Montreal faces Washington, aims to stop 4-game slide

Washington Capitals (41-23-10, fourth within the Metropolitan) vs. Montreal Canadiens (20-44-11, eighth within the Atlantic)

Montreal; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canadiens +216, Capitals -270; over/below is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: Montreal seems to cease its four-game slide when the Canadiens play Washington.

The Canadiens are 13-27-4 towards convention opponents. Montreal averages 10.2 penalty minutes per sport, the fifth-most within the NHL. Michael Pezzetta leads the crew serving 72 whole minutes.

The Capitals are 28-13-4 towards convention opponents. Washington ranks seventh within the Japanese Convention with 31.3 photographs per sport and is averaging 3.3 targets.

Of their final assembly on Feb. 10, Washington received 5-2. Joe Snively totaled two targets for the Capitals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Suzuki leads the Canadiens with 56 factors, scoring 19 targets and registering 37 assists. Cole Caufield has 4 targets over the past 10 video games for Montreal.

Nick Jensen leads the Capitals with a plus-30 in 68 video games this season. John Carlson has 4 targets and 10 assists over the past 10 video games for Washington.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 2-7-1, averaging 2.5 targets, 4.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes whereas giving up 3.7 targets per sport with an .895 save share.

Capitals: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 targets, 5.9 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11 penalty minutes whereas permitting 3.7 targets per sport with an .872 save share.

INJURIES: Canadiens: Justin Barron: out for season (ankle), Jake Allen: out for season (groin), Jeff Petry: out (decrease physique).

Capitals: Dmitry Orlov: each day (decrease physique).

___

The Related Press created this story utilizing know-how offered by Knowledge Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.