nhl Game Recap
Capitals Down New York 3-2 - Match Report
Washington skated to a 3-2 victory over New York on Wednesday in NHL action at Capital One Arena.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -117 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Washington got goals from Joel Edmundson, Hendrix Lapierre, and Dylan Strome in the victory. Lapierre opened the scoring at 9:56 of the first period.
Darcy Kuemper turned in a 30-save effort for the Capitals.
Anders Lee, and Hudson Fasching scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Darcy Kuemper.
New York got a 33-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 1-for-3, while the Islanders were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 36-32.
Washington heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.