Even with Alex Ovechkin on the roster, the Washington Capitals offense has sputtered for much of the season. Facing an elite Boston Bruins defense and strong goaltender Jeremy Swayman, our betting picks don't back the home underdogs.
The visiting Bruins are trading as a road favorite, and they’re looking to build momentum going into the playoffs after last year’s first-round exit. Boston also topped Washington 3-2 in a shootout in their latest meeting on March 30.sport underwhelming underlying numbers and have outperformed preseason expectations. They respectively rank 25th and 26th in Corsi For percentage and 18th and 25th in expected goals percentage at 5-on-5, with the big difference being Boston’s league-high 102.
Washington will also be without top-four defensemen Nick Jensen and Rasmus Sandin , and the Capitals are already sliding along a 2-5-2 stretch with a minus-13 goal differential. Projected starting goaltender Charlie Lindgren has an .898 save percentage and 3.20 GAA during the skid, too. Despite the highlighted shortcomings, Boston bench boss Jim Montgomery has coached up the club, and the Bruins continue to receive top-tier goaltending. Boston allows the fifth-fewest goals per game and ranks seventh with an 82.3 penalty-kill percentage, and I don’t anticipate Washington creating enough quality chances to score more than two goals.’s turn to start for the Spoked Bs, and he’s been solid all season with a .915 SV%, 2.56 GAA, and 0.
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