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New Jersey Devils
21-9-0
, 12-4-0 away
3
Winner Icon New Jersey Devils
1
2
3
T
NJ
1
1
1
3
WSH
1
1
0
2
Washington Capitals
11-18-1
, 5-8-0 home
2
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
NJ
WSH
Shots
26
20
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
28
28
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Capital One Arena
12:00 AM, 31 December 1998
Washington, DC
Attendance: 19,740
Referees:
Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
Andy McElman
Pierre Champoux
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 2-0
Devils
4
Capitals
0
Game 1
2/12
Devils
3
Capitals
2
Game 2
31/12
Capitals
3
Devils
2
Game 3
10/1
Capitals
3
Devils
2
Game 4
13/2
Capitals
0
Devils
1
Game 5
9/4
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