The Washington Capitals (22-16-6) are favored on the road (-130 moneyline odds to win) against the Chicago Blackhawks (18-18-7, +110 moneyline odds). The contest on Friday starts at 8 p.m. ET from United Center on NHL Network.
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Capitals to win vs Blackhawks -130
Capitals vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Capitals (-130)
- Underdog: Blackhawks (+110)
- Over/under: 5.5
Capitals vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts
- Washington and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 25 of 44 matches (56.8%) so far this season.
- In 46.5% of Chicago’s previous games this season (20/43), the teams combined to score over Friday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- Friday’s over/under is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.1 goals per game.
- These two teams give up a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this game’s over/under.
Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Capitals Season Stat Insights
- The Capitals’ 143 goals this season make them the seventh-best scoring team in the league.
- Washington has given up the ninth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 124 (2.8 per game).
- With a +19 goal differential, they’re ranked fifth-best in the NHL.
- Washington’s 19 power-play goals this season (27th in the NHL) have come on 124 chances.
- The Capitals’ offense has the NHL’s 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.32%).
- Washington’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 26th in the league.
- The Capitals kill 77.21% of their opponent’s power plays, the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Capitals’ players win 49.2% of their faceoffs to rank 22nd in the league.
- Washington scores on 11.2% of its shots as a team, ranking 12th in the league.
- The Capitals’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.6 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Capitals Moneyline
- In 31 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has been victorious 18 times.
- In 20 games with moneyline odds shorter than -130 this season, the Capitals have won 12 times.
- Washington has a 56.5% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Capitals Leaders
- Tom Wilson: 22 goals and 20 assists
- Alexander Ovechkin: 18 goals and 19 assists
- Dylan Strome: 10 goals and 23 assists
- Logan Thompson: 15-12-4 record, .914 save percentage, 73 goals conceded
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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blackhawks Season Stats Insights
- The Blackhawks have the league’s 23rd-ranked scoring offense (123 total goals, 2.9 per game).
- Chicago has conceded 134 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th.
- Their -11 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
- Chicago has put up 28 power-play goals this season, which ranks 12th in the NHL (on 122 chances).
- The Blackhawks have the NHL’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate of 22.95%.
- Chicago has scored three shorthanded goals this season (13th among all NHL teams).
- The 84.29% of opponent power plays the Blackhawks kill is the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Blackhawks have the league’s 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage (47%).
- The 11.3% shooting percentage Chicago has compiled ranks 11th in the league.
- The Blackhawks have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Blackhawks Moneyline Insights
- The Blackhawks have been the underdog 41 times this season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 43.9%, of those games.
- Chicago is 14-20 when it is the underdog by +110 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Blackhawks, implied from the moneyline, is 47.6%.
Blackhawks Leaders
- Connor Bedard: 19 goals and 24 assists
- Tyler Bertuzzi: 22 goals and 12 assists
- Andre Burakovsky: 10 goals and 19 assists
- Spencer Knight: 13-11-6 record, .910 save percentage, 78 goals conceded
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