nhl Game Recap
Recap - Capitals Defeat Carolina 7-6
The Hurricanes came up short Friday against the Capitals, falling 7-6 in a shootout.
Washington won as a +170 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Sonny Milano(3), Connor McMichael, John Carlson, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Milano opened the scoring for Washington.
Charlie Lindgren turned in a 7-save effort for the Capitals.
Sebastian Aho(3), Brady Skjei, Seth Jarvis, and Jaccob Slavin scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 25 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 3 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Washington 31-25 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Jets. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.