Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals 3/12/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 03/12/2020 at 12:42 AM ET
On Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the nation's capital to play the Washington Capitals. Detroit dropped to 17-49-5 and 39 points following its 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. With the loss, the Red Wings remained in last place in the Atlantic division 23 points behind the seventh place Ottawa Senators.
Tyler Bertuzzi is leading Detroit in goals scored with 21, while Dylan Larkin is the assists leader with 34 and points leader with 53. Detroit is scoring an average of 2.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.72 goals per game. In net, Jonathan Bernier is 15-22-3 with a goals-against average of 2.95 and save percentage of .907.
Washington looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Red Wings on Thursday. The Capitals dropped to 41-20-8 and 90 points following a 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. The loss was Washington's third in his last four games. The Capitals lead the Metropolitan Division by one point over the second place Philadelphia Flyers and four points over third place Pittsburgh.
Alex Ovechkin is the leading goal scorer for Washington with 48, while John Carlson is the assist leader with 60 and points leader with 75. Washington is scoring an average of 3.42 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.07 goals per game. In net, Braden Holtby is 25-14-6 with a goals-against average of 3.11 and save percentage of .897.
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While the Capitals will defeat the Devils on their home ice, the play here is the OVER. The OVER has cash in four of Washington's last five, in each of the Capitals last five on their home ice and in 11 of the last 16 played in Washington against the Red Wings. In addition the OVER has cashed in four of Detroit's last six overall and in four of the Red Wings last six against an opponent from the Eastern Conference. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win but our best play is OVER 6-2
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