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Pittsburgh Falls 5-3 to Capitals - Recap

Washington earned a 5-3 victory over Pittsburgh behind a 2-goal performance from Carl Hagelin on Sunday at Capital One Arena.

The Capitals were a -131 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Carl Hagelin(2), Jakub Vrana, Tom Wilson, and T.J. Oshie each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Vrana opened the scoring for Washington.

Braden Holtby stopped 33 of 36 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Pittsburgh got goals from Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby, and Evgeni Malkin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Matt Murray stopped 18 of 22 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

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

Pittsburgh outshot Washington 36-23 in the game.

Washington heads into a battle against the Jets. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.