Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals Prediction: The teams approach the game in different forms

Prediction for the NHL Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals match, which will take place on December 23. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Ottawa is having a pretty good regular season. The only problem the Senators have is their 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings. The reason for that is their 7-game losing streak in October and November; as in all other periods, the Red and Black had no significant upsets. Moreover, they had a bright 4-game winning streak in the middle of December and still lost to Minnesota and Winnipeg - 2:4 and 1:5, respectively.

Before the start of the current regular season, Washington wasn't one of the teams that could be expected in the playoff zone, despite the club's constant participation in cup battles in recent years. In their season debut, the Capitals began to prove why their top-8 chances looked slim, losing so many points, but now they have made serious progress. They had suffered only one loss in their previous eight meetings, a 1:2 loss to Dallas, and they had won their remaining seven games without fail. This surge allowed Washington to move up to ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Washington and Ottawa approach their encounter in different states. Not so long ago, the Senators had an activity surge, which took a lot of energy and emotions from them; that's why they lost their last two games - 2:4 and 1:5. The Capitals are doing well right now. They had their best stretch in the regular season, winning seven of their previous eight games. The Red and Blue infirmary is overcrowded, but the game continues without several leaders. Hence, a bet on Washington's victory in the match with the odds of about 1.86 is inevitable.

Washington lately suddenly began not only to collect points but also to score a lot. In the previous seven meetings, they have scored 30 goals (4.29 average per game). In the last two games, the Senators also conceded at least four times, so now the best option for the prediction seems to be an individual total of Washington over 2.5 pucks for 1.58, and separately it is worth looking at the bet on the total over 1.5 points by Alexander Ovechkin for 2.3.

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