nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Florida 4-3 - Recap
Braden Holtby stopped 37 of 40 shots fired at him by Florida, as the Capitals skated to a 4-3 victory Wednesday at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals were a -164 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Richard Panik, Lars Eller, Alex Ovechkin, and Brendan Leipsic each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring for Washington.
Braden Holtby turned in a 37-save effort for the Capitals.
Mike Hoffman, Brett Connolly, and Vincent Trocheck scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Braden Holtby.
Florida got a 16-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Washington 40-20 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Florida, they head home to face Nashville.