The Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Washington Capitals Betting Preview
The Washington Capitals look to snap a rough 3-game losing streak. The Washington Capitals have lost their first two road games this season. The Washington Capitals are averaging 1.2 goals per game and are scoring on 6.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Strome leads Washington with 2 goals, John Carlson has 3 assists and Alex Ovechkin has 23 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 68.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 15 goals on 114 shots faced, and Charlie Lindgren has allowed 4 goals on 35 shots.
Washington Capitals Team Facts
- The Capitals have lost each of their last eight games as underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Capitals have lost the first period in each of their last four games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Capitals’ last six games as underdogs.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils look for another victory to build on their 3-1-1 start. The Devils have lost 2 of their first 3 home games. The New Jersey Devils are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 44 percent of their power play opportunities. Jack Hughes leads New Jersey with 4 goals, Jesper Bratt has 6 assists and Tyler Toffoli has 22 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 71.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Vitek Vanecek has allowed 9 goals on 94 shots faced, while Akira Schmid has given up 7 goals on 65 shots.
New Jersey Devils Team Facts
- The Devils have lost nine of their last 10 games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Capitals.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Devils’ last four games at Prudential Center.
- The favorites have won the third period in five of the last six games between the Capitals and Devils.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last nine games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils ranks 1st in the league in power play percentage this season (44.00%).
- The New Jersey Devils ranks 6th in the league for goals per game this season (4.00).
- The Washington Capitals ranks 32nd in the league for goals per game this season (1.20).
- The Washington Capitals ranks 30th in the league in power play percentage this season (6.25%).
Randy’s Pick
The Washington Capitals haven’t been able to get off the canvas offensively through 5 games as they’ve scored 3 or fewer goals in every game and the power play hasn’t helped. The New Jersey Devils have shown flashes of being a decent team this season, and they’re coming off road wins over the Islanders and Habs where they scored a combined 10 goals. The Devils have scored 3 or more goals in every game this season so far. Both teams on the end of a back to back. Give me the Devils and the somewhat reasonable price.
