Washington Capitals (33-11-5) vs. Calgary Flames (24-17-7)
January 28, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Calgary Flames +124 / Washington Capitals -148; Over/Under: 5.5
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The Washington Capitals and the Calgary Flames meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Flames vs Capitals Prediction.
Washington Capitals Recap
The Washington Capitals come into this game looking to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks last time out to fall to 33-11-5 on the year. After this game, Washington will head on the road again to close out their road trip with a game against the Ottawa Senators.
Capitals Looking To Rebound
Dylan Strome leads the Capitals with 46 points including 12 goals and a team-high 34 assists while Alex Ovechkin has 34 points with 22 goals and 12 assists and Connor McMichael’s added 36 points with 17 goals and 19 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 41 points with 20 goals and 21 assists while Tom Wilson has 35 points and John Carlson has 29 points with Wilson logging 20 goals and 15 assists and Carlson adding 25 assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois also has 39 points with 29 assists of his own. Jakob Chychrun has 32 points with 13 goals and 19 assists as well on the year. In goal for Washington, Logan Thompson has gone 22-2-3 with a 2.09 GAA and a .925 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 11-9-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .906 save percentage this season.
Why the Washington Capitals will win
- The Capitals have won each of their last four games following a road loss.
- The Capitals have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games against the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Calgary Flames Recap
The Calgary Flames come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets last time out to fall to 24-17-7 on the year. After this game, Calgary will welcome the Anaheim Ducks to town.
Flames Looking For Response After Snapping Three-Game Win Streak
Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Flames in scoring with 36 points including a team-high 19 goals and 17 assists while Nazem Kadri has 34 points split between 17 goals and 17 assists. Matt Coronato has 24 points with 11 goals and 13 assists while Blake Coleman added 26 points with 10 goals and 16 assists. MacKenzie Weegar has 25 points with a team-high 19 assists while Connor Zary has 22 points with 10 goals and 12 assists. In goal for Calgary, Dustin Wolf is 18-7-2 with a 2.54 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Dan Vladar is 6-10-5 with a 3.12 GAA and an .886 save percentage on the year.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The Flames have won each of their last seven home games following a road loss.
- The Capitals have lost three of their last four games as road favorites.
- The Flames have covered the puck line in each of their last five night games at Scotiabank Saddledome following a road loss.
- The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in 15 of their last 18 games as favorites following a road loss.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Capitals’ last nine games has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Flames’ last eight home night games following a road loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Flames vs Capitals Prediction
I’m leaning towards the Capitals here. I just think that Washington on the road is such a hard team to go against, and the Flames, despite playing their best hockey at home, have been a hard team to trust when it comes to taking the step up in competition against the better teams on their schedule. I think that Washington comes into this game and gets the job done on the road so I’ll lay it with Washington in this one.
