Washington Capitals vs. Atlanta Thrashers
Free NHL Pick: Atlanta Thrashers (+150 odds)
Thu October 29th 2009 7:05p
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The Washington Capitals have now won five straight games while the Atlanta Thrashers have lost three straight, but that actually gives us some nice line value here on a Thrashers teams that gave the Caps all they can handle just last week.

Atlanta was just +111 that night, when Washington had to hold on for dear life for a 5-4 win. Now granted, the Thrashers suffered a huge blow when they lost leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk to a broken foot on Saturday night, and that will be a serious blow in the long run. However, oftentimes teams rise up in their first game without an injured star and this is a perfect opportunity for first round draft pick Evander Kane to showcase his immense talents.

Now the Capitals can obviously score on anyone, but the concern here is there defense. Washington is allowing a poor 3.20 goals per game on the road this season, so the four goals Atlanta put up on them last week was not an atypical occurrence. This makes for a tough matchup vs. a Thrashers offense that averages a whopping 4.33 goals per game at home.

We expect another close contest like last time, only this time we are looking for Atlanta to emerge victorious at a nice price.

NHL Free Pick: Thrashers +150

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