nhl Game Recap
Washington Skates Past Montreal 3-1 - Recap
The Canadiens came up short Saturday against the Capitals, falling 3-1.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -283 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Washington got goals from Anthony Mantha, T.J. Oshie, and Conor Sheary in the victory. Sheary opened the scoring at 9:02 of the second period.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 21-save effort for the Capitals.
Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Darcy Kuemper.
Sam Montembeault stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-2, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 29-22.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Vancouver looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Pittsburgh.