The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals clash tonight at Verizon Center in Washington. The Lightning will enter tonight’s contest minus two of their key players, Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. Washington has the best defense in the league and this can be attributed to the outstanding goaltending by Braden Holtby. Holtby has a GAA of 1.83 and has earned points in each of his last 13 games, going 12-0-1 which includes 2 wins over the Lightning. The Capitals have owned the Lightning, posting a record of 10-1-1 over their last 12 contests. Siding with Ovechkin and company in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Washington Capitals