The Washington Capitals have not lost three games in a row all season long and they're hoping today is not the first time. They lost back to back games in regulation for just the third time this season. Today they host a Tampa Bay Lightning team that has won seven in a row.
Puck drop is at 12:30 p.m. and you can catch the game on Monumental Sports Network as well as 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.
The Lightning vs Capitals betting odds on Caesars have the Capitals as 1.5 goal underdogs on home ice. However, the moneyline for both teams is even steven at -110 with an over/under of 6.0 goals.
Without further ado here are our top 3 keys to a Capitals win
#3 Light the lamp
The Caps were only able to do that twice aginst the St. Louis Blues the other day and just once two days prior to that against the Calgary Flames. So if you're trying to beat a team that has won seven in a row in your home barn, you have to make sure you score way more than that.
Last weekend in a road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a home win over the Edmonton Oilers, the Caps scored a combined 15 goals. So the offense is there. It just wasn't those two home night losses for some odd reason except on the sticks of a few players, one of them being Alex Ovechkin who enters today's game 12 goals shy of the record.