The New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals are playing live on the NHL schedule on Friday night and the eastern conference game starts up at 7 pm ET from the Verizon Center and has NJD looking to get a win on the road against Alex Ovechkin and the Caps and it comes as they are fifth in the Metro division.
The Devils come into the game after a win against the Wild and now they will matchup with the Caps before a game against the Colorado Avalanche. The Devils have 16 points and they are 7-7-2 and they are up against a Caps team with 17 points and they are 7-5-3 on the season. The Devs come into the game at 18th in the league in goals per game and they are 13th in power play percentage. The team is last in the league in penalty kill percentage and they will be looking to get that in order moving forward.
Cory Schneider had 23 saves and Jaromir Jagr added two assists against the Wild and now the team wants to keep that going against the Caps. The Caps are third in the Metro division and they come in after a win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the St. Louis Blues are next on the schedule. The team comes in at number five in goals per game and they are second in power play percentage this season.
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