January 3, 2005 in League news

21 yrs ago · 1 min read

Devils pad stats with shellacking in D.C.

Dylan McLaughlin

GM, New Jersey Devils

What better way to build some confidence and pad your stats than to take on the anemic Washington Capitals. The visitors ran the score through the roof but instead of the usual suspects like Gagne , Legwand and Elias causing all the damage, it was the Devil 3rd line that lit it up. Josef Balej had 4 assists while helping his centerman Rico Fata to register his first hat trick of the season.

Potvin didn't have to be brilliant facing the uninspired Caps, but when called upon, he was solid getting his 5th win of the season.

Reports coming out of D.C. this afternoon have the Devils and Caps talking trade. No names have been confirmed but rumour has it that Sami Kapanen and Sergei Brylin are the principal players in the possible deal.

TRaveling with the Devils