Preview: New Jersey Devils Take on the Washington Capitals for the Second Day in a Row

The New Jersey Devils will look to rebound after a loss to the same Washington Capitals team just last night. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Match Overview

Coming off a tough 4-3 loss last night, the New Jersey Devils will prepare to lace them up again tonight. The Washington Capitals has been a team that New Jersey has seemed to struggle against for quite some time now. Even with the team playing better recently they can’t seem to figure Washington out. Managing to have a competitive game yesterday is great and all, but now New Jersey needs to find a way to turn performance into points.

Projected Lineups

Projected Devils’ Lines:

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Projected Capitals’ Lines:

Forwards

Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sprong

Vrana – Backstrom – WIlson

Sheary – Oshie – Panik

Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway

Defense

Dillon – Carlson

Orlov – Schultz

Chara – Jensen

Goalies

Samsonov

Vanecek

What to Watch

Bratt buries a one timer on the powerplay

New Jersey Devils’ Power Play

It still isn’t always the prettiest thing to watch, but the Devils’ power play actually has seen a bit of progress compared to the beginning of the season. It isn’t hard to improve on how abysmal the unit was at the start of the year. However, being able to actually get some zone time and generate quality chances is big for a team who struggles in the goal department. Jesper Bratt’s beautiful power play goal is just the most recent example, and another way to give your best players more time and space offensively.

John Carlson

John Carlson is currently riding a four-game point streak (one goal, three assists). He is always a dangerous offensive threat on the back end. Washington has an incredibly dangerous powerplay and Carlson certainly is a large part of that. Lose track of the point man and he is sure to make you pay.

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