Washington Capitals vs Nashville Predators Prediction: Will the Predators Be Able to Interrupt an Unpleasant Series?

The previous three meetings of Washington and Nashville ended with the Capitals' victories. Will the Predators be able to interrupt an unpleasant series?

The Capitals are holding a back-to-back. The first part of it, a home match with Columbus, will end after the publication of this text. Before that, Peter Laviolette's team had 11 wins in 14 matches. By the middle of the regular season, Washington had gained a powerful momentum and currently occupies seventh place in the summary table of the Eastern Conference. However, until recently, it was hopelessly trailing in the lower part of it.

Speaking of Washington, it is impossible to ignore Alexander Ovechkin. The great Russian forward, like his team, has gained excellent form, scores in almost every match, brought the number of goals scored this season to 28, and reduced the gap from Wayne Gretzky in the race for the best snipers in the history of the NHL to 86 goals.

Washington gave out a powerful segment and climbed into the playoff zone in the East, but Nashville in the West still needs to reach this milestone. John Hines' team is only 11th in the conference summary table and is 4 points behind the wild card zone, that is, two wins. Nashville had three losses in the previous five games. The Predators beat the outsiders Montreal and Anaheim in this segment and lost to all the strong teams – Dallas, Colorado, and Vegas. Also, it is worth noting that, like Washington, Nashville is holding a back-to-back – after the publication of this text, the Predators will finish the away match with Carolina.

Nashville's set of back-to-back rivals is much more serious than Washington's. If the Predators are playing Carolina, the Capitals are just playing Columbus. So Peter Laviolette's team, already the favorite of the upcoming match, will surely achieve another victory. In addition, we are betting on a productive match – not the main goalkeepers will appear on the ice. Still, fatigue accumulated for the second consecutive day of hockey will force field players to make more mistakes than usual.

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