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Recap - Capitals Defeat Anaheim 5-4

Tom Wilson sniped 3 goals in leading Washington to a 5-4 win over Anaheim on Thursday at Honda Center.

Washington was favored by -115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Washington got goals from Tom Wilson(3), Nic Dowd, and Anthony Mantha in the victory. Mantha opened the scoring at 1:27 of the first period.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 32 Anaheim shots in the victory.

Frank Vatrano, Brett Leason, Brock McGinn, and Tristan Luneau scored for the Ducks, finding the net behind Darcy Kuemper.

Anaheim got a 21-stop effort from John Gibson in the loss.

Washington scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Anaheim went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Anaheim by a margin of 32-26.

Washington looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Golden Knights. The Ducks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Colorado.