Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 2014 · Prudential Center
CSN-DC · MSG+
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Prudential Center.
Nicklas Backstrom scored twice. Mike Green and Alex Ovechkin also scored.
Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 21 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 17 of 20.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Mike Green (4)Jack Hillen (1), Nicklas Backstrom (24)1–003:08 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (9)Jay Beagle (3), John Carlson (19)2–016:38 WSH
3rd period
Alex Ovechkin (15)Nicklas Backstrom (25)3–007:16 WSH- Nicklas Backstrom (10)Jay Beagle (4), John Carlson (20)4–017:49 WSH · EN
Team stats
WSHNJD
21Shots on goal21
50%Faceoff %50%
0/3Power play0/3
11Penalty minutes11
13Hits12
4Blocked shots8
3Giveaways14
6Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 01:07
Eric Gelinas · tripping2 min - 1st 03:32
Brooks Orpik · tripping2 min - 1st 19:10Alex Ovechkin · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 08:37Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 13:10Michael Latta · fighting5 min
- 2nd 13:10Seth Helgeson · fighting5 min
- 3rd 03:26Jay Beagle · hooking2 min
- 3rd 10:48Marek Zidlicky · ps tripping on breakaway0 min
- 3rd 13:34Jordin Tootoo · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 20:08 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 12:13 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:31 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 20:24 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:01 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:59 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 16:36 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:55 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:18 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:28 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:31 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:13 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 18:26 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:43 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
New Jersey Devils
| 9Martin HavlatR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:10 |
| 11Stephen GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 |
| 12Tim SestitoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 08:59 |
| 14Adam HenriqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:07 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:49 |
| 18Steve BernierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:06 |
| 20Jordin TootooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:56 |
| 21Scott GomezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:35 |
| 26Patrik EliasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:49 |
| 32Mike SisloR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:24 |
| 68Jaromir JagrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:02 |
| 2Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:16 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 21:12 |
| 7Jon MerrillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 23:47 |
| 10Peter HarroldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 22Eric GelinasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:18 |
| 25Seth HelgesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith KinkaidG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | L | 20 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 59:00 |