nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Winnipeg 4-3 - Recap
The Jets came up short Tuesday against the Capitals, falling 4-3.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -115 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Dmitry Orlov, Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, and Tom Wilson in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 16:58 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 of 33 Winnipeg shots in the victory.
Cole Perfetti, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Winnipeg got a 27-stop effort from Connor Hellebuyck in the loss.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Winnipeg went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Winnipeg by a margin of 33-31.
Washington heads into a battle against the Bruins. Winnipeg, meanwhile, will have their next action against Nashville.