nhl Game Recap
Washington Falls 2-1 to Wild - Recap
The Wild earned a 2-1 victory over the Capitals on Friday at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as +154 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Luke Kunin, and Jordan Greenway in the victory. Greenway opened the scoring at 16:33 of the first period.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 21 of 22 Washington shots in the victory.
Brett Connolly scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.
Braden Holtby stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-1, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 27-22.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Carolina looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Philadelphia.