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New Jersey Devils 3, Washington Capitals 2 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 3, Washington Capitals 2 (shootout). Shots on goal: NJD 31, WSH 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 2-0 WSH; P2 NJD 0-0 WSH; P3 NJD 0-2 WSH; OT NJD 0-0 WSH; shootout won by NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 05:05 Arseny Gritsyuk (assists: Luke Hughes, Paul Cotter) to make it NJD 1-0 WSH; P1 17:46 Luke Hughes (assists: Brenden Dillon, Jesper Bratt) to make it NJD 2-0 WSH; P3 01:00 Connor McMichael (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun) to make it NJD 2-1 WSH; P3 08:29 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Connor McMichael, Dylan Strome) to make it NJD 2-2 WSH. Top skaters: Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Connor McMichael (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Luke Hughes (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 29 saves on 31, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:32 TOI
Goals · WSH
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:38 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 2 largest lead P1 17:46 (NJD 2, WSH 0) · 2-0 run, P1 5:05–P1 17:46
WSH 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 1:00–P3 8:29
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:05 Arseny Gritsyuk (Luke Hughes, Paul Cotter) NJD · Power play · slap shot · NJD 1, WSH 0
  • P1 17:46 Luke Hughes (Brenden Dillon, Jesper Bratt) NJD · snap shot · NJD 2, WSH 0
  • P3 1:00 Connor McMichael (Alex Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · snap shot · NJD 2, WSH 1
  • P3 8:29 Alex Ovechkin (Connor McMichael, Dylan Strome) WSH · snap shot · NJD 2, WSH 2

Linescore

123OT SO T
NJD 2000 2 3
WSH 0020 1 2

Shots on goal: NJD 31, WSH 31 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

NJDWSH
31Shots on goal31
75Shot attempts68
31Faceoff wins28
13Hits26
21Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways8
17Giveaways11
2Penalty minutes6
93.5%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NJD1475531
WSH81011231

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils2 G · 48 attempts
Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Stefan Noesen: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: goal (slap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Ondrej Palat: saved (snap)Juho Lammikko: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: goal (snap)Ondrej Palat: saved (snap)Paul Cotter: saved (snap)Dennis Cholowski: saved (snap)Brenden Dillon: saved (snap)Juho Lammikko: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Dennis Cholowski: missed the netLuke Hughes: missed the netLuke Hughes: missed the netJuho Lammikko: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netPaul Cotter: missed the netLuke Hughes: missed the netStefan Noesen: saved (snap)Colton White: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (backhand)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (snap)Brenden Dillon: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved60% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net35% of attempts
Washington Capitals2 G · 46 attempts
Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (tip-in)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netEthen Frank: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (snap)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netRasmus Sandin: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (backhand)Tom Wilson: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netConnor McMichael: goal (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (slap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Nic Dowd: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (tip-in)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved63% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Hughes D 112-131226:04
Arseny Gritsyuk R 101-120218:34
Jesper Bratt L 011040122:01
Brenden Dillon D 011-112119:20
Paul Cotter L 011-111016:58
Simon Nemec D 000020426:02
Timo Meier R 000050024:22
Nico Hischier C 000030124:14
Dawson Mercer C 000-121023:18
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000022119:57
Dennis Cholowski D 000010314:42
Stefan Noesen R 000011014:10
Ondrej Palat L 000021013:53
Colton White D 000011113:29
Juho Lammikko C 000010212:05
Nathan Légaré R 000002108:15
Luke Glendening C 000000208:11
Shane Lachance L 000001007:25
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen W 293193.5265:00
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Connor McMichael C 112+140118:32
Alex Ovechkin L 112+134017:38
Jakob Chychrun D 011061228:22
Dylan Strome C 011+113019:48
Matt Roy D 000+120224:28
Aliaksei Protas C 000021022:03
Tom Wilson R 000043020:45
Martin Fehérváry D 000+121219:37
Rasmus Sandin D 000002318:39
Nic Dowd C 000003017:20
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000000216:13
Declan Chisholm D 000000215:53
Justin Sourdif R 000021015:07
Anthony Beauvillier L 000023113:58
Brandon Duhaime R 000000012:40
Ethen Frank C 000011110:34
Ryan Leonard R 000002009:29
Hendrix Lapierre C 000021008:04
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson O 293193.5265:00

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