CAPITALS
DEVILS
Game Information
Prudential Center
6:00 PM, 31 December 2016
Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514
- Referees:
- Justin St. Pierre
- Marc Joannette
- Linesmen:
- Tony Sericolo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Devils | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1st Period | WSH | NJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:36 | | Brett Connolly (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andre Burakovsky (10), Brooks Orpik (7) | 1 | 0 |
| 19:01 | | Jay Beagle (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Orpik (8), Daniel Winnik (4) | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd Period | WSH | NJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:53 | | Kyle Palmieri (7) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted | 2 | 1 |
| 11:05 | | T.J. Oshie (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (21), Alex Ovechkin (11) | 3 | 1 |
| 11:38 | | Alex Ovechkin (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (14), T.J. Oshie (6) | 4 | 1 |
| 16:34 | | Justin Williams (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (15), Dmitry Orlov (15) | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Period | WSH | NJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:52 | | Beau Bennett (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ben Lovejoy (3), Jon Merrill (1) | 5 | 2 |
| 15:27 | | Marcus Johansson (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Williams (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) | 6 | 2 |
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| 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 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
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