US EditionChychrun Scores in Overtime to Lift Capitals Past Devils 4-3
Jakob Chychrun scored his 15th goal 4:06 into overtime to secure Washington's 4-3 win, marking their second victory in the last eight games.
- On Saturday night in Newark, defenseman Jakob Chychrun scored in overtime 4:06 into the extra session for his 15th goal as Logan Thompson, Capitals goalie, made 35 saves in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
- Aliaksei Protas opened scoring just before the first period ended, and Anthony Beauvillier gave Washington a second-period lead amid multiple ties in the back-and-forth game.
- The Devils scored twice in a 32-second span in the third while Jesper Bratt scored twice and Cody Glass put New Jersey ahead before Jake Allen made 29 saves in defeat.
- The victory was Washington Capitals' only its second in its last eight games, while New Jersey Devils suffered their third straight loss and will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
- The Capitals' record in Newark is 11-1-0 in their last 12 visits to Prudential Center, with recent losses for the Devils against the Islanders and Buffalo.
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The Washington Capitals went back and forth with a very game New Jersey Devils team on Saturday night. The Caps battled periods of very poor play throughout the night, but countered with just as many great stretches that helped them to a 4-3 overtime victory. Great to see two points right out of the break. The Devils are probably better than their record suggests now that Jack Hughes is back, so this was nice to see. .embed-hm { position: relati…
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The Capitals have not had a ton of success this season with games that have gone past regulation, picking up just one win prior to last night (a 3-2 OT win over Tampa way back in mid-October). So the general sentiment heading into overtime in Newark last night, against one of the league’s better overtime/shootout teams, was likely that of dread. But no one told Jakob Chychrun the Caps weren’t… Source
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