nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Fall 3-1 Against Washington - Game Recap
The Capitals beat Carolina 3-1 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Charlie Lindgren's 24 saves.
Washington won as a +135 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Connor McMichael, Jakub Vrana, and Aliaksei Protas each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Protas opened the scoring for Washington.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 25 Carolina shots in the victory.
Carolina got a goal from Seth Jarvis in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Washington 25-22 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Kings. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.