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2020-21 regular season

Capitals at Devils

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 7–0

Capitals beat Devils 2–1 in overtime at Prudential Center on April 2, 2021.

WSH – NJD
40–23
Shots on goal
11–11
Hits
14–12
Blocked shots
7–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Dmitry Orlov
1 G
6 shots · 23:18 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
1 G
2 shots · 23:04 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Lars Eller
1 A
2 shots · 16:39 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 John Carlson Go-ahead 2nd · 08:22
Assists: Lars Eller · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–0
😈 Michael McLeod Tying 2nd · 12:53
Assists: Jesper Boqvist, Ryan Murray · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–1
Overtime
🦅 Dmitry Orlov Go-ahead OT · 04:39
Unassisted · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 18:33
L2 Sheary · Eller · Dowd 16:39
L3 Hagelin · Wilson · Sprong 16:02
L4 Kuznetsov · Hathaway · Panik 12:43
D1 Orlov · Carlson 23:11
D2 Schultz · Dillon 21:10
D3 Chara · Jensen 16:32
😈Devils
L1 Hughes · Palmieri · Zacha 19:50
L2 Sharangovich · Zajac · Kuokkanen 18:10
L3 Johnsson · Bratt · Wood 15:10
L4 Maltsev · McLeod · Boqvist 9:49
D1 Severson · Subban 21:56
D2 Smith · Kulikov 21:15
D3 Murray · Vatanen 17:31

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
40 Shots on goal 23
11 Hits 11
14 Blocked shots 12
7 Takeaways 6
9 Giveaways 14
4 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 5.0% (2/40) NJD shooting 4.3% (1/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 64:39 TOI
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
38/40
.950 SV% · 2 GA · 64:39 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
John Carlson · 2nd 08:22 · 1–0 Michael McLeod · 2nd 12:53 · 1–1 Dmitry Orlov · OT 04:39 · 2–1
WSH NJD
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-1-4 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 7–0
Mar 262021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–4 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
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Who won Capitals vs Devils on April 2, 2021?

Capitals won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 2, Devils 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dmitry Orlov, John Carlson.

Who scored for Devils?

Michael McLeod.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 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 7–0 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–8 AfterApr 4 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–4
😈 Devils
BeforeMar 30 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 4–5 AfterApr 4 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–4
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