nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 2-1 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 2-1 victory over Washington on Saturday, but needed a shootout to do it at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -146 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Tampa Bay got a goal from Luke Glendening in the victory. Glendening opened the scoring at 7:29 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 32-save effort for the Lightning.
Anthony Mantha scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Washington got a 19-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.
On the power play, Tampa Bay went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 33-20.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face New York.