Sunday will feature an NHL contest between the road favorite Colorado Avalanche (45-13-10, -162 on the moneyline to win) and the Washington Capitals (35-27-8, +136 moneyline odds) at 12:30 p.m. ET on NHL Network.

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Avalanche vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-162)
• Underdog: Capitals (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Colorado’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 29 of 68 times.
• So far this season, 38.6% of Washington’s games (27/70) have had more goals than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5.
• These two teams combine to average 6.8 goals per game, 0.3 more than the over/under set for this match.
• These two clubs give up 5.3 goals per game combined, 1.2 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche rank first in the league with 251 total goals this season, averaging 3.7 per game.
• Colorado is ranked No. 1 in NHL play in terms of the fewest goals against, having conceded 167 total goals (only 2.5 per game).
• They have a league-best goal differential of +84 this season.
• Colorado’s 37 power-play goals this season (20th in the NHL) have come on 222 chances.
• The Avalanche’s 16.67% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 28th in the NHL.
• Colorado’s offense has scored one shorthanded goal this season (32nd among all teams).
• The Avalanche defeat 82.9% of opponent power plays, currently the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Avalanche’s players have posted the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 51.3%.
• Colorado converts 10.9% of its shots, ranking 17th in the league.
• The Avalanche have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 17.2 hits and 12.8 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• In 66 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 44 of those games.
• In 47 games with lower than -162 moneyline odds this season, the Avalanche have won 34.
• The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 45 goals and 69 assists
• Martin Necas: 32 goals and 51 assists
• Cale Makar: 20 goals and 50 assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 25-4-6 record, .915 save percentage, 79 goals conceded

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have the league’s 17th-ranked scoring offense (217 total goals, 3.1 per game).
• Washington has conceded 2.8 goals per game, and 199 total, the seventh-fewest among all NHL teams.
• Their +18 goal differential is 10th-best in the league.
• Washington has scored 34 power-play goals this season, which ranks 26th in the NHL (on 206 chances).
• The Capitals have a 16.5% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 29 percentage.
• Washington has scored three shorthanded goals.
• The 79.91% of opponent power plays the Capitals kill is the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Capitals have the NHL’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.6%).
• Washington is shooting 10.8% (18th in the league).
• The Capitals have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.9 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• This season the Capitals have eight wins in the 22 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Washington has six games this season playing as an underdog by +136 or longer, and is 3-3 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Capitals have a 42.4% chance to win.

Capitals Leaders

• Alexander Ovechkin: 25 goals and 27 assists
• Tom Wilson: 25 goals and 27 assists
• Jakob Chychrun: 23 goals and 28 assists
• Logan Thompson: 24-19-5 record, .915 save percentage, 112 goals given up