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2021-22 regular season

Devils at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Devils 4–3 at Capital One Arena on March 26, 2022.

NJD – WSH
38–22
Shots on goal
0/2–1/2
Power play
20–25
Hits
8–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:25 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
2 A
3 shots · 24:11 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Vitek Vanecek
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
😈 Jack Hughes Go-ahead 2nd · 00:55
Assists: Yegor Sharangovich, Dawson Mercer · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–0
🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 2nd · 02:47
Assists: Conor Sheary, John Carlson · beat Nico Daws
1–1
😈 Damon Severson Go-ahead 2nd · 07:17
Assists: Ryan Graves, Jesper Boqvist · beat Vitek Vanecek
2–1
3rd period
🦅 Connor McMichael Tying 3rd · 02:08
Assists: Justin Schultz, John Carlson · beat Nico Daws
2–2
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 3rd · 06:56
Assists: Anthony Mantha · beat Nico Daws
2–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 11:48
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Nico Daws
2–4
😈 Jesper Bratt 3rd · 19:28
Assists: Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier · beat Vitek Vanecek
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Bratt · Hughes · Hischier 21:19
L2 Tatar · Sharangovich · Mercer 18:29
L3 Johnsson · Vesey · Boqvist 13:14
L4 Greer · McLeod · Bastian 6:08
D1 Severson · Hamilton 23:36
D2 Graves · Siegenthaler 19:50
D3 Subban · Smith 16:06
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Kuznetsov 17:32
L2 Eller · Wilson · Hathaway 15:33
L3 Sheary · Backstrom · Oshie 13:55
L4 Jonsson-Fjallby · McMichael · Mantha 12:38
D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:42
D2 Fehervary · Jensen 19:08
D3 Schultz · Kempny 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
38 Shots on goal 22
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
20 Hits 25
8 Blocked shots 18
10 Takeaways 10
9 Giveaways 10
11 Penalty minutes 11
NJD shooting 7.9% (3/38) WSH shooting 18.2% (4/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Nico Daws
18/22
.818 SV% · 4 GA · 57:29 TOI
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jack Hughes · 2nd 00:55 · 1–0 Tom Wilson · 2nd 02:47 · 1–1 Damon Severson · 2nd 07:17 · 2–1 Connor McMichael · 3rd 02:08 · 2–2 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 06:56 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 11:48 · 2–4 Jesper Bratt · 3rd 19:28 · 3–4
NJD WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 6-12-1 (32% win rate, 19 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-7-4 (45% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-5-4 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Jan 22022 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT 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
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Who won Devils vs Capitals on March 26, 2022?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Damon Severson, Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Nico Daws made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeMar 23 😈NJD @ 🍁TOR 2–3 AfterMar 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 25 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterMar 28 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–1
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