Washington Capitals - Montreal Canadiens: NHL match betting tip

Current form

Washington looked great throughout the season and produced excellent results, thanks to which it easily gained a foothold in the leading position of the Eastern Conference and qualified for the playoffs from the first place. It should be noted that the team often showed a bright game and in most cases was highly productive, therefore, it should be one of the most scoring teams in the playoffs.

It should be noted that in the first match with Montreal, the capitals also acted from a position of strength and created a lot of dangerous moments at someone else's goal. However, having a two-goal advantage, they could not manage it properly and failed the third twenty minutes, during which they allowed their opponent to score twice and even the score. Fortunately, the Capitals did put the squeeze on their opponent in extra time, and Alexander Ovechkin scored a double.

In general, Lice always counts on open hockey, so it's not surprising that many matches with his participation turn out to be spectacular, but sometimes it lets him down, because the Capitals' defense is by no means perfect.

Disqualifications and injuries

Backstrom, Fehervari, Milano, Oshie, Protas will not play in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Washington holds 19 power moves per match.
• On average, the Capitals receive 9.16 minutes of penalty time per game.

Current form

Montreal has improved tremendously in the second half of the season. The team began to look much better than at the start of the championship and had a long winning streak. Thanks to this, she significantly improved her position in the standings and found herself in the playoff zone, although initially almost no one had faith in such a scenario.

It should be noted that the tricolours have tightened up their defensive game and often began to manage with less than three missed goals. Besides that, they're still making good use of their moments. In the first match against Washington, the Canadians also tried to be extremely active in the other side's zone and scored a total of 35 shots on the opponent's goal, and also managed to make one attempt for the majority of four. 

There was also a goal from one of the club's main leaders this season, Nick Suzuki, who scored 89 points in the goal+pass system during the entire regular season. As a rule, Martin San-Louis's team relies most of all on the third game period, in which it significantly adds and often succeeds in it.

Disqualifications and injuries

Dakh and Price will not help their team in the upcoming match.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Montreal makes 25 shots on target
• On average, tricolor players perform 24 power moves per match.