nhl Game Recap
Recap - Hurricanes Defeat Washington 3-2
The Capitals came up short Monday against the Hurricanes, falling 3-2 in a shootout.
Carolina was favored by -201 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Carolina got goals from Andrei Svechnikov, and Stefan Noesen in the victory. Noesen opened the scoring at 4:27 of the first period.
Frederik Andersen turned in a 18-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin, and Dylan Strome in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 33-stop effort from Darcy Kuemper in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-6, while the Capitals were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 35-20.
Next game, Carolina takes its act on the road to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Vegas.