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Washington Skates Past New York 5-1 - Recap

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to lead the Capitals over New York 5-1 on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.

Washington won as a -108 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin(2), T.J. Oshie, Justin Schultz, and Hendrix Lapierre in the victory. Oshie opened the scoring at 4:39 of the first period.

Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 of 24 New York shots in the victory.

Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.

New York got a 22-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.

Washington scored 3 times on 6 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Washington outshot New York 27-24 in the game.

Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Dallas.