nhl Game Recap
Washington Skates Past Los Angeles 4-3 - Recap
The Kings came up short Saturday against the Capitals, falling 4-3.
Washington was favored by -130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Washington got goals from Nic Dowd, Marcus Johansson, John Carlson, and Lars Eller in the victory. Dowd opened the scoring at 3:11 of the third period.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 23-save effort for the Capitals.
Phillip Danault, Viktor Arvidsson, and Sean Durzi scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Darcy Kuemper.
Jonathan Quick stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Los Angeles 32-26 in the game.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Los Angeles, they head home to face Tampa Bay.