Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

Caps To Have No Joy

Stanley Cup Playoffs – East Round 1: New York Rangers (55-23-4, 30-11-0 home, first in the Metropolitan Division) host Washington Capitals (40-31-11, 18-19-4 away, Wild Card 2) in the first game of the series.

For a value wager, head to the 3-Way Moneyline where you can bet on the Rangers to beat the Capitals in regulation time. Our prediction is currently available at an attractive -125.

Rangers Overcame Caps in Previous Clash

Washington Capitals have triumphed in their previous three games. The latest was on the road where Philadelphia Flyers were beaten 2-1 at Wells Fargo Center. T.J. Oshie and Alexander Ovechkin each scored one goal. Goalie Charlie Lindgren played really well, stopping 27 shots (.964).

New York Rangers won their last game 4-0, making it successive victories. This was a home win at Madison Square Garden against Ottawa Senators. There were four different goalscorers including Adam Fox. Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves for his shutout.

It was the Rangers who came out on top when they last played the Caps. At Madison Square Garden, a 2-1 win was recorded. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved the Rangers winning six times.

Starting Goalies

Charlie Lindgren (Expected)

W-L-OTL: 25-16-3 GAA: 2.67 SV%: .911 SO: 6

Igor Shesterkin (Expected)

W-L-OTL: 36-17-1 GAA: 2.58 SV%: .912 SO: 4

Expert NHL Analysis

We take note of any injuries affecting each franchise before going ahead with our hockey predictions. The form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the NHL action.

Key Capitals vs Rangers stats:

• Rangers have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• Rangers have won 15 of their last 20 games.
• Rangers have won 2 consecutive games.
• Capitals have lost 6 of their last 10 games.
• Capitals have lost 15 of their last 25 games on the road this season.
• Rangers have won 6 of their last 10 games against Capitals.

The road team look opposable on the 60-minute line, so we’re going to make New York Rangers our pick for this NHL encounter. You can currently get -125 for this selection which looks value.

As an alternative, you could consider the Puck Line where you can back Rangers to cover the spread. That means you need a specific margin of victory to yield a return.

Rangers 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 55.6% likelihood of this pick winning. After careful examination, our analysts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

Capitals vs Rangers Prediction

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Player Props

Top Pick: Mika Zibanejad Over 0.5 Assists -100

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers) has recorded at least one assist in 6 straight games. We’re sweet on him covering the Player Assists line, especially with the odds of -100 available that this happens.

Current Mika Zibanejad Lines and Odds

Goals

Anytime +160

First +850

0.5 Assists

Over -100

Under -140

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 3 - 4 Rangers

Our correct score prediction is a 4-3 win for the Rangers which is available at odds of +1100. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Score

Capitals

Rangers

1-0

Capitals

+5000

Rangers

+4000

2-0

Capitals

+4000

Rangers

+2500

2-1

Capitals

+1600

Rangers

+1000

3-0

Capitals

+4000

Rangers

+1800

3-1

Capitals

+2000

Rangers

+1100

3-2

Capitals

+1200

Rangers

+750

4-0

Capitals

+6500

Rangers

+2200

4-1

Capitals

+3000

Rangers

+1000

4-2

Capitals

+2200

Rangers

+1200

4-3

Capitals

+1600

Rangers

+1100

5-0

Capitals

+15000

Rangers

+4000

5-1

Capitals

+6000

Rangers

+1800

5-2

Capitals

+4000

Rangers

+1400

5-3

Capitals

+4000

Rangers

+2200

5-4

Capitals

+4000

Rangers

+2500

6-0

Capitals

+15000

Rangers

+5000

6-1

Capitals

+15000

Rangers

+3500

6-2

Capitals

+8000

Rangers

+3000

6-3

Capitals

+6500

Rangers

+3500

6-4

Capitals

+8000

Rangers

+5000

6-5

Capitals

+8000

Rangers

+6500

Any Other Score

Capitals

+1200

Rangers

+1200

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Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers 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 betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Rangers Big Favorites With the Books

New York Rangers have short betting odds and they’re overwhelming -270 favorites for this game. This means the sportsbooks give them a 73% chance of winning. The market suggests that Washington Capitals are least likely to win at +220.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 5.5. A Totals bet relates to the number of goals that will be scored overall. If you're keen on Over 5.5, this selection is available at -100.

You can bet on the Rangers as the first team to score and they are -175 favorites. The alternative is to back the Caps at +130.

Whether you are wagering pre-game or in-game on the National Hockey League, you can feast on a wide range of game lines and team props. The selections are practically endless and it’s great to have lots of options.

Moneyline

Capitals

+220

Rangers

-270

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

+325

Tie

+320

Rangers

-145

Puck Line

Capitals +1.5

-125

Rangers -1.5

+105

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-120

Over 5.5

-100

Artemi Panarin Favorite to Score the First Goal

Artemi Panarin is favorite to be First Goalscorer at +650. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

First

+115

Anytime

+650

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

First

+132

Anytime

+750

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+150

Anytime

+850

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

First

+160

Anytime

+850

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

First

+188

Anytime

+1000

Alexis Lafrenière (Rangers)

First

+210

Anytime

+1100

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Adam Fox (Rangers)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Kaapo Kakko (Rangers)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

Jack Roslovic (Rangers)

First

+320

Anytime

+1500

T.J. Oshie (Capitals)

First

+335

Anytime

+1600

Will Cuylle (Rangers)

First

+375

Anytime

+1700

Sonny Milano (Capitals)

First

+375

Anytime

+1800

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Max Pacioretty (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Alexander Wennberg (Rangers)

First

+410

Anytime

+1900

Jimmy Vesey (Rangers)

First

+460

Anytime

+2000

Jonny Brodzinski (Rangers)

First

+460

Anytime

+2000

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+480

Anytime

+2200

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

Barclay Goodrow (Rangers)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

Player Assists

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Over 0.5

-190

Under 0.5

+140

Adam Fox (Rangers)

Over 0.5

-150

Under 0.5

+110

Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)

Over 0.5

-115

Under 0.5

-125

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)

Over 0.5

-100

Under 0.5

-140

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+110

Under 0.5

-150

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+130

Under 0.5

-180

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-200

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+215

Under 0.5

-310

Max Pacioretty (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+215

Under 0.5

-310

Alexander Wennberg (Rangers)

Over 0.5

+215

Under 0.5

-310

T.J. Oshie (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+225

Under 0.5

-330

Player Shots

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)

Over 3.5

-140

Under 3.5

-100

Chris Kreider (Rangers)

Over 2.5

-140

Under 2.5

-100

T.J. Oshie (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-110

Micro Betting

It’s possible to use stats to your advantage when it comes to NHL micro betting, especially if you’re predicting outcomes such as the Next Goal and Next Goalscorer. Check out the live team and player props and see if you can find an angle.

Last 5 & H2H

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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 NY Rangers	82	55	23	4	114	0.695	43	51	282	229	53	30-11-0	25-12-4	4-3	7-3	2W
2 Carolina	82	52	23	7	111	0.677	44	50	279	216	63	27-10-4	25-13-3	2-5	7-3	1L
3 NY Islanders	82	39	27	16	94	0.573	29	38	246	263	-17	21-10-10	18-17-6	1-5	8-2	2W
4 Washington	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	32	36	220	257	-37	22-12-7	18-19-4	4-5	4-6	3W
5 Pittsburgh	82	38	32	12	88	0.537	32	36	255	251	4	23-14-4	15-18-8	2-3	6-4	1L
6 Philadelphia	82	38	33	11	87	0.53	30	34	235	261	-26	20-17-4	18-16-7	4-3	2-8	1L
7 New Jersey	82	38	39	5	81	0.494	33	38	264	283	-19	17-21-3	21-18-2	0-2	3-7	2L
8 Columbus	82	27	43	12	66	0.402	21	24	237	300	-63	17-19-5	10-24-7	3-2	4-6	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Florida	82	52	24	6	110	0.671	42	49	268	200	68	26-13-2	26-11-4	3-2	6-4	4W
2 Boston	82	47	20	15	109	0.665	36	43	267	224	43	24-11-6	23-9-9	4-3	6-4	2L
3 Toronto	82	46	26	10	102	0.622	33	41	303	263	40	22-15-4	24-11-6	5-2	5-5	4L
4 Tampa Bay	82	45	29	8	98	0.598	37	42	291	268	23	25-11-5	20-18-3	3-1	5-5	1W
5 Detroit	82	41	32	9	91	0.555	27	38	278	274	4	23-13-5	18-19-4	3-1	5-5	3W
6 Buffalo	82	39	37	6	84	0.512	33	37	246	244	2	21-19-1	18-18-5	2-1	5-5	1W
7 Ottawa	82	37	41	4	78	0.476	25	32	255	281	-26	21-18-2	16-23-2	5-0	5-5	1W
8 Montreal	82	30	36	16	76	0.463	20	26	236	289	-53	16-20-5	14-16-11	4-8	2-8	4L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Dallas	82	52	21	9	113	0.689	40	48	298	234	64	26-11-4	26-10-5	4-2	8-2	2W
2 Winnipeg	82	52	24	6	110	0.671	46	52	259	199	60	27-11-3	25-13-3	0-1	8-2	8W
3 Colorado	82	50	25	7	107	0.652	42	48	304	254	50	31-9-1	19-16-6	2-2	4-6	1W
4 Nashville	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	38	44	269	248	21	23-16-2	24-14-3	3-0	4-6	1L
5 St Louis	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	31	38	239	250	-11	25-14-2	18-19-4	5-2	5-5	1L
6 Minnesota	82	39	33	10	87	0.53	32	36	251	263	-12	20-15-6	19-18-4	3-3	4-6	1L
7 Arizona	82	36	41	5	77	0.47	28	34	256	274	-18	22-19-0	14-22-5	2-0	6-4	1W
8 Chicago	82	23	53	6	52	0.317	17	22	179	290	-111	16-21-4	7-32-2	1-1	2-8	6L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vancouver	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	44	50	279	223	56	27-9-5	23-14-4	0-2	5-5	1L
2 Edmonton	82	49	27	6	104	0.634	39	47	294	237	57	28-9-4	21-18-2	2-1	4-6	2L
3 LA Kings	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	37	42	256	215	41	22-12-7	22-15-4	2-5	6-4	1W
4 Vegas	82	45	29	8	98	0.598	34	41	267	245	22	27-12-2	18-17-6	4-2	6-4	1L
5 Calgary	82	38	39	5	81	0.494	32	38	253	271	-18	21-19-1	17-20-4	0-4	5-5	1W
6 Seattle	82	34	35	13	81	0.494	28	31	217	236	-19	17-18-6	17-17-7	3-4	4-6	1W
7 Anaheim	82	27	50	5	59	0.36	21	26	204	295	-91	12-26-3	15-24-2	1-2	3-7	1W
8 San Jose	82	19	54	9	47	0.287	14	18	181	331	-150	11-25-5	8-29-4	1-5	3-7	3L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 NY Rangers	82	55	23	4	114	0.695	43	51	282	229	53	30-11-0	25-12-4	4-3	7-3	2W
2 Carolina	82	52	23	7	111	0.677	44	50	279	216	63	27-10-4	25-13-3	2-5	7-3	1L
3 Florida	82	52	24	6	110	0.671	42	49	268	200	68	26-13-2	26-11-4	3-2	6-4	4W
4 Boston	82	47	20	15	109	0.665	36	43	267	224	43	24-11-6	23-9-9	4-3	6-4	2L
5 Toronto	82	46	26	10	102	0.622	33	41	303	263	40	22-15-4	24-11-6	5-2	5-5	4L
6 Tampa Bay	82	45	29	8	98	0.598	37	42	291	268	23	25-11-5	20-18-3	3-1	5-5	1W
7 NY Islanders	82	39	27	16	94	0.573	29	38	246	263	-17	21-10-10	18-17-6	1-5	8-2	2W
8 Washington	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	32	36	220	257	-37	22-12-7	18-19-4	4-5	4-6	3W
9 Detroit	82	41	32	9	91	0.555	27	38	278	274	4	23-13-5	18-19-4	3-1	5-5	3W
10 Pittsburgh	82	38	32	12	88	0.537	32	36	255	251	4	23-14-4	15-18-8	2-3	6-4	1L
11 Philadelphia	82	38	33	11	87	0.53	30	34	235	261	-26	20-17-4	18-16-7	4-3	2-8	1L
12 Buffalo	82	39	37	6	84	0.512	33	37	246	244	2	21-19-1	18-18-5	2-1	5-5	1W
13 New Jersey	82	38	39	5	81	0.494	33	38	264	283	-19	17-21-3	21-18-2	0-2	3-7	2L
14 Ottawa	82	37	41	4	78	0.476	25	32	255	281	-26	21-18-2	16-23-2	5-0	5-5	1W
15 Montreal	82	30	36	16	76	0.463	20	26	236	289	-53	16-20-5	14-16-11	4-8	2-8	4L
16 Columbus	82	27	43	12	66	0.402	21	24	237	300	-63	17-19-5	10-24-7	3-2	4-6	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Dallas	82	52	21	9	113	0.689	40	48	298	234	64	26-11-4	26-10-5	4-2	8-2	2W
2 Winnipeg	82	52	24	6	110	0.671	46	52	259	199	60	27-11-3	25-13-3	0-1	8-2	8W
3 Vancouver	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	44	50	279	223	56	27-9-5	23-14-4	0-2	5-5	1L
4 Colorado	82	50	25	7	107	0.652	42	48	304	254	50	31-9-1	19-16-6	2-2	4-6	1W
5 Edmonton	82	49	27	6	104	0.634	39	47	294	237	57	28-9-4	21-18-2	2-1	4-6	2L
6 Nashville	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	38	44	269	248	21	23-16-2	24-14-3	3-0	4-6	1L
7 LA Kings	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	37	42	256	215	41	22-12-7	22-15-4	2-5	6-4	1W
8 Vegas	82	45	29	8	98	0.598	34	41	267	245	22	27-12-2	18-17-6	4-2	6-4	1L
9 St Louis	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	31	38	239	250	-11	25-14-2	18-19-4	5-2	5-5	1L
10 Minnesota	82	39	33	10	87	0.53	32	36	251	263	-12	20-15-6	19-18-4	3-3	4-6	1L
11 Calgary	82	38	39	5	81	0.494	32	38	253	271	-18	21-19-1	17-20-4	0-4	5-5	1W
12 Seattle	82	34	35	13	81	0.494	28	31	217	236	-19	17-18-6	17-17-7	3-4	4-6	1W
13 Arizona	82	36	41	5	77	0.47	28	34	256	274	-18	22-19-0	14-22-5	2-0	6-4	1W
14 Anaheim	82	27	50	5	59	0.36	21	26	204	295	-91	12-26-3	15-24-2	1-2	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	23	53	6	52	0.317	17	22	179	290	-111	16-21-4	7-32-2	1-1	2-8	6L
16 San Jose	82	19	54	9	47	0.287	14	18	181	331	-150	11-25-5	8-29-4	1-5	3-7	3L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 NY Rangers	82	55	23	4	114	0.695	43	51	282	229	53	30-11-0	25-12-4	4-3	7-3	2W
2 Dallas	82	52	21	9	113	0.689	40	48	298	234	64	26-11-4	26-10-5	4-2	8-2	2W
3 Carolina	82	52	23	7	111	0.677	44	50	279	216	63	27-10-4	25-13-3	2-5	7-3	1L
4 Winnipeg	82	52	24	6	110	0.671	46	52	259	199	60	27-11-3	25-13-3	0-1	8-2	8W
5 Florida	82	52	24	6	110	0.671	42	49	268	200	68	26-13-2	26-11-4	3-2	6-4	4W
6 Vancouver	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	44	50	279	223	56	27-9-5	23-14-4	0-2	5-5	1L
7 Boston	82	47	20	15	109	0.665	36	43	267	224	43	24-11-6	23-9-9	4-3	6-4	2L
8 Colorado	82	50	25	7	107	0.652	42	48	304	254	50	31-9-1	19-16-6	2-2	4-6	1W
9 Edmonton	82	49	27	6	104	0.634	39	47	294	237	57	28-9-4	21-18-2	2-1	4-6	2L
10 Toronto	82	46	26	10	102	0.622	33	41	303	263	40	22-15-4	24-11-6	5-2	5-5	4L
11 Nashville	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	38	44	269	248	21	23-16-2	24-14-3	3-0	4-6	1L
12 LA Kings	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	37	42	256	215	41	22-12-7	22-15-4	2-5	6-4	1W
13 Tampa Bay	82	45	29	8	98	0.598	37	42	291	268	23	25-11-5	20-18-3	3-1	5-5	1W
14 Vegas	82	45	29	8	98	0.598	34	41	267	245	22	27-12-2	18-17-6	4-2	6-4	1L
15 NY Islanders	82	39	27	16	94	0.573	29	38	246	263	-17	21-10-10	18-17-6	1-5	8-2	2W
16 St Louis	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	31	38	239	250	-11	25-14-2	18-19-4	5-2	5-5	1L
17 Washington	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	32	36	220	257	-37	22-12-7	18-19-4	4-5	4-6	3W
18 Detroit	82	41	32	9	91	0.555	27	38	278	274	4	23-13-5	18-19-4	3-1	5-5	3W
19 Pittsburgh	82	38	32	12	88	0.537	32	36	255	251	4	23-14-4	15-18-8	2-3	6-4	1L
20 Minnesota	82	39	33	10	87	0.53	32	36	251	263	-12	20-15-6	19-18-4	3-3	4-6	1L
21 Philadelphia	82	38	33	11	87	0.53	30	34	235	261	-26	20-17-4	18-16-7	4-3	2-8	1L
22 Buffalo	82	39	37	6	84	0.512	33	37	246	244	2	21-19-1	18-18-5	2-1	5-5	1W
23 New Jersey	82	38	39	5	81	0.494	33	38	264	283	-19	17-21-3	21-18-2	0-2	3-7	2L
24 Calgary	82	38	39	5	81	0.494	32	38	253	271	-18	21-19-1	17-20-4	0-4	5-5	1W
25 Seattle	82	34	35	13	81	0.494	28	31	217	236	-19	17-18-6	17-17-7	3-4	4-6	1W
26 Ottawa	82	37	41	4	78	0.476	25	32	255	281	-26	21-18-2	16-23-2	5-0	5-5	1W
27 Arizona	82	36	41	5	77	0.47	28	34	256	274	-18	22-19-0	14-22-5	2-0	6-4	1W
28 Montreal	82	30	36	16	76	0.463	20	26	236	289	-53	16-20-5	14-16-11	4-8	2-8	4L
29 Columbus	82	27	43	12	66	0.402	21	24	237	300	-63	17-19-5	10-24-7	3-2	4-6	1W
30 Anaheim	82	27	50	5	59	0.36	21	26	204	295	-91	12-26-3	15-24-2	1-2	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	23	53	6	52	0.317	17	22	179	290	-111	16-21-4	7-32-2	1-1	2-8	6L
32 San Jose	82	19	54	9	47	0.287	14	18	181	331	-150	11-25-5	8-29-4	1-5	3-7	3L

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