nhl Game Recap
Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres Wrap - Washington Wins 6-4
The Sabres came up short Thursday against the Capitals, falling 6-4.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -130 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Jakub Vrana, Garnet Hathaway, Brenden Dillon, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, and T.J. Oshie in the victory. Backstrom opened the scoring at 5:43 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 22-save effort for the Capitals.
Victor Olofsson, Taylor Hall, Jake McCabe, and Tobias Rieder scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Carter Hutton stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 28-26.