Devils Stay Hot at The Rock, Rout Capitals

Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images The New Jersey Devils offense is so hot at home they can make a potential Vezina Trophy finalist look like a sieve. The Devils scored six times on 28 shots against Logan Thompson and routed the Washington Capitals 7-3 for their seventh straight win at Prudential Center. Jack Hughes scored twice and had three assists, and Jesper Bratt had a goal and four assists.

Dawson Mercer scored twice too, including an empty-net goal, which was his 100th career goal. New Jersey won for the seventh time in 10 games. The Devils Offense Stayed White Hot at Home Ed Mulholland-Imagn Credit: Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images Devils fans are allowed to wonder where these offensive outbursts have been all season long.

The Devils have 26 goals in their past five games at home dating back to their 3-0 shutout loss at the Rock against the Detroit Red Wings. They have scored 44 goals in 10 home games since the Olympic break, including that goose egg. So two nights after an awful start in their three-goal loss to the New York Rangers, and against a goalie who entered play leading the NHL in Goals Saved Above Average (23) and second in the league in save% (.

912), the Devils came out flying. Cody Glass scored on New Jersey’s second shot on goal at 5:22 of the first, then Mercer put the Devils up 2-0 2:10 later when he scored his first goal in 11 games. “We came out pretty fast,” Mercer said.