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Washington Capitals
07 Dec 2024 19:00
Montreal Canadiens

Prediction:

 

Total Goals In The 1st Period - Over 1.5 Goals

-125
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Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction & Picks - NHL

 by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks

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.

Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
1
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
55 39 26 13 41
11
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
39 39 18 21 -15

Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens Latest Matches

Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals Latest matches
W W W W L W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Dec 6, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
3 :  1
Toronto Maple Leafs

Dec 3, 2024 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
2 :  1
Washington Capitals

Nov 30, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  5
New Jersey Devils

Nov 29, 2024 - NHL

New York Islanders
4 :  5
Washington Capitals

Nov 27, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
5 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Nov 25, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  1
Florida Panthers
L L L L W L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Dec 3, 2024 - NHL

San Jose Sharks
2 :  1
Washington Capitals

Nov 29, 2024 - NHL

New York Islanders
4 :  5
Washington Capitals

Nov 23, 2024 - NHL

New Jersey Devils
3 :  2
Washington Capitals

Nov 21, 2024 - NHL

Colorado Avalanche
2 :  1
Washington Capitals

Nov 13, 2024 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
4 :  3
Washington Capitals

Nov 8, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  2
Washington Capitals
W W W W W W
Victories

6/6 (100%)

Defeats

0/6 (0%)

Dec 6, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
3 :  1
Toronto Maple Leafs

Nov 30, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  5
New Jersey Devils

Nov 27, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
5 :  4
Tampa Bay Lightning

Nov 25, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  1
Florida Panthers

Nov 18, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  2
Utah Hockey Club

Nov 17, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
5 :  2
Vegas Golden Knights
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Latest matches
L W L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Dec 5, 2024 - NHL

Nashville Predators
0 :  3
Montreal Canadiens

Dec 3, 2024 - NHL

New York Islanders
1 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Dec 1, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
3 :  6
Boston Bruins

Nov 30, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
3 :  4
New York Rangers

Nov 27, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  3
Columbus Blue Jackets

Nov 26, 2024 - NHL

Utah Hockey Club
3 :  2
Montreal Canadiens
W W L L W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Dec 5, 2024 - NHL

Nashville Predators
0 :  3
Montreal Canadiens

Dec 3, 2024 - NHL

New York Islanders
1 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Nov 26, 2024 - NHL

Utah Hockey Club
3 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Nov 23, 2024 - NHL

Vegas Golden Knights
6 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Nov 18, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
0 :  3
Montreal Canadiens

Nov 16, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
1 :  5
Montreal Canadiens
L W L W L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Dec 1, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
3 :  6
Boston Bruins

Nov 30, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
3 :  4
New York Rangers

Nov 27, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
4 :  3
Columbus Blue Jackets

Nov 14, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
0 :  3
Minnesota Wild

Nov 11, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
7 :  5
Buffalo Sabres

Nov 9, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  4
Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals against Montreal Canadiens : Head to Head (H2H)

Washington Capitals

80 %

Montreal Canadiens

20 %

Oct 31, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
3 :  6
Washington Capitals

Feb 17, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  3
Montreal Canadiens

Feb 6, 2024 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
5 :  2
Washington Capitals

Oct 15, 2022 - NHL

Montreal Canadiens
1 :  3
Washington Capitals

Jan 27, 2020 - NHL

Washington Capitals
4 :  2
Montreal Canadiens

Players list

Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
C. Lindgren L. Thompson J. Carlson R. Sandin M. Fehervary J. Chychrun T. Van Riemsdyk M. Roy B. Duhaime D. Strome T. Raddysh I. Miroshnichenko C. McMichael H. Lapierre P. Dubois N. Dowd L. Eller A. Protas A. Mangiapane T. Wilson
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
S. Montembeault C. Primeau L. Hutson M. Matheson K. Guhle D. Savard J. Struble A. Xhekaj E. Heineman J. Anderson C. Caufield J. Armia J. Evans P. Laine N. Suzuki C. Dvorak B. Gallagher J. Slafkovsky K. Dach A. Newhook

Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens Key Points

  1. Montreal Canadiens won their last 2 games against Metropolitan Division teams, only conceding 1 goal per game.
  2. Washington Capitals won their 2 most recent clashes against Atlantic Division teams, games in which they scored 4 or more goals per game.
  3. Montreal Canadiens at home in direct duels against Washington Capitals, won only 1 out of their last 5 confrontations in regulation time.
  4. 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 Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens 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

-125
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