WASHINGTON -- Down two goals in the opening period, the New Jersey Devils didnt give up. Instead, they waited for their opportunities, exploited spotty defence and used their patented trap to make things miserable for the Washington Capitals. David Clarkson scored in the fourth round of the shootout, after Johan Hedberg made a pad save on Nicklas Backstrom, and the Devils rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Capitals on Saturday night. "It was a real gutsy effort in this building, down 2-0 to that team," coach Peter DeBoer said. "To hold them to seven shots over the last 45 minutes, I thought it was a real gritty effort." Second-period goals by Petr Sykora and Ryan Carter got the Devils even in a game in which they had a 19-17 edge in shots after being outshot 9-8 in the opening period. "It would have been easy to sit back, but the group of guys around here dont give up," Carter said. "The second period was a statement for us. (We) sat back a little on our heels in the third, weathered a storm and found a way to get two points." With the game tied, the Devils relied on their trap. That strategy got them to overtime and eventually a road win. With the shootout knotted 1-1, Clarkson skated in on Michal Neuvirth, faked to the right and lifted a backhander over the sliding goalie to give the Devils a split in a weekend home-and-home series with the Capitals. Zach Parise also scored for the Devils in the shootout, and Alex Ovechkin connected for Washington. It was Ovechkins only contribution on a frustrating evening in which he had 11 hits as he tried to make up for his lack of offence. "My job is to score goals, not to make hits," Ovechkin said. "The second period, I probably had three chances to score, but I didnt do the right thing." The Devils have won three of four. Troy Brouwer and Jason Chimera scored for the Capitals in the first period, but Washington coach Bruce Boudreau was denied in his first try at his 200th NHL victory. Boudreau sidestepped a pre-game question about what the milestone would mean, telling reporters, "Im not there yet." Capitals defenceman Roman Hamrlik left the game after taking a cross check in the second period. Boudreau was also missing defenceman Mike Green, and banged-up veteran John Erskine was scratched just before warmups, leaving Washington no time to recall anyone from the minors. Boudreau was forced to shorten his bench and insert forward Brooks Laich in the back to compensate for Hamrliks absence. "Will you take a point? Yes," Boudreau said. "When you have a 2-0 lead, will you take a point? No. The goals they scored were mistakes on our part. If we wouldnt make those mistakes, it probably would have been a 2-0 game." Early on, it looked as though the Capitals had jump in their step after winning 3-1 at New Jersey on Friday night. Just 6:30 in, Brouwer gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead. Brouwer intercepted Adam Henriques pass, skated in on Hedberg, got the goalie down, and beat him at the right post for his fourth goal. Washington made it 2-0 at 16:10, just as a tripping penalty against New Jerseys Anton Volchenkov expired. Chimera tipped in John Carlsons drive from the right point. However, the Capitals couldnt extend their surge. New Jersey limited Washington to two second-period shots, and goals by Sykora and Carter erased the Capitals lead. Sykora cut the deficit in half at 12:18, one-timing a short drop pass off a faceoff from the left circle past Neuvirth. The Devils tied it at 18:54 of the second period when Carter, stationed between the circles, redirected a left-wing pass from Bryce Salvador for his first of the season. 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