Vladislav Kolyachonok scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night at Prudential Center.
Evan Rodrigues opened the scoring on the power play at 2:20 of the first period, with assists from Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk. Ryan Leonard tied it 1-1 on the power play at 14:10 of the first period. Pierre-Luc Dubois put the Capitals ahead 2-1 at 2:11 of the second period. Lenni Hameenaho tied it 2-2 at 9:51 of the second period.
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Kolyachonok put the Devils ahead 3-2 at 6:27 of the third period, with an assist from Rodrigues. Stefan Noesen made it 4-2 at 17:07 of the third period. Jack Hughes made it 5-2 into an empty net at 19:15 of the third period.
For New Jersey, Rodrigues had a goal and an assist, Gritsyuk had two assists, Hameenaho, Kolyachonok and Noesen each scored, and Hellebuyck stopped 26 of 28 shots.
For Washington, Leonard and Dubois each scored, and Logan Thompson stopped 24 of 28 shots.
New Jersey outshot Washington 29-28. New Jersey went 1 for 3 on the power play, and Washington went 1 for 2. The Devils moved to 14-6-0. The Capitals fell to 10-7-0.
The Devils sit second in the Eastern Conference. The Capitals sit ninth in the Eastern Conference. The season series is tied 1-1. Washington won the first meeting 4-2 on Oct. 17.
The Devils are back in action when they visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Capitals are back in action when they host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
