Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 23 Dec 2024

Is the Total Too High or Too Low?

There could be a shortage of goals from the Capitals and the Bruins. Therefore, Under 6 goals makes lots of appeal, especially at odds of -115.

Teams’ Last Battle Saw 2-0 Caps Victory

Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings in their previous game, making it back-to-back victories. It was a 3-1 home win at Capital One Arena. Alexei Protas scored two goals and Jakub Vrana bagged the other. Goalie Logan Thompson was red hot in this one, making 25 saves (.962).

Boston Bruins have enjoyed four consecutive home wins at TD Garden. Last time out, Buffalo Sabres were beaten 3-1. Morgan Geekie, Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand scored one goal apiece. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo made 19 saves (.950).

The scoreline was 2-0 in favor of the Caps when they last played the Bruins, with the encounter taking place at Capital One Arena. It’s been six the Bruins wins in the past 10 games beween these teams.

Starting Goalies

Charlie Lindgren (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	16-11-3	2.63	.898	1
23/24	25-16-7	2.67	.911	6

Jeremy Swayman (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	20-25-6	3.12	.892	4
23/24	25-10-7	2.53	.916	3

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.9 goals from 28.0 shots on goal, with a 20.0% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have given up 2.1 goals from 25.5 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.4%.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is the top points scorer with 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, with Alexei Protas recording 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Charlie Lindgren have a 2.20 goal against average with a .915 save percentage.

The Bruins have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.3 goals from 28.9 shots on goal, with a 12.2% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.1 goals from 24.6 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 82.9%.

The top points scorer is David Pastrnak with 13 points, 4 goals and 9 assists, while Brad Marchand is next in line after having 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Jeremy Swayman have a 3.23 GAA with a .872 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our NHL handicappers have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Capitals vs Bruins stats:

• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Capitals games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Capitals games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Capitals games this season.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Bruins games at home.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Bruins games at home.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Bruins games this season.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 games between these teams.

Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins Prediction

There might not be lots of goals in this NHL matchup. There’s a case to be made for betting Under the line considering the odds of -115 available.

If you’re keen to go Under but want to secure bigger odds with your wager, why not consider combining two outcomes through Match Winner & Total Goals.

Under 6 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, our pick has a 53.5% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey wager.

Our Pick

Under 6 Goals @ -115 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Pavel Zacha Over 1.5 Shots -169

Pavel Zacha (Bruins) has covered the 1.5 shots on goal total in 4 of the past 5 home games. We think it’s achievable that he will cover the Shots on Goal line and there are odds of -169 available.

Latest Pavel Zacha Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+320

First

+1500

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 3 - 2 Bruins

Our correct score prediction is a 3-2 win for the Capitals which is available at odds of +850. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Capitals

Bruins

1-0

Capitals

+4500

Bruins

+4500

2-0

Capitals

+4500

Bruins

+4000

2-1

Capitals

+1300

Bruins

+1200

3-0

Capitals

+2900

Bruins

+2500

3-1

Capitals

+1900

Bruins

+1700

3-2

Capitals

+850

Bruins

+800

4-0

Capitals

+4000

Bruins

+3300

4-1

Capitals

+1600

Bruins

+1300

4-2

Capitals

+1800

Bruins

+1500

4-3

Capitals

+1150

Bruins

+1050

5-0

Capitals

+8000

Bruins

+6000

5-1

Capitals

+2800

Bruins

+2200

5-2

Capitals

+1900

Bruins

+1500

5-3

Capitals

+2800

Bruins

+2500

5-4

Capitals

+2400

Bruins

+2200

6-0

Capitals

+12500

Bruins

+9000

6-1

Capitals

+7000

Bruins

+5000

6-2

Capitals

+4000

Bruins

+3000

6-3

Capitals

+3500

Bruins

+3000

6-4

Capitals

+6000

Bruins

+5500

6-5

Capitals

+6000

Bruins

+6000

7-0

Capitals

+6000

Bruins

+14000

7-1

Capitals

+12500

Bruins

+9000

7-2

Capitals

+11000

Bruins

+8000

7-3

Capitals

+7500

Bruins

+6000

7-4

Capitals

+8000

Bruins

+7000

7-5

Capitals

+13000

Bruins

+12000

7-6

Capitals

+14000

Bruins

+14000

8-1

Capitals

+14000

Bruins

+14000

8-2

Capitals

+14000

Bruins

+13000

8-3

Capitals

+14000

Bruins

+14000

8-4

Capitals

+14000

Bruins

+12500

8-5

Capitals

+14000

Bruins

+15000

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Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting a Bruins Victory

Boston Bruins have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 57% probability due to their -132 Moneyline betting odds. The market suggests that Washington Capitals are least likely to win at +108.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 5.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you're keen on Over 5.5, this selection is available at -115.

The Bruins are favorites to score first at odds of -130. Conversely, if you think opponents Caps will open the scoring, they are -110 to do so.

There are hundreds of game lines and team props when it comes to wagering on the National Hockey League and we recommend visiting the top betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the game.

Moneyline

Capitals

+108

Bruins

-132

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

+175

Tie

+325

Bruins

+123

Puck Line

Capitals +1.5

-233

Bruins -1.5

+190

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-105

Over 5.5

-115

David Pastrnak Favorite to Score the First Goal

You will find David Pastrnak at +650 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favorite. There’s the chance to get +108 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

First

+108

Anytime

+650

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+180

Anytime

+950

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+225

Anytime

+1150

Brad Marchand (Bruins)

First

+235

Anytime

+1200

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+250

Anytime

+1300

Elias Lindholm (Bruins)

First

+250

Anytime

+1300

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+280

Anytime

+1400

Charlie Coyle (Bruins)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Morgan Geekie (Bruins)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

+360

Anytime

+1700

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+360

Anytime

+1700

Justin Brazeau (Bruins)

First

+370

Anytime

+1700

Matthew Poitras (Bruins)

First

+370

Anytime

+1700

Oliver Wahlstrom (Bruins)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Trent Frederic (Bruins)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Jakub Vrána (Capitals)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Lars Eller (Capitals)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Capitals)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Mark Kastelic (Bruins)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

Charlie McAvoy (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

John Beecher (Bruins)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

David Pastrnak (Bruins)

Over 4.5

+145

Under 4.5

-192

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+125

Under 2.5

-164

Brad Marchand (Bruins)

Over 2.5

-119

Under 2.5

-109

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+150

Under 2.5

-200

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

Pavel Zacha (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Charlie McAvoy (Bruins)

Over 1.5

-149

Under 1.5

+115

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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