New Jersey Devils' Nicklas Bergfors, right, of Sweden, is congratulated by teammates Andy Greene (6) and Zach Parise (9) after scoring his second goal of the game, during the third period against the Washington Capitals in an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The Devils defeated the Capitals 3-2.
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Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 9:54 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 9:52 PM EST
Newark, N.J. (AP) - Niclas Bergfors scored two power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period to break open a tie game and send the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
Just seconds after Alexander Semin's hooking penalty gave the Devils their third advantage of the game, Bergfors took a pass from Zach Parise in the right circle and whistled a rising shot over Semyon Varlamov's glove with 8:40 left to make it 3-1.
Bergfors then deflected in Travis Zajac's long shot with 4:50 remaining to give the Devils a two-goal edge.
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