Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins 1/10/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals meet Monday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. The Boston Bruins look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Washington Capitals look to snap a three-game losing streak. 

The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Boston with 14 goals, Charlie McAvoy has 15 assists and David Pastrnak has 136 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 81.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 38 goals on 462 shots faced, and Jeremy Swayman has allowed 36 goals on 440 shots.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 14.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 24 goals, John Carlson has 24 assists and Evgeny Kuznetsov has 87 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 83.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has given up 38 goals on 424 shots faced, and IIya Samsonov has allowed 52 goals on 535 shots.

The Bruins are 8-2 in their last 10 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Capitals are 38-17 in their last 55 games as a favorite and 5-2 in their last 7 Monday games. The over is 4-1 in Bruins last 5 overall. The over is 9-2 in Capitals last 11 home games. The Bruins are 5-12 in the last 17 meetings in Washington and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Boston Bruins and the even money is quite attractive given their recent stretch and the fact they’ve played well on the road as of late. However, the Washington Capitals aren’t going to keep this losing streak intact much longer, they’ve been dominant in the favorite role, and they rarely lose to the Bruins at home. The Bruins have serious issues winning games in Washington. Give me the Caps and the cheap price.