Friday’s NHL matchup between the Washington Capitals (40-14-8) and the Detroit Red Wings (30-26-6) at Capital One Arena sees the Capitals heavily favored at home (-230 moneyline odds to win) against the Red Wings (+190). The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Red Wings Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-230)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+190)
• Over/under: 6.5

Capitals vs. Red Wings Quick Facts

• Washington’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 27 of 62 times.
• So far this season, 41.9% of Detroit’s games (26/62) have had more goals than Friday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Friday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two teams.
• This game’s over/under is 0.7 more than the 5.8 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals’ 222 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Washington has conceded the fifth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 160 (2.6 per game).
• With a +62 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the league.
• The 42 power-play goals Washington has recorded this season have come on 177 chances, ninth-best in the NHL.
• The Capitals’ 23.73% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 11th in the league.
• Washington’s four shorthanded goals this season rank 15th in the league.
• The Capitals kill 81.97% of opponent power plays, currently the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• With a 50% faceoff win rate, the Capitals have the 19th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Washington’s 13% shooting percentage paces the league.
• The Capitals’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.3 hits and 16.8 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• Through 34 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has won 21 of those games.
• In four games with shorter than -230 moneyline odds this season, the Capitals have been victorious in three.
• The moneyline odds imply that Washington has a 69.7% chance of winning this contest.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 18 goals and 43 assists
• Pierre-Luc Dubois: 16 goals and 37 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 23 goals and 28 assists
• Logan Thompson: 26-4-5 record, .918 save percentage, 81 goals conceded

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Red Wings Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Red Wings Season Stats Insights

• The Red Wings have the league’s 20th-ranked scoring offense (176 total goals, 2.8 per game).
• Detroit’s 197 total goals allowed (3.2 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.
• Their -21 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
• Detroit has recorded 53 power-play goals this season, which are the second-most in the NHL (on 182 chances).
• The Red Wings have a 29.12% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 2 percentage.
• Detroit has recorded two shorthanded goals.
• The 70.07% of opponent power plays the Red Wings kill is the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Red Wings win 50.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 17th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Detroit’s collective 10.3% shooting percentage ranks 17th in the league.
• The Red Wings have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Red Wings Moneyline Insights

• The Red Wings have secured an upset victory in 22, or 48.9%, of the 45 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Detroit is 2-2 when it is underdogs of +190 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Red Wings have a 34.5% chance to win.

Red Wings Leaders

• Lucas Raymond: 22 goals and 41 assists
• Dylan Larkin: 25 goals and 29 assists
• Alex DeBrincat: 29 goals and 24 assists
• Cam Talbot: 17-13-3 record, .901 save percentage, 95 goals allowed