Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche odds, picks and predictions
Washington Capitals and Colorado Avalanche are playing each other Monday at 8 p.m. ET. The Caps have won 5 of 6 games and have scored more than 8 goals twice in last 3 games. Colorado has won 9 in a row and the last three by a total of 11 goals.
Washington Capitals are playing Colorado Avalanche.
Ilya Samsonov and Darcy Kuemper are the projected goalies for the Washington Capitals and Colorado Avalanche. Samsonova had a 3-game winning streak snapped with Thursday's 7-3 loss to Toronto. Kuemsper has won 6 in a row and allowed 2.5 goals per game this month.
Washington has won 5 of the last 6 meetings with Colorado. The Caps won in Ball Arena 3-2 in February 2020. Colorado is second in the league in goals per game (3.9) and Washington is eighth (4.4). Both goalies have seen 3 goals or more recently. Washington has a better goal-scoring record than Colorado (35.5 to 35.7).
