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Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

NHL
Capitals
21-9-5, 47 PTS
6-2
Final
Devils
14-16-7, 35 PTS
Prudential Center
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftNJ shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
WSH714526
NJ511723

In net

Philipp Grubauer21/23 SV, .913
Keith Kinkaid20/26 SV, .769
Team123T
WSH2316
NJ0112

Who won: Capitals 6-2

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-2 on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Prudential Center. The series is tied 1-1. The Capitals outscored the Devils 2-0 in the 1st period. Justin Williams led the Capitals in goals (1). Kyle Palmieri led the Devils in goals (1).

Player of the game

T.J. Oshie

WSH · 1 G, 1 A, 1 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

19%
WSH · 1.53 xG
81%
NJ · 3.29 xG

Devils deserved better: 81% on chances, lost 2-6

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:02Sergei Kalinin
    TO

    Takeaway

    S. Kalinin

  3. P3 0:18Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    E. Kuznetsov · 1 A

  4. P3 0:21Miles Wood

    Big hit on M. Niskanen

    Hit

    M. Wood

  5. P3 1:25P.A. Parenteau

    Penalty

  6. P3 1:43Michael Cammalleri

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    M. Cammalleri

  7. P3 2:21Damon Severson

    Shot blocked by J. Carlson

    Blocked

    D. Severson

  8. GOALP3 4:33
    Marcus Johansson

    Goal!

    M. Johansson · 1 G

    Goal

    WSH 6 - 2 NJ
  9. P3 4:57Jacob Josefson

    Big hit on E. Kuznetsov

    Hit

    J. Josefson

  10. P3 5:08Jacob Josefson

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    J. Josefson

  11. GOALP3 5:08
    Beau Bennett

    Goal!

    B. Bennett · 1 G

    Goal

    WSH 5 - 2 NJ
  12. P3 6:46Sergei Kalinin

    Face off

    Face Off

  13. P3 6:49Nate Schmidt

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    N. Schmidt

  14. P3 8:59Ben Lovejoy

    Shot blocked by T.J. Oshie

    Blocked

    B. Lovejoy · 1 A

  15. P3 9:37Matt Niskanen

    Big hit on T. Zajac

    Hit

    M. Niskanen · 2 A

  16. P3 10:06Tom Wilson
    TO

    Giveaway

    T. Wilson

  17. P3 13:19Lars Eller

    Missed the net

    Missed

    L. Eller

  18. Start of the 3rd period
  19. End of the 2nd period
  20. P2 0:37Jay Beagle

    Face off

    Face Off

  21. P2 0:37Luke Gazdic

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    L. Gazdic

  22. P2 0:41Devante Smith-Pelly

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    D. Smith-Pelly

  23. P2 1:03Beau Bennett

    Big hit on M. Niskanen

    Hit

    B. Bennett · 1 G

  24. P2 1:28Andy Greene

    Shot blocked by N. Backstrom

    Blocked

    A. Greene

  25. GOALP2 3:26
    Justin Williams

    Goal!

    J. Williams · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    WSH 5 - 1 NJ

Leaders

WSHNJ
Goals
Justin Williams
1
Kyle Palmieri
1
Assists
Matt Niskanen
2
Ben Lovejoy
1
Points
Justin Williams
2
Kyle Palmieri
1

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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