nhl Game Recap
Washington Skates Past Buffalo 2-1 - Recap
The Capitals beat Buffalo 2-1 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Vitek Vanecek's 30 saves.
Washington was favored by -110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Tom Wilson, and Jakub Vrana in the victory. Vrana opened the scoring at 1:34 of the second period.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 30-save effort for the Capitals.
Buffalo got a goal from Rasmus Ristolainen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Buffalo got a 19-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-0, while the Sabres were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 31-21.
Washington heads into a battle against the Penguins. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.