Devils Beat Capitals 7-4 as Hellebuyck Makes 43 Saves to Stay Unbeaten
WASHINGTON — The New Jersey Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night, November 14, at Capital One Arena, beating Washington for the second time in three days to win for the seventh time in eight games and improve to 11-2 since October 20.
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves and remain unbeaten this season at 7-0-0. Evan Rodrigues scored twice, including an empty-net goal at 16:45 of the third period. Jesper Boqvist, Connor Brown and Lenni Hameenaho each had a goal and two assists, and defenseman Luke Hughes added three assists, with Hameenaho and Boqvist recording their first three-point games.
Washington led three times in the first period on goals including tallies by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Anthony Beauvillier, and took a 3-2 lead into the first intermission. Boqvist tied the game 3-3 in the second period, and Timo Meier's power-play goal gave New Jersey its first lead. Nico Hischier scored shorthanded 56 seconds into the third period to make it 5-3, the eventual game-winner.
The Devils, who beat Washington 5-2 in Newark on Thursday, completed the home-and-home sweep. New Jersey hosts the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, November 18, at Prudential Center.
Source: Associated Press
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Photo: 图：康纳·赫勒巴克效力马尼托巴麋鹿队时期的比赛照片。来源：TheAHL，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0。 / Photo: Connor Hellebuyck during his time with the Manitoba Moose. Source: TheAHL, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
