Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, February 22, 2020 · Prudential Center

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2–3

Final

SOG 35–29

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Prudential Center. The Capitals outshot the Devils 35-29.

Goals came from Jesper Bratt, Wayne Simmonds, Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin and Damon Severson.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves on 35 shots for the win; Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 of 29.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	0	1	1	2	35
NJD	1	1	1	3	29

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jesper Bratt (13)Damon Severson (19)0–112:55 NJD

2nd period

Wayne Simmonds (8)Jesper Bratt (14), Nikita Gusev (26)0–212:12 NJD · PPG
Tom Wilson (19)John Carlson (56), Nicklas Backstrom (37)1–214:44 WSH · PPG

3rd period

Alex Ovechkin (42)Evgeny Kuznetsov (29), Nick Jensen (6)2–204:50 WSH
Damon Severson (8)Nikita Gusev (27), Kyle Palmieri (20)2–318:01 NJD · PPG

Team stats

WSHNJD

35Shots on goal29

50%Faceoff %50%

1/6Power play2/3

8Penalty minutes14

29Hits20

12Blocked shots18

10Giveaways6

5Takeaways12

Penalties

1st 02:36Connor Carrick · roughing2 min
1st 05:21Travis Zajac · high sticking2 min
2nd 10:14Brenden Dillon · hooking2 min
2nd 14:03Colton White · tripping2 min
2nd 16:45John Hayden · holding2 min
3rd 10:51Colton White · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3rd 10:51Evgeny Kuznetsov · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3rd 11:55Dakota Mermis · hooking2 min
3rd 13:41Travis Zajac · high sticking2 min
3rd 15:44Evgeny Kuznetsov · hooking2 min
3rd 16:55Michal Kempny · slashing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	0	1	+1	3	3	1	0	–	23:46
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	50	23:30
43Tom WilsonR	1	0	1	+1	4	4	0	0	–	16:53
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	4	29	18:05
3Nick JensenD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	17:09
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	0	5	1	1	0	–	24:00
13Jakub VranaL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	16:15
14Richard PanikR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	08:48
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	61	15:04
21Garnet HathawayR	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	–	10:40
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	43	10:16
28Brendan LeipsicL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	10:55
62Carl HagelinL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	12:32
77T.J. OshieR	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	67	21:04
4Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	–	13:50
6Michal KempnyD	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	–	17:13
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	21:40
34Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:51

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SamsonovG	L	29	26	3	.897	57:25
70Braden HoltbyG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

63Jesper BrattL	1	1	2	+1	2	1	1	0	–	12:13
97Nikita GusevL	0	2	2	+1	3	0	0	0	–	13:26
28Damon SeversonD	1	1	2	+1	3	1	2	0	–	26:07
17Wayne SimmondsR	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	100	11:35
21Kyle PalmieriC	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	100	15:55
13Nico HischierC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	53	17:25
14Joey AndersonR	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100	16:12
15John HaydenC	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	100	09:22
16Kevin RooneyC	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	25	14:38
19Travis ZajacC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	4	40	15:02
37Pavel ZachaC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	50	20:02
39Nick MerkleyR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	11:09
86Jack HughesC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	15:42
2Colton WhiteD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	–	12:00
5Connor CarrickD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	–	11:55
25Mirco MuellerD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	–	23:09
32Dakota MermisD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	–	19:11
76P.K. SubbanD	0	0	0	-1	3	2	3	0	–	22:10

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Mackenzie BlackwoodG	W	35	33	2	.943	60:00
35Cory SchneiderG		0	0	0	–	00:00