nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 4-3 Against Toronto - Game Recap
Toronto needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Washington on Sunday in NHL action at Capital One Arena.
Toronto was an underdog by +103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 7.0.
Toronto got goals from Ilya Lyubushkin, Ilya Mikheyev, and Jason Spezza in the victory. Lyubushkin opened the scoring at 12:32 of the first period.
Erik Kallgren turned in a 34-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Washington got goals from T.J. Oshie, Marcus Johansson, and Lars Eller in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 27-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
Toronto scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 37-30.
Toronto looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Red Wings. The Capitals will aim to get back on the winning track vs. New York.