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Game seven of the Eastern Conference first round playoffs see the New York Islanders taking on the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center in Washington, District of Columbia. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Predictions: Islanders vs. Capitals

Game Two of the Eastern Conference first round playoffs see the New York Islanders taking on the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center in Washington, District of Columbia. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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New York Islanders (1-0) vs. Washington Capitals (0-1)
Stadium: Verizon Center (District of Columbia)
Time/Date: 7:00 PM ET; Friday April 17th
NHL Odds: New York Islanders +130/ Washington Capitals -140
Over/Under: 5.5 (+120 Over)

The Islanders showed no signs of stumbling or fear as they came out and dominated in all aspects of the game en route to a 4-1 Game 1 win over the Capitals. The Islanders will look to do something they haven’t done in over 32 years on Friday as they search for a 2-0 lead in the series. Washington will look to captain, Alexander Ovechkin, in hopes of bringing the Caps back to even in this series. Ovechkin was held scoreless throughout Game 1 and the Islanders always seem to have eyes him, not allowing him to move freely and quickly.

New York Islanders

The Islanders stumbled into the post season with multiple key losses down the stretch that forced them to give up home ice in the first round of the playoffs. They showed none of those signs in Game 1 as they took care of business and stole home ice right back from the Capitals, who stole it on the last day of the regular season.

The Islanders got contributions from just about everyone in Game 1, but the main guy was Brock Nelson. Nelson scored 2 goals and solidified the win for New York.

New York also got a goal from Josh Bailey, along with an assist.

F and leading point getting John Tavares didn’t even record a shot in Game 1. Expect him to come out firing in Game 2 on Friday as he tallied 86 points throughout the entire regular season.

G Jaroslav Halak recorded 24 saves and allowed just one to squeak by him in the first period. If he continues to play like he did in Game 1, the Islanders fortunes could be bright.

Washington Capitals

The Capitals must find a way to get more shots and continue to put pressure on Islanders’ goalie Jaroslav Halak on Friday. Putting just 25 shots on goal in Game 1, Washington will look to get Alexander Ovechkin going as they hope to head to New York with the series tied 1 game a piece.

The lone goal scorer for Washington was F Marcus Johansson. Johansson scored in the first period to even things up at 1, but the Capitals failed to put anything else on the board after. Johansson continues his impressive campaign as he has racked up 47 points on the season.

Caps goalie Braden Holtby faced 29 shots in Game 1, and allowed 3 of them to get past him. While he didn’t play bad by any means, he’ll need some help from his defense as they failed to put any traffic in front of the goal throughout the entire game.

Dating back to last season, the Capitals have scored just that one goal over their last 3 playoff games. In 2014, they had similar scoring problems as they were shutout by the other New York team, the Rangers, in the final 2 games before they were eliminated.

Expect Washington to be even more physical than in Game 1 as they cannot afford to head on the road with a 2-0 deficit.

NHL Hockey Trends:

  • Islanders are 23-9 in their last 32 vs. Metropolitan.
  • Islanders are 3-8 in their last 11 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Capitals are 11-4 in their last 15 vs. Eastern Conference.
  • Capitals are 21-10 in their last 31 games playing on 1 days rest.

Free 4* NHL Pick: Washington -140

Lay the juice here as Washington should be incredibly prepared and focused for this one. A win and they’re right back in the series, a loss could spell a whole world of trouble for them. Expect Ovechkin to come up big in a home win for Washington.

Washington 3, New York 2

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NHL Free Pick: Capitals vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Washington Capitals taking on the Chicago Blackhawks November 7 at United Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

Two struggling teams meet in the Windy City Friday night in what is a preview for this season’s Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic.

Daily NHL Hockey Odds

Washington (4-5-1-2) at Chicago (7-5-1-0)
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, November 7, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast: NHLN-US, SNE, SNO, SNP, CSN-DC+, CSN-CH+
Capitals NHL Lines: +1½ -180 +170
Blackhawks NHL Lines: -1½ +160 -187
NHL Over/Under Lines: 5.5
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The Washington Capitals will try to right the ship and snap a five game losing streak when they take on the Chicago Blackhawks who haven’t been great out of the gate despite sending out one of the more talented rosters in the league.

Can Washington snap out of its funk or will Friday’s game be a stepping stone for the Hawks to finally kick start their season?

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Let’s take a look.

When Barry Trotz was hired in Washington, it looked like a match made in heaven – a team desperate for some sort of defensive identity but full of big-name players. But things haven’t gone so well for Trotz and the Caps – their goaltending is woeful and the offense hasn’t been able to make up for the goals against.

Let’s start with the defense. The Caps looked to be on an OK path early in the season but their recent five game slide has exposed this team for what they really are – terrible in the defensive end. During their losing streak Washington has surrendered a whopping 22 goals – no team will have success with that level of futility.

The Caps have been OK in surrendering just 25.2 shots per game so far but the goaltending has been brutal. Neither Braden Holtby of Justin Peters have a save percentage higher than .891 – neither is making any timely saves and neither is giving the Caps any sense of optimism.

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It has to be disheartening for a team averaging 3.08 goals for per game to constantly be behind despite playing OK in front of their keepers. Washington’s power play is at a very good 29.3% and six Caps players have three or more goals on the season. Simply put most are doing their jobs but the ones that aren’t are affecting this team drastically.

The Chicago Blackhawks are somehow struggling to find the back of the net – it is their defense and goaltending that have them above .500 on the season. The team is surrendering a league-low 1.77 goals per game but the offense is generating just 2.46 – 21st in the NHL.

The good news is that the Hawks scored five goals last time out against the Canadiens – Patrick Kane scored his first goal in eight games against Montreal and the Chicago power play that had been operating at around 18% looked much better.

That said Brad Richards and Marion Hossa each have just two goals this season, Brandon Saad has just one goal and Patrick Sharp – one of Chicago’s biggest threats night-in and nigh-out is on the shelf for the next four weeks with a leg injury. Chicago’s identity surrounds their ability to score at will – something that isn’t happening at this point in time.

Thank goodness for Corey Crawford who has a 4-2 record and a 1.54 GAA and .938 save percentage.

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NHL Gambling Trends

• Under is 8-1-2 in CHI last 11 overall.
• CHI are 66-26 in their last 92 home games.

The Washington Capitals are one of the highest scoring teams in the league right now – but they have been among the most generous teams the last couple of weeks as well. Chicago, despite struggling lately is still an uber-talented team and off a five goal performance has shown an ability to net their share as well.

NHL Betting 4* Free Play

Goals will be scored in this game – I’m going with the Over in this one.

The Over 5 1/2 goals

There is no value in betting on the Hawks – the Over 5 1/2 goals is the play here.

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