nhl Game Recap
Devils vs Capitals Final: 5-1 - Recap
New Jersey got 3 goals from Jack Hughes en route to a 5-1 victory over Washington on Saturday at Prudential Center.
New Jersey was favored by -185 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 6.0.
New Jersey got goals from Jack Hughes(3), Nico Hischier, and Fabian Zetterlund in the victory. Hischier opened the scoring at 9:04 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 37 of 38 Washington shots in the victory.
John Carlson scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Washington got a 24-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-3, while the Capitals were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 38-29.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Rangers. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vancouver.