Capitals 5-2 Devils (31 Dec, 2017) Box Score

New Jersey Devils

22-10-6, 10-5-3 away

	1	2	3	T
NJ	1	0	1	2
WSH	2	1	2	5

Washington Capitals

24-13-3, 16-5-0 home

New Jersey Devils


forwards
Brian BoyleB. Boyle#11
Jesper BrattJ. Bratt#63
Blake ColemanB. Coleman#40
Brian GibbonsB. Gibbons#39
Taylor HallT. Hall#9
Nico HischierN. Hischier#13
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#23
Kyle PalmieriK. Palmieri#21
Miles WoodM. Wood#44
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#37
Travis ZajacT. Zajac#19
defensemen
Will ButcherW. Butcher#8
Andy GreeneA. Greene#6
John MooreJ. Moore#2
Steven SantiniS. Santini#16
Damon SeversonD. Severson#28
Sami VatanenS. Vatanen#45

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	12:41	2:08	0:05	10:28	4	9	30.8
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:52	0:52	0:33	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	15	11:47	0:00	1:49	9:58	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	11:14	0:00	2:16	8:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	18:30	2:13	0:00	16:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:27	1:47	0:06	15:34	5	7	41.7
0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:24	2:12	0:00	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	12:31	0:00	0:00	12:31	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	21	18:49	1:48	0:00	17:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:52	1:38	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	16	12:15	0:42	0:27	11:06	6	4	60.0
1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	18:56	2:26	1:38	14:52	10	6	62.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:41	2:18	0:00	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	24	19:24	0:00	2:10	17:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	29	19:21	0:14	0:39	18:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	26	20:22	0:00	2:48	17:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	27	18:11	0:14	0:00	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	28	21:04	1:28	1:17	18:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cory SchneiderC. Schneider#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	4	30	.882	0	0	0	0	0	59:12	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	19:48	2:49	0:14	16:45	7	10	41.2
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:28	0:00	1:47	13:41	13	3	81.3
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	14:52	0:00	1:47	13:05	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	10:48	1:13	0:00	9:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	15:18	0:38	1:59	12:41	4	7	36.4
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16	14:05	2:55	0:00	11:10	6	4	60.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	12:10	2:14	0:00	9:56	1	0	100.0
0	3	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	20:00	2:55	0:00	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	16:25	0:00	0:14	16:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	14:39	0:00	0:00	14:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	10:38	0:32	0:00	10:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	14:38	0:00	1:59	12:39	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	2	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	25	25:58	2:49	2:35	20:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	13:25	0:00	0:33	12:52	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:02	0:00	0:00	15:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	21	22:11	0:32	2:19	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	20	21:27	0:38	1:25	19:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	1	2	3	0	1	20	19:08	0:00	1:08	18:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	2	25	.926	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Devils	1	0	1	2
	Capitals	2	1	2	5

1st Period		NJ	WSH
2:26	Tom Wilson (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (5), John Carlson (26)	0	1
11:09	Christian Djoos (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (22), Alex Ovechkin (15)	0	2
17:35	John Moore (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Travis Zajac (1), Marcus Johansson (4)	1	2

2nd Period			NJ	WSH
7:01		John Carlson (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (23), Alex Ovechkin (16)	1	3

3rd Period		NJ	WSH
4:25	Matt Niskanen (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly (7), Alex Ovechkin (17)	1	4
9:00	Travis Zajac (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (5), Sami Vatanen (6)	2	4
19:19	Nicklas Backstrom (8) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: John Carlson (27)	2	5

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Capitals
5
Devils
2

Game 1

14/10

Devils
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

31/12

Capitals
3
Devils
4

Game 3

19/1

Devils
3
Capitals
5

Game 4

8/4

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 31 December 2017

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Tom Chmielewski

Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	4	18

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WSH leads 2-0

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