Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, February 27, 2021 · Prudential Center

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5–2

Final

SOG 24–24

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Prudential Center.

Goals came from Garnet Hathaway, Daniel Sprong, Lars Eller, Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, Jakub Vrana and Nic Dowd.

Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 19 of 23.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	3	0	2	5	24
NJD	1	1	0	2	24

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Garnet Hathaway (3)Justin Schultz (7), Carl Hagelin (2)1–003:36 WSH
Daniel Sprong (3)Brenden Dillon (6), John Carlson (13)2–005:06 WSH
Lars Eller (4)Conor Sheary (2)3–013:40 WSH
Nico Hischier (2)P.K. Subban (6), Jack Hughes (8)3–118:16 NJD · PPG

2nd period

Pavel Zacha (6)Nico Hischier (1), Ty Smith (9)3–206:09 NJD

3rd period

Jakub Vrana (6)John Carlson (14), Tom Wilson (8)4–211:49 WSH
Nic Dowd (3)Carl Hagelin (3)5–219:06 WSH · EN

Team stats

WSHNJD

24Shots on goal24

51%Faceoff %49%

0/2Power play1/3

6Penalty minutes4

15Hits8

13Blocked shots11

2Giveaways13

9Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 18:09Conor Sheary · tripping2 min
2nd 01:35Alex Ovechkin · holding2 min
2nd 15:59Travis Zajac · holding2 min
3rd 15:29Brenden Dillon · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 16:00Kyle Palmieri · hooking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

62Carl HagelinL	0	2	2	+1	1	0	0	0	–	13:36
74John CarlsonD	0	2	2	+3	3	0	1	0	–	21:36
10Daniel SprongR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	10:07
13Jakub VranaL	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	–	14:36
20Lars EllerC	1	0	1	+2	1	0	2	0	44	18:01
21Garnet HathawayR	1	0	1	+1	1	5	1	0	–	12:03
26Nic DowdC	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	0	63	13:53
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	100	19:14
73Conor ShearyL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	2	–	13:33
2Justin SchultzD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	19:24
4Brenden DillonD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	2	–	17:57
8Alex OvechkinL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2	–	18:11
14Richard PanikR	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	11:25
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	18:26
77T.J. OshieR	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	20	14:56
3Nick JensenD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	18:13
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	–	21:05
33Zdeno CharaD	0	0	0	+2	1	1	2	0	–	19:35

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Craig AndersonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Vitek VanecekG	W	24	22	2	.917	60:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

13Nico HischierC	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	54	18:02
37Pavel ZachaC	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	100	20:07
86Jack HughesC	0	1	1	-2	4	0	0	0	11	19:23
24Ty SmithD	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	–	20:00
76P.K. SubbanD	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	–	21:33
11Andreas JohnssonL	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	17:53
14Nathan BastianR	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	–	10:48
17Yegor SharangovichC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	–	10:35
19Travis ZajacC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	2	71	12:00
20Michael McLeodC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	53	12:19
21Kyle PalmieriC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	2	–	18:35
44Miles WoodL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	10:53
63Jesper BrattL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	18:19
97Nikita GusevL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	10:23
8Will ButcherD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	17:44
28Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	20:26
45Sami VatanenD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	18:47
70Dmitry KulikovD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	–	19:02

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Mackenzie BlackwoodG	L	23	19	4	.826	59:11
47Aaron DellG		0	0	0	–	00:00