nhl Game Recap
Carolina Ices Washington 5-2 - Recap
The Hurricanes earned a 5-2 victory over the Capitals on Monday at Lenovo Center.
Carolina won as a -228 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Carolina got goals from Andrei Svechnikov, Taylor Hall, Shayne Gostisbehere, Seth Jarvis, and Sean Walker in the victory. Gostisbehere opened the scoring at 10:24 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen turned in a 19-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin, and Jakob Chychrun in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 32-stop effort from Logan Thompson in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 0-for-3, while the Capitals were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Washington 37-21 in the game.