The Devils Have Outshot Everyone. History Splits on What Comes Next

Oct 18, 2026, 9:26 AM ET|Comments (0)

from New Jersey Hockey Now, by James Nichols,

The New Jersey Devils lost 4-2 to the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon and still did the one thing they have done every night this season.

The final count in Washington was 31-25, and how those shots fell mattered. The Capitals took the second period 12-7 in shots and scored three times in a 9:58 span. The Devils came back with a 17-5 edge on Logan Thompson in the third, and all it got them was a Timo Meier power-play goal with 19 seconds left.

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