Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/20/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet RM

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Capitals +110, Golden Knights -130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Capitals +105, Golden Knights -130; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Capitals +105, Golden Knights -130; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Washington Capitals:  43-23-10 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  41-31-5 (4th place, Pacific Division)

 

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Washington Capitals:  7-3-0 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  6-3-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game with 96 points, a 43-23-10 record overall, and they are 24-8-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Toronto Maple Leafs while their 6 wins in that span came against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens, and the Colorado Avalanche in their last game. They won that game on the road 3-2. Garnet Hathaway, Marcus Johansson, and Alexander Ovechkin each scored the 1 goal for them in that one. Alexander Ovechkin led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 26 shots with 24 saves and a .923 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 263 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 225 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Golden Knights are coming into this game with 87 points, a 41-31-5 record overall, and they are 21-15-3 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 on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Calgary Flames while their 3 losses in that span came against the Vancouver Canucks, the Edmonton Oilers, and the New Jersey Devils in their last game. They lost that game at home 3-2. Keegan Kolesar and Chandler Stephenson each scored 1 goal in that one. Max Pacioretty led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Robin Lehner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 28 shots with 25 saves and a .893 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 246 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They have won 6 of their last 7 games, beating a lot of playoff teams in that span, and they are coming off of a big win on the road against the NHL's points leader, the Colorado Avalanche, and that win stopped a 9 game win streak for the Avalanche. The Capitals are playing very well right now winning good games against quality teams and they have been a great team on the road all season. They are going up against a Golden Knights team that is coming off of a loss at home to the Devils who have not been good this season and they have not been playing well coming into this game. The Golden Knights have lost their last 2 straight games and they were even shut out in one of those games. They have also been playing a lot of teams at the bottom of the standings recently and the Capitals have had a lot of rest days in between their games recently so they will be fresh for this game despite the 1 game of rest from their last. The Capitals are playing much better right now and the best bet here is on them to win this game and keep on their streak.

 

Capitals Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 20, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Capitals 4 Golden Knights 2.

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Washington Capitals: 52-28 (+20.6 Units) ML in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 28-17 (+9.6 Units) ML revenging a home loss versus opponent. 124-82 OVER in all games.

Vegas Golden Knights: 142-101 (-7.8 Units) ML in all games. 34-27 (-10.7 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 10-5 OVER after 2 or more consecutive losses.

 

 

Washington Capitals:  C. Hagelin (LW) out for season - Face injury. J. Snively (LW) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

Vegas Golden Knights:  R. Smith (RW) Early May - Knee injury. L. Brossoit (G) Early May - Undisclosed injury. W. Carrier (LW) Late April - Lower Body injury. N. Patrick (C) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. N. Hague (D) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. B. Howden (C) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury.

 

 

 

“I thought our guys were really good. That was a good game, a playoff-type game. It was fast. It was physical. It was tight. Lots of good things out there.” - Peter Laviolette on his team’s win against the Avalanche on Monday night.

 

 

“We gotta win them all, I think that’s pretty simple, we gotta win ‘em all. It doesn’t get any more desperate than that. I would think that motivation would be the least of our problems right now.” - Peter DeBoer on his team’s loss against the Devils on Monday night.

 

 

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Evgeny Kuznetsov

RW Oshie, T.J.

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

LW Marchessault, Jonathan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Stone, Mark

LD Hutton, Ben

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Lehner, Robin

 

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (87)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (48)

Assists: J. Carlson (53)

GAA:  V. Vanecek (2.67)

 

Points: J. Marchessault (64)

Goals: J. Marchessault (29)

Assists: C. Stephenson (40)

GAA: L. Thompson (2.55)

 

Coaches:

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Peter DeBoer (3rd season)