The Capitals prevent the Devils from gaining momentum in the third period – The Rink Live

Taylor Raddysh and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored goals 10 seconds apart late in the third period, and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-5 on Saturday night.

Raddysh deflected a pass from Martin Fehervary past Jake Allen from the slot at 13:54 to make it 5-4, and after the ensuing faceoff, Aliaksei Protas stole the puck from Allen behind the net and passed it forward, where Dubois scored empty goal to extend the lead to 6-4.

Stefan Noesen brought the Devils to within 6-5 at 16:45 when he scored his second goal of the game.

Rasmus Sandin, Raddysh and Dubois each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who have won seven straight road games. John Carlson had three assists and Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist, and Nico Hischier scored his fifth goal in four games for the Devils, who had won four of five. Jack Hughes had three assists and Jake Allen made 26 saves.

Andrew Mangiapane gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 6:19 of the first period when he grabbed his own rebound.

Hischier evened the score at 1-1 at 10:54 when he scored on a forward pass from Luke Hughes.

Justin Dowling gave the Devils a 2-1 lead at 2:38 of the second period when he deflected Brett Pesce’s shot past Lindgren.

Connor McMichael made it 2-2 after 9:49 in a 4-on-3 game. His first shot from the slot was saved by Allen, but Dubois sent the rebound back to McMichael and he scored.

Jakob Chychrun gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead with a power play goal at 10:56 on a high wrist shot from the top of the right circle.

Sandin extended the lead to 4-2 with 12 seconds left when he reached a loose puck in front of the goal crease and scored on a power play.

Noesen brought the Devils to within 4-3 at 2:03 of the third period by picking off a pass from Jack Hughes on a power play.

Ondrej Palat intercepted a clearance attempt and passed to Jack Hughes, whose shot deflected off Bratt at 4:15, making it 4-4.

–Field level media