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FINALPrudential Center · Dec 21
WSHWSH
6@3
NJDNJD

Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Capitals beat Devils 6–3

  • J. Carlson scored the game-winner at 0:42 of the third.
  • I. Samsonov stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for the win.
  • Power play: WSH 0/1, NJD 1/3.
  • N. Backstrom led all scorers with 2 goals and 2 assists.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    N. Backstrom

    WSH · 2G 2A

  2. 2nd star
    J. Carlson

    WSH · 1G 1A

  3. 3rd star
    A. Ovechkin

    WSH · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

2nd

3rd

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

WSHNJD
Team statistics comparison
Shots----
Hits1316
Blocked1014
Power Play0/11/3
Faceoff %50.050.0
Corsi %59.640.4
xG3.342.10
Giveaways812
Takeaways66

New Jersey Devils

No player stats available

Washington Capitals

No player stats available

Lineups

WSH

Actual (from shift data)
L1
13:57
8Ovechkin
19:01
19Backstrom
17:35
43Wilson
17:27
L2
13:47
13Vrana
15:08
92Kuznetsov
17:17
77Oshie
17:20
L3
10:06
62Hagelin
13:40
20Eller
14:19
14Panik
12:11
L4
8:35
28Leipsic
9:57
26Dowd
11:12
21Hathaway
9:45
D1
13:00
9Orlov
21:31
3Jensen
19:06
D2
11:46
74Carlson
20:34
6Kempny
19:22
D3
12:39
33Gudas
20:19
34Siegenthaler
17:00
30Samsonov
60:00
Starter
70Holtby
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
  • Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
  • Rasmus Sandinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (Surgery)

NJD

Actual (from shift data)
L1
9:01
63Bratt
15:09
13Hischier
19:19
21Palmieri
17:14
L2
10:30
86Hughes
16:04
37Zacha
16:17
17Simmonds
15:05
L3
11:21
20Coleman
17:10
19Zajac
15:50
97Gusev
12:51
L4
5:49
44Wood
11:06
90Boqvist
11:56
41McLeod
8:43
D1
15:23
28Severson
23:46
25Mueller
17:56
D2
10:57
76Subban
20:23
6Greene
20:18
D3
9:45
45Vatanen
21:21
8Butcher
17:57
29Blackwood
48:25
Starter
31Senn
11:35
Backup

Injured / Scratched

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice