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Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes Recap - Capitals Win 2-1

The Hurricanes came up short Sunday against the Capitals, falling 2-1 in a shootout.

Washington won as a +205 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Martin Fehervary scored for the Capitals in the victory. Fehervary opened the scoring for Washington.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 29 Carolina shots in the victory.

Carolina got a goal from Sebastian Aho in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 20 of 21 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

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

Carolina outshot Washington 29-21 in the game.

Washington heads into a battle against the Islanders. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.