{"id":537739,"date":"2026-04-03T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/537739\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T03:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:00:25","slug":"jack-hughes-5-point-game-powers-the-devils-to-a-7-3-win-over-the-capitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/537739\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Hughes\u2019 5-point game powers the Devils to a 7-3 win over the Capitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Hughes had two goals and three assists and Dawson Mercer scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7-3 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n


\n New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes skates agains the Dallas Stars during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo\/Julio Cortez)(AP\/Julio Cortez)<\/p>\n


\n New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes skates agains the Dallas Stars during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo\/Julio Cortez)(AP\/Julio Cortez)<\/p>\n

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Jack Hughes had two goals and three assists and Dawson Mercer scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7-3 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Hughes scored his first goal for the Devils 9:10 into the second period on a wrist shot, assisted by Jesper Bratt and Johnathan Kovacevic. He tacked on a wrist shot 8:10 into the third, assisted by Bratt and Connor Brown. Hughes has 24 goals and 44 assists this season.<\/p>\n

Bratt, Dougie Hamilton and Cody Glass also scored for the Devils.<\/p>\n

Tom Wilson, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Cole Hutson scored for the Capitals.<\/p>\n

Jake Allen made 29 saves in the win for the Devils. Logan Thompson had 23 saves for the Capitals.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Devils: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Capitals: Host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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