Washington Capitals (31-23-7, in the Metropolitan division) v. Montreal Canadiens (32-17-9, in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTS BOOK LINE: Canadiens -158, Capitals +133; plus/minus is 6.5
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BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Washington Capitals after Noah Dobson’s two-goal game against the New York Islanders in the Canadiens’ 4-3 overtime loss.
Montreal is 32-17-9 overall and 16-11-2 at home. The Canadiens have allowed 187 goals while scoring 200 for a differential of +13.
Washington is 12-13-4 on the road and 31-23-7 overall. The Capitals are 28-8-3 when scoring three or more goals.
The teams play Saturday for the third time this season. The Capitals won 3-2 in overtime in the last meeting. Ethen Frank led the Capitals with two goals.
BEST PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has 18 goals and 47 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has 11 goals and two assists in the last 10 games.
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John Carlson has 10 goals and 36 assists for the Capitals. Aliaksei Protas has scored four goals and added six assists in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 6-2-2, averaging four goals, 7.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while allowing 3.1 goals per game.
Capitals: 7-2-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadians: None listed.
Capitals: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
