nhl Game Recap
New York Falls 2-0 to Capitals - Recap
New York was shut out 2-0 on Saturday, stoned by Vitek Vanecek who stopped all 23 shots fired his way.
Washington was favored by -116 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Tom Wilson, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Wilson opened the scoring for Washington.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 23-save effort for the Capitals.
New York got a 34-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 36-23.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Vancouver looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Philadelphia.