The Devils have had a rough go in the second half of back-to-backs the past two seasons. Today we look at the issue.

Washington Capitals (10-5-4, second in the East Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (7-6-2, sixth in the East Division) ...

As the Devils look to make the jump from playoff regular to Cup contender, these are their top three candidates to have a ...

- T.J. Oshie scored twice to end a lengthy drought, Alex Ovechkin had a late power-play goal and the Washington Capitals erased a two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Sunday.

So when the Washington Capitals, already up by a pair of goals against the New Jersey Devils, went back on the power play, center Mike Ribeiro had one objective: Help the captain get a hat trick.

Garnet Hathaway and Daniel Sprong scored in the opening 5:06 and the streaking Capitals opened an early three-goal lead and held off a rally by the slumping New Jersey Devils in a 5-2 win on Saturday.

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13), of Switzerland, and Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik (44) compete for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan ...