Thursday NHL Pick

The Colorado Avalanche are red hot, ripping off 5 straight wins, but they will be challenged tonight when a hungry Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals come to town. Washington has lost a rare 2 in a row and will have payback on their minds after falling in DC, 6-3, to the Avs in their last meeting. Ovi was held scoreless in his last 2 games and is still 2 shy of 700 goals but you know that won’t last. The Caps are an impressive 20-6-1 on the road, have won 8 of the last 10 meetings with the Avs, and when you get them as an underdog you have to run with it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS