Washington Capitals at New York Islanders - 4/6/21 NHL Picks and Prediction

The Washington Capitals and New York Islanders meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Nassau Coliseum.

The Washington Capitals look for a win after winning 12 of their last 15 games. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 24.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 19 goals, Nicklas Backstrom has 26 assists and John Carlson has 95 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing three goals per game and are killing 82 percent of their opponents power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 35 goals on 336 shots faced and Vitek Vanecek has allowed 67 goals on 723 shots.

The New York Islanders look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The New York Islanders are averaging three goals per game and are scoring on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Mathew Barzal leads New York with 13 goals, Nick Leddy has 24 assists and Jordan Eberle has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 79.6 percent of their opponents power plays. Semyon Varlamov has given up 58 goals on 714 shots faced and Ilya Sorokin has allowed 28 goals on 324 shots.

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