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Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes Recap - Capitals Win 4-3

Philipp Grubauer stopped 36 of 39 shots fired at him by Carolina, as the Capitals skated to a 4-3 victory Friday at PNC Arena.

Washington was an underdog by +112 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Washington got goals from Lars Eller, Brett Connolly, Jay Beagle, and Alexander Ovechkin in the victory. Eller opened the scoring at 7:25 of the first period.

Philipp Grubauer turned in a 36-save effort for the Capitals.

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal, and Jeff Skinner scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Philipp Grubauer.

Cam Ward stopped 23 of 27 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Washington scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 2-for-5 with the man advantage.

Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 39-27.

Washington heads into a battle against the Devils. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.