nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 4-3 Against Florida - Game Recap
The Panthers beat Washington 4-3 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Sergei Bobrovsky's 25 saves.
Florida was favored by -141 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Florida got goals from Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues, Aleksander Barkov, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson in the victory. Ekman-Larsson opened the scoring at 12:49 of the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 25-save effort for the Panthers.
Anthony Mantha(2), and Connor McMichael scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Florida went 0-for-1, while the Capitals were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 28-25.
Florida looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Hurricanes. The Capitals will aim to get back on the winning track at New Jersey.