The Montreal Canadiens (19-18-3) will travel to Capital One Arena on Friday night to face the Washington Capitals (27-10-4). This confrontation will mark the third and final duel between these teams this season. On this occasion, discover a selection of interesting odds offered by the Betway platform.
Before diving into these odds, let’s review some important information regarding these two formations in preparation for the matchup.
Last ten matches
MTL : 8-2-0
WAS : 6-2-2
Career records and statistics of starting goalkeepers (with their current team) against the opponent
Jakub Dobeš : – / – / –
Charlie Lindgren : 2-1-0 / 0,860 / 3,61
Potential lineups
MTL :
Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook – Kirby Dach – Michael Pezzetta
Josh Anderson – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman – Jake Evans – Joel Armia
Lane Hutson – Mike Matheson
Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj – Jayden Struble
Jakub Dobes
Samuel Montembeault
WAS :
Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson
Ivan Miroshnichenko – Lars Eller – Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime – Nic Dowd – Andrew Mangiapane
Rasmus Sandin – John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun – Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary – Matt Roy
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
First rating: total goals [plus de 5,5 buts]
Washington is among the top two teams in terms of goals scored since the start of the season, while Montreal is averaging 3.90 goals per game in its last ten outings. The Capitals, for their part, have an average of 3.20 goals per game over the same period.
These teams tend to exceed expectations in terms of goal totals in their recent matchups. Furthermore, Montreal goalkeepers have a save percentage below 90% over the last five games.
That said, Washington seems well positioned to shine on offense, especially since Alex Ovechkin, in the hunt for Wayne Gretzky’s record, has remained scoreless for two games. This shortage could encourage him to bounce back with a bang.
However, although prolific offensively, the Caps do not escape defensive problems, having conceded at least four goals in three of their last four meetings. On the other hand, the absence of David Savard from the Canadiens, a pillar in great shape recently, risks making the task of Washington’s attack easier.
In the first two meetings between these teams this season, the goal tally reached six on each occasion. In addition, both teams have scored six or more in ten of their last eleven direct confrontations.
All indicators suggest that the threshold of six goals could once again be exceeded this evening.
Second rating: Cole Caufield [Plus de 2,5 tirs au but]
Cole Caufield, one of the most dynamic players on the Montreal Canadiens this season, stands out for his ability to generate an impressive volume of shots. With 117 shots in 40 games, he dominates his teammates in this category and demonstrates exemplary consistency.
Facing the Washington Capitals, whom he will meet on Friday evening, the chances that he will maintain this pace are particularly high. In two clashes this year against the team led by Alex Ovechkin, number 13 recorded an average of 3.5 shots per duel, thus exceeding the threshold set to achieve this rating.
His history against the Capitals also supports this prediction: in his career against this team, the American winger averages 3.9 shots per game. In addition, Washington concedes an average of 28.3 shots per game at Capital One Arena this season, a favorable context for the Montreal striker.
The constancy of Goal Caufield is equally remarkable. During his last seven outings, regardless of the opponent or the location, he has systematically reached or exceeded the plateau of three shots. This consistency is even more accentuated in away matches, where he has crossed this threshold during his 11 most recent performances.
Rating history since November 30: 22-12 (65%)
January 6: VAN-MTL (2-0)
January 4: MTL-COL (1-1)
January 3: MTL-CHI (1-1)
December 31: MTL-VGK (0-2)
December 29: MTL-TBL (1-0)
December 28: MTL-FLA (1-1)
December 23: MTL-CBJ (0-2)
December 21: DET-MTL (0-2)
December 20: MTL-DET (1-1)
December 17: BUF-MTL (0-2)
December 14: MTL-WPG (2-0)
December 12: PIT-MTL (2-0)
December 9: ANA-MTL (2-0)
December 7: WSH-MTL (2-0)
December 5: NSH-MTL (2-0)
December 3: NYI-MTL (2-0)
30 November: MTL-NYR (3-0)
All Montreal Canadiens odds are provided by NHL betting site Betway.
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