Having watched his New Jersey Devils fail to score during an earlier 5-on-3 power play, coach Peter DeBoer called a timeout right before another two-man advantage against the Washington Capitals. This time, the puck wound up in the net. Dropping to a knee as he let his shot fly, Ilya Kovalchuk scored the tiebreaking goal with about 8½ minutes left to complete New Jersey's 3-2 comeback victory Thursday night over NHL-worst Washington, which has yet to beat any of the Eastern Conference's elite teams.
