New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Wednesday, January 3, 2024 · Capital One Arena
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Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at Capital One Arena. The Devils outshot the Capitals 28-26.
Nico Hischier scored twice, Dawson Mercer scored twice and Michael McLeod scored twice. Connor McMichael, Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson also scored.
Nico Daws made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Hunter Shepard stopped 22 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Nico Hischier (9)Colin Miller (2), Nico Daws (1)1–003:03 NJD- Nico Hischier (10)Luke Hughes (15), Jack Hughes (30)2–009:50 NJD · PPG
Connor McMichael (7)Rasmus Sandin (11), Anthony Mantha (7)2–118:38 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Dawson Mercer (11)Erik Haula (9), Nico Hischier (10)3–108:08 NJD
Evgeny Kuznetsov (6)Alex Ovechkin (15), Martin Fehérváry (5)3–211:25 WSH
John Carlson (2)Evgeny Kuznetsov (7), Alex Ovechkin (16)3–318:58 WSH · PPG
Michael McLeod (8)Alexander Holtz (8)4–319:44 NJD
3rd period
- Dawson Mercer (12)Erik Haula (10), Nathan Bastian (5)5–307:16 NJD
- Michael McLeod (9)Alexander Holtz (9), Curtis Lazar (7)6–315:35 NJD
Team stats
NJDWSH
28Shots on goal26
57%Faceoff %43%
1/2Power play2/4
8Penalty minutes4
17Hits29
8Blocked shots19
11Giveaways18
10Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 09:15
Max Pacioretty · tripping2 min - 1st 16:55
Nathan Bastian · roughing2 min - 2nd 17:29Colin Miller · tripping2 min
- 3rd 03:22Jonas Siegenthaler · hooking2 min
- 3rd 05:08Alex Ovechkin · tripping2 min
- 3rd 19:51Brendan Smith · boarding2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 13Nico HischierC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 20:35 |
| 10Alexander HoltzR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 13:55 |
| 20Michael McLeodC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 13:36 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 20:42 |
| 91Dawson MercerC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 20:29 |
| 14Nathan BastianR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 07:23 |
| 42Curtis LazarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:51 |
| 86Jack HughesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:07 |
| 24Colin MillerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 14:52 |
| 43Luke HughesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 |
| 11Chris TierneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:52 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:32 |
| 73Tyler ToffoliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 |
| 2Brendan SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 |
| 6John MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:51 |
| 17Simon NemecD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:23 |
| 71Jonas SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:09 |
| 88Kevin BahlD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:21 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 50Nico DawsG | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 59:21 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 21:15 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:35 |
| 24Connor McMichaelC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 12:49 |
| 39Anthony ManthaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:43 |
| 38Rasmus SandinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:15 |
| 42Martin FehérváryD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 20:21 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 23:42 |
| 17Dylan StromeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:25 |
| 21Aliaksei ProtasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:06 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:45 |
| 45Matthew PhillipsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:51 |
| 47Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:41 |
| 67Max PaciorettyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:47 |
| 96Nicolas Aube-KubelR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:37 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:52 |
| 25Ethan BearD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:42 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Hunter ShepardG | L | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 59:56 |
| 35Darcy KuemperG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |