The Action Network: Sports Betting Picks & Tips

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Favorite NHL Underdogs

Maple Leafs vs Bruins

Sabres vs Red Wings

Blue Jackets vs Devils

Wild vs Penguins

Capitals vs Canadiens

Rangers vs Blues

Hurricanes vs Predators

Flyers vs Stars

Canucks vs Blackhawks

Coyotes vs Kraken

Avalanche vs Sharks

NHL Best Bets

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Nicholas Martin

Bell Centre

The Washington Capitals placed F Nicklas Backstrom on Injured Reserve.

The NHL and NHLPA announced that Bear will be out indefinitely while receiving care from the Player Assistance Program.

The Canadiens announced that Dach will miss the rest of the season with tears to his ACL and MCL in his right knee.

Xhekaj will undergo season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on Tuesday (Apr. 9).

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Capitals 0-4-0	-1.5+150	o6.5+100	-162
Canadiens 30-36-16	+1.5-187	u6.5-122	+130

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 4th	DET	L 0-5	+1.5 L	U 6.5	DET -101
Apr 1st	CAR	L 0-3	+1.5 L	U 6.5	CAR +210
Mar 30th	FLA	L 2-5	+1.5 L	O 6.5	FLA +160
Mar 28th	@PHI	L 2-3	+1.5 W	U 6.5	PHI +130
Mar 27th	@BUF	W 4-3	+1.5 W	O 6.5	MTL +150

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Canadiens	53-29	26-15	27-14	2-4	51-25
Capitals	40-42	21-20	19-22	5-14	35-27

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Canadiens	42-40	20-21	22-19	1-5	41-35
Capitals	34-43-5	17-23-1	17-20-4	8-10-1	26-32-4

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Canadiens	30-36	N/A	N/A	5-1	25-51
Capitals	40-31	N/A	N/A	14-5	26-36

WSH @ MTL

Washington Capitals

Montreal Canadiens

Capitals vs. Canadiens Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

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Capitals

Public

Canadiens

Bets%

Money%

Against the Spread (ATS) History

Over/Under History

Straight-Up (ML) History

Canadiens Injuries

Kirby Dach

Arber Xhekaj

Capitals Injuries

Nicklas Backstrom

Ethan Bear

Capitals

Canadiens

Capitals vs. Canadiens Team Totals