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(NHL) Montreal vs. Washington,
Total: 5.50 | -105.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 5.50 | -105.00 Over
Result: Win
The set-up: The Montreal Canadiens attempt to halt their five-game road losing streak when they visit the Washington Capitals on Friday. Montreal is coming off a 4-1 loss at Boston on Wednesday and has scored a total of just four goals during their five-game road losing skid. Montreal is just 18-21-6 on the season and the team's 42 points so far is huge disappointment after the team went 47-26-9 last season with its 103 points winning the Atlantic Division. The Caps are looking to bounce back quickly after falling 4-3 in overtime at New Jersey on Thursday. Washington is 28-14-4 on the season and its 60 points leads the Metropolitan Division.
Montreal: Montreal's offense needs a jolt, as the Canadiens' 2.53 GPG ranks 29th of 312 NHL teams. Jakub Jerabek recorded the lone tally (his first in the NHL) 31 seconds into the game at Boston but it was all downhill from there in a 4-1 loss. "Tonight we just laid an egg. Not good enough," head coach Claude Julien told NHL.com. "So obviously it's a disappointing loss for us, especially in the situation we're in. But we didn't play well, as simple as that. You hope you can bounce back next game and resemble more the team you did in the last four or five (games)." Logan Shaw hopes to make his debut for the team on Friday, as he was a healthy scratch in the loss to the Bruins after being claimed off waivers from Anaheim two days earlier. "I'll work every shift I'm out there and do my best to help this team win," the 25-year-old right wing, who notched two goals and six assists in 42 games with the Ducks this season, told Montreal's website after joining the club. Center Alex Galchenyuk has a team-high of just 26 points (11 goals).
Washington: Brett Connolly scored twice in the OT loss at New Jersey, giving him three goals in his last two contests and 12 on the season to climb into third place on the club. Captain Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 49 points (28 goals). He has registered five goals and seven assists over his last eight games but has been kept off the scoresheet in two of the past three. Evgeny Kuznetsov notched an assist against the Devils, giving him three points over his last four contests after recording just one in his previous six games. He ranks second on the team in goals (13), assists (29) and points (42).
The pick: Washington's likely Friday starter will be backup goalie Philipp Grubauer. He is 4-0-2 with a 1.33 GAA and .957 save percentage in his last seven appearances but Washington is 18-6-0 at home, where the Caps average 3.21 GPG. \I'm making the Under a 10* play.
Montreal: Montreal's offense needs a jolt, as the Canadiens' 2.53 GPG ranks 29th of 312 NHL teams. Jakub Jerabek recorded the lone tally (his first in the NHL) 31 seconds into the game at Boston but it was all downhill from there in a 4-1 loss. "Tonight we just laid an egg. Not good enough," head coach Claude Julien told NHL.com. "So obviously it's a disappointing loss for us, especially in the situation we're in. But we didn't play well, as simple as that. You hope you can bounce back next game and resemble more the team you did in the last four or five (games)." Logan Shaw hopes to make his debut for the team on Friday, as he was a healthy scratch in the loss to the Bruins after being claimed off waivers from Anaheim two days earlier. "I'll work every shift I'm out there and do my best to help this team win," the 25-year-old right wing, who notched two goals and six assists in 42 games with the Ducks this season, told Montreal's website after joining the club. Center Alex Galchenyuk has a team-high of just 26 points (11 goals).
Washington: Brett Connolly scored twice in the OT loss at New Jersey, giving him three goals in his last two contests and 12 on the season to climb into third place on the club. Captain Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals with 49 points (28 goals). He has registered five goals and seven assists over his last eight games but has been kept off the scoresheet in two of the past three. Evgeny Kuznetsov notched an assist against the Devils, giving him three points over his last four contests after recording just one in his previous six games. He ranks second on the team in goals (13), assists (29) and points (42).
The pick: Washington's likely Friday starter will be backup goalie Philipp Grubauer. He is 4-0-2 with a 1.33 GAA and .957 save percentage in his last seven appearances but Washington is 18-6-0 at home, where the Caps average 3.21 GPG. \I'm making the Under a 10* play.
