The Washington Capitals (23-7-4) play the second half of a home-and-home with the New York Rangers (15-15-4) Tuesday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Madison Square Garden. Below, we analyze the Capitals-Rangers odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Capitals at Rangers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:55 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Capitals -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Rangers -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Capitals +1.5 (-300) | Rangers -1.5 (+240)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Capitals at Rangers: Projected starting goalies
Ilya Samsonov (8-1-1, 2.39 GAA, .908 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Igor Shesterkin (7-8-1, 2.34 GAA, .924 SV%)
Samsonov picked up the win in Sunday’s 5-4 victory over the Rangers, although he made just 16 saves on 20 shots. It wasn’t pretty, but he has won six of his past seven outings. He was actually better against the Rangers in a loss March 20, when allowing 2 goals on 24 shots.
Shesterkin was on the short end of a 2-1 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday, and he has allowed 3 or fewer goals in each of his four outings in March. The last time he faced the Caps he allowed just 1 goal on 27 shots Feb. 20 in D.C., and he is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .950 SV% in two outings against Washington this season.
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Capitals at Rangers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Capitals 4, Rangers 3
Money line (ML)
The CAPITALS (-110) are on a three-game win streak, and they’ve won 10 of their last 11 games.
Yes, the only loss during the span was to the Rangers, but they also have topped New York in two of three meetings during the run. Washington has found its offense with 4.33 goals per game over its last three outings.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Capitals +1.5 (-300) would cost you three times your potential return, and there is no reason to ever justify making that bet. Just play the money line if you like the Caps.
PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 6 (-120) is the way to go with the Caps.
Washington’s offense has hit its stride again after a bit of a power outage in the middle of the month. The Over has cashed in three of the past four for the Blueshirts, while going 5-2 in the past seven at MSG.
The Over is also 10-3-1 in the past 14 for the Rangers when allowing 5 or more goals in their previous outing.
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