nhl Game Recap
Canucks vs Capitals Final: 4-3 - Recap
The Capitals came up short Sunday against the Canucks, falling 4-3.
Vancouver was an underdog by +128 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Vancouver got goals from Elias Pettersson, Tyler Myers, Kiefer Sherwood, and Teddy Blueger in the victory. Pettersson opened the scoring at 0:59 of the first period.
Thatcher Demko turned in a 29-save effort for the Canucks.
Jakob Chychrun, John Carlson, and Ryan Leonard scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vancouver went 1-for-4, while the Capitals were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Vancouver 32-24 in the game.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Seattle.