The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena, scoring three times in the second period to pull away. Logan Thompson stopped 29 of 31 shots for Washington, which improved to 5-3-0.
Washington broke a 1-1 tie with goals from Ilya Protas, Dylan Strome and Boone Jenner in the opening 11 minutes of the second period. Arseny Gritsyuk finished with a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which fell to 4-4-0. Jake Allen made 21 saves.
Key Moments: How Washington Pulled Away
New Jersey struck first when Gritsyuk beat Thompson on a snap shot at 10:04 of the first period, assisted by Dawson Mercer and Stefan Noesen. Washington answered before the period ended as Ryan Leonard scored off a Jakob Chychrun feed at 16:42, with goalie Logan Thompson picking up the secondary assist.
The second period belonged to the Capitals. Ilya Protas put Washington ahead 2-1 just 1:16 into the frame, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Vincent Desharnais. Dylan Strome made it 3-1 at 4:36 on a backhand set up by Alex Tuch and Jordan Kyrou, and Boone Jenner extended the lead to 4-1 at 11:14 with a snap shot assisted by Desharnais and Martin Fehervary.
New Jersey got one back late in the third when Timo Meier scored with 19 seconds left, assisted by Gritsyuk and Jesper Boqvist, but the comeback bid ran out of time.
Top Performers
Vincent Desharnais led all Washington skaters with two assists. Dylan Strome scored once for the Capitals, and Boone Jenner added the other, also with an assist.
Logan Thompson stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Capitals.
What It Means
Washington improved to 5-3-0. New Jersey fell to 4-4-0.
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