😈 Away Devils 12-15-4
0–4
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 21-7-4
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😈 NJD 0000
🦅 WSH 2024

Devils at Capitals

Capitals beat Devils 4–0 at Capital One Arena on March 26, 2021.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2020-21 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 6–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
4 shots · 18:50 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Conor Sheary
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 11:32 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
2 A
4 shots · 17:20 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 05:58
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Scott Wedgewood
0–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 1st · 11:50
Assists: Tom Wilson, Conor Sheary · beat Scott Wedgewood
0–2
3rd period
🦅 Conor Sheary 3rd · 07:13
Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Scott Wedgewood
0–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 16:28
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie · beat Scott Wedgewood
0–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Bratt · Zacha · Sharangovich 18:18
L2 Wood · Zajac · Kuokkanen 16:57
L3 Maltsev · Palmieri · Hughes 13:04
L4 Johnsson · McLeod · Boqvist 11:07
D1 Vatanen · Subban 20:37
D2 Murray · Severson 19:18
D3 Smith · Kulikov 18:15
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Hagelin · Kuznetsov 17:20
L2 Dowd · Hathaway · Wilson 15:38
L3 Backstrom · Oshie · Sprong 14:50
L4 Sheary · Vrana · Panik 10:35
D1 Carlson · Schultz 21:14
D2 Orlov · Dillon 19:38
D3 Chara · Jensen 17:18

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
24 Shots on goal 31
10 Hits 14
10 Blocked shots 15
8 Takeaways 12
11 Giveaways 10
4 Penalty minutes 6
NJD shooting 0.0% (0/24) WSH shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Scott Wedgewood
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:45 TOI
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov Shutout
24/24
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:40 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 05:58 · 0–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 1st 11:50 · 0–2 Conor Sheary · 3rd 07:13 · 0–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 16:28 · 0–4
NJD WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 6–0
Mar 252021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Mar 92021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–5 OT Feb 282021 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–2 Feb 272021 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–2 Feb 212021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4
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Who won Devils vs Capitals on March 26, 2021?

Capitals won 4–0. The final score was Devils 0, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Conor Sheary, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 24 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 6–0 after 6 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeMar 25 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterMar 28 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 1–0
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 25 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterMar 28 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–5
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