Capitals vs Canadiens Picks and Prediction – 4/27/2025

The Washington Capitals stay on the road Saturday with another game in Montreal against the Montreal Canadiens. Washington has won two of the first three games in this series, but fell in game three by three goals on Friday. Logan Thompson was atrocious in the net for Washington in game three posting a .857 save percentage for giving up five goals on 35 shots in just over 53 minutes on the ice. Charlie Lindgren gave up one goal on five shots in less than 7 minutes of game time. Stay in the news with our NHL Picks.

Connor McMichael, Alex Ovechkin, and Jakob Chychrun led the way for the Washington offense in game 3, scoring one goal apiece. Washington got other production from the roster as six different players chipped in with at least one assist each. Dylan Strome is leading Washington during the postseason with five points and has boasted a team leading 4 assists. Anthony Beauvillier and Alex Ovechkin both have scored four points good enough for a second on the roster. Connor McMichael and Alex Ovechkin have boasted a team leading three goals this playoffs.

The Montreal Canadiens come into game 4 fresh off their first win of the series in game three. Jakub Dobes was mediocre in the net for Montreal in game three posting a .875 save percentage for giving up one goal on eight shots in just over 28 minutes. Sam Montembeault was mediocre as well with a .846 save percentage after allowing two goals on 13 shots in just under 32 minutes of game time.

Montreal got a ton of scoring from various players in the game leading to the game 3 victory. Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook led the way for Montreal in Game 2 with one goal and one assist each. Christian Dvorak, Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki, and Alexandre Carrier all chipped in heavily from Montreal scoring one goal each.

Montreal got on the board in this series with a win in game 3. Look for Washington to reclaim control of this series on Sunday with a win in game 4, The Capitals have the deeper and more talented team led by the best player in this series. Washington is also the superior team on both sides of the puck and will play to those strengths in this game. Take the Capitals to rely on their offense averaging nearly a half goal more per game this season to lead the charge. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 3-1.