The Vegas Golden Knights (3-0) are road favorites (-130 moneyline odds to win) against the Washington Capitals (0-1, +110 moneyline odds). The contest on Tuesday starts at 7:00 PM ET from Capital One Arena on ESPN+.
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Golden Knights to win vs Capitals -130
Golden Knights vs. Capitals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Golden Knights (-130)
- Underdog: Capitals (+110)
- Over/under: 6
Golden Knights vs. Capitals Quick Facts
- Vegas and its opponent combined to score more than 6 goals in 46 of 88 games last season.
- Washington combined with its opponent to score more than 6 goals in 44 of 86 games last season.
- The teams combined to score 5.8 goals per game, 0.2 fewer than this one’s over/under.
- Combined, these teams surrendered six goals per game, zero more than this one’s over/under.
- The Golden Knights were 13th in goals scored in the league, and the Capitals were 28th.
- The Capitals were 16th in the league in goals surrendered, and the Golden Knights were 11th.
Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Golden Knights Season Stat Insights
- The Golden Knights’ 263 goals scored last season (3.2 per game) ranked 13th in the NHL.
- Vegas was 11th in goals against, giving up 243 total goals (3.0 per game) in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (+20) ranked 13th in the league.
- The 51 power-play goals Vegas scored last season ranked 17th in the NHL (on 252 chances).
- The Golden Knights had the league’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.24%).
- The nine shorthanded goals Vegas scored last season ranked ninth among all NHL squads.
- The Golden Knights’ 79.34% penalty-kill success rate ranked 16th in the league.
- The Golden Knights won 50.2% of their faceoffs (17th in the NHL)
- Vegas scored on 10.3% of its shots as a team (13th in league).
- The Golden Knights did not earn a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 24.7 hits and 18.4 blocked shots per game.
Golden Knights Moneyline
- The Golden Knights won 55.8% of their games last season when favored on the moneyline (29-23).
- Vegas went 25-16 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter.
- The Golden Knights have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.5% in this game.
Golden Knights Leaders
- A top contributor last season for Vegas, Jack Eichel scored 68 points in 63 games (31 goals and 37 assists).
- In 70 games, William Karlsson had 30 goals and 30 assists.
- Mark Stone had 53 total points for Vegas, with 16 goals and 37 assists.
- Ilya Samsonov (23-7-8) had a 3.1 goals against average and an .890 save percentage (53rd in the league).
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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Capitals Season Stats Insights
- With 216 goals (2.6 per game) last season, the Capitals had the NHL’s 28th-ranked offense.
- Washington allowed 3.1 goals per game (252 in total), 16th in the league.
- They had the 27th-ranked goal differential in the league at -36.
- With 47 power-play goals (on 228 chances), Washington was 20th in the NHL.
- The Capitals had the NHL’s 18th-ranked power-play percentage (20.61%).
- Washington had three shorthanded goals (27th in NHL).
- The Capitals’ had the 18th-ranked penalty kill percentage (78.97%).
- The Capitals were 28th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.7%).
- The 9.9% shooting percentage of Washington was 18th in the league.
- The Capitals did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.
Capitals Moneyline Insights
- The Capitals won 26, or 38.8%, of the 67 games they played while the underdog last season.
- Washington played 60 games last season as an underdog by +110 or more and went 25-35.
- The Capitals have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Capitals Leaders
- Dylan Strome scored 27 goals (0.3 per game) and collected 40 assists (0.5 per game) last season, fueling the Washington offense with 67 total points (0.8 per game). He averaged 2.1 shots per game, shooting 16%.
- Alexander Ovechkin was one of the top contributors for Washington with 65 total points (0.8 per game), with 31 goals and 34 assists in 79 games.
- John Carlson’s 10 goals and 42 assists added up to 52 points.
- Charlie Lindgren was 25-16-7 last season, giving up 127 goals (2.7 goals against average) with a .911 save percentage (17th in the league).
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