Outclassed Again: New Jersey Devils Flopped in 1-4 Defeat by the Washington Capitals

Another night, another loss. So it goes.I’m not sure what I should have expected.

Tonight, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Washington Capitals. The Capitals are aiming to take first in the Metropolitan Division. They also had a bigger, higher-profile game against Tampa Bay tomorrow. The Devils have had little to play for in 2019 and they are still ravaged by injuries. On paper, the Capitals should mop the floor with the Devils. In reality, the Capitals mopped the floor with the Devils.

It was not a total beatdown for sixty minutes. The first period ultimately went well for the Devils. Sure, the Devils conceded the first goal of a game; a well-placed shot to the far post by Andre Burakovsky…