The Capitals played their second consecutive game without their star Alex Ovechkin as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Unfortunately, Washington fell short by the score of 3-2, marking back-to-back losses without The Great 8.
The first two periods really showed that the Capitals weren’t able to get much going, as they couldn’t move the puck or play well on defense. The Caps also weren’t able to stay out of the box as they committed seven penalties and had 17 penalty minutes in the contest. The team also gave up two New Jersey power play goals, with one in the first period and another in the middle frame.