Capitals vs. Senators betting preview

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The Washington Capitals (38-14-8) are favorites when they welcome in the Ottawa Senators (30-25-4) on Monday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Capitals are -148 on the moneyline to win, while the Senators have +124 moneyline odds.

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Capitals to win vs Senators -148

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Capitals vs. Senators Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Capitals (-148)
  • Underdog: Senators (+124)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Capitals vs. Senators Quick Facts

  • Washington’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 32 of 60 times.
  • Ottawa’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 28 of 59 chances this season.
  • Monday’s over/under is 0.9 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.4 goals per game.
  • The 5.4 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.1 less than the 5.5-goal total set for this match.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

  • The Capitals average 3.6 goals per game, for a total of 215, which leads the league.
  • Washington has allowed the fourth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 154 (2.6 per game).
  • The squad has the league’s second-best goal differential at +61 this season.
  • Washington’s 40 power-play goals this season (on 169 chances) are the 10th-most in the NHL.
  • The Capitals have the NHL’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate at 23.67%.
  • Washington’s four shorthanded goals this season rank 14th in the league.
  • The Capitals’ 81.98% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the NHL.
  • The Capitals’ players win 50.3% of their faceoffs to rank 17th in the league.
  • Washington’s 13.1% shooting percentage tops the league.
  • The Capitals average 19.4 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

  • In 33 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has been victorious 20 times.
  • The Capitals have a record of 15-10 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -148.
  • According to the moneyline odds, Washington has a 59.7% chance of winning this contest.

Capitals Leaders

  • Dylan Strome: 18 goals and 41 assists
  • Aliaksei Protas: 23 goals and 27 assists
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois: 14 goals and 35 assists
  • Logan Thompson: 25-4-5 record, .919 save percentage, 77 goals allowed

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Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stats Insights

  • The Senators have scored 165 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 24th in the NHL.
  • Ottawa’s 167 total goals conceded (2.8 per game) are the eighth-fewest in the NHL.
  • They have a -2 goal differential, which ranks 15th in the league.
  • Ottawa has put up 45 power-play goals this season, which are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 194 chances).
  • The Senators have a 23.2% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 10 percentage.
  • Ottawa has scored nine shorthanded goals.
  • The 77.14% of opponent power plays the Senators kill is the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Senators have the NHL’s fifth-best faceoff win rate (52.5%).
  • Ottawa’s collective 9.4% shooting percentage ranks 29th in the league.
  • The Senators have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Senators Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Senators have 12 wins in the 27 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Ottawa has won four of its 14 games when it is the underdog by +124 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Senators have a 44.6% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Senators Leaders

  • Tim Stutzle: 19 goals and 42 assists
  • Drake Batherson: 16 goals and 31 assists
  • Brady Tkachuk: 22 goals and 21 assists
  • Linus Ullmark: 13-11-2 record, .911 save percentage, 69 goals conceded
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