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

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, May 5, 2022

Venue:  FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Capitals +195, Panthers -235; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Capitals +210, Panthers -250; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Capitals +200, Panthers -250; 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:  6-4-0 last 10

 

 

 

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 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 4 game losing streak that they were on. Their 4 losses in that span were against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Islanders twice, and the New York Rangers in their last 4 games of the regular season while their win in that span came against the Panthers in their last game which was also game 1 of this series. They won that game on the road 4-2. Lars Eller, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T. J. Oshie, and Tom Wilson each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Lars Eller and Anthony Mantha led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Vitek Vanecek was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 32 shots with 30 saves and a .938 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 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 lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one ona  2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Ottawa Senators while their 4 losses in that span came against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens in their last 3 games of the regular season and the Capitals in their last game which was game 1 of this series. They lost that game at home 4-2. Sam Bennett and Claude Giroux each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Ben Chiarot and Jonathan Huberdeau led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 37 shots with 34 saves and a .919 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 massive favorite with the current betting odds. They dropped game 1 of this series at home, losing the game 4-2 but they will be eager to bounce back in this game and their players did not seem too concerned about losing either which shows the confidence that this team has in itself. They believe that they can come back and after reviewing their mistakes in that first game, they should make the appropriate adjustments to bounce back. They got into a lot of penalty trouble in that game and if they stay more disciplined in this game then they will have a much better chance of taking the lead and keeping it this time. The Panthers were the best team in the NHL all year and they are not going to let one bad game get to them here when it is most important. The best bet in this game is on the Panthers puckline to bounce back in this game.

 

Capitals Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 5, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Panthers 5 Capitals 3.

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Washington Capitals: 56-51 (-13 Units) ML after playing a road game. 12-19 (-12.2 Units) ML after 2 or more consecutive unders. 126-86 OVER in all games.

Florida Panthers: 133-85 (+23.1 Units) ML in all games. 58-28 (+14.4 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 25-10 OVER in a home game where the total is 6 or more.

 

 

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

Florida Panthers:  M. Nutivaara (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“It's one game. Our guys played hard tonight. We've got to regroup tomorrow and get back to work." - Peter Laviolette after their win against the Panthers in game 1 of this series. 

 

 

“We're still in good spirits. We still know how good of a team we are. There's no panic in the locker room whatsoever. Everyone's still positive. We'll learn from that game and move on. It's a long series." - Sam Bennett after their loss against the Capitals in game 1.

 

 

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Sheary, Conor

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Vanecek, Vitek

 

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Weegar, MacKenzie

RD Ekblad, Aaron

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)