nhl Game Recap
Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals Wrap - Washington Wins 4-2
Washington skated to a 4-2 victory over Boston on Sunday in NHL action at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as +122 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin, Lars Eller, Tom Wilson, and John Carlson in the victory. Carlson opened the scoring at 4:11 of the second period.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 of 32 Boston shots in the victory.
Erik Haula, and Curtis Lazar scored for the Bruins, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Linus Ullmark stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Boston went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 31-31.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Boston, they head home to face St. Louis.