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Los Angeles Falls 2-0 to Capitals - Recap

Washington got a pair of goals from Garnet Hathaway as the Capitals skated to a 2-0 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday at Staples Center.

Washington was an underdog by -101 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Washington got a goal from Garnet Hathaway(2) in the victory. Hathaway opened the scoring at 16:30 of the third period.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 34 of 34 Los Angeles shots in the victory.

Jonathan Quick stopped 36 of 37 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 38-34.

Washington heads into a battle against the Sharks. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.