Washington Capitals Vs. Montreal Canadiens
- The Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total is sitting at 6.
Nicklas Backstrom scored 31 seconds into overtime as the Capitals came back from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Canadiens 6-5 on Saturday in overtime and even the Eastern Conference best-of-seven at a game apiece. The Capitals won that game as -330 favorites, while the 11 goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (6) set by sportsbooks.
Backstrom finished with a hat trick, while singles came from Alexander Ovechkin, Eric Fehr, and John Carlson.
Andrei Kostitsyn potted a hat trick for the Canadiens, while Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec added singles in the loss.
Team records:
Washington: 54-15-13
Montreal: 39-33-10
Washington most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Montreal are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Next up:
Montreal home to Washington, Wednesday, April 21
- The Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total is sitting at 6.
Nicklas Backstrom scored 31 seconds into overtime as the Capitals came back from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Canadiens 6-5 on Saturday in overtime and even the Eastern Conference best-of-seven at a game apiece. The Capitals won that game as -330 favorites, while the 11 goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (6) set by sportsbooks.
Backstrom finished with a hat trick, while singles came from Alexander Ovechkin, Eric Fehr, and John Carlson.
Andrei Kostitsyn potted a hat trick for the Canadiens, while Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec added singles in the loss.
Team records:
Washington: 54-15-13
Montreal: 39-33-10
Washington most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Montreal are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Next up:
Montreal home to Washington, Wednesday, April 21