nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals Wrap - Washington Wins 4-3
John Carlson scored a pair of goals against the Lightning as Washington handed Tampa Bay a 4-3 defeat on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as +130 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Washington got goals from John Carlson(2), Alex Ovechkin, and Martin Fehervary in the victory. Fehervary opened the scoring at 5:10 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 25-save effort for the Capitals.
Nick Paul, Nikita Kucherov, and Ross Colton scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Tampa Bay got a 24-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Washington scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 28-28.
Washington heads into a battle against the Penguins. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.