John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin, and the Washington Capitals will do battle against Ryan Strome, Artemi Panarin, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in a Metropolitan Division showdown. The game gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 20 and it can be seen live on NBC Sports Network.
Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers Odds
Washington enters the contest as the obvious favorite with a -165 moneyline. The line for the Rangers is standing at +145 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 7 goals. The odds for betting that total sit at -130 for the over and +110 for the under.
Washington is 16-7 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 6.8 units this season. 16 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and none have pushed. This 2019-20 Capitals team is 10-2 SU on the road.
Washington has converted on 24.3 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for sixth-best in the league. On the other hand, it has the seventh-best penalty kill in the league, and the team’s successfully killed off 85.2 percent of its penalties..
With a .906 save percentage and 27.3 saves per game, Braden Holtby (11-5-3) has been the primary option in goal for Washington this season. If Washington decides to rest him, however, head coach Todd Reirden might roll with Ilya Samsonov (5-3-1 record, .912 save percentage, 2.65 goals against average).
New York is 8-10 straight up (SU) and has netted 0.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 18 regular season outings, nine of its games have gone over the total, while another nine have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 5-6 SU at home this season.
The Rangers have converted on just 20.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
Henrik Lundqvist has denied 31.3 shots per game as the primary choice in goal for the Rangers. Lundqvist has four wins, seven losses, and one OT loss to his name and has maintained a poor .905 save percentage and 3.54 goals against average this year.
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers Betting Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Capitals, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Washington’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-1 in those games).
- The Capitals are 5-3 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 8-5 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Washington could hold the upper hand if this one comes down to the wire. The team’s 8-5 in games decided by one goal, while New York is 2-4 in such games.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in three of their past five games.
- Washington is ranked 17th this season with 10.9 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended higher lately, as the team’s averaged 11.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 13.4 giveaways over its last five.
- New York is ranked 30th this season with 14.8 giveaways per game. That figure has improved recently, however, as the team’s averaged 13.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 11.0 giveaways over its last five.
- Washington skaters have accounted for the ninth-most hits in the league (23.0 per game).
