Devils Fall 4-2 To Capitals

The New Jersey Devils suffered a 4-2 defeat against the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena, falling to a 4-4-0 record. Arseny Gritsyuk opened the scoring for New Jersey, but Washington responded with four consecutive goals from Ryan Leonard, Ilya Protas, Dylan Strome, and Boone Jenner. Goaltender Logan Thompson secured the victory for the Capitals with 21 saves from Jake Allen on the other end.

Timo Meier scored a late power-play goal in the final minute for New Jersey, who outshot Washington 17-5 in the third period. The Devils played without Luke Evangelista due to illness and Connor Brown because of a lower-body injury, while Brenden Dillon was a healthy scratch.