NHL Betting Preview: Capitals vs Penguins

The Washington Capitals face the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG PAINTS Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:30 on Thursday, November 6. Our betting preview features expert NHL predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

We Can’t Resist Backing Penguins to Win

We’re keeping our prediction nice and simple by heading to the Moneyline. Take the -104 that the Penguins are able to secure a victory over the Capitals.

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Penguins 5-2 Winners in Last H2H Battle

Washington Capitals have suffered successive road defeats. Their most recent game was a 6-1 home win at Capital One Arena where they beat St Louis Blues. Jakob Chychrun bagged 3 points, all of them were assists. Goalie Logan Thompson was red hot in the net, stopping 23 shots (.958).

Pittsburgh Penguins have been defeated in back-to-back games. On the road, they recently suffered a 4-3 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Benjamin Kindel managed two goals and Erik Karlsson had the other.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was the Penguins who came out on top when they last played the Caps. At PPG PAINTS Arena, a 5-2 win was recorded. The H2H over the past 10 games have seen five wins for both teams.

Starting Goalies

Charlie Lindgren (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-2-1	3.5	.880	1
23/24	25-16-7	2.67	.911	6

Arturs Silovs (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	3-2-2	2.7	.913	1
23/24	3-0-1	2.47	.881	0

Washington Capitals – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.1 goals from 29.4 shots on goal, with a 16.3% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have been giving up 2.4 goals from 23.5 shots, averaging 4.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.4%.

Tom Wilson is the top points scorer with 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, with Dylan Strome recording 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 1.29 goal against average with a .941 save percentage.

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

The Penguins have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.8 goals from 28.0 shots on goal, with a 30.0% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.5 goals from 30.8 shots, averaging 3.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 91.4%.

The top points scorer is Sidney Crosby with 13 points, 8 goals and 5 assists, while Evgeni Malkin is next in line after registering 13 points, 3 goals and 10 assists. Goalie Arturs Silovs have a 2.52 GAA with a .921 SV%.

Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks

This Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins betting guide features sharp analysis across major markets, including a match prediction, correct score bet, valuable player prop picks and a strategic bet builder.

Game Prediction

There is merit in backing Pittsburgh Penguins to have the edge over the visitors in this NHL game. Especially as odds of -104 are available when it comes to this pick.

We only make our hockey predictions after confirming the latest team news. Studying recent form and digging into the most relevant NHL stats also helps us build a complete picture.

Key Capitals vs Penguins stats:

Penguins have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
Penguins have won 12 of their last 20 games.
Capitals have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Capitals have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Capitals have lost their last 2 games on the road.

Penguins Moneyline Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 51% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Alex Ovechkin Under 3.5 Shots -161

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals) hasn't covered the 3.5 shots on goal total in 10 of the past 10 games. This could happen again and there is betting odds of -161 when it comes to this Shots on Goal wager.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Penguins

To Score Anthony Mantha

Shots on Goal Alex Ovechkin Under 3.5

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Correct Score Prediction

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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.

Books Predicting a Close-Run Battle

The latest Moneyline odds are -104 that Pittsburgh Penguins win, while Washington Capitals have been chalked up at -115. There is a 51% chance of the hosts winning according to the top sportsbooks.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is 6.5. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 6.5 at -100.

The top NHL sportsbooks offer a wide range of game lines and team props for every matchup. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Alex Ovechkin Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Favorite Alex Ovechkin is priced at +1000 to be the first player to light the lamp. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score at anytime at odds of +150.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

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Player Assists

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Erik Karlsson (Penguins)

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Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

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Micro Betting

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Last 5 Games

Capitals

NHL: 06/11 Blues1 Capitals 6
NHL: 02/11 Capitals3 Sabres 4
NHL: 01/11 Islanders3 Capitals 1
NHL: 29/10 Capitals0 Stars 1
NHL: 26/10 Senators7 Capitals 1

Penguins

NHL: 04/11 Penguins3 Maple Leafs 4
NHL: 01/11 Penguins2 Jets 5
NHL: 31/10 Penguins4 Wild 1
NHL: 28/10 Penguins2 Flyers 3
NHL: 28/10 Blues3 Penguins 6

Head to Head

Washington vs Pittsburgh

NHL: 18/04 2025 Capitals 2 Penguins 5
NHL: 22/02 2025 Capitals 8 Penguins 3
NHL: 19/01 2025 Penguins 1 Capitals 4
NHL: 09/11 2024 Penguins 4 Capitals 2
NHL: 05/04 2024 Penguins 4 Capitals 1
NHL: 08/03 2024 Capitals 6 Penguins 0
NHL: 03/01 2024 Capitals 4 Penguins 3
NHL: 14/10 2023 Penguins 4 Capitals 0
NHL: 26/03 2023 Capitals 3 Penguins 4
NHL: 27/01 2023 Penguins 2 Capitals 3

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Washington Capitals Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 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 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.50 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 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.10 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.50 pts and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 2.70 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 29.4
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.4
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 10.5
Blocks: 17.6
Faceoff Wins : 25.1
Hits: 20.3
Giveaways: 16.9
Takeaways: 4.4

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 24.7
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 17.9
Faceoff Wins : 27.7
Hits: 26.1
Giveaways: 15
Takeaways: 3.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 28
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.4
Penalty Minutes: 10.5
Blocks: 14
Faceoff Wins : 26.5
Hits: 15.2
Giveaways: 17.8
Takeaways: 4.5

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 28.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 6.8
Blocks: 13.7
Faceoff Wins : 30
Hits: 20.7
Giveaways: 19.8
Takeaways: 5

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Washington Capitals Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
43	Tom Wilson	13	19.15	8	7	15	6
17	Dylan Strome	11	16.81	3	8	11	8
6	Jakob Chychrun	13	23.4	3	7	10	9

21	Alexei Protas	13	18.17	5	5	10	5
74	John Carlson	13	23.75	3	6	9	-2
8	Alexander Ovechkin	13	17.98	3	5	8	2
9	Ryan Leonard	13	13.04	3	4	7	4
42	Martin Fehervary	13	19.25	1	5	6	2
24	Connor McMichael	13	15.52	1	3	4	-2
72	Anthony Beauvillier	13	14.22	3	1	4	6
38	Rasmus Sandin	8	19.1	0	3	3	3
26	Nic Dowd	13	15.18	1	2	3	0
29	Hendrix Lapierre	12	11.01	0	2	2	0
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	11	14.97	1	1	2	2
3	Matt Roy	13	19.45	0	2	2	5
53	Ethen Frank	3	11.3	0	1	1	0
47	Declan Chisholm	6	14.17	0	1	1	2
15	Sonny Milano	7	11.19	1	0	1	-1
34	Justin Sourdif	13	12.01	1	0	1	1
22	Brandon Duhaime	13	13.01	0	1	1	-3
80	Pierre-Luc Dubois	6	15.53	0	0	0	0
52	Dylan McIlrath	1	14.1	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
48	Logan Thompson	9	1.45	0.938
79	Charlie Lindgren	4	3.46	0.88

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
71	Evgeni Malkin	14	17.51	3	16	19	5
87	Sidney Crosby	14	19.12	9	8	17	2
16	Justin Brazeau	12	13.48	6	6	12	3

17	Bryan Rust	12	20.25	4	7	11	1
65	Erik Karlsson	14	23.13	1	10	11	7
39	Anthony Mantha	14	15.07	6	5	11	7
67	Rickard Rakell	9	17.78	3	5	8	1
5	Ryan Shea	14	20.63	2	6	8	6
58	Kris Letang	14	21.61	1	5	6	7
19	Connor Dewar	14	13.07	3	2	5	0
28	Parker Wotherspoon	14	21.41	1	4	5	7
18	Thomas Novak	14	12.02	1	4	5	0
81	Benjamin Kindel	12	14.05	5	0	5	-1
11	Filip Haallander	13	13.15	1	3	4	4
55	Noel Acciari	13	12.93	0	3	3	3
46	Blake Lizotte	14	14.06	2	0	2	0
45	Harrison Brunicke	9	15.71	1	0	1	-4
82	Caleb Jones	7	17.17	0	1	1	1
41	Ville Koivunen	7	12.81	0	1	1	-1
53	Philip Tomasino	6	12.92	0	1	1	-1
24	Matt Dumba	5	15.02	0	1	1	-1
38	Owen Pickering	4	12.1	0	0	0	-3
75	Connor Clifton	3	17.57	0	0	0	-3

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
37	Arturs Silovs	7	2.66	0.913
35	Tristan Jarry	7	2.6	0.911

Injuries & Suspensions

Washington Capitals Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Injured

Ethen Frank

Injured

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Rutger McGroarty

Injured

Rickard Rakell

Injured

Caleb Jones

Injured

Kevin Hayes

Injured

Justin Brazeau

Injured

Joel Blomqvist

Injured

Noel Acciari

Injured

Tristan Jarry

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 Washington Capitals Lineups

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Blues 1-6 Capitals

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 New Jersey	13	9	4	0	18	0.692	8	9	46	40	6	5-0-0	4-4-0	0-0	7-3	1L
2 Pittsburgh	14	8	4	2	18	0.643	8	8	49	40	9	3-1-1	5-3-1	0-2	6-4	2L
3 Carolina	12	8	4	0	16	0.667	5	7	44	32	12	3-1-0	5-3-0	1-0	6-4	1W
4 Washington	13	7	5	1	15	0.577	6	7	37	30	7	4-4-0	3-1-1	0-1	5-5	1W
5 Philadelphia	13	7	5	1	15	0.577	3	4	38	35	3	6-3-0	1-2-1	3-0	6-4	1W
6 NY Islanders	13	6	5	2	14	0.538	6	6	43	46	-3	4-2-1	2-3-1	0-2	6-4	1L
7 Columbus	13	7	6	0	14	0.538	5	6	41	41	0	3-3-0	4-3-0	1-0	6-4	2L
8 NY Rangers	14	6	6	2	14	0.5	4	6	31	34	-3	0-5-1	6-1-1	0-0	4-6	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Montreal	13	9	3	1	19	0.731	4	9	48	41	7	4-1-1	5-2-0	0-1	7-3	1L
2 Detroit	14	9	5	0	18	0.643	6	7	44	42	2	5-1-0	4-4-0	2-0	6-4	1L
3 Toronto	14	8	5	1	17	0.607	6	8	52	50	2	7-2-1	1-3-0	0-0	6-4	3W
4 Boston	15	8	7	0	16	0.533	5	7	49	51	-2	6-3-0	2-4-0	1-0	5-5	4W
5 Tampa Bay	13	6	5	2	14	0.538	4	6	37	36	1	3-3-0	3-2-2	0-0	5-5	1L
6 Ottawa	13	6	5	2	14	0.538	4	4	48	51	-3	4-2-1	2-3-1	2-0	5-5	1L
7 Buffalo	13	5	4	4	14	0.538	4	4	38	40	-2	5-2-2	0-2-2	1-0	5-5	1L
8 Florida	13	6	6	1	13	0.5	5	5	34	41	-7	5-1-1	1-5-0	1-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	14	8	1	5	21	0.75	8	8	50	37	13	4-0-2	4-1-3	0-2	5-5	1W
2 Winnipeg	13	9	4	0	18	0.692	8	9	45	33	12	5-3-0	4-1-0	0-0	7-3	1L
3 Utah	14	9	5	0	18	0.643	6	9	47	40	7	4-1-0	5-4-0	0-0	7-3	1L
4 Dallas	13	7	3	3	17	0.654	5	5	37	39	-2	4-2-1	3-1-2	2-1	4-6	1W
5 Chicago	14	6	5	3	15	0.536	5	6	44	40	4	3-2-1	3-3-2	0-1	5-5	1W
6 Nashville	15	5	6	4	14	0.467	4	4	39	51	-12	4-3-2	1-3-2	1-0	3-7	2L
7 Minnesota	14	5	6	3	13	0.464	3	4	40	51	-11	3-3-2	2-3-1	1-0	3-7	2W
8 St Louis	14	4	8	2	10	0.357	4	4	38	59	-21	2-4-2	2-4-0	0-1	2-8	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	12	8	3	1	17	0.708	6	7	48	37	11	4-1-0	4-2-1	1-0	7-3	4W
2 Vegas	12	7	2	3	17	0.708	6	7	40	32	8	4-1-1	3-1-2	0-1	6-4	1W
3 Seattle	13	6	3	4	16	0.615	4	6	34	39	-5	4-1-2	2-2-2	0-1	4-6	1L
4 LA Kings	14	6	4	4	16	0.571	3	5	40	44	-4	1-3-2	5-1-2	1-3	5-5	1W
5 Edmonton	15	6	5	4	16	0.533	4	6	46	48	-2	4-0-2	2-5-2	0-2	4-6	2L
6 Vancouver	15	7	8	0	14	0.467	3	5	42	50	-8	2-4-0	5-4-0	2-0	4-6	1L
7 San Jose	14	5	6	3	13	0.464	2	5	48	54	-6	2-3-3	3-3-0	0-1	5-5	1W
8 Calgary	15	4	9	2	10	0.333	3	3	36	49	-13	2-3-1	2-6-1	1-1	3-7	2W

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Washington Capitals Injury Table

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