Live updates: Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center

A little over 24 hours after defeating the New York Islanders 5-4 (OT), the Washington Capitals are back to complete their holiday weekend back-to-back against the New Jersey Devils in Jorsey.

Game Preview #22: New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals - All About The Jersey

The Capitals are 1-2-0 against the Devils this season and have been outscored 13-11. No home team has won in this series so far this year.

Spencer Carbery has some changes for tonight. Most notably, Connor McMichael will jump up to the top line. Charlie Lindgren will return to net for the first time since giving up The Tuck.

The Capitals-Islanders game is airing on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is shortly after 7:00 pm.

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Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

1st Period

Puck is dropped.

Kurtis MacDermid goes for a bit hit on Jakob Chychrun. Chychrun side steps it and MacDermid crashes into the boards, falling to the ice. Yikes.

Jake Allen stops Dylan Strome with the top of his glove on a 2-on-1 break.

Through the first 6:00 of the game, the Capitals have held the Devils without a shot. They have four themselves.

🚨 1-0 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Andrew Mangiapane (6). Assists: H. Lapierre (6), J. Carlson (14). Time: 06:19.

After an unbelievable take to the net by Hendrix Lapierre, he finds Andrew Mangiapane wide open in the slot. After Mangiapane’s first shot is stopped by Jake Allen, he finishes on the rebound.

Devils get their first shot on goal 8:08 into the game.

🚨 1-1 tie. NJD Goal: Nico Hischier (15). Assists: L. Hughes (6), B. Pesce (1). Time: 10:54.

From just outside the crease, Hischier cross-checks TVR to the ice (Ryan Reaves G1 SCF style), takes a pass, and then weakly backhands it past Lindgren.

Jake Allen stops Dylan Strome on another high-danger chance.

Capitals to the first power play of the game after Paul Cotter commits interference on Andrew Mangipane at the 14:22 mark.

Huge, sensational stops by Jake Allen in front of the net on Tom Wilson.

Nic Dowd to the box for holding at 17:55. Watch out, the Devils power play went 3 for 4 yesterday.

Devils negate their power play after Jesper Bratt hooks Tom Wilson right off the draw. The Capitals have drawn 8 penalties during opponents’ power plays, tied with Toronto for the most in the league.

At intermission: The Capitals and Devils are tied 1-1. The Capitals outshot the Devils 15 to 5 and out-attempted them 20 to 7 at five-on-five. WSH leads in expected goals at all strengths, 2.11 to 0.51. Dominant period.

2nd Period

Puck is dropped.

🚨 2-1 New Jersey Devils. NJD Goal: Justin Dowling (2). Assists: B. Pesce (2). Time: 02:38.

Dowling scores on the tip-in. A multi-point night for Brett Pesce.

Enjoy:

Charlie Lindgren goes to the splits to rob Timo Meier. Wow.

Chychrun and Cotter to the box for interference and unsportsmanlike conduct respectively.

Dawson Mercer high-sticks Dylan Strome in the face. Strome is bleeding profusely from the the chin. It’s a double minor.

🚨 2-2 tie. WSH PPG: Connor McMichael (14). Assists: P. Dubois (13), J. Carlson (15). Time: 09:49.

McMichael scores on a 4-on-3 power play after his initial shot is blocked and he takes a beautiful feed from Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Devils’ forward was without a stick after it breaking earlier in the penalty kill.

🚨 3-2 Washington Capitals. WSH PPG: Jakob Chychrun (8). Assists: L. Eller (6). Time: 10:56.

Out of the penalty box, Jakob Chychrun scores his eighth goal of the season on the 5v4 power play, ripping a wrister past Jake Allen at the top of the right circle.

Strome is back on the Capitals bench after being worked on in the locker room. He got back on the bench with about eight minutes remaining in the period..

Connor McMichael yappin. I love it.

🚨 4-2 Washington Capitals. WSH PPG: Rasmus Sandin (8). Assists: I. Miroshnichenko (2). Time: 19:49.

Miro won a puck battle behind the net, Sandin skated it out and scored. Three consecutive power-play goals scored by the Capitals. Wow.

At intermission: Capitals outscore the Devils 3-1 in the period and now lead 4-2. The Capitals are outshooting the Devils 27 to 13 and are out-attempting them 37 to 25 at five-on-five.