nhl Game Recap
Washington Capitals vs San Jose Sharks Recap - Capitals Win 5-1
The Sharks came up short Saturday against the Capitals, falling 5-1.
Washington was favored by -265 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Dylan Strome, Taylor Raddysh, and Trevor van Riemsdyk each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Strome opened the scoring for Washington.
Logan Thompson stopped 19 of 20 San Jose shots in the victory.
San Jose got a goal from Macklin Celebrini in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 14 of 17 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-3, while the Sharks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington outshot San Jose 28-20 in the game.
Washington heads into a battle against the Red Wings. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.