nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 6-3 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Tampa Bay earned a 6-3 victory over Washington behind a 2-goal performance from Mikhail Sergachev on Sunday at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Lightning were rewarded as -180 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Tampa Bay got goals from Mikhail Sergachev(2), Nicholas Paul, Nick Perbix, Nikita Kucherov, and Cole Koepke in the victory. Sergachev opened the scoring at 1:23 of the first period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 19-save effort for the Lightning.
Conor Sheary, Garnet Hathaway, and Lars Eller scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Washington got a 5-stop effort from Darcy Kuemper in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 35-22.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against the Stars. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.