Overview
- Washington beat New Jersey 4-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena to end the Devils’ brief hot streak and give the Capitals back-to-back wins.
- Ryan Leonard scored a coast-to-coast, deke-and-finish late in the first period that evened the game and swung momentum toward Washington.
- The Capitals managed the win despite roster strain with Pierre-Luc Dubois placed on injured reserve, Matt Roy sidelined, Justin Sourdif unavailable, and Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hershey.
- Logan Thompson stopped 29 of 31 shots to secure the win for Washington while Jake Allen made 21 saves in the loss for New Jersey.
- The result underscored the value of Washington’s depth and AHL pipeline and left New Jersey, still missing Luke Evangelista, looking to regroup before both teams play again on Tuesday.