Capitals 5-3 Devils (Apr 7, 2018) Box Score

New Jersey Devils

44-29-9, 21-15-5 away

	1	2	3	T
NJ	1	1	1	3
WSH	2	1	2	5

Washington Capitals

49-26-7, 28-11-2 home

New Jersey Devils


forwards
Brian BoyleB. Boyle#11
Jesper BrattJ. Bratt#63
Blake ColemanB. Coleman#20
Brian GibbonsB. Gibbons#39
Michael GrabnerM. Grabner#40
Jimmy HayesJ. Hayes#10
Nico HischierN. Hischier#13
Pat MaroonP. Maroon#17
Stefan NoesenS. Noesen#23
Drew StaffordD. Stafford#18
Miles WoodM. Wood#44
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#37
defensemen
Will ButcherW. Butcher#8
Andy GreeneA. Greene#6
Ben LovejoyB. Lovejoy#12
John MooreJ. Moore#2
Mirco MuellerM. Mueller#25
Damon SeversonD. Severson#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	11:15	1:02	0:00	10:13	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:44	0:53	0:15	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	17:08	0:05	2:09	14:54	3	11	21.4
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:03	0:00	2:48	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	13:23	0:05	0:57	12:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	10:09	0:05	0:00	10:04	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	20	14:43	1:02	0:15	13:26	5	7	41.7
1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	18	15:35	0:53	0:00	14:42	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:42	0:53	0:00	12:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	12:50	1:02	0:00	11:48	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:39	0:00	0:00	12:39	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	17:42	0:53	1:36	15:13	9	7	56.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:32	0:53	0:00	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:48	0:12	2:07	17:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	17:25	0:00	2:07	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	21:06	1:07	1:53	18:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	24	20:57	0:00	1:53	19:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:19	0:55	0:00	20:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cory SchneiderC. Schneider#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	5	21	.808	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Shane GersichS. Gersich#63
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakub JerabekJ. Jerabek#28
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:14	3:44	0:00	15:30	9	7	56.3
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	16:54	0:16	0:00	16:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	10:40	0:16	0:00	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	17:27	3:44	0:00	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	17	14:53	0:16	0:43	13:54	6	3	66.7
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:08	0:00	0:00	8:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	19:19	3:44	0:00	15:35	11	7	61.1
2	0	1	8	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	19	21:00	3:44	0:00	17:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	12:54	0:00	1:13	11:41	2	0	100.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:42	0:00	1:17	9:25	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:31	0:00	0:00	11:31	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	18	14:50	0:00	0:47	14:03	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	2	23	21:45	3:00	1:07	17:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	16:43	0:00	0:00	16:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	4	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	16:13	0:00	0:00	16:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	20:54	0:16	0:53	19:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	21	23:48	1:00	1:07	21:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	20	17:05	0:00	0:53	16:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	3	23	.885	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Devils	1	1	1	3
	Capitals	2	1	2	5

1st Period		NJ	WSH
2:21	Alex Ovechkin (48) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (56), Tom Wilson (21)	0	1
8:10	Nico Hischier (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Pat Maroon (25), Damon Severson (15)	1	1
19:32	Nicklas Backstrom (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (12), John Carlson (53)	1	2

2nd Period			NJ	WSH
3:44		Michal Kempny (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Shane Gersich (1), Chandler Stephenson (12)	1	3
19:07		Miles Wood (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Pat Maroon (26), Pavel Zacha (16)	2	3

3rd Period		NJ	WSH
2:04	Pat Maroon (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Pavel Zacha (17), Miles Wood (13)	3	3
5:11	Alex Ovechkin (49) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	3	4
11:50	Andre Burakovsky (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Michal Kempny (7), Nicklas Backstrom (50)	3	5

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-1

Capitals
5
Devils
2

Game 1

10/13

Devils
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

12/30

Capitals
3
Devils
4

Game 3

1/18

Devils
3
Capitals
5

Game 4

4/7

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, April 7, 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	11	6	2	24
Carolina	11	4	0	22
Washington	10	4	1	21
NY Rangers	9	4	1	19
NY Islanders	6	6	4	16
Pittsburgh	6	9	3	15
Philadelphia	6	8	2	14
Columbus	5	8	2	12

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