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Washington Capitals vs Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/27/21

Detroit Red Wings (3-2-1) vs. Washington Capitals (4-0-2)
October 27, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Capitals -200 / Detroit Red Wings +174; Over/Under: +6
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The Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. The Detroit Red Wings look for a win after splitting their first six games. The Washington Capitals look for a win after winning three of their last four games.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring on 16 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Bertuzzi leads Detroit with six goals, Dylan Larkin has five assists and Lucas Raymond has 16 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 76 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has given up 12 goals on 117 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has allowed seven goals on 81 shots.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 4.33 goals per game and are scoring on 14.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with seven goals, Tom Wilson has seven assists and Evgeny Kuznetsov has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.67 goals per game and are killing 70.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has given up seven goals on 87 shots faced, and IIya Samsonov has allowed nine goals on 78 shots.

The Red Wings are 11-51 in their last 62 road games and 36-93 in their last 129 overall. The Capitals are 23-6 in their last 29 games as a favorite and 2-6 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 4-0 in Red Wings last 4 road games. The over is 20-8-1 in Capitals last 29 vs. Atlantic. The Red Wings are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Washington.

The Detroit Red Wings are playing better than expected hockey through six games and could make the plus money somewhat appealing. However, the Red Wings aren’t playing well enough to side with them on the road against a Capitals team that’s owned them over the years. The Caps have won 16 of the last 21 meetings against the Red Wings, and the favorite has won 20 of the last 27 meetings in this series. Give me the Capitals and the PL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Washington Capitals -1.5

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