nhl Game Recap
Recap - Capitals Defeat Vegas 5-2
Washington earned a 5-2 victory over Vegas behind a 2-goal performance from Alexander Ovechkin on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.
Washington won as a -150 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Washington got goals from Alexander Ovechkin(2), Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and T.J. Oshie in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring at 19:25 of the first period.
Braden Holtby stopped 29 of 31 Vegas shots in the victory.
Vegas got goals from Reilly Smith, and Cody Eakin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vegas got a 24-stop effort from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-4, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Washington 31-29 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Vegas, they head on the road to face Pittsburgh.