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Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals Recap - Predators Win 3-2

The Capitals came up short Friday against the Predators, falling 3-2.

The Predators were a +148 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Yakov Trenin, Ryan McDonagh, and Thomas Novak each scored for the Predators in the victory. Novak opened the scoring for Nashville.

Kevin Lankinen turned in a 30-save effort for the Predators.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel, and Sonny Milano scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Kevin Lankinen.

Washington got a 19-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.

Nashville scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 32-22.

Next game, Nashville takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Columbus.