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Washington Skates Past Anaheim 2-0 - Recap

Washington's defense, led by netminder Darcy Kuemper, shut down Anaheim 2-0 at Capital One Arena on on Tuesday.

The Capitals were a -174 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Tom Wilson, and Ethan Bear each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Bear opened the scoring for Washington.

Darcy Kuemper turned in a 24-save effort for the Capitals.

John Gibson stopped 26 of 27 shots for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Washington went 0-for-1, while the Ducks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Anaheim lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 28-24.

Washington heads into a battle against the Blues. Anaheim, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.