nhl Game Recap
Recap - Capitals Defeat Philadelphia 3-2
The Flyers came up short Thursday against the Capitals, falling 3-2.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -230 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin, Andrew Mangiapane, and Brandon Duhaime in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 14:25 of the first period.
Charlie Lindgren turned in a 26-save effort for the Capitals.
Philadelphia got goals from Ryan Poehling, and Sean Couturier in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Samuel Ersson stopped 13 of 16 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-1, while the Flyers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia outshot Washington 28-16 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Panthers. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.