nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Colorado 6-3 - Recap
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice to lead the Capitals over Colorado 6-3 on Tuesday at Capital One Arena.
Washington was an underdog by +111 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Evgeny Kuznetsov(2), Nic Dowd, Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Mantha, and Nick Jensen each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring for Washington.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 of 27 Colorado shots in the victory.
J.T. Compher, Mikko Rantanen, and Darren Helm scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 34 of 39 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-3, while the Avalanche were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Colorado 40-27 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Devils. Colorado, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.