nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Tampa Bay 5-3 - Recap
Washington earned a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Connor McMichael on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
Washington was an underdog by +169 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Washington got goals from Connor McMichael(2), Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Rasmus Sandin, and Anthony Mantha in the victory. Aube-Kubel opened the scoring at 2:30 of the first period.
Charlie Lindgren turned in a 29-save effort for the Capitals.
Tyler Motte, Brandon Hagel, and Nicholas Paul scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.
Tampa Bay got a 19-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Washington scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 32-24.
Next game, Washington takes its act on the road to face Florida looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face New York.