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Penguins Fall 6-3 Against Washington - Game Recap
Braden Holtby stopped 36 of 39 shots fired at him by Pittsburgh, as the Capitals skated to a 6-3 victory Saturday at Capital One Arena.
Washington was favored by -123 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie, John Carlson, and Brett Connolly each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Carlson opened the scoring for Washington.
Braden Holtby stopped 36 of 39 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Pittsburgh got goals from Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby, and Jamie Oleksiak in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Pittsburgh got a 26-stop effort from Matt Murray in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-3, while the Penguins were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Washington 39-32 in the game.