🦅 Away Capitals 24-6-5
6–3
Final
😈 Home Devils 11-17-5
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 2136
😈 NJD 1113

Capitals at Devils

Capitals beat Devils 6–3 at Prudential Center on December 20, 2019.

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2019-20 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 17:35 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:34 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:01 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Kyle Palmieri PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:00
Assists: Nico Hischier, P.K. Subban · beat Ilya Samsonov
0–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 1st · 18:25
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 19:35
Assists: John Carlson, Tom Wilson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–1
2nd period
😈 Blake Coleman Tying 2nd · 04:15
Assists: Nikita Gusev · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–2
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 2nd · 19:31
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
3–2
3rd period
🦅 John Carlson 3rd · 00:42
Assists: Michal Kempny, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
4–2
🦅 Jonas Siegenthaler 3rd · 06:53
Assists: Radko Gudas, Nic Dowd · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
5–2
🦅 Richard Panik 3rd · 15:33
Assists: Lars Eller, Carl Hagelin · beat Gilles Senn
6–2
😈 Miles Wood 3rd · 19:37
Assists: Damon Severson, Nikita Gusev · beat Ilya Samsonov
6–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 17:35
L2 Vrana · Kuznetsov · Oshie 17:17
L3 Hagelin · Eller · Panik 13:40
L4 Leipsic · Dowd · Hathaway 9:57
D1 Orlov · Carlson 21:02
D2 Gudas · Kempny 19:50
D3 Jensen · Siegenthaler 18:03
😈Devils
L1 Hischier · Palmieri · Coleman 17:14
L2 Zacha · Hughes · Zajac 16:04
L3 Bratt · Gusev · Simmonds 15:05
L4 Wood · Boqvist · McLeod 11:06
D1 Severson · Vatanen 22:34
D2 Subban · Greene 20:20
D3 Butcher · Mueller 17:56

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
29 Shots on goal 27
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
13 Hits 16
10 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 12
13 Penalty minutes 9
WSH shooting 20.7% (6/29) NJD shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
21/26
.808 SV% · 5 GA · 48:25 TOI
Gilles Senn
2/3
.667 SV% · 1 GA · 11:35 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Kyle Palmieri · 1st 04:00 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 18:25 · 1–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 1st 19:35 · 2–1 Blake Coleman · 2nd 04:15 · 2–2 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 19:31 · 3–2 John Carlson · 3rd 00:42 · 4–2 Jonas Siegenthaler · 3rd 06:53 · 5–2 Richard Panik · 3rd 15:33 · 6–2 Miles Wood · 3rd 19:37 · 6–3
WSH NJD
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-0-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-0-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Mar 192019 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1 Mar 82019 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Nov 302018 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Oct 112018 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 0–6 Apr 72018 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–5
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Who won Capitals vs Devils on December 20, 2019?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Capitals 6, Devils 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Jonas Siegenthaler, Richard Panik.

Who scored for Devils?

Blake Coleman, Kyle Palmieri, Miles Wood.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 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
BeforeDec 16 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 0–3 AfterDec 21 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–3
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 18 🦆ANA @ 😈NJD 1–3 AfterDec 21 😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ 1–5
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