nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals Wrap - Washington Wins 5-2
Washington skated to a 5-2 victory over Philadelphia on Friday in NHL action at Capital One Arena.
Washington was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Washington got goals from Sonny Milano, Dylan Strome, Anthony Mantha, John Carlson, and Alex Ovechkin in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring at 4:34 of the second period.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 21 of 23 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Philadelphia got goals from Owen Tippett, and Bobby Brink in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Samuel Ersson stopped 16 of 21 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 23-21.
Washington heads into a battle against the Coyotes. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.