nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices St. Louis 3-2 - Recap
The Capitals beat St. Louis 3-2 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Braden Holtby's 20 saves.
Washington was an underdog by +144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov, and Jakub Vrana each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring for Washington.
Braden Holtby turned in a 20-save effort for the Capitals.
St. Louis got goals from Sammy Blais, and Alex Pietrangelo in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
St. Louis got a 31-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.
Washington scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while St. Louis went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot St. Louis 34-22 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face NY Islanders looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head home to face Dallas.