San Jose Ices Washington 5-2 - Recap
San Jose Ices Washington 5-2 - Recap
The Sharks beat Washington 5-2 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Antti Niemi's 28 saves.
San Jose was favored by -140 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
San Jose got goals from Patrick Marleau, Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Torrey Mitchell, and Jason Demers in the victory. Demers opened the scoring at 5:15 of the second period.
Antti Niemi turned in a 28-save effort for the Sharks.
Dennis Wideman and Joel Ward scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Antti Niemi.
Tomas Vokoun stopped 34 of 38 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
San Jose scored 1 time on 3 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
San Jose outshot Washington 39-30 in the game.
San Jose looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Wild. The Capitals will aim to get back on the winning track at Los Angeles.
