Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals Free Pick, Prediction, Odds 1/1/2017

On Sunday in the NHL, we've got a match-up between the Ottawa Senators and the Washington Capitals. In their latest game, the Ottawa Senators lost 2-3 to the Detroit Red Wings. It was a multi-point game for Derick Brassard who picked up 2 points. Derick Brassard has been an effective player with 8 goals and 9 assists this season. Mark Stone scored once for the Ottawa Senators. Hopefully, playing on back-to-back nights will not be an issue for Washington Capitals.

It looks like Braden Holtby will get the call in this one. His team gave him a moderate workload in his last game, allowing 1 goals on 27 shots. Braden Holtby posted a 10-5-0 record and 0.928 SV% when playing at home last season.

Mike Condon will try to be a brick wall in net for the Ottawa Senators. He was mediocre in his most recent game, posting a 0.893 save percentage. Mike Condon has been bad when playing the Washington Capitals in his last 3 games, posting a 0.889 save percentage.

Barry Trotz has coached his team into one of the best puck possessing teams currently. The Washington Capitals are 12-5-1 when playing at home this season. The Ottawa Senators have been average when playing on the road with a 9-7-0 record. The Washington Capitals have gone 8-3 when playing Eastern-Atlantic opponents this season. The Ottawa Senators have gone 6-6 when playing Eastern-Metropolitan opponents this season. The Washington Capitals are 5-9 when taking on a team with a winning record .

The total here seems a little low. Back the over in this one.

Game Time: 7:35 PM ET