Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 23, 2024

By Cole Shelton

Modified Dec 23, 2024 14:49 GMT

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The Washington Capitals are on the road to play the Boston Bruins on Monday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. EST.

Washington (23-8-2) is coming off a 3-1 win over Los Angeles at home on Sunday. Boston (18-13-4) is coming off a 3-1 win over Buffalo on Saturday.

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

• Washington is 72-78-21-9 all-time against Boston
• The Capitals are 12-4 on the road
• The Bruins are allowing 3.08 goals per game
• Washington is averaging 3.75 goals per game
• Boston is averaging 2.6 goals per game
• The Capitals are allowing 2.57 goals per game
• The Bruins are 10-6-2 at home

Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins: Preview

Washington is coming off a 3-1 win over LA on Sunday and will now play the second half of a back-to-back. The Capitals are led by Dylan Strome who has 38 points, Connor McMichael has 29 points, Aliaksei Protas has 29 points and Pierre-Luc Dubois has 25 points.

The Caps will start Charlie Lindgren who's 10-6 with a 2.59 GAA and a .903 SV%. In his career against Boston, he's 2-1-1 with a 1.30 GAA and a .949 SV%.

Boston, meanwhile, returned to the win column with a win over Buffalo. The Bruins will start Jeremy Swayman who's 11-10-3 with a 3.13 GAA and a .887 SV%. In his career against Washington, Swayman is 2-4 with a 1.79 GAA and a .934 SV%.

The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak who has 35 points, Brad Marchand has 27 points and Elias Lindholm has 17 points.

Capitals vs Bruins: Odds & Prediction

Washington is a +110 underdog, while Boston is a -130 favorite. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Capitals and Bruins are both starting two great goalies who have had success against the opposing team. Washington is playing the second half of a back-to-back, which is always tough.

However, Boston's offense has been an issue as the Bruins will struggle to score on Lindgren. Washington, meanwhile, has one of the best offenses in the NHL. The Caps should be able to get out to an early lead and get a big road win.

Prediction: Washington 3, Boston 2.