NHL: Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Live Odds & Picks

Canadiens vs. Capitals Live Odds and Picks @ Sportsbook

The Washington Capitals are heavy 75.2 percent favorites over the Montreal Canadiens. The Capitals are favored partly because they have a +12 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 37 shots on goal vs 25 shots for the Canadiens. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.6% compared to the Canadiens goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.6%.

STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Jaroslav Halak 33, Semyon Varlamov 23 SHOTS: Brian Gionta 3.3, Alexander Ovechkin 5.8 GOALS: Michael Cammalleri 0.39, Alexander Ovechkin 0.75 PTS: Michael Cammalleri has a 46% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Alexander Ovechkin has a 35% chance of 1+PTs

SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at WAS -310 TOTAL: 6

WIN-LOSS-OTL Montreal Canadiens 42-35-11 Washington Capitals 57-17-14

OVER-UNDER Montreal Canadiens 37-46 Washington Capitals 48-33

UNDER PICK RECORD: Montreal Canadiens 30-33 -630 loss. Washington Capitals 31-21 +790 profit.

Side Value picks involve betting on the team whose simulation winning percentage is higher than the money line odds indicate. In some cases this involves betting on a team that wins under 50% of simulations.

Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Live Odds, Picks – NHL Playoffs 2010

Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Live Odds @ Sportsbook: The NHL match between Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens will kick off on April 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET. This match will takes place at Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals gave their fans reason to "Rock the Red" after salvaging a split at home to open their first Stanley Cup playoff matchup against Montreal.

Now they're eager to put a dent in the "bleu, blanc et rouge" enthusiasm of the Canadiens' passionate and demanding fans.

Powered by Ovechkin's four-point effort and Nicklas Backstrom's overtime winner to complete a hat trick, the top-seeded Capitals avoided falling into an 0-2 series hole with a 6-5 comeback victory in Game 2 on Saturday night.

Ovechkin thinks Washington has a great opportunity to ride its momentum as the series shifts to Bell Centre for the Capitals' Montreal playoff debut Monday night.

Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens Live Odds and Picks @ NHL Hockey Betting