NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals 10/12/2024

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New Jersey Devils (2-1-0) at Washington Capitals (0-0-0)
Date: Saturday, October 12
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: MSG, ESPN+

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New Jersey -1.5 ML -142
Washington +1.5 ML +120
O/U 6

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New Jersey Devils Notes:

The Devils are three games into the regular season with their first two games in Prague as part of the 2024 Global Series. New Jersey picked up two wins, 4-1 and 3-1, against the Buffalo Sabres. In their home opener Thursday night, the Devils fell 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Washington Capitals Notes:

Saturday night kicks off the Washington Capitals’ season, the franchise’s 50th season. Throughout the preseason, the Capitals went 3-3-0, picking up wins over Boston, New Jersey, and Columbus while losing games to Philadelphia, Boston, and Columbus.

New Jersey Devils Lineup:

Meier-J. Hughes-Bratt
Tatar-Hischier-Mercer
Palat-Haula-Noesen
Cotter-Lazar-Bastian

Dillon-Hamilton
Siegenthaler-Kovacevic
Casey-Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

Washington Capitals Lineup:

Ovechkin-Strome-Mangiapane
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Milano-Lapierre-Protas
Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh

Chychrun-Carlson
Ferhervary-Roy
Sandin-Van Riemsdyk

Lindgren
Thompson

Players To Watch:

New Jersey – Paul Cotter and Timo Meier are tied for the team lead with two goals each, while Cotter and Johnathan Kovacevic each share the team lead with three points. Nathan Bastian, Kovacevic, and Jack Hughes each have two assists, which leads the group.

Washington – Charlie Lindgren is starting the season opener after coming off a strong season with the Capitals. Last year for Washington, Lindgren played 50 games last season and finished the year with a 25-16-7 record. He averaged 2.67 goals against and had a .911 save percentage. Lindgren recorded six shutouts during the 2023-24 campaign.

Injuries:

New Jersey – L. Hughes (Shoulder – LTIR), Hatakka (Undisclosed), Pesce (Lower Leg)
Washington – Backstrom (Hip – LTIR), Oshie (Back – LTIR)

Next game:

New Jersey – October 14 vs Utah at 1 pm EST.
Washington – October 15 vs Vegas at 7 pm EST.

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