nhl Game Recap
Penguins vs Capitals Final: 5-4 - Recap
Kasperi Kapanen scored twice to lead the Penguins over Washington 5-4 on Thursday at Capital One Arena.
Pittsburgh was favored by -106 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Kasperi Kapanen(2), Frederick Gaudreau, Jake Guentzel, and Zach Aston-Reese in the victory. Kapanen opened the scoring at 15:27 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 33 of 37 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson, Daniel Sprong, and T.J. Oshie in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 30-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-3, while the Capitals were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Pittsburgh 37-35 in the game.