Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/13/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, May 13, 2022

Venue:  Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -180, Capitals +155; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -180, Capitals +155; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -185, Capitals +150; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Florida Panthers:  58-18-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Washington Capitals:  44-26-12 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Florida Panthers:  5-5-0 last 10

Washington Capitals:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Panthers are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 122 points, a 58-18-6 record overall, and they were 34-7-0 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Capitals in game 3 while their 3 wins in that span came against the Capitals in game 2, game 4, and in their last game which was also game 5. They won that game at home 5-3. Carter Verhaeghe scored 2 goals in that game while Claude Giroux, Patric Hörnqvist, and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal in that one. Aleksander Barkov led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 33 shots with 30 saves and a .909 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 340 goals this season averaging 4.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 246 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game finishing the regular season with 100 points, a 44-26-12 record overall, and they were 25-10-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Panthers in game 3 while their 3 losses in that span came against the panthers in game 2, game 4, and in their last game which was also game 5. They lost that game on the road 5-3. T. J. Oshie scored 2 goals in that game while Justin Schultz scored 1 goal for them in that one. T. J. Oshie and Lars Eller led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 38 shots with 33 saves and a .868 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 275 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 245 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in this series so far, they are down 3-2 but coming back home with a chance to tie it up here. They are going up against a Panthers team that has not had a good record in Washington over the last few seasons and they have already shown their struggles against this team in both of their home and away games. The Panthers have won 2 straight games now but the way they won those games is not sustainable and the Capitals still have the veteran playoff experience on their side which the Panthers do not have. The Panthers had to pull their goalie to tie the game and win in OT just to tie the series up in their last game in Washington and then they came back home with a chance to put a grip on the series and they did end up going up 3-2 in the series but they were down 3-0 in that game at home and had to score 5 goals to come back and win 5-3. They cannot afford to go down in Washington as it will be much harder for them to score and after a game where the Capitals blew a 3-0 lead, they will be eager to play better defense here and make sure they protect any leads they get. The best bet here is on the Capitals to win this game and tie up the series 3-3 forcing a game 7 in Florida.

 

Panthers Capitals Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 13, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Capitals 3 Panthers 1.

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Florida Panthers: 136-86 (+24.1 Units) ML in all games. 79-46 (+15.4 Units) ML after one or more consecutive overs. 79-46 OVER off a win or tie in their previous game.

Washington Capitals: 42-39 (-20.4 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 4-11 (-5.9 Units) ML in the first round of the playoffs. 23-4 OVER revenging a loss versus opponent.

 

 

Florida Panthers:  M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. M. Marchment (LW) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury.

Washington Capitals:  T. Wilson (RW) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. C. Hagelin (LW) out for season - Face injury. J. Snively (LW) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

 

 

 

“I thought we started taking over the game like we've done so many times this year. Showed our resiliency and belief that we're in any hockey game." - Andrew Brunette after his team’s win against the Capitals in game 5 on Wednesday.

 

 

“There's two games that were played. There was a game to push it to 3-0 where I liked everything we did. ... And then there's a game that took place after that." - Peter Laviolette on his team’s loss against the Panthers in game 5 on Wednesday.

 

 

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Chiarot, Ben

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Oshie, T.J.

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (115)

Goals: A. Barkov (39)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (85)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.67)

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (90)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (50)

Assists: J. Carlson (54)

GAA:  V. Vanecek (2.67)

 

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)