nhl Game Recap
Blues Down Washington 5-1 - Match Report
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice to lead the Blues over Washington 5-1 on Friday at Enterprise Center.
St. Louis was an underdog by -102 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
St. Louis got goals from Pavel Buchnevich(2), Torey Krug, Oskar Sundqvist, and Ivan Barbashev in the victory. Krug opened the scoring at 12:10 of the first period.
Ville Husso stopped 26 of 27 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got a goal from Daniel Sprong in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 12 of 16 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, St. Louis went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot St. Louis 27-24 in the game.
St. Louis looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Stars. The Capitals will aim to get back on the winning track at Minnesota.