nhl Game Recap
Washington Skates Past Buffalo 6-0 - Recap
Buffalo was shut out 6-0 on Monday, stoned by Vitek Vanecek who stopped all 23 shots fired his way.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -209 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Garnet Hathaway, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Daniel Sprong, Richard Panik, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring for Washington.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 of 23 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Buffalo got a 24-stop effort from Carter Hutton in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-2, while the Sabres were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Buffalo 30-23 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face New Jersey.