nhl Game Recap
Capitals Down New Jersey 5-2 - Match Report
The Capitals beat New Jersey 5-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Vitek Vanecek's 22 saves.
Washington won as a -123 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Washington got goals from Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller, Daniel Sprong, Garnet Hathaway, and Nic Dowd in the victory. Hathaway opened the scoring at 3:36 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 22-save effort for the Capitals.
New Jersey got goals from Pavel Zacha, and Nico Hischier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 24-24.