Washington Capitals – Ottawa Senators: Capital clash turned up to eleven 
Nothing beats two capital-city teams going at it. At Capital One Arena, Washington host Ottawa in a cutthroat fixture. Both clubs sit outside the Eastern playoff picture right now, but they’re desperate to grab a top-eight spot.
Who will take control in this direct East conference scrap? We’ve picked apart the form and trends to give you the sharpest call.
Washington Capitals ruthless at home 
Washington have been hot and cold. Two wins from their last five tells you that. Still, they showed real grit with a late 2-1 victory over Buffalo on a brutal back-to-back. Spencer Carbery’s side average 3.12 goals per game, and that climbs to 3.31 at home.
At the other end, Martin Fehervary’s defense still gives up too much space (2.99 GA per game). They can be a mess on the road, but at home the Caps are in charge: no regulation loss in seven of their last eight home games. On 74 points, they sit seven back of the playoff places.
Ottawa flying but the back end is in tatters 
The Senators are in fine form — four wins in five. In their recent home stretch they banked four points before a narrow 3-2 loss to Montreal in a bruising contest. The rub? They dominated the Habs overall, but Zub and the defence couldn’t shut down Russian prodigy Ivan Demidov in the third.
The attack is firing (3.41 goals per game), but the rear guard keeps bending (3.11 goals against). With two games in hand on Washington, Ottawa sit just four points off eighth. The real snag tonight: injuries. Missing defensive pillars Jensen and Sanderson will hurt. Jensen spent six years with the Caps and already did damage to them earlier in the season.
NHL Pick Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators
Draw or Washington Capitals win
This head-to-head won’t be a stroll. The Capitals are rock-solid at home and have found a way not to fold in 60 minutes in front of their crowd (no regulation loss in seven of their last eight home games).
Ottawa have been playing well lately (four wins in five), but they arrive without two of their defensive leaders (Sanderson and Jensen). That defensive hole could cost them badly against Washington’s attack. Our pick leans to the home side with the “Double Chance 1X” wager (Washington wins or draws). And hey — Alexander Ovechkin might just take advantage of the shaky defence to notch his 1000th career goal tonight.
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