Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals Prediction & Picks - NHL
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Prediction:
Total Goals In The 1st Period - Over 1.5 Goals
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After facing one of the biggest challenges in the NHL regular season schedule, such as confronting Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals will play their second away game in a row at Canada when facing Montreal Canadiens next Saturday. This game will be the second game of their regular season series, so the Capitals are expecting to emulate the performance shown in the first game of the series, in which they won 6-3.
Even though, Montreal Canadiens proved to have a great mental strength, because no mattering that they currently are the worst team in the Eastern Conference, they kept a good level of focus to defeat Nashville Predators and New York Islanders during their last 2 games. Nonetheless, it must be noted that they haven’t scored more than 3 goals in regulation time since their 5-1 victory over Columbus Blue Jackets last November 16th.
In the meantime, Washington Capitals will still be unable to line up Alex Ovechkin for this game, however they showed a very good defensive level during the early stages of the game against Toronto Maple Leafs. Even so, they still need to hardly work on managing the pressure when putting in front, otherwise the top spot of the Eastern Conference will be retaken by Carolina Hurricanes or New Jersey Devils in the short-term.
Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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111 | 2121 | 43 | 21 | +59 |
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91 | 2632 | 30 | 31 | -20 |
Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals Latest Matches
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Montreal Canadiens against Washington Capitals : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
C. Primeau
S. Montembeault
L. Hutson
A. Xhekaj
K. Guhle
J. Struble
D. Savard
M. Matheson
A. Newhook
K. Dach
J. Evans
N. Suzuki
C. Caufield
J. Slafkovsky
E. Heineman
P. Laine
J. Anderson
B. Gallagher
J. Armia
C. Dvorak
L. Thompson
C. Lindgren
R. Sandin
M. Roy
M. Fehervary
J. Carlson
T. Van Riemsdyk
J. Chychrun
L. Eller
C. McMichael
H. Lapierre
A. Protas
B. Duhaime
N. Dowd
T. Wilson
D. Strome
P. Dubois
T. Raddysh
A. Mangiapane
I. Miroshnichenko
Most goals and assists
Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals
C. Caufield
(40 Goals)
L. Hutson
(63 Assists)
D. Strome
(62 Assists)
Montreal Canadiens - Washington Capitals Key Points
- Montreal Canadiens won their last 2 games against Metropolitan Division teams, only conceding 1 goal per game.
- Washington Capitals won their 2 most recent clashes against Atlantic Division teams, games in which they scored 4 or more goals per game.
- Montreal Canadiens at home in direct duels against Washington Capitals, won only 1 out of their last 5 confrontations in regulation time.
- Washington Capitals in face-to-face away games against Montreal Canadiens, cut off with a streak of 2 games in a row without winning after their most recent 3-4 victory in February.
Our Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals Prediction
In conclusion, the bookmakers’ odds are totally supporting Washington Capitals as the big favorites to win this game, but it must be remarked that their early game issues aren’t expected to be immediately solved in this game. Therefore, the pick for Montreal Canadiens – Washington Capitals is: Total Goals In The 1st Period – Over 1.5!
Prediction:
Total Goals In The 1st Period - Over 1.5 Goals
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