Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick as the capitals defeated the Devils 5 - 1

Ovie celebrates his 1st of 3 goals in the game after scoring at 5:20 of the 2nd period to put the Caps ahead 1 - 0

Alex Ovechkin skates past the devils goal and Devils goalie Johan Hedberg after scoring his second goal of the game at 1:23 of the 3rd period

Eric Fehr celebrates after scoring a short handed goal at 3:56 of the 3rd period putting the Caps ahead 3 - 1

Caps goalie Braden Holtby had 21 saves in the Caps 5 - 1 victory over the Devils

Caps coach Adam Oates gives direction from behind the bench during the Caps 5 - 1 victory over the Devils

The Caps and their shadows line the bench during the National Anthem at the Verizon Center

Nicklas Backstrom keeps his eyes on the puck in front the Devils net as Devils goalie Johan Hedburg deflects a high shot

Ovie celebrates his 1st goal with teammates John Carlson and John Erskine

The Devils bench gives Ovie the eye. Ovechkin had a hat trick as the Caps defeated the Devils 5 - 1

Braden Holtby gets knocked down as he battles to make a save versus the Devils

The Verizon Center ice crew cleans up after Ovie's hat trick

Troy Brouwer scores to the delight of the Verizon center crowd to put the Caps ahead 5 - 1 over the Devils

Matt Hendricks deflects a puck in front of the Devils net as Johan Hedburg makes the save for the Devils

Ovie congratulates Braden Holtby after the Caps 5 - 1 victory over the Devils

Alex Ovechkin heads to the locker room after the Caps 5 - 1 victory over the Devils

Ovie shoots and scores! Ovechkin had a hat trick in caps 5 - 1 win over the Devils