Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators Prediction: Washington continues to fight for the playoffs

Prediction for the NHL Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators match which will take place on April 8th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Washington is in a challenging position. The Capitals spent the entire regular season on the brink of the playoffs, but they had a very productive stretch at the end of March that dramatically increased their chances of making the playoffs. Spencer Carbery's wards had six wins in seven games, losing only to Toronto 7:3. It seemed they had finally found their game and would only improve their position. Still, they lost their next five matches against Toronto - 1:5, Boston - 2:3, Buffalo - 2:6, Pittsburgh - 1:4, and the day before against Carolina - 2:4, slipping to 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The current regular season has been even worse for Ottawa. From the very first games of the season, the Senators started to lose many points, putting them in the group of the league outsiders, from which they never managed to get out. In the last month and a half of the season, they started to show uneven results: at the turn of February and March, there was a series of seven losses in a row, followed by three wins, then three losses, then at the end of March - five wins, and at the beginning of April the Redblacks lost to Minnesota 3:2, Florida 6:0 and the day before to New Jersey. Such uneven results did not affect Ottawa, who remained in 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Washington continues to fight for the playoffs, but the position of the Capital has deteriorated sharply lately, as they have lost in five previous meetings in a row. The battle with Ottawa is the best opportunity to break their losing streak, as the Senators haven't needed anything for a long time. They are the league's underdogs and have no chance to get into the Cup battles, while they also have a streak of three consecutive losses.

Washington and Ottawa have been playing very efficiently lately. In the last five meetings, the rivals have combined to score 35 goals (7.00 average per game), which is a very respectable rate by NHL standards. In the upcoming battle, we can expect a high level of performance from both teams, as both teams are very weak on their own end, forcing them to take risks and find their luck on the offensive end.