Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators Prediction: Don’t expect a high-productive encounter

Prediction for the NHL Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators match, which will take place on December 30. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Washington is having a tough regular season. The club's leaders are not getting any younger, while an endless string of injuries only worsens the situation. The other day John Carlson became the latest addition to the team's infirmary, and the American has been out for an extended period. In their previous 11 games, the team had lost only two points to Dallas, 1:2, while winning ten games. This surge allowed Washington to move to sixth place in the standings in the East.

Ottawa is a team that was an outsider in the league all last years, but already this season, they were expected to fight for the playoffs. The young Canadian team lacks stability, so a string of upsets inevitably follows a good stretch. For example, in the equator of December, the Senators won four straight, each time they won during regular time, but then they lost three times in a row. After a short break in the championship, the Red and Black unexpectedly beat Boston, 3:2, but so far, that's good enough for only 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

For a long time in the current regular season, Washington and Ottawa were neighbors in the Eastern Conference standings. Still, the Capital made tremendous progress, getting close to the leaders, but the Senators remained among the outsiders. They are in great shape, winning 10 of their last 11 games. They can be considered the unqualified favorites in their home game against the Red and Black. As a result, we have to place a bet on Washington's victory at odds of around 1.95.

We should not expect a high-scoring activity in the upcoming confrontation. Now Washington is in great shape. In the last three meetings with the Capitals, only 14 pucks were scored (4.67 average per game). Moreover, in the previous four head-to-head encounters, only once have they scored more than five goals, so even now, the best option for the prediction is considered a total under 5.5 pucks at odds close to 2.18, and separately it is worth looking at the bet on the total over 0.5 points of Dmitry Orlov for 2.1.

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