Devils vs. Capitals Recap: Leonard and Gritsyuk Shots Props Cash

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 in Saturday's afternoon game. Arseny Gritsyuk gave New Jersey the lead at 10:04 of the 1st, and Ryan Leonard tied it on the power play at 16:42. Washington took over in the 2nd with three even-strength goals: Ilya Protas at 1:16, Dylan Strome at 4:36 and Boone Jenner at 11:14. Timo Meier scored on a New Jersey power play at 19:41 of the 3rd to make it 4-2. The Devils outshot the Capitals 31-25, but Logan Thompson made 29 saves and even picked up an assist on Leonard's goal. Jake Allen made 21 saves for New Jersey. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

Ryan Leonard 2+ shots on goal (-190 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Leonard had 2+ shots in 7 of 7 games this season, 2.6 a game, and in his last 10 straight. With Dubois out again for Washington, we expected him to stay in a top-six role. - What happened: He put 2 shots on goal in 13:23, clearing the line by 0.5. One of them was the power-play goal at 16:42 of the 1st that tied the game 1-1. He logged 1:57 of power-play time. - Worth watching: He got there on light ice time, so the margin was thin. The power-play minutes are what lift his shot floor, so check that he is still on a unit before the next one.

Arseny Gritsyuk 2+ shots on goal (-140 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Gritsyuk had 2+ shots in 6 of 7 games this season and 8 of his last 10. With Brown, Bjugstad and Evangelista all out for New Jersey, we expected him to keep top-nine minutes. - What happened: He led the game with 6 shots on goal, clearing the line by 4.5. He opened the scoring at 10:04 of the 1st and set up Meier's power-play goal late in the 3rd, finishing with 1 goal and 1 assist in 17:17, including 2:51 on the power play. - Worth watching: Six shots on 17:17 is real volume, and he had power-play time on top of it. As long as the Devils are short at forward, this role looks worth a look again.

How the game played out

The 2nd period swung it. Washington scored three times in the first 11:14 of the period to turn a 1-1 game into a 4-1 lead. New Jersey kept shooting but Thompson held on, and the Devils' late power-play goal came with only 19 seconds left.

Trends to watch

• Washington blocked 22 shots to New Jersey's 8, which kept the Devils' 31 shots from being even more.
• Both teams scored once on the power play: New Jersey had 4 chances and Washington had 2.
• Thompson faced 31 shots and stopped 29, a heavy workload for a winning goalie.

Stats are from the ESPN box score. More on the NHL hub, in all NHL recaps and in our guide to implied probability.