nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Washington 3-2 - Recap
The Capitals came up short Friday against the Rangers, falling 3-2.
New York won as a -117 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Alexis Lafreniere, Dryden Hunt, and Filip Chytil each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Chytil opened the scoring for New York.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 34-save effort for the Rangers.
Washington got goals from John Carlson, and Justin Schultz in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot New York 36-33 in the game.