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Capitals vs Coyotes Final: 2-0 - Recap

Arizona couldn't break through the Washington defense on Friday, failing to score on Ilya Samsonov in a 2-0 loss at Capital One Arena.

Washington won as a -315 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

John Carlson, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Carlson opened the scoring for Washington.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 16 of 16 Arizona shots in the victory.

Arizona got a 30-stop effort from Karel Vejmelka in the loss.

On the power play, Washington went 1-for-6, while the Coyotes were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 32-16.

Washington heads into a battle against the Lightning. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.