nhl Game Recap
Washington Skates Past Colorado 3-2 - Recap
The Avalanche came up short Thursday against the Capitals, falling 3-2.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as +116 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Washington got goals from Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, and T.J. Oshie in the victory. Backstrom opened the scoring at 11:37 of the second period.
Braden Holtby stopped 32 of 34 Colorado shots in the victory.
Andre Burakovsky, and Mikko Rantanen scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Braden Holtby.
Colorado got a 35-stop effort from Philipp Grubauer in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-5, while the Avalanche were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 38-34.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Los Angeles.