Devils, Capitals trade power-play strikes in 2-2 standoff

At the second-period intermission Thursday, New Jersey and Washington are tied 2-2, with the Capitals narrowly ahead 20-19 in shots. Devils forward Evan Rodrigues has a goal, one point, one shot and New Jersey’s power-play strike, while Lenni Hameenaho has a goal, one point, two shots and a plus-1; Timo Meier and Brenden Dillon each have an assist, with Dillon adding two shots, four hits and a plus-1. Washington’s Ryan Leonard has a goal, one point, three shots, three hits and the Capitals’ power-play goal, while Pierre-Luc Dubois has a goal and two shots; Cole Hutson has an assist and a plus-1. Washington has the slight volume edge and leads 15-11 in hits, but both teams have scored once on the power play. Connor Hellebuyck has 18 saves on 20 shots (.900) for New Jersey, while Logan Thompson has stopped 17 of 19 (.895) for Washington.