Montreal at Washington

The Montreal Canadiens will take the ice vs. the Washington Capitals for the first time this season. Their timing may be serving them well as the Caps are just 3-9 in their last 12 times on the ice. It has been a slumping offense that has for the most part kept the Caps out of the win column. Couple that with the fact they have yielded 36 goals or 3 per game to the opposition, it goes without saying that things have not gone well on both ends. The Canadiens have been getting nasty when they suffer a big loss by 3 goals or more, stepping up in their next game to go 5-0. Washington has tallied just 24 goals in the 12-game stretch or just 2 per contest. The Capitals have been losers of four straight vs. a team with a winning record, and are ripe to be had here. Montreal gets the call.