nhl Game Recap
Capitals vs Canadiens Final: 8-4 - Recap
Washington got 3 goals from Alex Ovechkin en route to a 8-4 victory over Montreal on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Washington won as a +115 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin(3), Sonny Milano(2), Ethen Frank(2), and Jakob Chychrun in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 1:00 of the first period.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 28 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Joe Veleno, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki, and Brendan Gallagher in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jakub Dobes stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 36-28.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Toronto.