Two Power-Play Strikes Leave Devils, Capitals Deadlocked

On Thursday, New Jersey and Washington finished the first period tied 1-1, with the Devils holding a slim 13-12 edge in shots. Ryan Leonard scored Washington’s power-play goal, finishing the period with one goal, one power-play goal and two shots; Cole Hutson and Ilya Protas each had an assist, and Hutson added two shots. Evan Rodrigues answered with New Jersey’s power-play goal, while Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk each recorded an assist. New Jersey’s Luke Hughes and Washington’s Jakob Chychrun each had three shots on goal, and Chychrun added two hits as the Capitals led 9-2 in hits. Logan Thompson stopped 12 of 13 shots for Washington (.923), while Connor Hellebuyck made 11 saves on 12 shots for New Jersey (.917).