New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Thursday, October 16, 2014 · Verizon Center
CSN-DC · MSG+ 2
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-2 on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Devils 33-28.
Damon Severson scored twice. Alex Ovechkin, Chris Brown, Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom, Joel Ward and Andre Burakovsky also scored.
Braden Holtby made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 21 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (5)Troy Brouwer (2), Brooks Orpik (1)0–100:34 WSH
Damon Severson (2)Travis Zajac (1), Michael Cammalleri (2)1–110:15 NJD
Chris Brown (1)Mike Green (2), Brooks Orpik (2)1–211:02 WSH- Damon Severson (3)Ryane Clowe (2), Adam Henrique (3)2–216:36 NJD
2nd period
Marcus Johansson (2)Brooks Laich (1), Mike Green (3)2–306:18 WSH
3rd period
Nicklas Backstrom (1)Matt Niskanen (1), Troy Brouwer (3)2–400:56 WSH
Joel Ward (2)Unassisted2–503:25 WSH
Andre Burakovsky (2)Evgeny Kuznetsov (3), Matt Niskanen (2)2–608:55 WSH · PPG
Team stats
NJDWSH
28Shots on goal33
54%Faceoff %46%
0/3Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes6
22Hits22
13Blocked shots18
5Giveaways5
4Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 01:57
Chris Brown · tripping2 min - 1st 13:09
Michael Cammalleri · holding2 min - 1st 18:39John Carlson · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 01:21Jon Merrill · holding2 min
- 2nd 11:15Eric Gelinas · elbowing2 min
- 3rd 05:36Travis Zajac · tripping2 min
- 3rd 07:26Jaromir Jagr · tripping2 min
- 3rd 14:39Jason Chimera · slashing2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 28Damon SeversonD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21:41 |
| 14Adam HenriqueC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:38 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:37 |
| 23Michael CammalleriL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 17:39 |
| 29Ryane CloweL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 |
| 8Dainius ZubrusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:41 |
| 9Martin HavlatR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 08:08 |
| 11Stephen GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 |
| 17Michael RyderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:59 |
| 20Jordin TootooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:10 |
| 26Patrik EliasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:14 |
| 68Jaromir JagrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:56 |
| 2Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:45 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:04 |
| 7Jon MerrillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:16 |
| 22Eric GelinasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:23 |
| 24Bryce SalvadorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:27 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Cory SchneiderG | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 43:10 |
| 40Scott ClemmensenG | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 16:35 |
Washington Capitals
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 18:40 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 20:35 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:08 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 19:24 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 17:52 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:44 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 |
| 42Joel WardR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:41 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:06 |
| 67Chris BrownC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:46 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:33 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 13:27 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:12 |
| 87Liam O'BrienC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:16 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:44 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:23 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:55 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 59:59 |