nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes vs Capitals Final: 6-1 - Recap
Martin Necas scored twice to lead the Hurricanes over Washington 6-1 on Monday at Capital One Arena.
Carolina was favored by -131 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Martin Necas(2), Derek Stepan, Brett Pesce, Sebastian Aho, and Brady Skjei each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Stepan opened the scoring for Carolina.
Frederik Andersen stopped 25 of 26 Washington shots in the victory.
Tom Wilson scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Frederik Andersen.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 18 of 23 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 29-26.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Lightning. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.