Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction and Betting Odds April 6

Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning betting preview for Wednesday, April 6. Both teams enter this contest on mini losing streaks. Who has the upper hand in this Eastern Conference clash?

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Wednesday, April 6	NHL Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars
Moneyline:	Tampa Bay Lightning -135 at Washington Capitals +115
Puckline:	Lightning -1.5 (+175) / Capitals +1.5 (-200)
Total:	6 Goals (Over -120 / Under EV)
Game Time:	7:35pm ET / 4:35pm PT
Arena:	Capital One Arena in Washington DC
TV:	TNT

Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning Analysis

The Tampa Bay Lightning have suffered back-to-back losses as they come off a lopsided 6-2 loss at home on Monday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Leafs took over in the second period of that game with Auston Matthews continuing his red-hot goal form of late with three goals and one assist in Monday’s win.

The Washington Capitals, meanwhile, are coming back off back-to-back defeats of their own, with an offense that has simply failed to get going over recent games. Just one goal per game over their last two starts against Minnesota and Carolina respectively has seen the Capitals lose some steam of late.

This will be the teams’ third and final meeting of the season after Tampa won both of the previous matchups both home and away earlier in the year.

Tampa Bay Looking For The Sweep

Despite playing both games reasonably close this season, Tampa Bay’s experience in big-game situations ensured they got by the Capitals in both of their head-to-head matchups this season.

Tampa Bay was actually the first team to halt Washington’s eight-game point streak earlier this year as the Lightning dominated faceoff win percentage in that second game with Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stepping up with a .939 SV% night also.

Capitals In Comfortable Position

Despite just two wins from their last six games overall, the Washington Capitals are in no immediate danger of dropping out of their Wild Card berth right now.

With Columbus and the Islanders losing steam to close out the season, it’s allowed the Capitals to take stock of where they are ahead of the postseason and Wednesday’s game against the defending champions should be a great litmus test of exactly where they stand.

Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction

We’re going with the Tampa Bay Lightning in this one to get the road win against the Washington Capitals.

Despite their recent two game losing streak, Tampa Bay is still firing on all cylinders offensively, scoring 3.5 goals on average over their last six starts.

Compare this against a Capitals’ offense which has simply failed to get going over recent games, scoring more than two goals in just one of their last five home starts, and it’s clear the Lightning are in the better form overall approaching this game.

Tack on the fact also that Tampa Bay is a red-hot 40-13 in their last 53 matchups after getting blown out by 3+ goals in their last contest and we expect the Tampa Bay Lightning to bounce back with a victory here on Wednesday on the road against the Washington Capitals.

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Puck Time | NHL Predictions for April 6

Join Carmine Bianco, Andrew McInnis and Prez for Wednesday’s edition of Puck Time as our panel of professional hockey handicappers break down tonight’s NHL betting card. The Golden Knights enjoyed their trip to the Pacific Northwest last week. Can Vegas extend their five-game win streak on home ice against the Canucks? Join the Puck Time crew every week day at 11am ET / 8am PT as we discuss the NHL betting slate from a variety of handicapping angles.

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Meet the Author

‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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