Washington Capitals vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/03/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Venue:  FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Capitals +180, Panthers -225; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Capitals +180, Panthers -225; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Capitals +180, Panthers -225; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

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

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

 

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Washington Capitals:  4-4-2 last 10

Florida Panthers:  7-3-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game with 100 points, a 44-26-12 record overall, and they are 25-10-6 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Arizona Coyotes while their 5 losses in that span came against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Islanders twice, and the New York Rangers in their last game. They lost that game on the road 3-2. John Carlson and Justin Schultz each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Tom Wilson led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Ilya Samsonov 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 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 Panthers are coming into this game with 122 points, a 58-18-6 record overall, and they are 34-7-0 in their home 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 off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Ottawa Senators while their 3 losses in that span came against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Boston Bruins, and the Montreal Canadiens in their last game. They lost that game on the road 10-2. Ben Chiarot and Noel Acciari each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ben Chiarot led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Jonas Johansson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 10 goals on 37 shots with 27 saves and a .730 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 Panthers are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in their recent games winning a lot of games as they were on a massive streak nearing the end of the regular season. They rested some players in their last game getting blown out but their team is very healthy and they have been one of the best home teams in the NHL all season. They are going up against a Capitals team that has not been playing great in their recent games and they are also a little banged up here as Ovechkin is questionable to play in this game. If he does not play in this game, the Capitals really have no chance to win this first game on the road but even if he does play, the Panthers have been so strong on offense all season that they will score their way to a win here. The best bet in this game is on the Panthers to win on the puckline.

 

Capitals Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Capitals 1.

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Washington Capitals: 124-96 (-4.7 Units) ML in all games. 55-51 (-15.2 Units) ML after playing a road game. 126-85 OVER in all games.

Florida Panthers: 133-84 (+25.6 Units) ML in all games. 58-27 (+16.9 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 49-27 OVER in a home game where the total is 6 or more.

 

 

Washington Capitals:  A. Ovechkin (LW) Ques Tues - Upper Body injury. C. Hagelin (LW) out for season - Face injury. J. Snively (LW) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

Florida Panthers:  R. Gudas (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. A. Ekblad (D) Early May - Lower Body injury. M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“Tonight I thought we played a good game and it didn't go our way. A couple of tough bounces out there. It would have been nice to end with some wins but the season is over. It's time to get ready for Florida." - Peter Laviolette after his team’s loss against the Rangers on Friday night.

 

 

“That was my dad’s favorite player and for a lot of people in that generation it was all about Guy. Too bad we lost him so early but what a hockey player he was. You don’t find too many Guys, but I wish we didn’t give up 10.” - Andrew Brunette after his team’s loss against the Canadiens on Friday night.

 

 

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Wilson, Tom

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Vanecek, Vitek

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Giroux, Claude

LD Chiarot, Ben

RD Weegar, MacKenzie

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

 

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (90)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (50)

Assists: J. Carlson (54)

GAA:  V. Vanecek (2.67)

 

Points: J. Huberdeau (115)

Goals: A. Barkov (39)

Assists: J. Huberdeau (85)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.67)

 

Coaches:

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)

Florida Panthers: Andrew Brunette (Interim)