New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Thursday, March 26, 2015 · Verizon Center
CSN-DC · MSG+ 2
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Verizon Center. The Devils outshot the Capitals 31-24.
Goals came from Karl Alzner, Eric Fehr, Travis Zajac, Steve Bernier and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Braden Holtby made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 21 of 24.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Karl Alzner (5)Matt Niskanen (22), Marcus Johansson (23)0–102:51 WSH
2nd period
Eric Fehr (19)Unassisted0–201:35 WSH
Travis Zajac (11)Patrik Elias (20), Adam Larsson (19)1–214:41 NJD · SHG
3rd period
Steve Bernier (13)Scott Gomez (24), Michael Cammalleri (12)2–219:30 NJD
OT period
Evgeny Kuznetsov (10)Matt Niskanen (23), Karl Alzner (16)2–301:13 WSH
Team stats
NJDWSH
31Shots on goal24
46%Faceoff %54%
0/1Power play0/1
8Penalty minutes8
29Hits32
13Blocked shots6
7Giveaways16
4Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 01:45
Tom Wilson · roughing2 min - 1st 01:45
Mark Fraser · roughing2 min - 2nd 14:08Jon Merrill · closing hand on puck2 min
- 3rd 02:49Jacob Josefson · roughing2 min
- 3rd 02:49Brooks Orpik · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 08:03Marcus Johansson · holding2 min
- 3rd 14:10Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
- 3rd 14:10Jordin Tootoo · roughing2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 18Steve BernierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:04 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18:00 |
| 21Scott GomezC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:53 |
| 23Michael CammalleriL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:04 |
| 26Patrik EliasL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:01 |
| 5Adam LarssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 26:00 |
| 8Dainius ZubrusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:34 |
| 11Stephen GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:46 |
| 12Reid BoucherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:19 |
| 14Adam HenriqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:02 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 |
| 16Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 |
| 20Jordin TootooR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:20 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:50 |
| 7Jon MerrillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:47 |
| 22Eric GelinasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:18 |
| 32Mark FraserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith KinkaidG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | O | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:25 |
Washington Capitals
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 21:57 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 19:29 |
| 16Eric FehrC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:23 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:13 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:57 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:11 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:20 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 |
| 22Curtis GlencrossL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:12 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:01 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:01 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:23 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:09 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:45 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:19 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 24:11 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 61:13 |