Devils beat the Capitals 5-2

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday, November 12, at Prudential Center in Newark.

It was tied 1-1 after the first period, it was tied 2-2 after the second period, and the Devils led 5-2 after regulation.

With 2:20 left in the first period, Evan Rodrigues scored on a snap shot, assisted by Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk. New Jersey Devils led 1-0. With 6:27 left in the third period, Vladislav Kolyachonok scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Evan Rodrigues. New Jersey Devils led 3-2. With 19:15 left in the third period, Jack Hughes scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Arseny Gritsyuk and Jesper Bratt. New Jersey Devils led 5-2.

Pierre-Luc Dubois led the Capitals with 1 goal. Evan Rodrigues led the Devils with 1 goal. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 28 shots for the Devils.

New Jersey Devils were favored by 1.5 goals. Devils covered. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Devils are 14-6. In their last 4 games they beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 at home on November 12, lost to the Winnipeg Jets 2-4 in Winnipeg on November 10, beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 in Toronto on November 8, and beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in New York on November 7.

The Capitals are 10-7. In their last 4 games they lost to the New Jersey Devils 2-5 in New Jersey on November 12, beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Ottawa on November 10, beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 at home on November 7, and lost to the Dallas Stars 5-6 at home on November 3.

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