nhl Game Recap
Capitals vs Canadiens Final: 8-4 - Recap
Washington earned a 8-4 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Anthony Mantha on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -262 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Anthony Mantha(2), Justin Schultz, Dmitry Orlov, T.J. Oshie, Nic Dowd, Alex Ovechkin, and Garnet Hathaway each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Dowd opened the scoring for Washington.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 28-save effort for the Capitals.
Ryan Poehling(2), Nick Suzuki, and Jake Evans scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Montreal got a 33-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-6, while the Canadiens were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Montreal 41-32 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.