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Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 13 (5/13): NHL

Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 13 (5/13): NHL

Credit: photo by Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds:

Time 7:30 p.m. EST
Panthers  money line -185
Panthers spread -1.5 (+130)
Capitals money line +160
Capitals spread +1.5 (-150)
Over / under 6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

  Florida Panthers Washington Capitals
Record 61-20-6 46-28-13
Road / home record 25-12-6 20-16-7
Streak W2 L2
Goals per game 3.34 4.11
Goals allowed per game 2.93 2.95
Shots per game 31.4 37.3
Shots allowed per game 29.1 30.7
PP % 19.2% 24.40%
PK % 18.81% 15.94%
Over / under record 48-33-6 49-34-4

 

Preview

The Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers will meet again at the Capital One Arena to play the Game 6 of the playoffs 1st round in the East. The Panthers have won the last 2 games and have the lead 3-2 in the series.

Florida Panthers

The Panthers have won 3 of their last 4 games and are 25-18 on the road this season, with a 60-20-6 record overall ranking 1st in the Atlantic Division. The Panthers are 40-15 in Eastern Conference games. Florida leads the Eastern Conference shooting 11.1% and averaging 4.1 goals on 37.6 shots per game.

Anthony Duclair has scored 31 goals with 27 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has six goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Panthers are 5-5, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 5.4 penalties and 15.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

Washington Capitals

The Capitals have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 20-23 at home with a 46-28-13 record overall ranking 4th in the Metropolitan division. The Capitals are 31-24 in conference matchups. Washington ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference recording 8.7 points per game, averaging 3.3 goals and 5.4 assists.

John Carlson has 17 goals and 54 assists for the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Capitals are 3-7, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.1 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

BETTING TRENDS

Florida are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Washington.

Florida are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games on the road.

Washington are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games.

The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games against Florida.

Prediction

The Panthers have won the last 2 games in the series and are one game away from the 2nd round. They have won 10 of their last 14 games on the road and 4 of their last 6 head to head games against the Capitals. The Panthers will get to this game with more motivation than the Caps so expect another great game from them. Take Florida.

PICK: Panthers -1.5 (+130)

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