Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Sunday, April 4, 2021 · Prudential Center

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5–4

Final

SOG 19–39

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Prudential Center. The Devils outshot the Capitals 39-19.

Travis Zajac scored twice. T.J. Oshie, Conor Sheary, Alex Ovechkin, Yegor Sharangovich, Carl Hagelin, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jesper Bratt also scored.

Ilya Samsonov made 35 saves on 39 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 14 of 19.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	2	2	5	19
NJD	1	1	2	4	39

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Travis Zajac (6)Nick Merkley (3), Ryan Murray (8)0–103:17 NJD
T.J. Oshie (11)Alex Ovechkin (14), Brenden Dillon (10)1–109:16 WSH

2nd period

Conor Sheary (8)Dmitry Orlov (4), Justin Schultz (16)2–103:21 WSH
Alex Ovechkin (19)Nicklas Backstrom (26), Evgeny Kuznetsov (13)3–108:09 WSH · PPG
Yegor Sharangovich (8)Ryan Murray (9), Jack Hughes (10)3–217:42 NJD

3rd period

Carl Hagelin (4)Garnet Hathaway (9), Brenden Dillon (11)4–202:41 WSH · SHG
Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)Alex Ovechkin (15), Dmitry Orlov (5)5–205:31 WSH
Jesper Bratt (4)Pavel Zacha (13)5–310:15 NJD
Travis Zajac (7)Nick Merkley (4), Ryan Murray (10)5–415:53 NJD

Team stats

WSHNJD

19Shots on goal39

47%Faceoff %53%

1/3Power play0/4

8Penalty minutes6

22Hits18

15Blocked shots6

4Giveaways3

9Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 19:31Carl Hagelin · cross checking2 min
2nd 07:58Dmitry Kulikov · high sticking2 min
2nd 12:48Daniel Sprong · tripping2 min
2nd 16:20Evgeny Kuznetsov · tripping2 min
2nd 16:34Pavel Zacha · slashing2 min
2nd 18:35P.K. Subban · tripping2 min
3rd 01:14Lars Eller · slashing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	2	3	0	3	0	1	0	–	17:09
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	2	50	13:09
4Brenden DillonD	0	2	2	-1	0	2	2	0	–	20:51
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	2	2	+1	1	3	3	0	–	18:40
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	45	16:49
21Garnet HathawayR	0	1	1	+1	3	2	1	0	–	14:26
62Carl HagelinL	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	2	–	13:35
73Conor ShearyL	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	100	13:07
77T.J. OshieR	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	80	14:42
2Justin SchultzD	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	–	18:25
10Daniel SprongR	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	–	12:23
14Richard PanikR	0	0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	–	08:43
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	39	16:30
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	44	14:19
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	19:29
3Nick JensenD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	17:45
33Zdeno CharaD	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–	18:22
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	23:36

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SamsonovG	W	39	35	4	.897	60:00
41Vitek VanecekG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

22Ryan MurrayD	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0	–	15:35
19Travis ZajacC	2	0	2	+1	3	0	0	0	45	19:25
39Nick MerkleyR	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	0	–	11:59
17Yegor SharangovichC	1	0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	50	19:09
37Pavel ZachaC	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	50	17:46
63Jesper BrattL	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	16:05
86Jack HughesC	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	45	24:13
11Andreas JohnssonL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	100	11:16
20Michael McLeodC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75	14:51
23Mikhail MaltsevL	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	83	12:52
44Miles WoodL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	33	10:36
59Janne KuokkanenC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	15:21
90Jesper BoqvistC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	10:32
24Ty SmithD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	–	20:41
28Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	–	20:30
45Sami VatanenD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	2	0	–	15:21
70Dmitry KulikovD	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	2	–	21:27
76P.K. SubbanD	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	2	–	20:17

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Mackenzie BlackwoodG	L	19	14	5	.737	57:45
41Scott WedgewoodG		0	0	0	–	00:00