NHL Betting Preview: Red Wings vs Capitals

The Detroit Red Wings square off against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena, with face-off scheduled for 12:30 on Saturday, December 20.

Side With Caps

We can’t resist going for the Capitals on the 3-Way Moneyline. Our prediction is a confident one and there is -100 available that the home team beat the Red Wings in 60 minutes.

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Caps Landed 4-1 Victory in Previous H2H

Detroit Red Wings were defeated in their previous game. They were beaten at home to Utah Mammoth by a 4-1 scoreline at Little Caesars Arena. Red Wings racked up 28 shots and Emmitt Finnie bagged the only goal.

Washington Capitals won their last game, beating Toronto Maple Leafs at home. It was a 4-0 win at Capital One Arena. Jakob Chychrun scored twice, with John Carlson and Alexei Protas netting one goal. Logan Thompson got a shutout making 22 saves.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Caps have won the last two encounters against the Red Wings. They achieved winning scorelines of 5-2 and 4-1 at Capital One Arena. The Caps have triumphed in six of the previous 10 clashes between these teams.

Starting Goalies

John Gibson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-7-1	3.1	.890	2
23/24	13-27-1	3.54	.888	0

Logan Thompson (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	14-7-3	2	.925	2
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

Detroit Red Wings – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 26.7 shots on goal, with a 22.2% powerplay efficiency. The Red Wings have been giving up 2.7 goals from 29.4 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.1%.

Alex DeBrincat is the top points scorer with 13 points, 8 goals and 5 assists, with Lucas Raymond recording 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie John Gibson have a 2.00 goal against average with a .935 save percentage, including two shutouts.

Washington Capitals – Last 10 Games

The Caps have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 27.2 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.0 goals from 30.7 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.9%.

The top points scorer is Tom Wilson with 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, while Alexander Ovechkin is next best after registering 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 1.72 GAA with a .944 SV%, including two shutouts.

Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals Prediction & Picks

Explore our top Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals betting tips, including an expert match prediction, correct score forecast and a bet builder ready to use. Each section below offers expert insight into the key betting angles.

Game Prediction

The -100 about Washington Capitals look really attractive when it comes to the 60-minute line. We think their opponents can be beaten in this NHL encounter, so this is our pick.

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Key Red Wings vs Capitals stats:

Capitals have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
Capitals have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
Capitals have won the last 2 games between these teams.

Caps 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the top betting sites, there’s a 50% chance of our pick landing a return. However, our cappers have this figure between 55-60% based on their in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

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There could be merit in backing the Capitals to win 3-2. Odds of +800 are available about a correct score bet where a nice potential return is on the cards.

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Detroit Red Wings vs Washington Capitals Odds

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Caps Betting Favorites on the Moneyline

Washington Capitals are regarded as having a 62% chance of winning this game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -164. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Detroit Red Wings are trading at +136.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 6.5. There are many ways to wager on hockey including Totals. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at +112.

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Puck Line

Total Goals

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Last 5 Games

Red Wings

NHL: 18/12 Mammoth4 Red Wings 1
NHL: 17/12 Islanders2 Red Wings 3
NHL: 14/12 Red Wings4 Blackhawks 0
NHL: 12/12 Red Wings1 Oilers 4
NHL: 11/12 Red Wings4 Flames 3

Capitals

NHL: 19/12 Maple Leafs0 Capitals 4
NHL: 17/12 Capitals0 Wild 5
NHL: 14/12 Capitals1 Jets 5
NHL: 12/12 Hurricanes3 Capitals 2
NHL: 08/12 Blue Jackets0 Capitals 2

Head to Head

Detroit vs Washington

NHL: 19/03 2025 Red Wings 1 Capitals 4
NHL: 08/03 2025 Red Wings 2 Capitals 5
NHL: 29/12 2024 Capitals 2 Red Wings 4
NHL: 10/04 2024 Capitals 2 Red Wings 1
NHL: 27/03 2024 Red Wings 3 Capitals 4
NHL: 28/02 2024 Capitals 3 Red Wings 8
NHL: 22/02 2023 Red Wings 3 Capitals 1
NHL: 20/12 2022 Red Wings 3 Capitals 4
NHL: 04/11 2022 Capitals 1 Red Wings 3
NHL: 01/01 2022 Capitals 3 Red Wings 1

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Detroit Red Wings Stats

Washington Capitals Stats

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.40 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.30 goals and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.90 pts and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.70 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.50 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 26.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.5
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 26.8
Hits: 16.1
Giveaways: 15.7
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.6
Shots: 28.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 27.5
Hits: 17.3
Giveaways: 15.9
Takeaways: 4

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 27.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.5
Penalty Minutes: 7.4
Blocks: 11.9
Faceoff Wins : 24.6
Hits: 17.7
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 3.7

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.1
Shots: 30.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.8
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 6.4
Blocks: 13.5
Faceoff Wins : 23.7
Hits: 17.9
Giveaways: 14.5
Takeaways: 4.6

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Detroit Red Wings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
93	Alex DeBrincat	35	18.1	20	19	39	4
23	Lucas Raymond	33	18.77	10	27	37	5
71	Dylan Larkin	35	20.54	17	16	33	6

53	Moritz Seider	35	25.12	4	20	24	9
88	Patrick Kane	24	17.23	6	17	23	-2
18	Andrew Copp	35	15.01	3	13	16	-5
58	Emmitt Finnie	35	16.57	8	8	16	2
	Axel Sandin Pellikka	35	18.38	4	9	13	-11
37	J.T. Compher	35	15.61	4	7	11	-8
77	Simon Edvinsson	32	21.85	4	6	10	3
27	Michael Rasmussen	30	12.37	4	5	9	-5
22	Mason Appleton	26	13.57	3	6	9	-2
8	Ben Chiarot	35	21.11	4	4	8	3
21	James van Riemsdyk	28	12.26	7	1	8	-11
29	Nate Danielson	20	10.96	2	5	7	-6
92	Marco Kasper	35	13.65	3	1	4	-14
20	Albert Johansson	35	15.73	0	3	3	-15
85	Elmer Soederblom	22	10.71	1	1	2	-4
49	John Leonard	2	12.6	0	1	1	0
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard	9	12.46	0	1	1	-5
23	Travis Hamonic	18	14.44	0	1	1	-12
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	20	13.61	0	1	1	-2
56	Erik Gustafsson	1	17.4	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
39	Cam Talbot	18	3.07	0.883
36	John Gibson	19	3.07	0.89

Washington Capitals Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
43	Tom Wilson	34	19.53	17	16	33	18
8	Alexander Ovechkin	34	17.81	14	17	31	9
6	Jakob Chychrun	34	23.29	14	14	28	25

74	John Carlson	30	22.64	7	20	27	8
17	Dylan Strome	32	18.04	6	17	23	15
21	Alexei Protas	34	18.21	11	10	21	22
9	Ryan Leonard	29	13.33	7	11	18	7
24	Connor McMichael	34	16.56	5	13	18	5
53	Ethen Frank	23	11.55	4	7	11	3
72	Anthony Beauvillier	34	15.35	6	5	11	6
42	Martin Fehervary	34	18.77	2	8	10	9
3	Matt Roy	34	20.66	1	9	10	21
38	Rasmus Sandin	29	19.09	2	7	9	8
34	Justin Sourdif	33	13.45	3	6	9	7
26	Nic Dowd	26	15.17	2	5	7	1
22	Brandon Duhaime	34	12.03	4	2	6	0
15	Sonny Milano	21	9.46	4	2	6	2
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	26	15.81	1	4	5	1
29	Hendrix Lapierre	32	9.43	0	5	5	3
47	Declan Chisholm	13	14.64	0	2	2	2
80	Pierre-Luc Dubois	6	15.53	0	0	0	0
52	Dylan McIlrath	4	11.2	0	0	0	1
88	Bogdan Trineev	2	10.55	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
79	Charlie Lindgren	11	3.1	0.887
48	Logan Thompson	24	2	0.925
1	Parker Milner	-	-	-
33	Clay Stevenson	-	-	-
80	Garin Bjorklund	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Detroit Red Wings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Mason Appleton

Injured

Patrick Kane

Injured

Washington Capitals Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Ryan Leonard

Injured

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Injured

Hendrix Lapierre

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Detroit Red Wings Lineups

17 Dec NHL

Mammoth 4-1 Red Wings

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	33	22	9	2	46	0.697	14	18	112	91	21	11-5-1	11-4-1	4-1	8-2	5W
2 Washington	34	19	11	4	42	0.618	18	19	110	88	22	11-5-2	8-6-2	0-4	6-4	1W
3 NY Islanders	34	19	12	3	41	0.603	13	16	102	96	6	10-6-2	9-6-1	3-3	6-4	1L
4 Philadelphia	33	17	10	6	40	0.606	10	12	99	94	5	10-5-4	7-5-2	5-2	4-6	1L
5 New Jersey	34	19	14	1	39	0.574	12	16	99	104	-5	10-6-1	9-8-0	3-0	3-7	1W
6 NY Rangers	36	17	15	4	38	0.528	11	16	91	96	-5	4-10-3	13-5-1	1-0	4-6	1W
7 Pittsburgh	33	14	10	9	37	0.561	13	14	103	106	-3	6-6-5	8-4-4	0-5	2-8	7L
8 Columbus	34	14	14	6	34	0.5	7	10	102	120	-18	7-6-3	7-8-3	4-1	3-7	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	35	19	13	3	41	0.586	15	17	108	115	-7	10-7-1	9-6-2	2-2	6-4	1L
2 Montreal	34	18	12	4	40	0.588	11	16	110	118	-8	9-9-1	9-3-3	2-2	5-5	1W
3 Boston	35	20	15	0	40	0.571	14	18	114	109	5	12-6-0	8-9-0	2-0	6-4	1L
4 Tampa Bay	34	18	13	3	39	0.574	15	18	107	90	17	8-9-0	10-4-3	0-1	3-7	3L
5 Florida	33	18	13	2	38	0.576	16	17	106	103	3	11-6-2	7-7-0	1-1	6-4	3W
6 Ottawa	33	16	13	4	36	0.545	11	13	105	104	1	7-6-2	9-7-2	3-0	4-6	2W
7 Toronto	33	15	13	5	35	0.53	11	15	105	108	-3	10-5-5	5-8-0	0-1	5-5	1L
8 Buffalo	33	15	14	4	34	0.515	11	13	103	112	-9	10-5-2	5-9-2	2-0	6-4	4W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	33	24	2	7	55	0.833	22	24	133	77	56	13-0-2	11-2-5	0-4	7-3	3W
2 Dallas	34	22	7	5	49	0.721	18	19	115	90	25	11-5-1	11-2-4	3-2	7-3	1W
3 Minnesota	35	21	9	5	47	0.671	15	18	109	89	20	12-3-4	9-6-1	3-1	7-3	6W
4 Utah	36	17	16	3	37	0.514	13	17	111	106	5	8-5-1	9-11-2	0-0	5-5	1W
5 St Louis	36	13	15	8	34	0.472	13	13	88	125	-37	7-8-5	6-7-3	0-2	4-6	1L
6 Winnipeg	33	15	16	2	32	0.485	13	14	98	100	-2	8-7-1	7-9-1	1-1	3-7	2L
7 Chicago	34	13	15	6	32	0.471	12	13	94	105	-11	7-6-3	6-9-3	0-2	3-7	4L
8 Nashville	33	13	16	4	30	0.455	9	11	93	115	-22	8-9-2	5-7-2	2-0	6-4	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	32	16	6	10	42	0.656	12	15	97	92	5	7-4-5	9-2-5	1-4	6-4	1L
2 Anaheim	34	20	12	2	42	0.618	12	16	121	112	9	11-4-0	9-8-2	4-0	5-5	1L
3 Edmonton	35	17	12	6	40	0.571	12	17	119	119	0	8-3-3	9-9-3	0-2	7-3	2W
4 LA Kings	34	15	10	9	39	0.574	10	14	88	90	-2	4-6-4	11-4-5	1-5	4-6	1W
5 San Jose	34	17	14	3	37	0.544	9	16	102	113	-11	10-5-3	7-9-0	1-1	6-4	3W
6 Calgary	35	14	17	4	32	0.457	11	12	91	105	-14	8-5-2	6-12-2	2-2	6-4	1W
7 Seattle	32	12	14	6	30	0.469	7	12	79	102	-23	7-7-3	5-7-3	0-3	1-9	4L
8 Vancouver	33	13	17	3	29	0.439	9	11	92	112	-20	4-10-1	9-7-2	2-0	4-6	2W

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NHL Betting Preview: Red Wings vs Capitals

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Injuries & Suspensions

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Starting Lineups

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