nhl Game Recap
Recap - Capitals Defeat Philadelphia 5-3
Garnet Hathaway scored twice to lead the Capitals over Philadelphia 5-3 on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center.
The Capitals were a -173 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Washington got goals from Garnet Hathaway(2), Joe Snively, Michal Kempny, and John Carlson in the victory. Kempny opened the scoring at 18:35 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 30 of 33 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Philadelphia got goals from Gerry Mayhew(2), and Travis Sanheim in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Martin Jones stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 33-25.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Carolina.