nhl Game Recap
San Jose Skates Past Washington 4-1 - Recap
San Jose skated to a 4-1 victory over Washington on Sunday in NHL action at Capital One Arena.
San Jose was an underdog by +154 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
San Jose got goals from Alexander Barabanov, Evgeny Svechnikov, Erik Karlsson, and Tomas Hertl in the victory. Svechnikov opened the scoring at 2:54 of the first period.
Kaapo Kahkonen turned in a 12-save effort for the Sharks.
Washington got a goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Washington got a 29-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.
On the power play, San Jose went 1-for-4, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 33-21.
Next game, San Jose takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Carolina.