The Washington Capitals (37-15-5) visit the Arizona Coyotes (28-24-8) Saturday at Gila River Arena for a 10 p.m. ET puck drop. We analyze the Capitals-Coyotes sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Capitals at Coyotes: Projected starting goalies
Braden Holtby vs. Antti Raanta
Holtby is coming off a road win over the Colorado Avalanche Thursday in which he stopped 32 of 34 shots on goal. He is 21-11-4 on the season with a .896 save percentage and 3.14 goals against average.
Raanta took the loss against the Ottawa Senators Thursday, as he allowed three goals on 31 shots. The 30-year-old is 11-13-3 with a .915 SV% and 2.83 GAA through 27 starts and a relief appearance.
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Capitals at Coyotes: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Odds last updated at 11:35 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Capitals 4, Coyotes 3
Moneyline (ML)
The Coyotes (+120) have gone just 2-5-3 across their last 10 games to begin slipping out of the Western Conference playoff picture. They’re 13-11-4 at home for the season as they return from a 1-2-1 Eastern Conference road trip.
The CAPITALS (-143) will be the play following their 3-2 win in Colorado Thursday. The Caps are an incredible 21-6-1 on the road for the season and enter Saturday 6-4-0 across their last 10 games.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Coyotes earned a 4-3 shootout victory in the lone head-to-head meeting of the season thus far, Nov. 11 in Washington. They also lost each of their last two games by 3-2 scores, with one of those going to overtime.
Back the COYOTES (+1.5, -228) with a goal of insurance in the event of a loss. The Capitals (-1.5, +185) are 30-27 against the spread overall and 20-8 on the road, but a large chunk of those games have come as underdogs to cover a spread of +1.5. The ‘Yotes are 33-27 ATS overall and 14-14 at home. The insurance for the home side is worth the modest amount of chalk.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Coyotes played to a final score of 3-2 in each of their last three games. They’re 4-6 against the Over/Under across their last 10 games while the Capitals are 7-2-1 against the O/U in the same span. Take the OVER 5.5 (-139) with Washington having topped this projection in nine of its last 10 games.
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