On this lovely, cold, and snowy Friday, the Washington Capitals will meet against the Montreal Canadiens for the third and final time this regular season. Washington comes into the game with a nine game point streak, a 7-0-2 record, at Capital One Arena and they'll look to keep it rolling and remain atop the standings. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network and you can also listen to the game on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.
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In their last meeting on Dec. 7 in Montreal, Tom Wilson scored both the game tying and game winning goals four minutes and 38 seconds apart in the third period to help the Capitals overcome a 2-0 deficit en route to a 4-2 win. Washington also defeated Montreal 6-3 on Oct. 31 at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals have an all time record of 82-76-17-7 which is good for a .516 point percentage against the Canadiens. They have also earned at least one point in 13 of their last 16 games against Montreal going 11-3-2.
In the Capitals 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice including the overtime winner which gave Washington their 27th win in 41 games this season, improving their record to 27-10-4 with 58 points. Their 27 wins are tied for the second most through the first half of an 82 game season in franchise history.
The other times were in 2015-16 when they had 31. In 2016-17 and 2008-09, they also had 27 wins. With the win Wednesday it upped Washington's home point streak to nine games and moved them within a point of the Vegas Golden Knights (59 points) for the most points in the NHL.
The Canadiens vs Capitals betting odds per Caesars have the Caps as 1.5 goal favorites entering tonight's contest. The moneyline has the Capitals at -210 odds, while the Canadiens are the underdog at +175. The total for the game is set at an over/under of 6.0 goals.