The Montreal Canadiens will play the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
The Montreal Canadiens are 15-18-3 this season after they lost to the Florida Panthers by a score of 7-2 in their last game. Montreal was out shot by a total of 41-27 and went 2-4 on the power play in the game. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.61 goals per game, 3.58 goals against per game, 14.8% on the power play, and 75.4% on the penalty kill. Nick Suzuki has led the Canadiens with 15 goals, 16 assists, and 66 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Montreal is Jake Allen, who is 9-14-1 this season with a 3.29 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.
The Washington Capitals are 20-13-5 this season after they lost to the Ottawa Senators in overtime by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Washington was out shot by a total of 45-23 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.11 goals per game, 2.74 goals against per game, 81.8% on the penalty kill, and 21% on the power play. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals with 23 goals, 19 assists, and 164 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Charlie Lindgren, who is 10-4-2 this season with a 2.60 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
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