Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Friday, December 20, 2019 · Prudential Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday, December 20, 2019 at Prudential Center. The Capitals outshot the Devils 29-27.
Nicklas Backstrom scored twice. Kyle Palmieri, Alex Ovechkin, Blake Coleman, John Carlson, Jonas Siegenthaler, Richard Panik and Miles Wood also scored.
Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Kyle Palmieri (14)Nico Hischier (12), P.K. Subban (4)0–104:00 NJD · PPG
Alex Ovechkin (22)Nicklas Backstrom (18), Tom Wilson (11)1–118:25 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (7)John Carlson (34), Tom Wilson (12)2–119:35 WSH
2nd period
Blake Coleman (10)Nikita Gusev (11)2–204:15 NJD- Nicklas Backstrom (8)Dmitry Orlov (13), Alex Ovechkin (13)3–219:31 WSH
3rd period
John Carlson (13)Michal Kempny (10), Nicklas Backstrom (19)4–200:42 WSH
Jonas Siegenthaler (2)Radko Gudas (9), Nic Dowd (5)5–206:53 WSH
Richard Panik (3)Lars Eller (11), Carl Hagelin (7)6–215:33 WSH
Miles Wood (4)Damon Severson (5), Nikita Gusev (12)6–319:37 NJD
Team stats
WSHNJD
29Shots on goal27
50%Faceoff %50%
0/1Power play1/3
13Penalty minutes9
13Hits16
10Blocked shots14
8Giveaways12
6Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 02:50
Jonas Siegenthaler · hooking2 min - 1st 06:09
Sami Vatanen · ps holding on breakaway0 min - 1st 15:46Brendan Leipsic · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 11:41Dmitry Orlov · slashing2 min
- 2nd 15:53Sami Vatanen · slashing2 min
- 2nd 18:50Garnet Hathaway · roughing2 min
- 2nd 18:50Miles Wood · roughing2 min
- 3rd 13:07Nick Jensen · fighting5 min
- 3rd 13:07Miles Wood · fighting5 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 3 | 17:35 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 19:01 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 17:27 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 20:34 |
| 14Richard PanikR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:11 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:12 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 19:22 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:31 |
| 33Radko GudasD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:19 |
| 34Jonas SiegenthalerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 17:00 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:08 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 09:45 |
| 28Brendan LeipsicL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:57 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SamsonovG | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New Jersey Devils
| 97Nikita GusevL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 12:51 |
| 13Nico HischierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:19 |
| 20Blake ColemanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 17:10 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:14 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 11:06 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 23:46 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:23 |
| 17Wayne SimmondsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:05 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:50 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:17 |
| 41Michael McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:43 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 |
| 86Jack HughesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 |
| 90Jesper BoqvistC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:56 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 |
| 8Will ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:57 |
| 25Mirco MuellerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:56 |
| 45Sami VatanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 21:21 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mackenzie BlackwoodG | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 48:25 |
| 31Gilles SennG | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 11:35 |