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Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 7. Shots on goal: WSH 32, NJD 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 2-3 NJD; P2 WSH 0-1 NJD; P3 WSH 1-3 NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 05:22 Cody Glass (assists: Lenni Hameenaho, Nick Bjugstad) to make it WSH 0-1 NJD; P1 07:37 Dawson Mercer (assists: Timo Meier, Nico Hischier) to make it WSH 0-2 NJD; P1 08:15 Cole Hutson (assists: Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson) to make it WSH 1-2 NJD; P1 09:47 Pierre-Luc Dubois (assists: Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun) to make it WSH 2-2 NJD; P1 18:19 Dougie Hamilton (assists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) to make it WSH 2-3 NJD; P2 09:10 Jack Hughes (assists: Jesper Bratt, Johnathan Kovacevic) to make it WSH 2-4 NJD; P3 08:10 Jack Hughes (assists: Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown) to make it WSH 2-5 NJD; P3 09:33 Tom Wilson (assists: Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois) to make it WSH 3-5 NJD; P3 12:16 Jesper Bratt (assists: Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes) to make it WSH 3-6 NJD; P3 17:54 Dawson Mercer (assists: Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes) to make it WSH 3-7 NJD. Top skaters: Jack Hughes (NJD) 2 G, 3 A; Jesper Bratt (NJD) 1 G, 4 A; Dawson Mercer (NJD) 2 G, 0 A; Tom Wilson (WSH) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 29 saves on 32, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 23 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Jack Hughes
2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS, 5 SOG · 22:25 TOI
Goals · NJD
Dawson Mercer
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 20:00 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jake Allen
29 saves on 32 shots (.906) · W
Season highs
Cole Hutson · Season-high 7 shots on goalDawson Mercer · Season-high 6 shots on goalJesper Bratt · Season-high 5 pointsJack Hughes · Season-high 5 points

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P1 8:15–P1 9:47
NJD 4 largest lead P3 17:54 (WSH 3, NJD 7) · 3-0 run, P1 18:19–P3 8:10
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:22 Cody Glass (Lenni Hameenaho, Nick Bjugstad) NJD · wrist shot · WSH 0, NJD 1
  • P1 7:37 Dawson Mercer (Timo Meier, Nico Hischier) NJD · backhand shot · WSH 0, NJD 2
  • P1 8:15 Cole Hutson (Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 1, NJD 2
  • P1 9:47 Pierre-Luc Dubois (Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 2, NJD 2
  • P1 18:19 Dougie Hamilton (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) NJD · slap shot · WSH 2, NJD 3
  • P2 9:10 Jack Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Johnathan Kovacevic) NJD · wrist shot · WSH 2, NJD 4
  • P3 8:10 Jack Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown) NJD · wrist shot · WSH 2, NJD 5
  • P3 9:33 Tom Wilson (Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 3, NJD 5
  • P3 12:16 Jesper Bratt (Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes) NJD · Power play · snap shot · WSH 3, NJD 6
  • P3 17:54 Dawson Mercer (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes) NJD · Empty net · wrist shot · WSH 3, NJD 7

Linescore

123 T
WSH 201 3
NJD 313 7

Shots on goal: WSH 32, NJD 30

📋 Team Stats

WSHNJD
32Shots on goal30
66Shot attempts58
27Faceoff wins30
18Hits12
17Blocked shots19
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways3
13Giveaways23
16Penalty minutes18
79.3%Save %90.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH914932
NJD891330

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals3 G · 49 attempts
Dylan Strome: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (slap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: goal (wrist)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (wrist)Pierre-Luc Dubois: goal (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Cole Hutson: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netDylan Strome: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netCole Hutson: missed the netCole Hutson: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netCole Hutson: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Tom Wilson: goal (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Cole Hutson: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netCole Hutson: saved (wrist)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (backhand)Brandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: missed the net
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 29Saved59% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net35% of attempts
New Jersey Devils7 G · 39 attempts
Lenni Hameenaho: saved (tip-in)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netCody Glass: goal (wrist)Johnathan Kovacevic: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: goal (backhand)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: goal (slap)Nick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: missed the netJohnathan Kovacevic: saved (slap)Brenden Dillon: missed the netMaxim Tsyplakov: missed the netJonas Siegenthaler: saved (wrist)Nick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: goal (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netBrenden Dillon: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Jack Hughes: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (tip-in)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: saved (snap)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netJack Hughes: goal (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: goal (snap)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: missed the netDawson Mercer: goal (wrist)
  • 7Goals18% of attempts
  • 23Saved59% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net23% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tom Wilson R 112031020:06
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 112041019:00
Cole Hutson D 101+170118:48
Jakob Chychrun D 011-320124:55
Rasmus Sandin D 011-221218:56
Ryan Leonard R 011-142013:46
Hendrix Lapierre C 011-202112:46
Anthony Beauvillier R 000020119:10
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-100318:34
Alex Ovechkin L 000-244018:05
Matt Roy D 000011317:45
Dylan Strome C 000-200017:14
Martin Fehérváry D 000-301116:31
Connor McMichael L 000-112015:23
Justin Sourdif C 000-200115:22
Brandon Duhaime L 000011012:07
Ivan Miroshnichenko L 000-211010:49
David Kampf C 000-101309:39
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 232979.3658:10
NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Hughes C 235+450122:25
Jesper Bratt L 145+420018:11
Dawson Mercer C 202+161120:00
Nico Hischier C 022000121:08
Dougie Hamilton D 101+440117:38
Cody Glass C 101+130112:53
Johnathan Kovacevic D 011+112121:13
Connor Brown R 011+300119:03
Timo Meier R 011000118:08
Lenni Hameenaho R 011+121014:09
Nick Bjugstad C 011+122112:59
Luke Hughes D 000+110023:22
Brenden Dillon D 000-111018:44
Simon Nemec D 000-121418:29
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000+410518:27
Paul Cotter L 000-103106:58
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000-101006:04
Evgenii Dadonov L 000-100005:43
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen W 293290.6360:00

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