nhl Game Recap
Rangers Fall 7-4 Against Washington - Game Recap
The Rangers came up short Saturday against the Capitals, falling 7-4.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -157 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Lars Eller, Aliaksei Protas, Tom Wilson, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael, Alex Ovechkin, and Dylan Strome in the victory. Strome opened the scoring at 18:46 of the first period.
Logan Thompson stopped 29 of 33 New York shots in the victory.
Filip Chytil, Mika Zibanejad, Sam Carrick, and Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Logan Thompson.
Jonathan Quick stopped 21 of 27 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-4, while the Rangers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Washington 33-28 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Buffalo looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Chicago.