Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 29 Dec 2024

Goals Look in Short Supply

The Capitals and the Red Wings should fail to surpass a total of 6 goals. Our prediction is available at -110 and these look like attractive odds.

Teams’ Last Clash Saw 2-1 Caps Win

Washington Capitals won their previous game by a 5-2 scoreline. It was on the road against Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Alexander Ovechkin was one of five different players on the scoresheet. Goalie Logan Thompson had 35 saves (.946).

Detroit Red Wings were beaten 5-2 at Little Caesars Arena in their last game. This loss at home to Toronto Maple Leafs was their fourth straight defeat. Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond scored one goal apiece.

The Caps have beaten the Red Wings in the last two encounters. A 4-3 (OT) victory at Capital One Arena was followed by a 2-1 win at Little Caesars Arena. It’s been six the Caps 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

Alex Lyon (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-9-1	2.76	.899	1
23/24	21-18-4	3.05	.904	2

7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 26.3 shots on goal, with a 18.2% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have given up 2.0 goals from 25.6 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.9%.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is the top points scorer with 11 points, 2 goals and 9 assists, with Alexei Protas recording 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 2.01 goal against average with a .924 save percentage.

The Red Wings have 3 wins and 7 losses, averaging 2.4 goals from 25.0 shots on goal, with a 10.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.7 goals from 25.9 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.5%.

The top points scorer is J.T. Compher with 8 points, 1 goal and 7 assists, while Lucas Raymond is next best after registering 7 points, 5 goals and 2 assists. Goalie Cam Talbot have a 3.88 GAA with a .870 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

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Key Capitals vs Red Wings 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 18 of the last 35 Red Wings games this season.

Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction

There is an appealing -110 when it comes to Unders which is our confident pick. The lamp might not be lit too many times when it comes to this NHL encounter.

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Under 6 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 52.4% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our cappers calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Dylan Larkin Under 2.5 Shots -103

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings) has had Under 2.5 shots on goal in 7 of the past 10 games. Let’s stick with this betting trend and wager him to go under the Shots on Goal line at odds of -103.

Latest Dylan Larkin Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+163

First

+950

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-103

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 4 - 1 Red Wings

There’s the option to wager on the Capitals to win by a 4-1 scoreline. Odds of +1300 are on offer and this is a correct score bet that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Capitals

Red Wings

1-0

Capitals

+5000

Red Wings

+5000

2-0

Capitals

+4500

Red Wings

+5000

2-1

Capitals

+1300

Red Wings

+1400

3-0

Capitals

+2500

Red Wings

+3400

3-1

Capitals

+1800

Red Wings

+2200

3-2

Capitals

+800

Red Wings

+900

4-0

Capitals

+3300

Red Wings

+4500

4-1

Capitals

+1300

Red Wings

+1800

4-2

Capitals

+1500

Red Wings

+1800

4-3

Capitals

+1000

Red Wings

+1150

5-0

Capitals

+5500

Red Wings

+9000

5-1

Capitals

+2000

Red Wings

+3000

5-2

Capitals

+1400

Red Wings

+2000

5-3

Capitals

+2200

Red Wings

+2800

5-4

Capitals

+2000

Red Wings

+2200

6-0

Capitals

+9000

Red Wings

+13000

6-1

Capitals

+4500

Red Wings

+8000

6-2

Capitals

+2800

Red Wings

+4000

6-3

Capitals

+2800

Red Wings

+3500

6-4

Capitals

+5000

Red Wings

+5500

6-5

Capitals

+5000

Red Wings

+5500

7-1

Capitals

+8000

Red Wings

+13000

7-2

Capitals

+7000

Red Wings

+11000

7-3

Capitals

+5000

Red Wings

+7000

7-4

Capitals

+6000

Red Wings

+8000

7-5

Capitals

+11000

Red Wings

+12000

7-6

Capitals

+12000

Red Wings

+13000

8-4

Capitals

+11000

Red Wings

+14000

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Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings 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 Predicting a Tight Affair

Washington Capitals are regarded as having a 60% chance of winning this game according to the latest betting odds. The sportsbooks have priced them up at -147. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Detroit Red Wings are trading at +120.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6. Having a bet on Totals is one of the most popular NHL wagers. If you want to back Over 6, it’s -103.

The Caps are favorites to win the Race to 3 Goals at odds of -100 although there’s the option to back neither team to make this total at +325.

Whether you are betting pre-game or in-game on the National Hockey League, you can feast on hundreds of game lines and team props. The selections are practically endless and it’s great to have so many options.

Moneyline

Capitals

-147

Red Wings

+120

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

+110

Tie

+325

Red Wings

+195

Puck Line

Capitals -1.5

+170

Red Wings +1.5

-208

Total Goals

Under 6

-118

Over 6

-103

Alex Ovechkin Favorite to Score the First Goal

Alex Ovechkin is priced at +750 when it comes to First Goalscorer. He’s the favorite and also available at odds of +125 to light the lamp at anytime.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+125

Anytime

+750

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

First

+163

Anytime

+950

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+170

Anytime

+950

Lucas Raymond (Red Wings)

First

+175

Anytime

+1000

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

First

+205

Anytime

+1100

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+210

Anytime

+1100

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+235

Anytime

+1200

Patrick Kane (Red Wings)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+280

Anytime

+1400

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Michael Rasmussen (Red Wings)

First

+330

Anytime

+1600

Jakub Vrána (Capitals)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Vladimir Tarasenko (Red Wings)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

JT Compher (Red Wings)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Capitals)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Joe Veleno (Red Wings)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Marco Kasper (Red Wings)

First

+380

Anytime

+1800

Lars Eller (Capitals)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Andrew Copp (Red Wings)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Jonatan Berggren (Red Wings)

First

+440

Anytime

+2000

John Carlson (Capitals)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Taylor Raddysh (Capitals)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

Over 2.5

-125

Under 2.5

-103

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-116

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

Patrick Kane (Red Wings)

Over 2.5

+120

Under 2.5

-156

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-169

Lucas Raymond (Red Wings)

Over 1.5

-169

Under 1.5

+130

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-116

Under 1.5

-111

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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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