The Canadiens visit the Capitals Thursday as underdogs on the NHL odds as they look to bolster their playoff hopes. (via OddsShark)
Montreal is coming off a 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday to extend its winning streak on home ice to four games, but continues to sit outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture going into Thursday’s matchup at Capitol One Arena.
Overall, the Canadiens have won six of eight to keep pace with Columbus and Carolina in the hunt for a coveted wild card berth. Montreal is deadlocked with Columbus at 94 points, just one point back of Carolina. However, both the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes hold a tiebreaker edge over Montreal in regulation/overtime wins.
And while the Canadiens have produced steady results on home ice at Bell Centre, they have struggled with inconsistency on the road, picking up wins in just two of their past seven away dates, according to theThe Canadiens must also overcome a recent shaky track record against the defending Stanley Cup champions, posting wins in just two of seven meetings with the Capitals since December 2016.
The Capitals enter Thursday’s contest pegged as solid -155 favourites after blowing a golden opportunity to clinch first place in the Metropolitan Division by dropping a 5-3 decision in Florida as -125 road chalk on Monday night. Washington still holds a comfortable three-point lead over the second-place New York Islanders in the division standings, but will be highly motivated to nail down the division title before closing out their regular-season schedule with a showdown with the Islanders on Saturday night.
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