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Washington Ices Columbus 1-0 - Recap

Darcy Kuemper made 37 stops Sunday to lead the Capitals over the Blue Jackets 1-0 at Capital One Arena.

Washington was favored by -360 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Washington got a goal from Erik Gustafsson in the victory. Gustafsson opened the scoring at 2:43 of the first period.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 37 of 37 Columbus shots in the victory.

Columbus got a 18-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.

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

Columbus outshot Washington 37-19 in the game.

Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Tampa Bay.