Today’s NHL schedule sees the Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens in what should be an entertaining match at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. If you plan to watch Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our Capitals vs Canadiens match preview.
Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens
The Washington Capitals go into this one with a 62% points percentage, and naturally as favorites over the Canadiens. Bruce Boudreau will be sure to keep an eye on how their Northeast division foes collected 42 points in 36 games played this season but he will know that a lot of it will come down to containing Tomas Plekanec and Michael Cammalleri. The Washington goal differential is 0.27 this season (good for number 10 in the NHL), but not as good as the Montreal Canadiens’s positive goal margin of 0.27 in the 2010-2011 NHL season.
Playing on the road, the Canadiens will need to play to their strengths and their 2.31 goals against per game is their strongest statistical attribute (and 3rd best in the whole league in that area). Jacques Martin’s team is 20-14 this season and today will hope to improve their 42 point total to climb further up in the standings.
Washington are number 1 in the league in the ‘faceoffs won’ departement and Jacques Martin and his coaching staff will therefore certainly want to balance out Washington’s 1202 faceoffs won this season. The Capitals have a 71% winning percentage when leading after the first period, so getting off to a good start will be important.The fans in the Verizon Center are in for a treat today and if you want to join them and watch Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens online live streaming on NHL ‘Center Ice’ or on your TV – then make sure to tune in at 19:00 ET today.