nhl Game Recap
Capitals Fall 5-4 Against Ottawa - Game Recap
The Capitals came up short Thursday against the Senators, falling 5-4.
Ottawa was favored by -117 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Shane Pinto, Jake Sanderson, Josh Norris, Ridly Greig, and Thomas Chabot each scored for the Senators in the victory. Greig opened the scoring for Ottawa.
Anton Forsberg turned in a 31-save effort for the Senators.
Dylan Strome(2), Alex Ovechkin, and Connor McMichael scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Anton Forsberg.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Ottawa went 2-for-5, while the Capitals were 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 35-34.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Wild. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.