nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Pittsburgh 3-1 - Recap
The Capitals earned a 3-1 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
The Capitals were a +111 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Conor Sheary, Jakub Vrana, and Lars Eller each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Sheary opened the scoring for Washington.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of 27 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Zach Aston-Reese scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Tristan Jarry stopped 39 of 42 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 0 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 42-27.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face New York.