nhl Game Recap
Capitals vs Golden Knights Final: 5-2 - Recap
Nicklas Backstrom scored twice to lead the Capitals over Vegas 5-2 on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
Washington won as a -114 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Washington got goals from Nicklas Backstrom(2), Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Jonas Siegenthaler in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring at 0:58 of the first period.
Braden Holtby stopped 30 of 32 Vegas shots in the victory.
Reilly Smith, and Max Pacioretty scored for the Golden Knights, finding the net behind Braden Holtby.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Vegas 34-32 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Vegas, they head on the road to face Detroit.