The Ottawa Senators meet the Washington Capitals for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 20 of the 2021-22 NHL season comes to a close with this Eastern Conference showdown from the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. The Ottawa Senators have lost their last two games while Washington is coming off a victory, so letโs see whatโs the best Senators vs. Capitals betting pick for Sunday afternoon.
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Senators vs Capitals Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Capital One Arena at 12:30 PM ET on Sunday, February 13, 2022
Why Bet The Capitals:
โ The Washington Capitals had beaten Ottawa both times this season and have won 10 straight games against the Senators. That includes five straight victories at home, including the 3-2 overtime victory that Washington earned on January 22.
โ The Ottawa Senators have been shutout in each of their last two games, losing 2-0 in each of those contests. Ottawa is averaging 2.7 goals per game, 24th overall, and they are 23rd on the power-play at 17.3%.
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โ The leading scorer for Ottawa has 34 points. Washington has three players with more than that, including Alex Ovechkin, who has nearly twice as many at 59 points. The Senators have been held to one goal or fewer in four of their last seven games.
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (16-24-4) were shut out for the second straight time when they lost to Boston on Saturday, 2-0. The Senators have not scored a goal since the second period of their contest against Carolina, going more than seven periods without a tally. Brady Tkachuk has five points over his last five games and is second in points with 32.
Despite allowing 3.3 goals per game, Ottawa is getting outstanding goaltending from Matt Murray of late, as he has allowed two goals or fewer in six straight games. Murray has allowed eight total goals during that span and is now 5-8-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .922 save percentage.
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (26-14-9) defeated the Montrรฉal Canadiens, 5-2. Washington scored three unanswered goals to start the contest. Joe Snively scored two goals in the game and added an assist. Evgeny Kuznetsov had two assists and now has seven points over his last five games. Kuznetsov is second on the Capitals with 48 points. Ovechkin is listed as probable for this game. The Capitals are 11th in goals per game at 3.2.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 42 shots in the victory over Montrรฉal. Washington is 11th in goals allowed per game at 2.8. Samsonov is 15-6-3 with a 2.85 GAA and a .905 save percentage. He has allowed two goals or fewer in three of his last four games and has allowed eight total goals over his last four appearances. Vitek Vanecek is out with an upper-body injury so Samsonov will get all the playing time he can handle.