nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Washington 3-1 - Recap
The Rangers earned a 3-1 victory over the Capitals on Friday at Capital One Arena.
New York was favored by -178 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Vincent Trocheck, Chris Kreider, and Barclay Goodrow each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Kreider opened the scoring for New York.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 28-save effort for the Rangers.
John Carlson scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Washington got a 19-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-4, while the Capitals were 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 29-22.