New Jersey Devils thrash Washington Capitals 5-0
The 299th game of the 2010 Compuware Premiere Series witnessed the New Jersey Devils playing host to the Washington Capitals. The match was played at the Prudential Centre this Monday in front of 14,000 fans. The Washington Capitals played their 22nd game while the New Jersey Devils played their 21st of the campaign thus far.
The Washington Capitals began the period making a couple of shots in the opening stages of the period. As time passed, the home team gained confidence which resulted in them piling up attack after attack.
The home team was rewarded for this with a goal in the 6th minute of the period. The goal was scored by Patrik Elias through a simple tip in shot that put the home team in the lead. The New Jersey Devils continued to attack despite their 1 up lead.
The Devils managed to score again in the 17th minute of the period to double their lead. The goal was scored by Jason Arnott through a spectacular wrap around shot.
The home team continued to put pressure on the Washington Capitals. They were successful in scoring once again in the 19th minute to take the score to 3-0. The goal was scored by Mattias Tedenby from a backhand shot that went flying into the back of the net.
The period ended with the Devils leading 3-0 as they made nine goal attempts while the Washington Capitals could just make four.
The 2nd half of the match saw the home team continue dominating the game. They managed to score in the 3rd minute of the period through a powerful strike from Jason Arnott, scoring his 2nd goal of the night.
The home team pressed in search of another goal and was successful in scoring in the 8th minute. The goal was scored by Dainius Zubrus that took the score to 5-0 in favour of the home team and set the home crowd wild.
The period saw the Washington Capitals responding strongly with attacks and shots frequently but they couldn’t score as the period ended. During the course of the period the Devils made 7 goal attempts while the Capitals made 16 goal attempts.
The final period of the match saw both teams attack and defend but this likeminded approach had them matched equally with no further scores.
The New Jersey Devils made 7 goal attempts while the Washington Capitals made 10 but no further goals were scored as the match ended 5-0 in favour of the home team.
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