Overview
- The New Jersey Devils travel to face the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 17.
- Both teams enter the game tied at 4-3-0, with the Devils riding momentum from a 7-1 win over the Rangers two nights earlier.
- Devils coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Luke Evangelista will not travel because of illness, while Cody Glass took a maintenance day but is expected to play.
- Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said Matt Roy is out with a lower-body injury, Pierre-Luc Dubois is absent with illness, and Justin Sourdif’s availability is uncertain, forcing the club to shuffle center looks.
- Jake Allen is expected to start for New Jersey against Washington’s Logan Thompson and the game will air locally on MNMT and MSGSN and nationally on NHL Network with streaming on DAZN and Fubo.