nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 5-3 Against Philadelphia - Game Recap
The Flyers got a 3-goal performance from Travis Konecny as Philadelphia handed Washington a 5-3 defeat on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center.
Bettors who backed the Flyers were rewarded as +158 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Travis Konecny(3), Owen Tippett, and Scott Laughton each scored for the Flyers in the victory. Laughton opened the scoring for Philadelphia.
Carter Hart turned in a 26-save effort for the Flyers.
Washington got goals from Marcus Johansson, T.J. Oshie, and Garnet Hathaway in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Philadelphia scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 36-29.