Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens 4/6/2023 Picks

Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens 4/6/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, will be the next venue for NHL action on the ice between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadians on Thursday.

Washington dropped to 34 wins for the season and enters this match-up riding on a four-game losing skid following a 2-5 home loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday.

At the goal, GK Darcey Kuemper struggled in defending the net for the Capitals after giving away five goals on 34 shots for a save percentage of .853 during his 60 minutes of action at the pipes.

Dylan Strome and Allaksei Protas led Washington’s offense with one goal each in the match.

The Washington Capitals’ offense has been great averaging 3.09 goals per contest on 31.4 shots combined but their defense also allowed an average of 3.10 goals per outing this year.

Alex Ovechkin scored a total of 73 points in leading the offense for the Capitals with a team-leading 42 goals on 289 shots made for the season. Evgeny Kuznetsov is Washington’s top setter with 42 assists this season.

The totals went OVER in 9 of the Capitals’ last 11 matches while Washington is 1-7 straight up in its last 8 outings played.

The Washington Capitals are 5-0 SU in their last 5 contests played versus Montreal and 1-5 straight up in their last 6 road games.

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Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Predictions 4/6/2023

The Montreal Canadiens will stay on their home ice looking to get back from losing four games in a row and will try to bounce back with a victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

Montreal dropped to 30-42-6 and stayed at the bottom place in the Atlantic Division with 66 points while posting a 16-20-3 home record for the year.

At the pipes, Goalie Cayden Primeau struggled to protect the net for the Canadiens after giving away five goals on 21 shots attempted against him for a .762 save percentage in the contest.

Montreal’s offense failed to find the back of the net in spite of attempting 24 shots on goal.

The Montreal Canadiens’ offense has been one of the worst in the whole league after posting an average of 2.74 goals per contest while their defense has been horrible conceding an average of 3.68 goals on 33.7 shots made.

Nick Suzuki led the way for the Canadiens with 61 points scored and a team-high 38 assists for the season. Cole Caufield led Montreal in goal-scoring with 26 of 158 total shots made.

The totals went OVER in 5 of the Canadiens’ last 6 games played versus Washington while Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 contests.

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-8 straight up in their last 10 home matches and 1-9 SU in their last 10 outings when playing at home against the Capitals.

Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens. The NHL Pick for this contest is Washington -165.

The Capitals are the better team in this match-up with a better offense to control the match from the first toss of the puck to the last buzzer in regulation.

Look for Washington to control this game on the road against a below average Montreal team. The prediction: Washington will win 3-1.

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