nhl Game Recap
Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames Recap - Capitals Win 3-1
The Flames came up short Tuesday against the Capitals, falling 3-1.
Bettors who backed the Capitals were rewarded as -143 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Washington got goals from Dylan Strome, Aliaksei Protas, and Pierre-Luc Dubois in the victory. Dubois opened the scoring at 1:51 of the first period.
Logan Thompson stopped 32 of 33 Calgary shots in the victory.
Calgary got a goal from Blake Coleman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Dustin Wolf stopped 20 of 23 shots for the Flames, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Calgary went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 33-23.
Washington heads into a battle against the Senators. Calgary, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.