nhl Game Recap
Recap - Capitals Defeat Philadelphia 9-2
Washington got a pair of goals from Lars Eller as the Capitals skated to a 9-2 victory over Philadelphia on Tuesday at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals were a -235 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Lars Eller(2), Alex Ovechkin, Garnet Hathaway, Conor Sheary, Matt Irwin, Johan Larsson, T.J. Oshie, and Martin Fehervary each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring for Washington.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 of 21 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
James van Riemsdyk(2) scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Carter Hart stopped 7 of 10 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 37-21.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face New York.