nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Ices Washington 5-4 - Recap
New Jersey earned a 5-4 victory over Washington behind a 2-goal performance from Erik Haula on Thursday at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Devils were rewarded as -148 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
New Jersey got goals from Erik Haula(2), Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes, and Miles Wood in the victory. Haula opened the scoring at 17:06 of the first period.
Akira Schmid stopped 20 of 20 Washington shots in the victory.
Washington got goals from Craig Smith, Rasmus Sandin, Tom Wilson, and Joe Snively in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-2, while the Capitals were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Washington 34-31 in the game.