The New Jersey Devils stayed composed and once again showed they can win after going down early and often in a high-scoring first period, and beat the Capitals 7-4 Saturday night. This is the Devils' second straight win over the Capitals, after they beat Washington 5-2 Thursday night.
Did everyone catch their breath yet? You didn’t even need to watch this game to get an impression about how it went. A quick look at the boxscore shows you everything you need to understand about what this game looked like.
The New Jersey Devils took on the Washington Capitals on Saturday night with an important two points on the line. The Devils and Capitals are expected to be the two teams fighting for playoff positioning at the end of the season, as they both rapidly improved their rosters in the offseason while also having young players coming into the lineup.
Nico Hischier scored the eventual game-winner as the New Jersey Devils topped the host Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night. Evan Rodrigues scored twice; Jesper Boqvist, Lenni Hameenaho and Connor Brown each scored and added two assists as the Devils won for the seventh time in eight games (7-1-0) and improved to 11-2-0 over their last 13.
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Evan Rodrigues scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night at Capital One Arena. Pierre-Luc Dubois opened the scoring at 5:13 of the first period, with assists from Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas.
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On Thursday, Nov. 12, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Washington Capitals for the two teams’ second matchup in the 2026-27 season. The Capitals took the first game at Capital One Arena on Oct.
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Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils scored three third-period goals to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night in Newark, N.J.
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