Devils 4–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2022)

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 😈 NJD

Nico Hischier

2 G

4 shots · 16:29 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Damon Severson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 29:52 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Jack Hughes

2 A

1 shots · 20:17 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Yegor Sharangovich Go-ahead 1st · 07:15

Assists: Jack Hughes, P.K. Subban · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–0

😈 Damon Severson 1st · 08:29

Assists: Dawson Mercer, Janne Kuokkanen · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–0

🦅 John Carlson 1st · 19:13

Assists: Michael Sgarbossa, Dmitry Orlov · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

2–1

2nd period

😈 Nico Hischier 2nd · 00:22

Assists: Damon Severson, Jonas Siegenthaler · beat Ilya Samsonov

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Nic Dowd 3rd · 13:22

Assists: Garnet Hathaway, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–2

🦅 Conor Sheary Tying 3rd · 16:13

Assists: Lars Eller · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

3–3

Overtime

😈 Nico Hischier Go-ahead OT · 02:56

Assists: Jack Hughes · beat Ilya Samsonov

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Bratt · Hughes · Sharangovich 17:07

L2 Zacha · Hischier · McLeod 16:29

L3 Mercer · Kuokkanen · Studenic 14:08

L4 Johnsson · Boqvist · Bastian 12:50

D1 Severson · Siegenthaler 27:38

D2 Graves · Subban 24:06

D3 Smith · Hamilton 9:20

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 22:56

L2 Sheary · Dowd · Hathaway 16:22

L3 Hagelin · Eller · Sprong 14:31

L4 Sgarbossa · McMichael · Leason 6:03

D1 Orlov · Carlson 24:19

D2 van Riemsdyk · Kempny 19:10

D3 Schultz · Jensen 17:31

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

37 Shots on goal 30

13 Hits 29

17 Blocked shots 14

10 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 2

6 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 10.8% (4/37) WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mackenzie Blackwood

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 62:56 TOI

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 62:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NJD WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

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

After 2nd — 3–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

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

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 212021 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1 Apr 42021 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 5–4 Apr 22021 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–1 OT Mar 262021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 0–4 Mar 252021 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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Who won Devils vs Capitals on January 2, 2022?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Nico Hischier (2), Damon Severson, Yegor Sharangovich.

Who scored for Capitals?

Conor Sheary, John Carlson, Nic Dowd.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 31 🛢️EDM @ 😈NJD 5–6 AfterJan 4 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 3–5

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 31 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–1 AfterJan 7 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 1–5

Also on January 2

⚡TBL 0–4 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 5–1 🐙DET 🦈SJS 5–8 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 2–4 🏔️COL ✈️WPG 5–4 🎰VGK 🔥CGY 5–1 🪶CHI

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