The Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals meet in NHL action from the Capital One Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Washington is a -250 home favorite while Chicago is a +205 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Chicago, Anders Bjork, Andreas Englund and Colin Blackwell are all out until early April while Petr Mrazek is questionable for this game with a groin issue. For Washington, Darcy Kuemper is questionable for this game with an upper body injury while John Carlson and Trevor van Riemsdyk are both out indefinitely.
Matchup History
Washington’s 7-3 win over Chicago back on December 13th, 2022, snapped Chicago’s two-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Chicago is 15-36 in their last 51 road games and 20-44 in their last 64 games overall while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 road games. Washington is 2-8 in their last 10 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
Pick
I’m leaning towards Chicago here. Washington’s failed to cover 11 in a row as puck line favorites and I’m just not in a position where I feel like laying any juice or goals with the Caps in their current form. Chicago’s better off losing and playing for draft positioning, but the Caps are playing poorly enough that they could let the Blackhawks hang around here. I’ll side with the +1.5 with Chicago here.