Capitals at Golden Knights 6/7/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions
On Thursday, the Washington Capitals visit the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals best of seven series.
During the postseason, Jonathan Marchessault is leading Vegas in goals scored with eight. Reilly Smith leads in assists with 15 and in points with 20. In goal, Marc-Andre Fleury is 13-6 with a goals against of 2.15 and a save percentage of .922 after 19 postseason games. During the regular season, Vegas was 5th in goals scored per game at 3.3, 8th in goals against per game at 2.7, 11th in power play percentage at 21.4, and 10th in penalty kill percentage at 81.4.
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Vegas will have to come out aggressive and take the play to Washington. That could create counter-attack opportunities for the Capitals. Washington has won 7 of its last 9 against Western Conference teams and 27 of its last 38 overall. The Cup will be lifted by Capitals after Game 5. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 4-3.