nhl Game Recap
Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers Recap - Capitals Win 5-3
Nic Dowd scored twice to lead the Capitals over Philadelphia 5-3 on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center.
Washington was an underdog by +113 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Nic Dowd(2), Conor Sheary, Alex Ovechkin, and John Carlson each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring for Washington.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 30-save effort for the Capitals.
Philadelphia got goals from Travis Konecny, Ivan Provorov, and Scott Laughton in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Philadelphia got a 17-stop effort from Brian Elliott in the loss.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia outshot Washington 33-22 in the game.