Ottawa Senators vs Washington Capitals Prediction NHL Picks 2/26/24

Washington Capitals (26-21-9) vs Ottawa Senators (25-27-3)

Game Info: Monday, February 26, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Capital One Arena)

Betting Odds: Washington Capitals -135 / Ottawa Senators +109 --- Over/Under: 6.5

The Ottawa Senators and the Washington Capitals meet in NHL action from the Capital One Arena on Monday night. Who comes out on top in Monday’s NHL tilt? Let’s dive in and find out with our Senators vs. Capitals Prediction.

Ottawa Senators Team Preview

The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 4-3 shootout win over Vegas last time out. Tim Stutzle leads Ottawa in scoring with 53 points including a team-high 39 assists along with 14 goals. Claude Giroux has 52 points with 18 goals and 34 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 47 points with a team-high 25 goals. Drake Batherson has 42 points with 18 goals and 24 assists. Joonas Korpisalo has gone 13-18-3 with a 3.40 GAA and an .887 save percentage in goal for Ottawa while Anton Forsberg is 11-8 with a 3.09 GAA and an .895 save percentage in goal for the Senators.

Ottawa Senators Team Facts

• The Senators have lost four of their last five games as favorites after coming off overtime.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Senators' last six games.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Senators' last 14 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Senators have won the third period in each of their last five games against the Capitals.

Washington Capitals Team Preview

The Washington Capitals come into this one looking to bounce back after a 3-2 OT loss to Florida last time out. Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals in scoring with 42 points including 16 goals and 26 assists while Dylan Strome has 42 points with a team-high 21 goals and 21 assists. John Carlson has 32 points with a team-high 29 assists while Anthony Mantha has 29 points with 18 goals this season. In goal for Washington, Darcy Kuemper has gone 12-12-3 with a 3.16 GAA and an .894 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 12-8-5 with a 2.64 GAA and a .914 save percentage and Hunter Shepard is 2-1-1 with a 3.19 GAA and an .894 save percentage this season.

Washington Capitals Team Facts

• The Capitals have lost nine of their last 10 games at Capital One Arena against opponents on a winning streak.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Capitals' last four games.
• The Capitals have lost the first period in nine of their last 10 home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Capitals' last nine night games.

Senators vs. Capitals Prediction

I’m on Washington in this one. The Senators are playing the better hockey right now, but a lot of the recent success has come at home and I’m not ready to just up and trust the Senators on the road where they’ve been fairly ineffective this season. Washington hasn’t been playing much better, but they had won 3 in a row and just went to OT with arguably the best team in the Eastern conference in Florida and at home I think they can get it done. Give me Washington at the reasonable price.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.