nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices Utah 6-2 - Recap
Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of goals against the Hockey Club as Washington handed Utah a 6-2 defeat on Monday at Delta Center.
Washington was an underdog by +109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Washington got goals from Alex Ovechkin(2), Nic Dowd, Aliaksei Protas, Dylan Strome, and Brandon Duhaime in the victory. Strome opened the scoring at 7:46 of the first period.
Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 26 Utah shots in the victory.
Jack McBain, and Nick Bjugstad scored for the Hockey Club, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.
Utah got a 9-stop effort from Connor Ingram in the loss.
Washington scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Utah went 0-for-7 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Utah by a margin of 26-24.
Washington heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Utah, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.