LIVE UPDATES: Devils 4 vs Washington 6

POST-GAME

GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST PERIOD

• Akira Schmid starts in net for New Jersey on the second half of a back-to-back. Vitek Vanecek posted the victory on Tuesday night in Montreal. No other line changes were made for New Jersey. 

• Capitals goaltender Hunter Shepard is making his NHL debut

GOAL!
6:37 | WSH 1, NJ 0
Goal: Mantha (Protas)

• The Devils concede the first goal of the game for a sixth straight game to open the season. This is the first time the Capitals have scored first in a game this season.

GOAL!
15:52 | WSH 2, NJ 0
Goal: Strome (Ovechkin, Wilson)

GOAL!
17:28 | WSH 3, NJ 0
Goal: Milano (Oshie, Kuznetzov)

SECOND PERIOD

• Vitek Vanecek enters the game to start the second period. Akira Schmid's night concludes after three goals on eight shots. 

GOAL!
4:31 | WSH 3, NJ 1
Goal: Toffoli (Meier, J. Hughes)

GOAL!
5:19 | WSH 3, NJ 2
Goal: Meier (J. Hughes, Toffoli)

GOAL!
6:42 | WSH 3, NJ 3
Goal: Hischier (Bratt, Marino)

GOAL!
10:01 | WSH 3, NJ 4
Goal: Toffoli (L. Hughes)

THIRD PERIOD

GOAL!
00:18 | WSH 4, NJ 4PP Goal: Strome (Kuznetzov, Carlson)

GOAL!
2:09 | WSH 5, NJ 4Goal: McMichael (Mantha, Backstrom)

GOAL!
18:25 | WSH 6, NJ 4
EN Goal: Ovechkin

DEVILS LINEUP

Palat-Hischier-Bratt
Toffoli-Hughes-Meier
Mercer-Haula-Holtz
Lazar-McLeod-Bastian

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Bahl-Marino
Smith-Hughes

Schmid
Vanecek

CAPITALS LINEUP

Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
Milano-Kuznetzov-Oshie
McMichael-Backstrom-Phillips
Melenstyn-Protas-Mantha

Fehervary-Carlson
Sandin-van Riemsdyk
Alexeyev-Jensen

Shepard
Kuemper