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Hurricanes Fall 4-2 Against Washington - Game Recap
The Capitals beat Carolina 4-2 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Ilya Samsonov's 30 saves.
Washington was an underdog by +138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Washington got goals from Aliaksei Protas, John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov, and Alex Ovechkin in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 11:58 of the second period.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 30-save effort for the Capitals.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Carolina got a 21-stop effort from Frederik Andersen in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-5, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Washington 32-25 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Florida looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Dallas.