Senators vs Capitals Picks and Prediction – 4/7/2024

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The Ottawa Senators return to the road Sunday with a game in Washington against the Washington Capitals. Ottawa has 33 wins on the year riding a 2 game losing streak into this matchup following a six goal loss against Florida. Offensively Ottawa has been mediocre this season averaging 3.13 goals on just over 32 shots. Defensively the Senators have had issues giving up 3.49 goals on 29.8 shots and have allowed 4.5 goals per game during their two game losing streak. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.

Joonas Korpisalo was terrible in the net for Ottawa in their last game posting a .765 save percentage after giving up four goals on 17 shots in just over 24 minutes on the ice. Anton Forsberg was just as bad coming on a relief to post a .857 save percentage after giving up two goals on 14 shots in nearly 36 minutes of game time.

The Washington Capitals return home Sunday with 36 wins on the year struggling immensely riding a long losing streak. Offensively Washington has been one of the worst teams in the NHL scoring just 2.66 goals on less than 27 shots per game and have scored 8 total goals across their last five losses. Defensively the Capitals have been better allowing 3.17 goals per game but have given up 4.4 goals per game during their last five losses.

Darcy Kuemper struggled immensely in the net for Washington in their last outing giving up three goals on 44 shots to post a .932 save percentage in just under 59.5 minutes on the ice before Carolina found the empty net as well. Alex Ovechkin was the sole offensive push for Washington with two goals on four shots in just over 19.5 minutes on the ice. Washington got assists from three other players as well to round out the scoring.