nhl Game Recap
Capitals Down New Jersey 6-5 - Match Report
The Capitals earned a 6-5 victory over the Devils on Saturday at Prudential Center.
The Capitals were a +136 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Washington got goals from Jakob Chychrun, Connor McMichael, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Andrew Mangiapane, Rasmus Sandin, and Taylor Raddysh in the victory. Mangiapane opened the scoring at 6:19 of the first period.
Charlie Lindgren turned in a 22-save effort for the Capitals.
Stefan Noesen(2), Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, and Justin Dowling scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.
Jake Allen stopped 26 of 32 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 3-for-5, while the Devils were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 32-27.
Washington looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sharks. The Devils will aim to get back on the winning track at New York.