Devils 2–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2017)

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

John Carlson

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 25:58 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:48 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 A

6 shots · 20:00 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 02:26

Assists: Christian Djoos, John Carlson · beat Cory Schneider

0–1

🦅 Christian Djoos 1st · 11:09

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cory Schneider

0–2

😈 John Moore 1st · 17:35

Assists: Travis Zajac, Marcus Johansson · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

2nd period

🦅 John Carlson PP 2nd · 07:01

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cory Schneider

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Matt Niskanen 3rd · 04:25

Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly, Alex Ovechkin · beat Cory Schneider

1–4

😈 Travis Zajac 3rd · 09:00

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Sami Vatanen · beat Braden Holtby

2–4

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Empty net 3rd · 19:19

Assists: John Carlson

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hall · Zajac · Palmieri 18:49

L2 Johansson · Bratt · Hischier 17:24

L3 Wood · Boyle · Noesen 12:41

L4 Zacha · Coleman · Gibbons 11:47

D1 Vatanen · Santini 20:43

D2 Greene · Moore 19:22

D3 Severson · Butcher 17:56

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Smith-Pelly 19:48

L2 Beagle · Eller · Chiasson 15:18

L3 Stephenson · Kuznetsov · Wilson 14:38

L4 Vrana · Oshie · Connolly 10:48

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:04

D2 Orlov · Orpik 20:18

D3 Djoos · Chorney 14:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 35

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

20 Hits 23

22 Blocked shots 19

12 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 8

4 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 7.4% (2/27) WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Cory Schneider

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:12 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 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: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Devils

Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Oct 132017 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2 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

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Who won Devils vs Capitals on December 30, 2017?

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

Who scored for Devils?

John Moore, Travis Zajac.

Who scored for Capitals?

Christian Djoos, John Carlson, Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–3 AfterJan 2 😈NJD @ 🎵STL 2–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterJan 2 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–4

Also on December 30

🐻BOS 5–0 🏛️OTT 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 🐆FLA 🌪️CAR 2–3 🎵STL 🌲MIN 0–3 🐯NSH 👑LAK 4–3 🐋VAN

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