Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 10, 2025

The Montreal Canadiens are on the road to play the Washington Capitals on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

Montreal (19-18-3) is coming off a 5-4 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. While Washington (27-10-4) is also coming off an OT win over the Canucks on Wednesday.

Canadiens vs Capitals: Head-to-head & key stats

• Montreal is 83-73-17-9 all-time against Washington
• The Canadiens are 8-11-1 on the road
• Washington is allowing 2.61 goals per game
• Montreal is averaging 3 goals per game
• The Capitals are averaging 3.66 goals per game
• The Habs are allowing 3.38 goals per game
• Washington is 14-4-3 at home

Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals: Preview

Montreal is on a two-game winning streak and has been playing well as of late and have gotten into playoff contention. The Canadiens are led by Nick Suzuki with 41 points, Cole Caufield with 38, Lane Hutson with 30 and Jake Evans with 23 points.

The Canadiens will start Sam Montembeault who's 15-15-2 with a 2.95 GAA and a .898 SV%. In his career against Washington, he's 2-3 with a 3.49 GAA and a .893 SV%.

Washington, meanwhile, is 2-0-2 in its last four games. The Capitals will likely start Logan Thompson who's 17-2-2 with a 2.32 GAA and a .919 SV%. In his career against Montreal, he's 1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .917 SV%.

The Capitals have one of the best offenses in the NHL, led by Dylan Strome with 45 points. Aliaksei Protas has 36 points, Pierre-Luc Dubois has 33 points, Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson have 32 points each and Alex Ovechkin has 30 points.

Canadiens vs Capitals: Odds & Prediction

Montreal is a +190 underdog while Washington is a -235 favorite with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Canadiens have been playing well as of late but now go up against one of the best teams in the NHL. The Capitals' offense has been legit while their goaltending has been a surprise this season.

Washington will be able to get a big win at home as the Capitals offense will be able to score as the Habs give up too many chances and shots.

Prediction: Capitals 4, Canadiens 2.

Canadiens vs Capitals: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Washington -1.5 (+112)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-134)