nhl Game Recap
Washington Falls 3-2 to Devils - Recap
New Jersey earned a 3-2 victory over Washington on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Capital One Arena.
New Jersey was favored by -138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Dawson Mercer, and Erik Haula each scored for the Devils in the victory. Haula opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Akira Schmid stopped 20 of 22 Washington shots in the victory.
Dylan Strome, and Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Akira Schmid.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 38 of 40 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 40-22.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.