nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Falls 5-4 to Capitals - Recap
Washington skated to a 5-4 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday in NHL action at Wells Fargo Center.
Washington was an underdog by +108 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Carl Hagelin, Alex Ovechkin, Nick Jensen, Nic Dowd, and Daniel Sprong each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Sprong opened the scoring for Washington.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 28-save effort for the Capitals.
Nolan Patrick, Shayne Gostisbehere, James van Riemsdyk, and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Carter Hart stopped 11 of 13 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-2, while the Flyers were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia outshot Washington 32-23 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face New York.