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OVERTIME

3:30: Jakub Vrana got in behind the Devils defense and roofed the puck for the win. | WSH 5, NJD 4

5:00: OT has begun.

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: After regulation, shots on goal were 31-29 for the Devils, including 16-5 in the third.

3:50: Kulikov rang a shot off the post.

4:51: Shots on goal were 15-3 Devils with just over five minutes to play in the third.

7:40: TIE GAME! Damon Severson’s shot from the point found its way to the back of the net, tying the game and completing the comeback for the Devils. | NJD 4, WSH 4

9:43: ONE-GOAL GAME! Yegor Sharangovich rifled a shot from the hashmarks over the glove of Vanecek, making it a one-goal game with 9:43 to go in the first. | WSH 4, NJD 3

10:42: Devils had two shots on the power play but could not score.

13:12: Nick Jensen took a tripping penalty, setting up another Devils power play as they try to continue their positive momentum in the period, outshooting Washington 7-1 so far.

14:13: Miles Wood on a two-on-one takes a backhand pass from Jesper Bratt and fires it high short side on Vanecek to make it a two-goal game. | WSH 4, NJD 2

16:42: The best chance on the man advantage came when Damon Severson was perched in front of the net but was robbed at point-blank range by Vanecek.

18:38: Pavel Zacha got tripped up by Garnet Hathaway, giving the Devils a power play chance to get back in the game early in the third.

20:00: Period three has started.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: After two, shots were 24-15 for Washington.

2:27: Shots in the second were 13-6 with two minutes to go in the frame.

4:57: Dmitry Orlov wristed a laser from the top of the right circle over the right shoulder of Wedgewood to put the Capitals back up by three. | WSH 4, NJD 1

7:16: ON THE BOARD! Travis Zajac took advantage of some confusion behind the Washington net, muscling Backstrom off the puck and then feeding Janne Kuokkanen in front. Kuokkanen quickly fired the puck in as Caps goaltender Vitek Vanecek tried to scramble back in position after getting caught behind the goal. | WSH 3, NJD 1

9:17: Shots on goal were 19-11 for Washington just past the period’s midway point; 8-2 in the middle frame.

9:24: Caps made it 3-0 when Sprong wristed a shot from the left circle short side on the rush. | WSH 3, NJD 0

12:18: Capitals doubled their lead with a couple of seconds to go in the four-on-four as Jakub Vrana finishes a nice feed from John Carlson to tie the game. | WSH 2, NJD 0

14:16: P.K. Subban gets called for high-sticking and Lars Eller for cross-checking setting up a four-on-four situation.

15:11: Shots on goal were 3-2 for Washington five minutes into the period.

20:00: Period two has started.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After one, shots on goal were 12-9 for the Capitals.

2:38: With 13 seconds to go in the man advantage, Justin Schultz blasted a shot from the point that was tipped by T.J. Oshie on its way to the net behind Wedgewood to put the Caps on the board. | WSH 1, NJD 0

4:25: Janne Kuokkanen got called for holding the stick to put the Caps back on the power play.

5:30: With just over five minutes to go in the first period, shots on goal were 9-8 for the Caps.

8:51: After killing off the penalty, the Devils had a power play of their own when Daniel Sprong received two minutes for tripping.

11:38: Miles Wood was called for slashing to give the Capitals the game’s first power play.

15:03: Shots on goal were 6-4 for the Devils five minutes into the game.

20:00: Tonight’s game is underway.

DEVILS LINEUP

Sharangovich – Zajac – Kuokkanen
Matlsev – Zacha – Palmieri
Johnsson – Hughes – Bratt
Wood – McLeod – Bastian

Smith – Severson
Kulikov – Subban
Murray – Vatanen

Wedgewood

OUT: Hischier, Butcher, Gusev, Dell

CAPITALS LINEUP

Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Sprong
Sheary – Eller – Panik
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway

Defense:
Dillon – Carlson
Orlov – Schultz
Chara – Jensen

Vanecek

OUT: Siegenthaler, Wilson, Van Riemsdyk

DEVILS MINUTE