Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Thursday, October 21, 2021 · Prudential Center
MSG+ · NBCSWA
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Prudential Center. The Capitals outshot the Devils 27-26.
Goals came from Anthony Mantha, Dmitry Orlov, Daniel Sprong, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Janne Kuokkanen.
Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 23 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Anthony Mantha (2)Daniel Sprong (1), Trevor van Riemsdyk (3)1–004:14 WSH
Dmitry Orlov (1)Alex Ovechkin (3), Evgeny Kuznetsov (5)2–009:33 WSH
2nd period
Daniel Sprong (1)Unassisted3–009:56 WSH
3rd period
Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)Tom Wilson (5), Alex Ovechkin (4)4–009:16 WSH
Janne Kuokkanen (1)Damon Severson (1), Yegor Sharangovich (2)4–113:18 NJD · PPG
Team stats
WSHNJD
27Shots on goal26
56%Faceoff %44%
0/3Power play1/1
4Penalty minutes8
11Hits18
16Blocked shots9
6Giveaways13
12Takeaways15
Penalties
- 1st 11:12
Damon Severson · interference2 min - 3rd 03:47Ryan Graves · tripping2 min
- 3rd 11:37
Carl Hagelin · hooking2 min - 3rd 14:36Andreas Johnsson · roughing2 min
- 3rd 14:36Dmitry Orlov · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:47Mason Geertsen · cross checking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 19:50 |
| 10Daniel SprongR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 11:14 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 18:29 |
| 39Anthony ManthaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:59 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:19 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 18:24 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:23 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:15 |
| 24Connor McMichaelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:20 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 |
| 73Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:49 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 |
| 2Justin SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:36 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:02 |
| 42Martin FehérváryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:34 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SamsonovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Vitek VanecekG | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 60:00 |
New Jersey Devils
| 17Yegor SharangovichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 11:30 |
| 59Janne KuokkanenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:08 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:32 |
| 11Andreas JohnssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:01 |
| 13Nico HischierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 |
| 16Jimmy VeseyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:11 |
| 18Dawson MercerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:17 |
| 20Michael McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:55 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 |
| 38Frederik GauthierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:53 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 |
| 90Tomas TatarL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:18 |
| 7Dougie HamiltonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 22:46 |
| 33Ryan GravesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:59 |
| 55Mason GeertsenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:12 |
| 71Jonas SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:53 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:50 |
| 83Christian JarosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 60:00 |
| 50Nico DawsG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |