Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 7 (5/7): NHL

Credit: photo by Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds:

Time	1:00 p.m. EST
Panthers  money line	-200
Panthers spread	-1.5 (+125)
Capitals money line	+170
Capitals spread	+1.5 (-145)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Florida Panthers	Washington Capitals
Record	59-19-6	45-27-12
Road / home record	24-11-6	19-16-6
Streak	W1	L1
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	46-32-6	47-33-4

 

Preview

The Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers will meet at the Capital One Arena to play the Game 3 of the playoffs 1st round in the East. The Panthers bounced back and beat the Capitals 5-1 in Game 2.

Florida Panthers

The Panthers have also lost 4 of their last 6 games and are 24-17 on the road this season, with a 59-19-6 record overall ranking 1st in the Atlantic Division. The Panthers are 38-14 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 four assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Panthers are 6-4, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.1 assists, five penalties and 14.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Washington Capitals

The Capitals have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are 19-23 at home with a 45-27-12 record overall ranking 4th in the Metropolitan division. The Capitals are 31-21 in conference matchups. Washington ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference recording 8.7 points per game, averaging 3.3 goals and 5.4 assists.

Evgeny Kuznetsov has scored 24 goals with 54 assists for the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

In their last 10 games the Capitals are 4-6, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.1 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

BETTING TRENDS

Florida are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games on the road.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington.

Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games against Florida.

Prediction

The Capitals upset the Panthers in Game 1 and scored 4 goals in the game but the Panthers got their revenge in Game 2 beating them 5-1. The Panthers are the better team overall and should be able to beat the Caps in the next games. Take the Panthers.

PICK: Panthers -1.5 (+125)

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