Devils 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 21, 2021)

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

T.J. Oshie

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:49 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 A

2 shots · 15:01 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Andreas Johnsson PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:35

Assists: Kyle Palmieri, Pavel Zacha · beat Craig Anderson

1–0

2nd period

😈 Jack Hughes 2nd · 03:55

Assists: Andreas Johnsson, Kyle Palmieri · beat Craig Anderson

2–0

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 2nd · 13:38

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Aaron Dell

2–1

3rd period

🦅 John Carlson Tying 3rd · 09:16

Assists: Brenden Dillon, Jakub Vrana · beat Aaron Dell

2–2

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:53

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller · beat Aaron Dell

2–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 16:56

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Aaron Dell

2–4

😈 Nikita Gusev 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Damon Severson · beat Craig Anderson

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Johnsson · Hughes · Palmieri 19:09

L2 Gusev · Zacha · Zajac 16:06

L3 Bratt · Maltsev · Hischier 14:52

L4 Wood · McLeod · Bastian 11:04

D1 Severson · Smith 22:04

D2 Subban · Kulikov 19:45

D3 Murray · Vatanen 16:51

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Oshie 17:12

L2 Hagelin · Dowd · Wilson 15:53

L3 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Hathaway 12:51

L4 Vrana · Sheary · Panik 12:18

D1 Carlson · Orlov 20:58

D2 Schultz · Dillon 19:20

D3 Chara · Jensen 17:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 41

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

19 Hits 12

10 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 11.5% (3/26) WSH shooting 9.8% (4/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Aaron Dell

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 57:15 TOI

🦅Capitals

Craig Anderson

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 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 — 1–0

Devils

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

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Devils

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

Capitals

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

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Feb 222020 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–3 Jan 162020 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Jan 112020 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 5–1 Dec 202019 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 6–3 Mar 192019 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1

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Who won Devils vs Capitals on February 21, 2021?

Capitals won 4–3. The final score was Devils 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Devils?

Andreas Johnsson, Jack Hughes, Nikita Gusev.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie (2), Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Aaron Dell made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeFeb 20 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 3–2 AfterFeb 23 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 4–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 20 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–1 AfterFeb 23 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2

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