Sixteen days after beating the New Jersey Devils 6-4 up in their barn, the Washington Capitals are back in Newark for a weekend back-to-back that will also see them play the New York Islanders in Belmont, NY.
The Capitals will be without a few regulars due to injury, including Anthony Mantha and Darcy Kuemper, but will see a return to the lineup from Nic Dowd, who’s missed the last nine games. Charlie Lindgren will get the start against former Capital Vitek Vanecek.
The Devils will be without Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier in the lineup.
Tonight’s game on Monumental Sports Network. Puck drop is at 7:00 pm.
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Lineys!#CapsDevils | @JackDaniels_US pic.twitter.com/ilNrz2uvIi
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 10, 2023
Here’s your #NJDevils lineup tonight against Washington.
• Nosek returns
• Holtz in, Willman out
🥅 Vanecek pic.twitter.com/viPFxvPiKN— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) November 10, 2023
1st Period
The puck is dropped. The Capitals started Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson and Fehervary-Carlson. Lindgren is opposing Vitek Vanecek in net.
🚨 1-0 Capitals. Nicolas Aube-Kubel scores on a slap shot to give the Caps the lead. The goal was assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Sonny Milano and came at the 10:22 of the first. Welcome back, NAK!
🚨 2-0 Capitals. Fifteen seconds later, Beck Malenstyn beat Vitek Vanecek clean with a wrister. The goal was assisted by NAK and Martin Fehervary. That’s a multi-point night for the call-up Aube-Kubel.
Vitek Vanecek has been removed from the game and replaced by Akira Schmid in net.
Evgeny Kuznetsov negates a Capitals power play by taking a penalty.
The Capitals have 10 of the first 12 shots on net.
The Capitals out-shot the Devils 12-2 in the first period and out-attempted them 13-8 at five-on-five. The Devils were credited with the only three high-danger chances of the period. At all strengths, the Capitals hold a 0.66 to 0.39 expected goals lead.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 3-0 Capitals. Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on a two-on-none after getting a perfect set up from Tom Wilson. That’s Kuzy’s second goal of the season. It came 6:34 into the period.
The Capitals are playing a good five-man defense when the Devils have the puck in the offensive zone. Almost nothing is getting through to Charlie Lindgren.
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This is a clinic by the Capitals – perhaps their best game of the year.
3rd Period
Puck dropped.
🚨 3-1 Capitals. Timo Meier scores in front of the net after the puck bounces to him in front of the net. Tom Wilson went for a questionable big hit, whiffed, and then it appears his man scored. The goal came 7:13 into the period.
🚨 3-2 Capitals. Dawson Mercer scores in front of the net on his backhand after a beautiful setup feed. The goal came 1:59 after Meier’s goal.
🚨 4-2 Capitals. Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a full length of the ice, empty-net goal.
Capitals hold on to win. They out-shot the Devils 27-26 on the night, but a strong period gave the Devils a lead in 5v5 attempts, 44-32.
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