Capitals Beat Devils 4-2, Hand New Jersey Fourth Loss

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday in Washington, pulling away with three second-period goals after the teams were tied 1-1. Arseny Gritsyuk opened the scoring for New Jersey, and Ryan Leonard tied it before Ilya Protas, Dylan Strome and Boone Jenner put Washington ahead. Gritsyuk had a goal and an assist for the Devils, while Timo Meier scored late in the third; Logan Thompson made 29 saves for the Capitals and Jake Allen stopped 21 shots for New Jersey. The loss left the Devils at 4-4-0, while Washington improved to 5-3-0.