The New Jersey Devils stayed composed and once again showed they can win after going down early and often in a high-scoring first period, and beat the Capitals 7-4 Saturday night.
This is the Devils' second straight win over the Capitals, after they beat Washington 5-2 Thursday night. These two wins are huge for their status in the Metro Division.
Early on, both teams exchanged goals multiple times. Connor Brown and the Devils got away with a potential kicked puck into the net to tie the game at two. The Capitals answered almost immediately on a scramble in front of the net to take a 3-2 lead into the intermission.
Midway through the second period, Jesper Boqvist followed up a shot and scored to tie it at three, then Timo Meier scored on the power play to take a 4-3 lead into the intermission. This period was the turning point in the game as the Devils were able to limit the Capitals' chances while producing and capitalizing on their own
The Devils being up going into the third period is very good news so far this year, as they came into tonight 10-0 when leading after two. They used a big third period to push that to 11-0 tonight.
Scoring came quick and plentiful when Nico Hischier scored a short handed goal less then a minute in. Washington answered about 30 seconds later. About two minutes after, Evan Rodrigues scored an unusual goal off a Capitals defender, then he netted a second on the empty net to cap off a huge win.
The Devils Found Explosive Ways to Win
The Devils improve to an impressive 15-6-0 on the season and stay within striking distance of the Hurricanes. The start to the season is what most fans were looking for, and Connor Hellebuyck has been proving worthy, as he is 7-0-0 as a starter.
Connor Hellebuyck is still undefeated for the @NJDevils 😤 pic.twitter.com/Oiu6zGgDsB
— NHL (@NHL) November 15, 2026
Even with Hellebuyck being undefeated, the Devils have proved they have not needed top-tier goaltending yet, as their offense has seemingly scored at will at times. They are on fire so far in November and have scored four or more goals in all but one game this month.
Hellebuyck has not been a problem or played badly yet, but being able to win consistently when teams are putting up four goals against you is very important in the league, especially early on. The Devils will settle in and be able to win low-scoring games if needed as well.
The Devils will get a couple of nights' rest before they travel to Montreal to play a very good Canadiens team. In the past couple years, New Jersey has a very good track record in Montreal, so hopefully that trend will continue on Wednesday.
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