Washington visits New Jersey after Kuznetsov's 2-goal game

Washington Capitals (2-0-1, second in the Metropolitan) vs. New Jersey Devils (2-0-0, fifth in the Metropolitan)

Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

LINE: Devils +103, Capitals -125; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host Washington after Evgeny Kuznetsov scored two goals in the Capitals' 6-3 victory against the Avalanche.

New Jersey finished 19-30-7 overall a season ago while going 7-18-3 at home. The Devils scored 145 total goals last season while averaging 2.6 per game.

Washington finished 36-15-5 overall and 19-7-2 on the road a season ago. The Capitals recorded 314 assists on 188 total goals last season.

The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Devils: None listed.

Capitals: None listed.

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