Takeaways: Capitals Can't Shut Down Hughes & Bratt, Come Up Short In Loss To Devils
Washington was on its heels in a 7-3 loss.
The Washington Capitals know that at this point in the season, every point matters. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to help them overpower the New Jersey Devils as they lost some traction in their push for the playoffs. While Cole Hutson, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson helped D.
C. get on the board, the offense couldn't do much else, and mistakes in the defensive zone led to a 7-3 loss. Here are the takeaways as Washington's three-game win streak comes to an end.
The team still remains three points out of the second Wild Card spot and four out of third in the Metropolitan Division. Huston Pots First On NHL Goaltender, Dubois Keeps Power Play Streak Alive In Back-And-Forth First After Cody Glass and Dawson Mercer got the Devils out to an early 2-0 lead, the Capitals needed some life, and Cole Hutson stepped up to provide it. Tom Wilson got the puck out of the zone and passed it up ice, where Hendrix Lapierre and Hutson sped toward the loose biscuit.
Lapierre pushed it up to Hutson for the breakaway, and he made no mistake, sniping home his first on an NHL goaltender and cutting things to 2-1. Hutson has six points through his first eight games in the NHL. Minutes later, Washington went to the power play, where Pierre-Luc Dubois camped out in front.