Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Boston +130 / Washington -150 O/U 6 goals
Time: 7 PM EST Monday April 5, 2010 on Versus
Tonight in an Eastern Conference match up that is vital for the away team and means nothing to the home team the Washington Capitals host the Boston Bruins. The Capitals have already wrapped up the top seed in the East while Boston looks to hang on to make the post-season. Boston is tied with Philadelphia for the 7th spot in the East, but only lead the New York Rangers by 2 points and the Atlanta Thrashers by 3 points.
This season the Capitals are 28-5-5 at home and the Bruins are 20-13-6 on the road.
Both teams won in their last games on Saturday night, as the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 and the Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2.
The Capitals have won 2 in a row and are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games and the Bruins are coming off a win and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
Tonight's match up is one of a couple teams that could not be any more different, as the Capitals have the highest scoring offense in the league and a mediocre defense while the Bruins are the lowest scoring team in the league and have a stellar defense.
Even though Washington has the best home record in the Eastern Conference the Bruins may be happy to be there, as they have a better road record than home record this season.
The Bruins have lost both games against the Capitals this season each by a score of 4-1. However, that was with G Tim Thomas between the pipes and tonight red-hot G Tuukka Rask (20 wins 1.97 GAA save percentage 93.1%) will get the start. Rask leads the NHL in GAA and is 4-2-0 with a GAA of only 1.21 GAA and 2 shutouts in his last 7 games.
Overall, the Bruins are only 1-4-2 in their last 7 games against the Capitals and have lost 4 straight in Washington.
Capitals' superstar Alex Ovechkin, who ranks 2nd in the league in both points (102) and goals (46), has scored 4 goals in his last 3 games against the Bruins, but he has not scored a goal in his last 3 games.
Boston has only scored 5 goals in their last 4 games and they need to find some offense tonight, as if they win they can give themselves a little cushion since Philadelphia and the teams trailing them in the East are not in action.
Betting Trends
Boston is 4-0 in their last 4 road games, 3-10 in their last 13 games against teams with a winning record, and has an Under record of 3-1-2 in their last 6 road games.
Washington is 23-5 in their last 28 home games against teams with a winning road record and has an Over record of 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Our Selection : Take Boston +130.
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