The Colorado Avalanche (33-5-8) have -205 moneyline odds to win when they host the Washington Capitals (24-19-6), who have +170 odds, on Monday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. ET on TNT.
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Avalanche to win vs Capitals -205
Avalanche vs. Capitals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Avalanche (-205)
- Underdog: Capitals (+170)
- Over/under: 6.5
Avalanche vs. Capitals Quick Facts
- Colorado has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 21 of 46 games this season.
- Washington’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 20 of 49 chances this season.
- Monday’s over/under is 0.7 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.2 goals per game.
- This game’s over/under is 1.4 more than the 5.1 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.
Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Avalanche Season Stat Insights
- The Avalanche average four goals per game, for a total of 184, which leads the NHL.
- Colorado is ranked No. 1 in NHL play in terms of the fewest goals against, having allowed 106 total goals (just 2.3 per game).
- Their +78 goal differential is top-ranked in the league.
- The 26 power-play goals Colorado has scored this season (on 156 chances) rank 20th in the NHL.
- The Avalanche’s 16.67% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 24th in the league.
- Colorado’s offense has netted one shorthanded goal this season (27th among all teams).
- The Avalanche defeat 85.16% of opponent’s power plays, the top penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
- The Avalanche’s players win 51% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the league.
- Colorado has an 11.6% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking ninth in the NHL.
- The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 16.9 hits and 13.8 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Moneyline
- Colorado has won 33 of the 45 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Avalanche have a record of 20-5 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -205.
- The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 67.2% chance of winning this game.
Avalanche Leaders
- Nathan MacKinnon: 36 goals and 46 assists
- Martin Necas: 22 goals and 35 assists
- Cale Makar: 14 goals and 39 assists
- Scott Wedgewood: 19-2-4 record, .917 save percentage, 59 goals given up
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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Capitals Season Stats Insights
- The Capitals have the league’s 10th-best scoring offense (157 total goals, 3.2 per game).
- Washington has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the league this season, giving up 138 goals (2.8 per game) to rank 10th.
- Their +19 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.
- Washington has scored 22 power-play goals this season, which ranks 27th in the NHL (on 140 chances).
- The Capitals have the NHL’s 28th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 15.71%.
- Washington has recorded one shorthanded goal.
- The 77.42% of opponent power plays the Capitals kill is the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Capitals win 49.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 21st-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- The 11% shooting percentage Washington has amassed ranks 15th in the league.
- The Capitals have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Capitals Moneyline Insights
- The Capitals have claimed an upset victory in four, or 30.8%, of the 13 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- Washington has not played with moneyline odds of +170 or longer once this season.
- The win probability for the Capitals, implied from the moneyline, is 37.0%.
Capitals Leaders
- Tom Wilson: 22 goals and 20 assists
- Alexander Ovechkin: 20 goals and 21 assists
- John Carlson: nine goals and 29 assists
- Logan Thompson: 17-14-4 record, .914 save percentage, 82 goals conceded
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