Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
Next Thursday night will bring a very particular NHL schedule to kick off 2026, as 2023 was the last time that more than one game was played on January 01st. With the schedule in mind, it’s notorious that playing the first game of the year will be a wonderful chance for the Ottawa Senators to look forward to defeating the Washington Capitals at home, a result that would take them away from the last spot in the Eastern Conference’s standings.
However, it cannot be ignored that the Senators currently have a three-game losing streak, it being concerning that they have conceded eleven goals during the last two of them. Despite those disappointing results, the Senators are just four points behind the playoff mark in the Eastern Conference, so Shane Pinto, Brady Tkachuk, and Tim Stutzle are expected to increase their offensive impact in the second half of the regular season.
Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals were able to maintain their three-point advantage over the Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference’s standings with their 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers. Taking this into account, it’s worth noting that defeating the Senators would allow them to climb back to the top spots of the competition, it being positive for them to have offensively active players like Tom Wilson, Alexander Ovechkin, Jakob Chychrun, and Alexei Protas.
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Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals Form
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Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals Latest Matches
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Ottawa Senators against Washington Capitals : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
L. Merilainen
H. Shepard
J. Spence
T. Kleven
J. Sanderson
N. Jensen
A. Zub
T. Chabot
D. Perron
S. Pinto
D. Cozens
T. Stutzle
S. Halliday
R. Greig
B. Tkachuk
D. Batherson
N. Cousins
C. Giroux
F. Zetterlund
M. Amadio
L. Thompson
C. Lindgren
R. Sandin
M. Roy
T. Van Riemsdyk
J. Carlson
M. Fehervary
J. Chychrun
A. Protas
C. McMichael
R. Leonard
J. Sourdif
H. Lapierre
N. Dowd
T. Wilson
A. Ovechkin
B. Duhaime
A. Beauvillier
D. Strome
E. Frank
Most goals and assists
Ottawa Senators
Washington Capitals
D. Batherson
(35 Goals)
T. Stutzle
(49 Assists)
Ottawa Senators - Washington Capitals Key Points
- The Washington Capitals have a six-game road winless streak in regulation time, during which they haven’t scored more than three goals per game.
- The Ottawa Senators have only been able to win three of their last ten home games in regulation time.
- The Washington Capitals haven’t won a regulation-time game in road meetings against the Senators since their 7-5 victory in October 2021.
- The Ottawa Senators were forced to play overtime in three of their last four home meetings with the Washington Capitals.
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Our Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals Prediction
All that said, it raises the expectations for this game, and even though neither of these teams is expected to magically show a radical improvement in their performances, the second half of the regular season should motivate them to become more competitive teams in the Eastern Conference.
To sum up, this game isn’t expected to follow the established pattern of their first game in their regular season series, in which the Ottawa Senators were able to secure a 7-1 victory in Washington. Therefore, the pick for the Washington Capitals – Ottawa Senators is: WAS Capitals Total Goals – Under 2.5!
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