nhl Game Recap
Capitals Down Vegas 4-3 - Match Report
The Capitals earned a 4-3 victory over the Golden Knights on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Washington was an underdog by +144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Lars Eller, Jakub Vrana, Alexander Ovechkin, and Devante Smith-Pelly each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Vrana opened the scoring for Washington.
Braden Holtby turned in a 28-save effort for the Capitals.
Vegas got goals from Reilly Smith, David Perron, and Nate Schmidt in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vegas got a 29-stop effort from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-4, while the Golden Knights were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Vegas 33-31 in the game.