Capitals 5–2 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Feb 27, 2021)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	3	0	2	5
😈 NJD	1	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

2 A

3 shots · 21:36 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Carl Hagelin

2 A

1 shots · 13:36 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Nico Hischier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:02 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Garnet Hathaway Go-ahead 1st · 03:36

Assists: Justin Schultz, Carl Hagelin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

1–0

🦅 Daniel Sprong 1st · 05:06

Assists: Brenden Dillon, John Carlson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

2–0

🦅 Lars Eller 1st · 13:40

Assists: Conor Sheary · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–0

😈 Nico Hischier PP 1st · 18:16

Assists: P.K. Subban, Jack Hughes · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–1

2nd period

😈 Pavel Zacha 2nd · 06:09

Assists: Nico Hischier, Ty Smith · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Jakub Vrana 3rd · 11:49

Assists: John Carlson, Tom Wilson · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

4–2

🦅 Nic Dowd Empty net 3rd · 19:06

Assists: Carl Hagelin

5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 18:26

L2 Vrana · Eller · Oshie 14:56

L3 Hagelin · Sheary · Dowd 13:36

L4 Hathaway · Panik · Sprong 11:25

D1 Carlson · Orlov 21:20

D2 Chara · Schultz 19:30

D3 Jensen · Dillon 18:05

😈Devils

L1 Zacha · Hughes · Palmieri 19:23

L2 Bratt · Johnsson · Hischier 18:02

L3 Wood · McLeod · Zajac 12:00

L4 Gusev · Sharangovich · Bastian 10:35

D1 Subban · Severson 21:00

D2 Smith · Kulikov 19:31

D3 Vatanen · Butcher 18:16

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

24 Shots on goal 24

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

15 Hits 8

13 Blocked shots 11

9 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 20.8% (5/24) NJD shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Mackenzie Blackwood

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:11 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH NJD

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

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

Devils

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

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Feb 212021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Feb 222020 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3 Jan 162020 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Jan 112020 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 5–1 Dec 202019 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 6–3

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❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on February 27, 2021?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Daniel Sprong, Garnet Hathaway, Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller, Nic Dowd.

Who scored for Devils?

Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 25 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterFeb 28 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–2

😈 Devils

BeforeFeb 25 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterFeb 28 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–2

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