nhl Game Recap
Carolina Falls 4-0 to Capitals - Recap
The Capitals earned a 4-0 victory over Carolina on Thursday behind a 36-save performance from Vitek Vanecek at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals were a +110 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, Martin Fehervary, and Dmitry Orlov each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Kuznetsov opened the scoring for Washington.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 36 of 36 Carolina shots in the victory.
Frederik Andersen stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-6, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 36-33.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Seattle looking for another win. For Carolina, they head home to face Pittsburgh.