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Ducks vs Capitals Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/1/23

Washington Capitals (29-27-6) vs. Anaheim Ducks (20-34-7)
March 1, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Anaheim Ducks +127 / Washington Capitals -156; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Honda Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Washington Capitals Betting Preview

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 21 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 33 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 39 assists and Conor Sheary has 119 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 81.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 107 goals on 1,180 shots faced, and Charlie Lindgren has allowed 64 goals on 675 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks Betting Preview

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 15.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Adam Henrique leads Anaheim with 19 goals, Trevor Zegras has 31 assists and Frank Vatrano has 174 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4.1 goals per game and are killing 73.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 152 goals on 1,546 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 51 goals on 494 shots.

The Capitals are 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 1-7 in their last 8 overall. The Ducks are 17-35 in their last 52 home games and 24-61 in their last 85 overall. The under is 4-1 in Capitals last 5 vs. Pacific. The over is 15-5-2 in Ducks last 22 overall. The Capitals are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Anaheim. The home team is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

I’m not thrilled to back the Washington Capitals in the favorite role, but this is a game they should win and they’re simply the better team. The Anaheim Ducks are a below average team across the board, and playing at home hasn’t helped much this season. There are no excuses here. The Capitals should win. I’ll lay the juice.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Washington Capitals -156

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Randy Chambers

Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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