nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Fall 9-2 Against Washington - Game Recap
The Capitals got a 3-goal performance from Alex Ovechkin as Washington handed Montreal a 9-2 defeat on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
Washington was favored by -250 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin(3), Nic Dowd, Marcus Johansson, Garnet Hathaway, Anthony Mantha, Dylan Strome, and Erik Gustafsson in the victory. Gustafsson opened the scoring at 0:32 of the first period.
Charlie Lindgren turned in a 31-save effort for the Capitals.
Cole Caufield(2) scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.
Jake Allen stopped 31 of 40 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 2-for-4, while the Canadiens were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot Montreal 40-33 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Sabres. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Nashville.