nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Columbus 3-1 - Recap
The Capitals earned a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
Washington was favored by -238 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, and Garnet Hathaway in the victory. Protas opened the scoring at 4:33 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 17-save effort for the Capitals.
Eric Robinson scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Columbus got a 29-stop effort from Daniil Tarasov in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-1, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Columbus 32-18 in the game.
Washington looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Ducks. The Blue Jackets will aim to get back on the winning track vs. San Jose.