The Colorado Avalanche will play the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. Colorado has lost four games in a row, while Washington has lost seven of their last eight games. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Avalanche vs Capitals prediction.

Avalanche Preview

The Colorado Avalanche are 32-17-4 this season after they lost to Florida by a score of 4-0 in their last game. Colorado allowed two goals in the first period, one goal in the second, and one goal in the third for the shutout loss. The Avalanche were out shot by a total of 41-34 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. Colorado has also lost to Carolina, New Jersey, and the Rangers during this losing streak. The Avalanche are scoring 3.66 goals per game and they are allowing 3.17 goals against per game, while going 24% on the power play and 81.6% on the penalty kill. Nathan MacKinnon has led Colorado with 32 goals, 53 assists, and 240 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Colorado is Alexandar Georgiev, who is 27-13-3 this year with a 2.94 goals against average and a .899 save percentage. 

Capitals Preview

The Washington Capitals are 23-20-8 this year after they lost to Vancouver in overtime by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Washington led 2-1 in the second period, but they couldn’t find the back of the net for the rest of the game in the loss. The Capitals out shot Vancouver by a total of 33-29 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. Washington defeated Boston by a score of 3-0 in the game prior to Vancouver, but they did lose the previous six games. The Capitals are scoring 2.37 goals per game and they are allowing 3.02 goals against per game, while going 14.8% on the power play and 80.3% on the penalty kill. Alex Ovechkin has led Washington with 13 goals, 23 assists, and 167 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Charlie Lindgren, who is 10-7-4 this year with a 2.58 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. 

Avalanche vs Capitals Betting Prediction

Both of these teams have really struggled in recent games, but Washington will have the home ice advantage here. The Capitals have lost seven of their last eight games, but they are 13-8-5 at home this year. Colorado has lost four games in a row and they have been out scored by a margin of 16-6 in those four losses. The Avalanche are one of the better teams in the NHL, but they are 12-12-4 on the road. Washington has played slightly better in their last two games and I am going to take them at home in this one.