cory Schneider

2–0

😈 Taylor Hall PP 2nd · 16:28

Assists: Kyle Palmieri, Will Butcher · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

🦅 Jakub Vrana 2nd · 19:00

Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Cory Schneider

3–1

3rd period

😈 Kyle Palmieri 3rd · 00:53

Assists: Damon Severson, John Moore · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 3rd · 05:26

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Cory Schneider

4–2

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 07:02

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie · beat Cory Schneider

5–2

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 18:47

L2 Eller · Beagle · Oshie 14:44

L3 Smith-Pelly · Wilson · Chiasson 13:47

L4 Vrana · Burakovsky · Connolly 11:25

D1 Carlson · Orpik 24:45

D2 Orlov · Djoos 19:04

D3 Ness · Niskanen 13:06

😈Devils

L1 Hall · Henrique · Palmieri 18:07

L2 Johansson · Bratt · Zacha 16:23

L3 Hischier · Gibbons · Hayes 13:57

L4 Wood · Coleman · Noesen 9:59

D1 Greene · Santini 22:04

D2 Severson · Butcher 19:16

D3 Moore · Prout 14:59

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

28 Shots on goal 23

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

27 Hits 22

9 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 6

30 Penalty minutes 22

WSH shooting 17.9% (5/28) NJD shooting 8.7% (2/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Cory Schneider

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH NJD

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Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 22017 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–1 Jan 262017 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2 Dec 312016 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 6–2 Dec 292016 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO Mar 252016 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–0 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Devils on October 13, 2017?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 5, Devils 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (2), Alex Ovechkin, Jakub Vrana, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Devils?

Kyle Palmieri, Taylor Hall.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 11 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterOct 14 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 2–8

😈 Devils

BeforeOct 11 😈NJD @ 🍁TOR 6–3 AfterOct 14 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 3–2

Also on October 13

🗽NYR 1–3 🧥CBJ 🦆ANA 1–3 🏔️COL 🏛️OTT 6–0 🔥CGY 🐙DET 6–3 🎰VGK

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