New Jersey Devils End 2016 Like a Dumpster Fire in Blowout Loss to Capitals

End of the year celebrations are ongoing or will occur later tonight. People want to end the year with a bang and the New Jersey Devils were no different. To use a phrase nobody cool uses, the Devils set the dumpster on fire this afternoon against the Washington Capitals. Amid a month-and-a-half run of mostly awful hockey, the Devils took it to new lows. The Caps mopped the floor with them as they won the game by a final score of 6-2. Six goals allowed is a season-high for the Devils in 2016-17. And such a mark came with the kind of performance that deserved to give up six goals. Here’s a quick summary of what the game featured:

Lack of defensive coverage. Despite it being an even strength…