The Washington Capitals took out the New Jersey Devils on home ice in relatively easy fashion. The good guys used three goals from their bloodied captain and another sparkling performance from their rookie netminder to secure to 5-2 victory.
The Caps out-shot the Devils 38 to 34 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 53 to 41.
Ilya Samsonov of the @Capitals is the 10th different rookie goaltender in NHL history to earn wins in 9+ consecutive decisions within a regular season. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/SCFccEOuRb
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 17, 2020
Numbers thanks to Hockey-reference.com and NaturalStatTrick.com.
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