Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, December 6, 2014 · Prudential Center

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4–1

Final

SOG 29–34

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Prudential Center. The Devils outshot the Capitals 34-29.

Goals came from Karl Alzner, Patrik Elias, Jay Beagle, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Brooks Laich.

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 34 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 25 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	2	1	4	29
NJD	1	0	0	1	34

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Karl Alzner (1)Tom Wilson (4)1–003:47 WSH
Patrik Elias (3)Dainius Zubrus (2), Andy Greene (8)1–106:10 NJD

2nd period

Jay Beagle (4)John Carlson (15), Michael Latta (2)2–109:15 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)Brooks Laich (2), Joel Ward (5)3–112:40 WSH · PPG

3rd period

Brooks Laich (2)Joel Ward (6), Eric Fehr (4)4–119:35 WSH · EN

Team stats

WSHNJD

29Shots on goal34

50%Faceoff %50%

1/2Power play0/2

8Penalty minutes8

9Hits19

17Blocked shots3

4Giveaways13

11Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 19:41Matt Niskanen · hooking2 min
2nd 10:54Eric Gelinas · holding2 min
2nd 16:31Dainius Zubrus · hooking2 min
2nd 19:36Scott Gomez · roughing2 min
2nd 19:36Brooks Orpik · holding2 min
3rd 06:59Karl Alzner · interference2 min
3rd 12:25Eric Gelinas · roughing2 min
3rd 12:25Tom Wilson · roughing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

21Brooks LaichC	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	0	25	15:52
42Joel WardR	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:29
16Eric FehrR	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	38	14:32
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2	–	13:06
46Michael LattaC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	1	0	69	12:56
83Jay BeagleC	1	0	1	+1	4	0	1	0	–	13:55
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	33	10:26
27Karl AlznerD	1	0	1	0	1	2	4	2	–	20:44
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	+2	3	0	4	0	–	25:22
8Alex OvechkinL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	18:25
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	0	50	17:46
20Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60	14:25
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	14:34
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	100	13:44
2Matt NiskanenD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	24:36
38Jack HillenD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	09:35
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	2	–	25:18
88Nate SchmidtD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	11:15

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Justin PetersG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	34	33	1	.971	60:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

8Dainius ZubrusC	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	2	100	17:52
26Patrik EliasL	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	15:55
6Andy GreeneD	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	–	18:29
11Stephen GiontaR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	43	12:01
14Adam HenriqueC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	62	21:59
15Tuomo RuutuR	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	–	10:41
17Michael RyderR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	18:12
18Steve BernierR	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	–	11:01
20Jordin TootooR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	06:22
21Scott GomezC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	50	17:33
23Michael CammalleriL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	13:26
32Mike SisloR	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	09:22
68Jaromir JagrR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	19:06
2Marek ZidlickyD	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	24:12
7Jon MerrillD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	–	22:30
22Eric GelinasD	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	4	–	18:43
25Seth HelgesonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	12:17
28Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	0	–	23:55

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Cory SchneiderG	L	28	25	3	.893	58:38
40Scott ClemmensenG		0	0	0	–	00:00