Washington Capitals edge New Jersey Devils, 3-2

That brings us to the end of a first period — New Jersey Devils 1, Washington Capitals 1. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 11-10, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Auston Matthews opened the scoring for Washington Capitals at 0:36, then Nicholas Robertson tied it for New Jersey Devils at 14:10.

Connor Hellebuyck was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New Jersey Devils went 0-for-2 while Washington Capitals went 0-for-2.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — New Jersey Devils 1, Washington Capitals 1. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 10-8, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Morgan Geekie put Washington Capitals in front at 3:00, tempers flared at 12:15 with Tom Wilson winning a scrap, and Jordan Eberle tied it for New Jersey Devils at 12:23.

Connor Hellebuyck was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New Jersey Devils went 0-for-1.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — New Jersey Devils 0, Washington Capitals 1. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 16-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Oskar Sundqvist put Washington Capitals in front at 7:46.

Connor Hellebuyck was under siege with 14 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New Jersey Devils went 0-for-1 while Washington Capitals went 0-for-3.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.