Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

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 2.02 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

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.

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

The NHL predictions are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant player and goalie stats to get the full picture.

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 2.02.

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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 1.70

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 1.70.

Latest Dylan Strome Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

3.35

First

13.00

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

1.70

Under 1.5

2.10

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 3 - 2 Penguins

We’ve got a correct score prediction which involves the Capitals winning 3-2. Odds of 9.00 look appealing and we should get a run for our money here.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Capitals

Penguins

1-0

Capitals

46.00

Penguins

51.00

2-0

Capitals

46.00

Penguins

51.00

2-1

Capitals

14.00

Penguins

15.00

3-0

Capitals

26.00

Penguins

34.00

3-1

Capitals

18.00

Penguins

21.00

3-2

Capitals

9.00

Penguins

10.00

4-0

Capitals

31.00

Penguins

46.00

4-1

Capitals

13.00

Penguins

18.00

4-2

Capitals

16.00

Penguins

19.00

4-3

Capitals

11.50

Penguins

13.00

5-0

Capitals

56.00

Penguins

81.00

5-1

Capitals

21.00

Penguins

31.00

5-2

Capitals

15.00

Penguins

21.00

5-3

Capitals

25.00

Penguins

30.00

5-4

Capitals

23.00

Penguins

25.00

6-0

Capitals

81.00

Penguins

131.00

6-1

Capitals

46.00

Penguins

76.00

6-2

Capitals

29.00

Penguins

41.00

6-3

Capitals

29.00

Penguins

36.00

6-4

Capitals

51.00

Penguins

61.00

6-5

Capitals

56.00

Penguins

61.00

7-1

Capitals

81.00

Penguins

131.00

7-2

Capitals

71.00

Penguins

111.00

7-3

Capitals

56.00

Penguins

76.00

7-4

Capitals

67.00

Penguins

81.00

7-5

Capitals

111.00

Penguins

131.00

7-6

Capitals

131.00

Penguins

141.00

8-4

Capitals

111.00

Penguins

151.00

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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 1.66 about them triumphing means a 60% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. For those wanting to back Pittsburgh Penguins, you will find 2.26 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 1.83.

The Caps are 1.80 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 1.87.

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Moneyline

Capitals

1.66

Penguins

2.26

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

2.07

Tie

4.40

Penguins

2.90

Puck Line

Capitals -1.5

2.72

Penguins +1.5

1.47

Total Goals

Under 5.5

1.98

Over 5.5

1.83

Alex Ovechkin Favorite to Find the Net First

The Anytime Goalscorer betting indicates that Alex Ovechkin has odds of 2.23. He is available at 8.50 to find the net first which makes him favorite.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

8.50

Anytime

2.23

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

First

11.00

Anytime

2.80

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

12.00

Anytime

3.10

Rickard Rakell (Penguins)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.15

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.30

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.35

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.50

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.65

Michael Bunting (Penguins)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.80

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

16.00

Anytime

4.00

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

16.00

Anytime

4.00

Jakub Vrána (Capitals)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.50

Anthony Beauvillier (Penguins)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.60

Cody Glass (Penguins)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.60

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.80

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Capitals)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.80

Danton Heinen (Penguins)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.90

Philip Tomasino (Penguins)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.90

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.20

Lars Eller (Capitals)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.20

Ethen Frank (Capitals)

First

20.00

Anytime

5.20

Kevin Hayes (Penguins)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.50

Blake Lizotte (Penguins)

First

23.00

Anytime

5.80

John Carlson (Capitals)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.10

Taylor Raddysh (Capitals)

First

23.00

Anytime

6.10

Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 3.5

2.15

Under 3.5

1.67

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)

Over 2.5

1.85

Under 2.5

1.91

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

2.40

Under 2.5

1.54

Rickard Rakell (Penguins)

Over 2.5

2.20

Under 2.5

1.64

Bryan Rust (Penguins)

Over 2.5

2.30

Under 2.5

1.59

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

1.70

Under 1.5

2.10

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 1.5

1.88

Under 1.5

1.88

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
3 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
4 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
5 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
6 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
8 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
2 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
3 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
4 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
5 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
6 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
3 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
4 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
5 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
6 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
7 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
8 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
3 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
4 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
5 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
6 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
7 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
8 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
3 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
5 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
6 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
8 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
10 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
11 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
12 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
13 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
14 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
15 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
16 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
4 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
5 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
6 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
8 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
9 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
10 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
11 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
12 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
13 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
14 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
16 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
3 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
4 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
5 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
6 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
7 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
9 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
10 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
11 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
12 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
13 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
14 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
15 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
16 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
17 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
18 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
19 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
21 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
22 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
23 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
24 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
25 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
26 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
27 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
28 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
29 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L
30 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
32 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

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