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Caps Set to Deliver Victory

There is merit in backing the Capitals on the 3-Way Moneyline, with our prediction being that they will beat the Penguins in regulation time. Especially as odds of +102 are on offer about this happening.

4-1 Victory for Caps in Previous H2H Clash

Washington Capitals were beaten 5-4 (SO) at Capital One Arena in their previous game, being turned over at home to Utah Hockey Club. Tom Wilson registered two goals, with Dylan Strome and Pierre-Luc Dubois also finding the net.

Pittsburgh Penguins lost on the road in their last game. Philadelphia Flyers won 3-2 at Wells Fargo Center. Anthony Beauvillier and Erik Karlsson scored one goal apiece.

The Caps won the most recent encounter between these teams. A 4-1 victory was registered against the Penguins at Capital One Arena. The past 10 games H2H record shows that both teams have five wins.

Starting Goalies

Logan Thompson (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 31-4-6 2.32 .917 2
23/24 25-14-3 2.7 .908 1
Alex Nedeljkovic (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 13-14-5 3.15 .894 1
23/24 18-7-7 2.97 .902 1
Washington Capitals – Last 10 Games

6 wins, 1 loss and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.6 goals from 28.4 shots on goal, with a 18.8% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have given up 2.6 goals from 27.7 shots, averaging 2.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 79.3%.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is the top points scorer with 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, with Alexander Ovechkin recording 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 2.63 goal against average with a .908 save percentage.

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

The Penguins have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.2 goals from 29.3 shots on goal, with a 9.4% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.5 goals from 26.4 shots, averaging 2.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.2%.

The top points scorer is Sidney Crosby with 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, while Rickard Rakell is next best after registering 9 points, 2 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic have a 1.84 GAA with a .930 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

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Key Capitals vs Penguins stats:

  • Capitals have won 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • Capitals have won 17 of their last 26games on the road this season.
  • Penguins have lost 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Penguins have lost 13 of their last 20 games.

Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

The value bet could involve heading to the 60-minute line where you can back Washington Capitals to win this NHL clash. Our pick is currently on offer at a juicy +102.

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Caps 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 49.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our cappers think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Dylan Strome Over 1.5 Shots -143 bet365 logo

Dylan Strome (Capitals) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 4 straight games on the road. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll back him to cover the line which is available at odds of -143.

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Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Bet Builder Tips

3-Way Moneyline Capitals
To Score Alex Ovechkin
Shots on Goal Dylan Strome Over 1.5

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Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins 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.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest a Tight Affair

Sportsbooks’ favorites Washington Capitals are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -152 about them triumphing means a 60% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to back Pittsburgh Penguins, you will find +126 about the underdogs.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 5.5. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you want to back Over 5.5, it’s -120.

The Caps are -125 to light the lamp first and that makes them favorites. If you instead expect the Penguins to score the opening goal, you can get odds of -115.

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Alex Ovechkin Favorite to Find the Net First

The Anytime Goalscorer betting indicates that Alex Ovechkin has odds of +123. He is available at +750 to find the net first which makes him favorite.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)
First
+123
Anytime
+750
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Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
First
+180
Anytime
+1000
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Tom Wilson (Capitals)
First
+210
Anytime
+1100
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Rickard Rakell (Penguins)
First
+215
Anytime
+1150
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Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)
Over 3.5
+115
Under 3.5
-149
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Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
Over 2.5
-118
Under 2.5
-110
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Tom Wilson (Capitals)
Over 2.5
+140
Under 2.5
-185
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Rickard Rakell (Penguins)
Over 2.5
+120
Under 2.5
-156
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

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

Moneyline

  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Washington Capitals Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
17 Dylan Strome 81 17.44 29 52 81 2
8 Alexander Ovechkin 64 17.77 43 29 72 16
21 Alexei Protas 76 16.46 30 36 66 40

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
87 Sidney Crosby 79 20.41 32 57 89 -22
67 Rickard Rakell 80 19.33 35 34 69 -22
17 Bryan Rust 70 19.78 29 34 63 -22

Injuries & Suspensions

Washington Capitals Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
T.J. Oshie
Injured
Sonny Milano
Injured
Nicklas Baeckstroem
Injured

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Bryan Rust
Injured
Bokondji Imama
Injured

Starting Lineups

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39
Alex Nedeljkovic
73
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
58
Kris Letang
72
Anthony Beauvillier
87
Sidney Crosby
67
Rickard Rakell
43
Tom Wilson
17
Dylan Strome
8
Alexander Ovechkin
74
John Carlson
38
Rasmus Sandin
48
Logan Thompson

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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals

39
Alex Nedeljkovic
24
Matt Grzelcyk
65
Erik Karlsson
8
Michael Bunting
71
Evgeni Malkin
19
Cody Glass
21
Alexei Protas
80
Pierre-Luc Dubois
24
Connor McMichael
3
Matt Roy
42
Martin Fehervary
48
Logan Thompson

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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals

39
Alex Nedeljkovic
27
Ryan Graves
7
Vincent Desharnais
43
Danton Heinen
13
Kevin Hayes
53
Philip Tomasino
53
Ethen Frank
20
Lars Eller
16
Taylor Raddysh
57
Trevor van Riemsdyk
6
Jakob Chychrun
48
Logan Thompson

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals

39
Alex Nedeljkovic
83
Matt Nieto
46
Blake Lizotte
55
Noel Acciari
88
Andrew Mangiapane
26
Nic Dowd
22
Brandon Duhaime
48
Logan Thompson

Previous Washington Capitals Lineups

15 Apr NHL
Capitals 3-1 Islanders
13 Apr NHL
Blue Jackets 4-1 Capitals
12 Apr NHL
Capitals 0-7 Blue Jackets
10 Apr NHL
Hurricanes 4-5 Capitals
06 Apr NHL
Capitals 1-4 Islanders
04 Apr NHL
Blackhawks 3-5 Capitals
02 Apr NHL
Capitals 1-5 Hurricanes
01 Apr NHL
Capitals 4-3 Bruins
30 Mar NHL
Sabres 8-5 Capitals
27 Mar NHL
Capitals 2-4 Wild

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

13 Apr NHL
Bruins 4-1 Penguins
11 Apr NHL
Penguins 4-2 Devils
08 Apr NHL
Blackhawks 0-5 Penguins
06 Apr NHL
Penguins 1-3 Blackhawks
05 Apr NHL
Penguins 5-3 Stars
03 Apr NHL
Penguins 4-5 Blues
30 Mar NHL
Senators 0-1 Penguins
27 Mar NHL
Penguins 3-7 Sabres
25 Mar NHL
Penguins 1-6 Lightning
23 Mar NHL
Penguins 3-4 Panthers

NHL Standings

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 - -