nhl Game Recap
Recap - Hurricanes Defeat Washington 3-1
The Hurricanes beat Washington 3-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Frederik Andersen's 18 saves.
Carolina was favored by -155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Carolina got goals from Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov, and Jordan Staal in the victory. Staal opened the scoring at 9:38 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen turned in a 18-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Frederik Andersen.
Logan Thompson stopped 18 of 20 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 21-19.