New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Tuesday, March 9, 2021 · Capital One Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Devils outshot the Capitals 31-30.
Jakub Vrana scored twice. T.J. Oshie, Daniel Sprong, Janne Kuokkanen, Dmitry Orlov, Miles Wood, Yegor Sharangovich and Damon Severson also scored.
Vitek Vanecek made 27 saves on 31 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 25 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
T.J. Oshie (6)Justin Schultz (8), Nicklas Backstrom (18)0–117:22 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Jakub Vrana (9)John Carlson (16), Nicklas Backstrom (19)0–207:42 WSH
Daniel Sprong (4)Evgeny Kuznetsov (5)0–310:36 WSH
Janne Kuokkanen (2)Travis Zajac (3)1–312:44 NJD
Dmitry Orlov (3)Richard Panik (6)1–415:03 WSH
3rd period
Miles Wood (8)Jesper Bratt (8), Ryan Murray (3)2–405:47 NJD
Yegor Sharangovich (4)Janne Kuokkanen (6), Travis Zajac (4)3–410:17 NJD
Damon Severson (2)Ty Smith (10), Travis Zajac (5)4–412:20 NJD
OT period
- Jakub Vrana (10)Evgeny Kuznetsov (6)4–501:30 WSH
Team stats
NJDWSH
31Shots on goal30
53%Faceoff %47%
0/3Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes8
18Hits18
17Blocked shots11
8Giveaways11
6Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 08:22
Miles Wood · slashing2 min - 1st 11:09
Daniel Sprong · tripping2 min - 1st 15:35Janne Kuokkanen · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 05:44P.K. Subban · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 05:44Lars Eller · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 01:22Garnet Hathaway · tripping2 min
- 3rd 06:48Nick Jensen · tripping2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 14:37 |
| 59Janne KuokkanenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:07 |
| 17Yegor SharangovichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:30 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:40 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 |
| 22Ryan MurrayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:25 |
| 24Ty SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 23:23 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:41 |
| 11Andreas JohnssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 06:44 |
| 14Nathan BastianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:12 |
| 20Michael McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:21 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:31 |
| 23Mikhail MaltsevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:22 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:39 |
| 86Jack HughesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:08 |
| 45Sami VatanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:55 |
| 70Dmitry KulikovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:47 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mackenzie BlackwoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | O | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 60:46 |
Washington Capitals
| 13Jakub VranaL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 12:24 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 21:09 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 12:52 |
| 10Daniel SprongR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:27 |
| 14Richard PanikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:24 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 20:20 |
| 2Justin SchultzD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:36 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:29 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23:22 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 23:47 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:04 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:05 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:23 |
| 73Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:59 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:21 |
| 4Brenden DillonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 |
| 33Zdeno CharaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SamsonovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Vitek VanecekG | W | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 61:04 |