nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 4-3 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap
The Capitals came up short Saturday against the Penguins, falling 4-3.
Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as -145 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Pittsburgh got goals from Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Chad Ruhwedel, and Ryan Poehling in the victory. Poehling opened the scoring at 10:10 of the second period.
Casey DeSmith stopped 31 of 34 Washington shots in the victory.
Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, and Dylan Strome scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.
Washington got a 36-stop effort from Darcy Kuemper in the loss.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-4, while the Capitals were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Washington 40-34 in the game.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.