The Washington Capitals are hosting the New Jersey Devils for the second time this season, and they hope this game goes better than the first. New Jersey spoiled Washington’s home opener in October, but the Capitals returned the favor in Newark a week later.
New Jersey has won seven of their last 10 games and is coming off a 4-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Washington dropped their last outing 2-1 to the Colorado Avalanche.
Ivan Miroshnichenko will make his season debut on the Capitals’ top line in the matchup. Miroshnichenko gets the assignment and sends Jakub Vrana to the press box. Andrew Mangiapane will return to his regular spot on the team’s third line.
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The Capitals-Devils game is on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is shortly after 7:00 pm.
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1st Period
Puck is dropped.
Tom Wilson gets sent to the box for a soft high-sticking call on Jack Hughes just 4:26 into the period.
The refs make the make-up call 18 seconds later and call Stefan Noesen for hooking John Carlson.
🚨 1-0 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Matt Roy (1). Assists: R. Sandin (8), H. Lapierre (3). Time: 13:52.
Matt Roy scores his first goal with the Capitals, knuckling a point shot past Jake Allen’s glove.
Nic Dowd called for hooking Dougie Hamilton at the 14:39 mark of the first frame.
🚨 1-1 tie. NJD PPG: Tomas Tatar (3). Assists: E. Haula (6), L. Hughes (3). Time: 16:31.
Tomas Tatar taps a puck in behind Charlie Lindgren over the goal line to tie the game.
At intermission: The game is tied 1-1. Colorado leads in shots 12 to 3. The Capitals have the better of the five-on-five play, though, out-attempting New Jersey 17-13.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 2-1 New Jersey Devils. NJD Goal: Brenden Dillon (1). Assists: T. Tatar (5) Time: 07:08.
Brenden Dillon floats a wrister from the point that gets deflected by John Carlson and past Lindgren.
Brandon Duhaime chucks knuckles with Jonathan Kovacevic. Two five-minute majors for fighting.
Rasmus Sandin called for tripping Jesper Bratt 15:38 into the second.
🚨 3-1 New Jersey Devils. NJD PPG: Dougie Hamilton (3). Assists: J. Bratt (18), N. Hischier (11) Time: 15:42.
Hamilton immediately scores off the draw.
Connor McMichael and Nico Hischier get matching minors for unsportsmanlike conduct.
At intermission: New Jersey has a 3-1 lead. The Devils lead in shots 24-15. Washington is still out-attempting New Jersey at five-on-five, 43-33.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
Nic Dowd is almost immediately called for a phantom high-sticking penalty.
New Jersey gets the full power play but the refs give the Capitals their own call soon after. Paul Cotter for slashing Taylor Raddysh.
🚨 3-2 New Jersey Devils. WSH PPG: Connor McMichael (13). Time: 04:54.
John Carlson finds Connor McMichael at the backdoor to bring the Capitals within one. The NHL is calling it an “own goal,” so it’s in the scorebook as unassisted for the time being.
After two sparkling stops by Jake Allen at the other end, Charlie Lindgren stops Tatar on a breakaway bid.
Taylor Raddysh takes a bad delay of game penalty with 9:58 left in the third period.
Ivan Miroshnichenko throws a big hip check on Nolan Foote and the linesman.
Washington has pulled Charlie Lindgren for an extra attacker.
Capitals lose 3-2. New Jersey outshot the Caps 33-25. Washington out-attempted the Devils 64 to 43 at five-on-five.
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