Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction NHL Picks 12/7/24

The Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action from the Bell Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens prediction.

Washington Capitals Recap

The Washington Capitals come into this game looking to build on a 3-1 win over Toronto last time out. After this game, the Capitals will continue their road trip to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Capitals Looking To Keep Puck Rolling

Dylan Strome leads the Capitals with 34 points including 8 goals and a team-high 26 assists while Alex Ovechkin has 25 points with 15 goals and 10 assists and Connor McMichael’s added 24 points with 14 goals and 10 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists while Tom Wilson has 19 points and John Carlson has 19 points with Wilson logging 9 goals and 10 assists and Carlson adding 16 assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois also has 16 points with 13 assists of his own. In goal for Washington, Logan Thompson has gone 10-1-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .913 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 8-5 with a 2.80 GAA and an .897 save percentage this season.

Why the Washington Capitals will win

• The Capitals have won each of their last eight road games.
• The Canadiens have lost 12 of their last 15 games at Bell Centre following a win.
• The Capitals have covered the puck line in each of their last eight road games.

Montreal Canadiens Recap

The Montreal Canadiens come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 3-0 win over Nashville last time out. After this game, Montreal will welcome the Anaheim Ducks to town.

Canadiens Win Back-To-Back Games

Nick Suzuki has a team-high 27 points with 10 goals and a team-high 17 assists while Cole Caufield has 23 points with a team-high 16 goals. Mike Matheson has 13 assists, Juraj Slafkovsky has 14 points with 12 assists and Lane Hutson has 17 assists as well on the year. Brendan Gallagher has 13 points with 8 goals while Jake Evans has 14 points with 5 goals and 9 assists. In goal for Montreal, Sam Montembeault has gone 8-10-2 with a 2.82 GAA and a .906 save percentage while Cayden Primeau is 2-3-1 with a 4.45 GAA and an .844 save percentage this season.

Why the Montreal Canadiens will win

• The underdogs have won five of the Capitals’ last six games.
• The Capitals have lost three of their last five games as road favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Capitals’ last 12 games.
• The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as road favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.

Capitals vs. Canadiens Prediction

I’m on the Capitals here. Washington took care of business and looked really good against Toronto, and now even on a back-to-back, face off against a Montreal team that may play their best at home but is still a hard team to trust when it comes to consistency. I still think that Washington has one of the more underappreciated goalie duos in the league in Lindgren and Thompson, and I think Washington gets another win on the road here.