Devils finish season on winning note, rival Rangers up next in playoffs

The Devils rallied to beat the Capitals 5-4 in their finale. New Jersey, the No. 2 seed, will face the Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.

WASHINGTON — Dougie Hamilton tied it in the third period, Luke Hughes scored his first NHL goal in overtime and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 Thursday night in their regular-season finale.

New Jersey opted to rest top goaltender Vitek Vanecek, veteran forward Ondrej Palat and defensemen Ryan Graves and John Marino.The Devils celebrate Miles Wood’s second period-goal during their 5-4 overtime victory over the Capitals.Blackwood allowed goals to Joe Snively, Rasmus Sandin and Craig Smith on the first five shots he faced in 10-plus minutes and got the hook when Tom Wilson scored 1:05 into the second period.

At the other end of the ice, Darcy Kuemper made a handful of big saves among his 29 before allowing two goals in the third period and Hughes’ goal with 26.4 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT.

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