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Recap - Capitals Defeat Anaheim 3-2

The Ducks came up short Friday against the Capitals, falling 3-2.

Washington was favored by -148 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Jakub Vrana, Travis Boyd, and Evgeny Kuznetsov each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Boyd opened the scoring for Washington.

Braden Holtby turned in a 27-save effort for the Capitals.

Anaheim got goals from Ryan Getzlaf, and Adam Henrique in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ryan Miller stopped 33 of 36 shots for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Washington scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Anaheim went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Washington outshot Anaheim 36-29 in the game.

Washington heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Anaheim, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.