nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets Fall 4-3 Against Washington - Game Recap
The Capitals earned a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
Washington won as a -146 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Washington got goals from Aliaksei Protas, Alex Ovechkin, Sonny Milano, and Hendrix Lapierre in the victory. Milano opened the scoring at 5:05 of the second period.
Charlie Lindgren turned in a 33-save effort for the Capitals.
Ivan Provorov, Justin Danforth, and Johnny Gaudreau scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Charlie Lindgren.
Columbus got a 22-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
Washington scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 36-26.
Washington heads into a battle against the Sabres. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.