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New Jersey Devils 1, Washington Capitals 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 1, Washington Capitals 2. Shots on goal: NJD 31, WSH 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 0-1 WSH; P2 NJD 0-0 WSH; P3 NJD 1-1 WSH.

Scoring plays: P1 09:36 Ryan Leonard (assists: Brandon Duhaime, Trevor van Riemsdyk) to make it NJD 0-1 WSH; P3 18:17 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson) to make it NJD 0-2 WSH; P3 19:17 Jesper Bratt (assists: Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 1-2 WSH. Top skaters: Jesper Bratt (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Ryan Leonard (WSH) 1 G, 0 A; Tom Wilson (WSH) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 26 saves on 27, decision L; Logan Thompson (WSH) 30 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Aliaksei Protas
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:15 TOI
Goals · WSH
Ryan Leonard
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:08 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Logan Thompson
30 saves on 31 shots (.968) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NJD 0 largest lead Never led
WSH 2 largest lead P3 18:17 (NJD 0, WSH 2) · 2-0 run, P1 9:36–P3 18:17
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:36 Ryan Leonard (Brandon Duhaime, Trevor van Riemsdyk) WSH · snap shot · NJD 0, WSH 1
  • P3 18:17 Aliaksei Protas (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson) WSH · Empty net · wrist shot · NJD 0, WSH 2
  • P3 19:17 Jesper Bratt (Jack Hughes) NJD · Power play · snap shot · NJD 1, WSH 2

Linescore

123 T
NJD 001 1
WSH 101 2

Shots on goal: NJD 31, WSH 28

📋 Team Stats

NJDWSH
31Shots on goal28
67Shot attempts56
26Faceoff wins28
18Hits17
14Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
17Giveaways18
2Penalty minutes4
96.3%Save %96.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD581831
WSH871328

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils1 G · 53 attempts
Johnathan Kovacevic: missed the netJohnathan Kovacevic: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (snap)Lenni Hameenaho: missed the netBrenden Dillon: missed the netJohnathan Kovacevic: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (tip-in)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (slap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (slap)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netSimon Nemec: missed the netConnor Brown: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netConnor Brown: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (backhand)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (tip-in)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Nick Bjugstad: saved (tip-in)Brenden Dillon: missed the netSimon Nemec: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (backhand)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (slap)Jesper Bratt: goal (snap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 30Saved57% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net42% of attempts
Washington Capitals2 G · 41 attempts
Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: goal (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Ethen Frank: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netTrevor van Riemsdyk: saved (tip-in)Cole Hutson: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (tip-in)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (tip-in)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (slap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (tip-in)Ethen Frank: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netConnor McMichael: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (tip-in)Brandon Duhaime: saved (backhand)Brandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: goal (wrist)Connor McMichael: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 26Saved63% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net32% 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
Jesper Bratt L 101020020:04
Jack Hughes C 011040026:18
Luke Hughes D 000-131123:51
Dougie Hamilton D 000+112123:37
Connor Brown R 000031023:04
Nico Hischier C 000020021:15
Simon Nemec D 000-220420:32
Timo Meier R 000+121018:41
Brenden Dillon D 000-104216:18
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000010315:37
Dawson Mercer C 000021115:37
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000012215:10
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000-152015:09
Cody Glass C 000-101012:22
Lenni Hameenaho R 000-120011:21
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000001006:59
Paul Cotter L 000000006:55
Nick Bjugstad C 000012006:49
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen L 262796.3158:21
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Aliaksei Protas L 101+140018:15
Ryan Leonard R 101031114:08
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 011010118:47
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 011+110017:24
Tom Wilson R 011+123217:21
Brandon Duhaime L 011+141011:51
Jakob Chychrun D 000020121:46
Martin Fehérváry D 000+102021:22
Matt Roy D 000011119:56
Rasmus Sandin D 000+101219:14
Anthony Beauvillier R 000032017:49
Cole Hutson D 000004017:04
Connor McMichael L 000-110016:16
Justin Sourdif C 000-101214:51
Dylan Strome C 000010114:10
Alex Ovechkin L 000040013:29
Ethen Frank R 000011011:23
Hendrix Lapierre C 000+100011:02
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 303196.8159:52

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