nhl Game Recap
St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals Wrap - St. Louis Wins 5-2
The Blues beat Washington 5-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Ville Husso's 19 saves.
Bettors who backed the Blues were rewarded as +131 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
St. Louis got goals from Ryan O'Reilly, Brayden Schenn, Brandon Saad, David Perron, and Nathan Walker in the victory. Saad opened the scoring at 11:48 of the first period.
Ville Husso turned in a 19-save effort for the Blues.
Tom Wilson, and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Ville Husso.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 33 of 37 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
St. Louis scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot Washington 38-21 in the game.
St. Louis heads into a battle against the Flyers. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Buffalo.