The Washington Capitals take on the Dallas Stars tonight. To learn more about how to watch and bet on the game, click here. To learn more about how Marcus Johansson is enjoying a hot start to the season, click here. Read on to learn the top 3 keys the Capitals can defeat the Stars.
The Caps used to not have success in Big D but lately they have had better success than the Washington Commanders. The Caps have won two straight games at Dallas and compiled a record of 4-0-1 in their last five games in Big D.
Here are the top 3 keys to victory:
#3 Continue their road domination
The Capitals have a road record of 45-19-8 since the 2021-22 season, good for the most wins, points, and point percentage in that stretch. Their point total is 98 which equals a .681 points percentage.
Washington’s 3.51 goals per game on the road rank second in the NHL since 2020-21 while their 2.89 goals against rank eighth. Alex Ovechkin’s goal on Monday night at the New Jersey Devils marked the 397th goal he’s scored on the road, which only trails Wayne Gretzky at 402 for the most road goals in NHL history.
There is a reason Evgeny Kuznetsov likes to play on the road.