Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Prediction: The Capitals will fail again

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on December 10. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Washington continues to lose ground. It's not surprising because even before the start of the season, it was clear that the Capitals had a very tough journey ahead of them. Key players can no longer sustain the highest pace; the league is becoming more and more athletic, and therefore, problems are inevitable. That didn't stop them from having a very productive stretch in November, when the Red and Blue picked up points in seven straight games, winning six with one overtime loss. After that, things began to slow down, and in the last three games, they lost to Vegas 1:4, Arizona 0:6, and Dallas 4:5, dropping to tenth in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Rangers have a very strong regular season. In recent years, they have performed surprisingly poorly despite a very powerful roster by name, but now Peter Laviolette has made progress with his new charges. From the very beginning of the season, they started to pick up points steadily. The New York team has already given away several bright, winning streaks. They have totaled six wins in the last eight games in regulation time, losing only to Buffalo and Ottawa - 1:5 and 2:6, respectively. All this allows the Rangers to lead the Eastern Conference standings.

Washington and the Rangers show completely different results in the current regular season. The current season could be the second consecutive season for the Capitals when they fly past the cup battles. They currently sit in only tenth place in the Eastern Conference, with five losses in their last seven games. They are in a much better position, leading the standings, and are in great form, having won six of their previous eight battles.

The confrontation between Washington and the Rangers has recently pleased us with high goal-scoring activity. In the previous three head-to-head meetings, the rivals have combined to score 24 goals (8.00 average per game). In addition, the Capitals have conceded a combined 18 pucks in their last four games (4.50 average per game).