The Washington Capitals and the Ottawa Senators meet in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night.

The Washington Capitals will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 6-4 win over Vancouver last time out. Alex Ovechkin leads the Caps with 5 points including a pair of goals and 3 assists while Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov each have 4 points with Kuznetsov logging a team-high 4 assists while Strome has 3 assists. Conor Sheary also has a team-high 3 goals while Marcus Johansson and T.J. Oshie each have a goal and 2 assists. Darcy Kuemper has gone 2-1 with a 3.04 GAA and an .889 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 0-1 with a 3.19 GAA and a .923 save percentage this season.

The Ottawa Senators will try to build on their 7-5 win over the Boston Bruins from their last matchup. Drake Batherson and Brady Tkachuk each have a team-high 4 points with Batherson logging 3 assists while Tkachuk has a pair of goals and a pair of assists. Tim Stutzle and Claude Giroux each have 3 points with Giroux logging a pair of goals while Stutzle has a pair of assists. Shane Pinto also has a pair of goals for the Sens this season. Anton Forsberg is 1-2 with a 3.38 GAA and a .900 save percentage so far this season in goal for the Senators.

Washington is 4-10 in their last 14 games overall and 1-5 in their last 6 road games while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 games against a team with a losing record. Ottawa is 20-42 in their last 62 games against the Metropolitan division and 0-4 in their last 4 games played on 1 days rest while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.

I get the reasoning for backing either side here, but I’m looking at the over in this one. I still lean towards Washington for a side, but last year’s meeting in Ottawa saw 12 goals, and I’m still not all that fond of the goaltending on either side as Ottawa’s is shaky and Darcy Kuemper’s yet to really look comfortable in the crease for the Caps. All in all, I think this is a spot to back goals and I love the over here.