nhl Game Recap
Capitals vs Blue Jackets Final: 3-2 - Recap
The Capitals beat Columbus 3-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Braden Holtby's 33 saves.
The Capitals were a -106 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Lars Eller, Tom Wilson, and John Carlson each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Wilson opened the scoring for Washington.
Braden Holtby stopped 33 of 35 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got goals from Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Artemi Panarin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 42 of 45 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 45-35.