Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals - 2/1/21 NHL Picks and Prediction

The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals meet Monday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena.

The Boston Bruins look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 36.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Patrice Bergeron leads Boston with five goals, Brad Marchand has six assists and Craig Smith has 23 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 1.9 goals per game and are killing 93.1 percent of their opponents power plays. Tuukka Rask has given up 13 goals on 118 shots faced and Jaroslav Halak has allowed four goals on 65 shots.

The Washington Capitals look to stay hot after winning four of their last five games. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.8 goals per game and are scoring on 41.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington with five goals, John Carlson has seven assists and Richard Panik has 18 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing three goals per game and are killing 75.9 percent of their opponents power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up seven goals on 53 shots faced and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 20 goals on 243 shots.

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