Devils 3–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 9, 2023)

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

Dawson Mercer

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:34 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Erik Haula

1 G

4 shots · 17:11 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Nico Hischier

1 A

5 shots · 21:39 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Trevor van Riemsdyk Go-ahead 1st · 19:50

Unassisted · beat Akira Schmid

0–1

2nd period

😈 Erik Haula PP Tying 2nd · 06:55

Assists: Dawson Mercer, Damon Severson · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–1

😈 Dawson Mercer Go-ahead 2nd · 07:32

Assists: Nico Hischier, Tomas Tatar · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–1

🦅 Dylan Strome Tying 2nd · 09:50

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Sonny Milano · beat Akira Schmid

2–2

Shootout

😈 Timo Meier Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hughes · Hischier · Meier 21:39

L2 Bratt · Haula · Mercer 18:24

L3 Tatar · Palat · Boqvist 15:31

L4 Wood · McLeod · Bastian 8:27

D1 Hamilton · Marino 23:16

D2 Graves · Severson 20:04

D3 Siegenthaler · Smith 16:54

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 20:12

L2 Dowd · Backstrom · Mantha 16:17

L3 Strome · Smith · Oshie 15:09

L4 Sheary · Milano · Aube-Kubel 11:56

D1 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 28:40

D2 Irwin · Alexeyev 18:08

D3 Carlsson · Iorio 14:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

40 Shots on goal 22

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

12 Hits 18

15 Blocked shots 15

6 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 12

4 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 7.5% (3/40) WSH shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Akira Schmid

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 64:45 TOI

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

NJD WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-4 (75% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 8-4-2 (57% win rate, 14 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–1

Nov 262022 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–5 Oct 242022 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 6–3 Mar 262022 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Jan 22022 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Oct 212021 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1

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Who won Devils vs Capitals on March 9, 2023?

Devils won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Devils 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Dawson Mercer, Erik Haula.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome, Trevor van Riemsdyk.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Akira Schmid made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 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?

Devils lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeMar 7 🍁TOR @ 😈NJD 4–3 AfterMar 11 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 6 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 2–4 AfterMar 11 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 5–1

Also on March 9

⭐DAL 10–4 ⚔️BUF 🏝️NYI 4–3 🐧PIT 🗽NYR 4–3 🇨🇦MTL 🔔PHI 0–1 🌪️CAR 🎰VGK 4–3 ⚡TBL 🛢️EDM 3–2 🐻BOS 🦈SJS 2–4 🎵STL 👑LAK 5–2 🏔️COL

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