Tom Wilson scored his second purpose of the sport at 4:00 of additional time to elevate the Washington Capitals to a 6-5 win towards the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Newark, N.J.
Wilson entered the zone on a two-on-one, stored the puck and fired a wrist shot previous Jacob Markstrom. He scored in his fourth straight recreation to begin the season and added an help for the Capitals, who’ve gained three straight.
Alex Ovechkin scored his first purpose of the season and moved inside 41 of passing Wayne Gretzky (894 targets) for first place all time. Logan Thompson made 26 saves to earn the victory.
Nico Hischier had two targets and an help for the Devils, who twice rallied from two-goal deficits to drive additional time. Markstrom made 31 saves.
New Jersey’s Dougie Hamilton tied the rating 5-5 at 12:28 of third interval, scoring on a one-timer from the excessive slot on an influence play.
Erik Haula gave the Devils a 1-0 at 4:45 of the primary interval when he scored from a pointy angle alongside the left boards.
Wilson tied the rating at 6:01, scoring on a wrist shot within the slot off a backhand move from Connor McMichael on the push. He equaled the Capitals document for consecutive video games with a purpose to begin the season.
McMichael gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead when he knocked in a rebound at 10:14.
Ovechkin made it 3-1 at 14:18 when John Carlson’s shot deflected off him and in.
Hischier tied the rating when he scored two targets 10 seconds aside, the 2 quickest targets by the identical participant in Devils historical past.
Hischier pulled the Devils inside 3-2 when he scored from the slot off a move from Stefan Noesen behind the web 34 seconds into the second interval. He tied the rating 3-3 when he recovered a turnover shortly after the following faceoff and beat Thompson on the 44-second mark.
The Capitals regained the lead when a stretch move from Trevor van Riemsdyk despatched Andrew Mangiapane in alone for a breakaway purpose at 9:15.
Dylan Strome made it 5-3 at 12:33 when he deflected van Riemsdyk’s shot previous Markstrom.
Mercer pulled the Devils inside 4-3 at 3:39 of the third interval when he scored off a cross-ice move from Hischier on the push.
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