Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Thursday, January 26, 2017 · Prudential Center
CSN-DC · MSG
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Prudential Center. The Capitals outshot the Devils 36-29.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice. Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Stefan Noesen, Lars Eller and Adam Henrique also scored.
Braden Holtby made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Keith Kinkaid stopped 13 of 17.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (23)Unassisted1–006:14 WSH
Andre Burakovsky (10)Unassisted2–018:28 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Stefan Noesen (3)Pavel Zacha (6), Jacob Josefson (4)2–103:19 NJD
Lars Eller (8)Dmitry Orlov (20), Andre Burakovsky (17)3–108:29 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov (8)Dmitry Orlov (21), Alex Ovechkin (22)4–110:19 WSH · PPG
Adam Henrique (12)Michael Cammalleri (17), PA Parenteau (11)4–218:16 NJD · PPG
3rd period
- Evgeny Kuznetsov (9)Unassisted5–218:07 WSH · EN
Team stats
WSHNJD
36Shots on goal29
53%Faceoff %47%
2/4Power play1/3
23Penalty minutes25
15Hits16
5Blocked shots7
6Giveaways8
9Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 17:37
Kyle Palmieri · high sticking2 min - 1st 19:01
Karl Alzner · hooking2 min - 2nd 04:25Vernon Fiddler · roughing2 min
- 2nd 04:25Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
- 2nd 04:25Matt Niskanen · roughing2 min
- 2nd 09:23Karl Stollery · hooking2 min
- 2nd 10:19Steven Santini · hooking2 min
- 2nd 16:38Daniel Winnik · roughing2 min
- 3rd 06:52Tom Wilson · game misconduct10 min
- 3rd 06:52Kyle Palmieri · instigator2 min
- 3rd 06:52Brooks Orpik · fighting5 min
- 3rd 06:52Kyle Palmieri · fighting5 min
- 3rd 06:52Kyle Palmieri · misconduct10 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 17:30 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:49 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 16:57 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 20:33 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:31 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:50 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:24 |
| 26Daniel WinnikL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:44 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:42 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:27 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:31 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:55 |
| 4Taylor ChorneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:03 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 20:22 |
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 |
New Jersey Devils
| 11PA ParenteauR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:15 |
| 13Michael CammalleriL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:36 |
| 14Adam HenriqueC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:47 |
| 16Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:25 |
| 23Stefan NoesenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:46 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:52 |
| 9Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 22:22 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:29 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16:42 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 12:27 |
| 38Vernon FiddlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:18 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 7Jon MerrillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:57 |
| 12Ben LovejoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:56 |
| 22Kyle QuinceyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:35 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:06 |
| 34Steven SantiniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| 46Karl StolleryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:11 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith KinkaidG | L | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 30:19 |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 28:35 |