The Philadelphia Flyers (19-16-6) visit the Washington Capitals (27-11-4) Tuesday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Capital One Arena. Below, we analyze the Flyers-Capitals odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Flyers are looking to rebound after an embarrassing 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Sunday. They have dropped three of their past four games, and five of their previous seven. Philadelphia has dropped three straight meetings with Washington, too, getting outscored 13-8.
The Capitals roughed up the Boston Bruins 8-1 on the road Sunday, and they have won each of their past two games after dropping a pair of games April 6 and 8. The Caps have cashed the Over in three straight games, and in seven of their previous nine.
Flyers at Capitals: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Flyers +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Capitals -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Flyers +1.5 (-185) | Capitals -1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Flyers at Capitals: Projected starting goalies
Carter Hart (8-11-5, 3.79 GAA, .872 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Ilya Samsonov (9-3-1, 2.97 GAA, .894 SV%, 1 SO)
Hart has been in a nosedive and has dropped each of his past seven starts with his last win coming on the road against the New York Islanders March 18. He has posted a 1-2-0 record, 3.63 GAA and .883 SV% in three appearances against the Capitals.
Samsonov has coughed up four or more goals in each of his past four appearances but is 2-2 in that span. While he has been struggling lately, facing the Flyers might snap him out of it. He is 3-0-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .922 SV% in three starts against Philadelphia this season.
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Flyers at Capitals: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Capitals 5, Flyers 3
Money line (ML)
The CAPITALS (-155) are a good bet at a moderate price. The Flyers have been an absolute disaster lately, including two losses to the cellar-dwelling Sabres across their past seven outings since March 31.
The Caps have won three straight in this series, and they routed the Bruins 8-1 last time out.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The CAPITALS -1.5 (+150) are worth playing, although you should play lightly.
While the Caps routed the B’s by 7 goals last time out, four of their past five wins were by just one goal. On a positive note, two of their three wins against Philly were by 2 or more goals.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 6 (-120) is a great play. Hart has been very shaky lately, and Samsonov has allowed 4 or more goals in four consecutive outings.
These goalies have been very giving, and we should see well in excess of 6 total goals.
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