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Jack Hughes pots the empty netter, 5-2 NJD.

Stefan Noesen buries a backhand past Logan Thompson to put the Devils up 4-2.

Logan Thompson gets beat from deep, 3-2 Devils.

That should very clearly be a delay-of-game penalty on Jesper Bratt.

Big net-front scramble and the puck ends up in Washington's net, but the referees immediately give the no-goal call.

Tom "definitely did not hear that whistle" Wilson 😂

Logan Thompson gets beat by a deflection, 2-2.

PLD KEEPS SCORING

Another assist for Jack "literally Bobby Orr" St. Ivany

Dave Steckel is tonight's "Vintage" Cap.

Tom Wilson sending a bit of a message at the end of that first period.

Throws a hit on Declan Chisholm at the final horn and bumps Jesper Bratt on his way back to the bench.

Caps Young Guns PPG

HUTSON TO LEONARD, TIE GAME

This year's Capitals team is having an incredibly rough time in their own zone.

Their man-to-man setup has been torn apart far too often.

Not an ideal start.

Cole Hutson takes a holding penalty, and the Devils are up 1-0.

The first of two in a row against the Devils #JoeBSuitOfTheNight

Capitals lines at Devils:

Ovechkin-I. Protas-Beauvillier
Kyrou-Strome-Leonard
A. Protas-Dubois-Tuch
Jenner-Sourdif-Wilson

Chychrun-Roy
Fehervary-Liljegren
Hutson-St. Ivany

Thompson
Lindgren

Connor Hellebuyck avoided facing his former team in Winnipeg, but he won't be avoiding the Capitals tonight.

The three-time Vezina winner is 5-0-0 with New Jersey. Can Washington hand him his first loss as a Devil?

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