nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blues Defeat Washington 5-2
Philip Broberg scored a pair of goals against the Capitals as St. Louis handed Washington a 5-2 defeat on Thursday at Capital One Arena.
St. Louis was an underdog by +138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
St. Louis got goals from Philip Broberg(2), Colton Parayko, Dylan Holloway, and Jake Neighbours in the victory. Broberg opened the scoring at 11:14 of the first period.
Joel Hofer stopped 16 of 18 Washington shots in the victory.
Connor McMichael, and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Joel Hofer.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 14 of 18 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
St. Louis scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to St. Louis by a margin of 19-18.
St. Louis heads into a battle against the Kings. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.