Capitals at Devils 3/19/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Washington Capitals look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. The Caps were beaten on Saturday by the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in the loss for Washington while John Carlson scored the third. Braden Holtby made 29 saves in net for the Capitals. Washington is tied atop the Metropolitan division with the New York Islanders with 91 points apiece.

New Jersey lost its last outing falling to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday 3-0. The Devils could not get any of their 22 shots on net past Colorado goalie Philipp Grubauer. The loss by New Jersey kept the Devils in the basement of the Metropolitan division with 63 points six points behind the New York Rangers. Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals in goals scored with 48 and in points with 81. John Carlson is the Capitals leader in assists with 52. Braden Holtby in goal is 27-18-4 with 2.91 goals against average and .909 save percentage. Washington is 7th in goals scored per game at 3.39 and 22nd in goals against per game at 3.11.

Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 27 and in points with 50. Nico Hischier is the leader in assists with 27. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood is 7-8-0 with a goal’s against average of 2.63 and save percentage of .919. New Jersey this season is 22nd in goals scored per game at 2.77 and 28h in goals against at 3.36.