Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders Prediction: Losing to Everyone

Prediction for the NHL Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders match which will take place on April 11th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Washington is finishing this season. The Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in nine years. From the beginning of the regular season, they had plenty of problems when key players were injured, and the other leaders of previous years played below their level. Only in mid-February, Peter Laviolette's wards were still trying to achieve cup eight, but they gave out a 6-match series without scoring points. Now Washington is also far from a great play. They have scored only one point in the previous six games, having already fallen back to 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Islanders didn't achieve the playoffs last season and modestly started the current regular season. It seemed that the Islanders would not be able to return to the fight for cup eight, but they could improve and are now close to solving this problem. It is enough for them to win in the two remaining games to get into the top 8, while they will have unmotivated Washington and Montreal as contenders. The New York team is excellent, showing the victories over Tampa Bay and Philadelphia - 6:1 and 4:0. The Islanders are eighth in the Eastern Conference standings.

The game between Washington and the Islanders is a battle of teams with opposite motivation. If the Capitals have it close to zero, since they have already lost their chances to achieve the playoffs and quit playing, then the Islanders are close to the Cup eight, while any mistakes can send them outside the top 8. In the current situation, points are much more necessary for the New York team, which is now in good shape, but Peter Laviolette's wards have lost in the last six meetings. 

Washington has not just been losing to everyone lately but is awful at attacking. In the five previous matches, Peter Laviolette's wards suffered only eight pucks (1.60 on average per game) – a weak result for NHL. It won't be easy to improve since the rivals will be the Islanders.