Anaheim Ducks vs Washington Capitals NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/16/21

The Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Honda Center. The Washington Capitals look to build on their four-game winning streak. The Anaheim Ducks look to build on their seven-game winning streak.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 16.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 12 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 14 assists and John Carlson has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has given up 21 goals on 238 shots faced, and IIya Samsonov has allowed 15 goals on 141 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 26.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Troy Terry leads Anaheim with 11 goals, Ryan Getzlaf has 16 assists and Adam Henrique has 48 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 86 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 29 goals on 382 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 12 goals on 137 shots.

The Capitals are 21-9 in their last 30 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Ducks are 17-35 in their last 52 home games and 7-0 in their last 7 overall. The under is 5-2 in Capitals last 7 vs. Pacific. The over is 9-4 in Ducks last 13 overall. The Capitals are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Anaheim.

You can make a case for either of these teams that are playing their best hockey of the season right now. The Caps are obviously the more trustworthy team, and they’ve been road warriors dating back to last season. However, the Ducks have earned our respect over the last two weeks, and they have real betting value until this hot streak runs cold. At home and with the plus money, it’s hard not to side with the Ducks.