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Tyler Toffoli scored twice and had an assist
for the Devils one night after notching a hat trick, and Jack
Hughes had three assists to give him seven in his past two
games. Timo Meier had a goal and an assist, and Nico Hischier
added a goal.
New Jersey goalie Vitek Vanecek stopped 14 of 16 shots over the
final two periods after Akira Schmid allowed three goals on
eight shots in the first.
Mantha gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 6:37 of the first period
when he gathered in a New Jersey turnover and beat Schmid from
the right circle.
Strome made it 2-0 at 15:52 of the first when he converted a
backdoor pass from Ovechkin on the rush.
Milano increased the lead to 3-0 less than two minutes later,
getting behind the defense, receiving a pass from T.J. Oshie and
beating Schmid from the left circle.
Vanecek replaced Schmid to start the second period, and the
Devils scored three goals in a span of 2:11 to tie it.
Toffoli got the Devils on the board at 4:31, scoring on a wrist
shot after Meier's shot was blocked in front.
Meier tipped in a pass from Hughes at 5:19 to pull the Devils
within 3-2.
Hischier tied the game 3-3 at 6:42, knocking in a loose puck
during a scramble in front of Shepard.
Toffoli gave the Devils a 4-3 lead at 10:01 of the second when
he put home the rebound after Shepard made a save on Luke
Hughes.
The Capitals tied it just 18 seconds into the third period.
Strome worked a give-and-go with Kuznetsov and tapped in the
return pass on a power play for his fourth goal of the season.
McMichael gave the Capitals a 5-4 lead when he took a pass from
Mantha during a two-on-one rush and scored on a backhand shot at
2:09.
Milano appeared to make it 6-4 at 3:30, but the Devils
challenged and the play was ruled offside after a video review.
Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal at 18:25 for the 6-4 final.
--Field Level Media
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