Devils Fall 5-1 Against Washington - Game Recap
Devils Fall 5-1 Against Washington - Game Recap
The battle between the Capitals and Devils didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as New Jersey was handed a 5-1 defeat on Saturday at Verizon Center.
Washington won as a -105 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin (3), Eric Fehr, and Troy Brouwer in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 5:20 of the second period.
Braden Holtby turned in a 21-save effort for the Capitals.
New Jersey got a goal from Ilya Kovalchuk in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Johan Hedberg stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-3, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 26-22.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head home to face Winnipeg.
