nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 4-1 Against New York - Game Recap
The Rangers earned a 4-1 victory over the Capitals on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
New York won as a +133 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome, and Alexis Lafreniere in the victory. Kreider opened the scoring at 14:57 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 26-save effort for the Rangers.
Dmitry Orlov scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 of 23 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot New York 27-24 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face New Jersey.