The Washington Capitals looked to get revenge on the New Jersey Devils after their Metro Division foe lambasted them earlier in the season at the Prudential Center. The red hot, streaking Caps returned to on-ice action after a bit of a break following their successful trip to New York.
Nicklas Backstrom struck first as Alex Ovechkin took advantage of a bad Devils change to set up his long time buddy and running mate. Tom Wilson led off the second with a sneaky shorthanded goal, beating Keith Kinkaid after the Devils goalie made a bad giveaway.
Travis Zajac cut that lead in half with a shorty of his own, picking up a rebound from a Blake Coleman shot. Andre Burakovsky split the defense and beat Kinkaid blocker side to restore the lead and Backstrom struck once more to increase it. Hischier got a late one and so did Johansson. Ovi empty netter. Backstrom hat trick.
Caps beat Devils 6-3!
Ice #rockinthered at #capsplex!#LETSGOCAPS #backtoback #hockeydog πΆππ pic.twitter.com/bZ2sANeVyY
— Tina Butera, M.D. (@TinaBMD) December 1, 2018
tfw you make eye contact with tom wilson pic.twitter.com/wzNEnWQIpj
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 1, 2018
#JoeBSuitOfTheNight #CapsDevils A cool grey and a navy blue tie combo for the @NJDevils pic.twitter.com/ZcvWf9vb4H
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 1, 2018
Next up for the Caps is their first fixture in the month of December as John Gibson and the Anaheim Ducks come to town for a cross conference matchup. Woo. Lets also see what happens with Willy discipline wise.
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