New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, April 7, 2018 · Capital One Arena
NHLN-US · MSG+ · NBCSWA
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Capital One Arena.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Nico Hischier, Nicklas Backstrom, Michal Kempny, Miles Wood, Patrick Maroon and Andre Burakovsky also scored.
Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Cory Schneider stopped 21 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (48)Evgeny Kuznetsov (56), Tom Wilson (21)0–102:21 WSH
Nico Hischier (20)Patrick Maroon (25), Damon Severson (15)1–108:10 NJD
Nicklas Backstrom (21)Brett Connolly (12), John Carlson (53)1–219:32 WSH
2nd period
Michal Kempny (3)Shane Gersich (1), Chandler Stephenson (12)1–303:44 WSH
Miles Wood (19)Patrick Maroon (26), Pavel Zacha (16)2–319:07 NJD
3rd period
Patrick Maroon (17)Pavel Zacha (17), Miles Wood (13)3–302:04 NJD- Alex Ovechkin (49)Unassisted3–405:11 WSH
Andre Burakovsky (12)Michal Kempny (7), Nicklas Backstrom (50)3–511:50 WSH
Team stats
NJDWSH
26Shots on goal26
41%Faceoff %59%
0/1Power play0/2
8Penalty minutes6
10Hits15
11Blocked shots13
7Giveaways10
8Takeaways14
Penalties
- 1st 11:29
Matt Niskanen · hooking2 min - 1st 11:29
Nico Hischier · embellishment2 min - 2nd 05:57Michal Kempny · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 09:15Alex Chiasson · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 09:15Patrick Maroon · roughing2 min
- 3rd 12:14Jimmy Hayes · slashing2 min
- 3rd 14:47Nico Hischier · tripping2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 17Patrick MaroonL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 15:35 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:42 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 12:39 |
| 13Nico HischierC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:43 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:19 |
| 10Jimmy HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:09 |
| 11Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 11:15 |
| 18Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 12:50 |
| 20Blake ColemanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:08 |
| 23Stefan NoesenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:42 |
| 39Brian GibbonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:03 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:23 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:44 |
| 2John MooreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:06 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 19:48 |
| 8Will ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:32 |
| 12Ben LovejoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 17:25 |
| 25Mirco MuellerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Eddie LackG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 21:00 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 19:14 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 16:13 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:27 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:50 |
| 63Shane GersichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:08 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:54 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:19 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 21:45 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:31 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:53 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:54 |
| 39Alex ChiassonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:54 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:48 |
| 28Jakub JerabekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:43 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 |