nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Skates Past Washington 2-1 - Recap
Philadelphia skated to a 2-1 victory over Washington on Saturday in NHL action at Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers were a +131 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Philadelphia got goals from Cam Atkinson, and Claude Giroux in the victory. Giroux opened the scoring at 0:11 of the first period.
Carter Hart stopped 27 of 28 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got a goal from T.J. Oshie in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 of 22 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Philadelphia went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 28-22.
Next game, Philadelphia takes its act home to face Edmonton looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Toronto.